Of the Zodiack, and the deuision of the Signes. CAP. 1.

BEFORE that we enter to speake or intreate of the principall points and iudgemēts, to the end that al things may be the better vnderstand, I will entreat orderly of the principles, be­ginning with the Zodiack & signes. First therefore we will speake of the Zodiack, one of the greatest cyrcles of the celestial Sphere, the which is diuided into two equall partes, hauing in bredth 12 degrees, and 360 degrees in length, as shal be more at large declared. This Zodiack is diuided into 12 equall parts, the whiche are called Signs, and haue taken their names of certaine proper­ties which they haue, or of the disposition of the starres: The names are such as here follow. Aries, ♈. Taurus, ♉. Ge­mini, ♊. Cancer, ♋. Leo, ♌. Virgo, ♍. Libra, ♎. Scor­pio, ♏. Sagittarius, ♐. Capricornus. ♑. Aquarius, ♒. Pisces, ♓. And these signes are marked with these proper fi­gures and characters here before annexed after euerye name, [Page] as doth playnly appeare. Euery one of these signes agayne is diuided into 30 degrees, and so the Zodiack doth contayne in length 360 degrees, for 12 multiplyed by 30, doth product so much in number. Eche degree agayne is diuided into 60 mi­nutes, and euery minute into 60 seconds, and euery second in­to 60 thyrdes, and euery third into 60 fourthes: and so pro­ceeding by multiplying by 60 vnto an infinite number, or at least vnto tennes. These signes also are diuided into manye sortes and kindes. Fyrst they are called Northerne and Sou­therne, according to that parte of the heauen wherevnto they doe declyne from the equinoctiall.

Secondly they are diuided into such as haue a right ascen­tion, and into such as haue a crooked ascention, as followeth.

Thirdly they are diuided into foure triplicities, that is to say, into Fyrye, Earthly, Ayrie and Watrie triplicitie.

Fourthly, some of them are called moueable, othersome fix­ed, and the thyrd sort meane or common, so termed or called because that when the sunne is in any of them, he beareth and holdeth the qualities which is attributed vnto them, as also because that such as haue them in the ascendent at the time of their natiuitie, doe for the moste parte participate with their qualities in all their affayres.

Agayne, some of them as is beforesayd are Oriental, some Meridionall, some Occidentall, and some Septentrionall, which are so called, because they haue respect vnto that parte of the world. And further, some be called of the daye, because [Page] it maketh such as haue them in the ascendent of their natiui­tie, more beautifull and pleasaunt. The other are called Noc­turnall or of the night, because they work the contrary. Like­wise the Masculines are so named because they make y^e man the more strong and valyaunte, and the woman more manlye. And the other which are called feminine, make the man more effeminate and weake, and the woman more amiable, delicate and naturall.

Finally the signes are diuided into foure quarters, that is to say, into the Spring tyme, the Somer, the Autumne or haruest, and the Winter: the which contain the signes which make those partes of the yeare, as followeth.

Of the Planets together with their mo­uinges and qualities. CAP. 2.

NOw that there is sufficiētly intreated of the Signes of the Zodiack and of their diuisions, it resteth to speake of the Planets, and after­ward as briefly as may be, to declare the dignities they haue in the same signes. It is therefore to be vnderstand, that vnder the zo­diack there be seuen Planets, which moue cōtinually of their [Page] owne proper and continuall motion, and finishe their courses in diuers spaces and tymes, according to the swiftnesse or slownesse of their motion, and according to the greatnesse or smalnesse of their Orbe or circle. For Saturne which is the highest of them all, and hath greatest circle, finisheth not his course or reuolution but in 30 yeares, Iupiter in 12 yeares, Mars in 2 yeares, the Sonne in 365 daies, & about 6 houres, Venus and Mercury keepe their course like the Sunne: the Moone maketh her reuolution in 27 dayes, and about eyght houres: Then according to the diuersitie of the qualities of the signes, and the diuerse and sundrie motions and aspects of the Planets in them, they worke their diuers effects here be­low on earth, the which who so will perfitly vnderstande, hee must first know the qualities of the Planets, the which I wil here prsently declare, beginning first with Saturne because he is the highest aboue all the other, and so orderlye proceede with the rest as they stand.

Saturne is cold and drye, Melancholick, an enemy and de­stroyer of the nature and life of man, of the day, Masculine, e­uill, and the greatest misfortune.

Iupiter is hote and moyst, sanguine, a friend and preseruer of the lyfe and nature of man, masculine, of the day, and is cal­led the greatest fortune.

Mars is immoderately hote & drie, cholerike, masculine, and of the night euill, and the lesse misfortune.

The Sunne is moderately hote and drye, masculine, and of the day fortunate, by aspect infortunate by corporall con­iunction.

Venus is cold and moyst, temperate, flegmatick, feminine, of the night, of good nature, and is called the lesse fortune.

Mercury in all things is common and mutable, he is good with the good, and euill with the euill, with the Masculine masculine, with the Feminines feminine, hote with the hote, and moyst with the moyst, infortunate with the misfortunes, and fortunate with the fortunes, especially when he is ioyned or corporally applying vnto thē, or beholdeth them with some [Page] good aspect.

The Mone is likewise cold and moyst: and albeit shee doe heate a little, yet she doth moysten more, she doth chaunge her nature and qualitie according to the quarters, like as the Sunne doth thorowout the signes of the Zodiack, & the quar­ters and parts of the yeare. She is also feminine, of the night, and fleugmatick, and sendeth vnto vs the vertue and impressi­on of all the other Planets: For al the influences of the high­er bodyes passing through her Circle, come finally vnto vs. And this may suffice for the nature of the Planets, howbeit I thinke it necessary also in this place to declare the nature of the head and tayle of the Dragon.

The head of the Dragon is in all poyntes like to Mercu­ry, good with the good Planets, and euill with the euill: for being ioyned with the good Planets, he doth increase their goodnesse, and with the euill their malice.

The tayle of the Dragon is contrary to the head, for he is euill with the good, and good with the euill, so that he doth di­minish the malice of the euill Planets, and in like maner doth hinder and let the goodnesse of the good.

All these Planets together with the heade and tayle of the Dragon, are noted and marked by their certayne characters as appeareth: Saturne, ♄. Iupiter, ♃. Mars, ♂. Sunne, ☉. Venus, ♀. Mercury, ☿. Mone, ☽. the tayle of the dragō, ☋. the head, ☊.

Of the essentiall dignities of the Planets. CAP. 3.

THe ancient Astronomers haue foūd out and tryed by experience, that the Planets doe shewe and vtter their force and strength, muche more in some certayne places of the Zodiack then in othersome, and therefore are sayde to bee more strong and better fortuned in those places then in o­ther, the which thing happeneth be­cause the nature of those places, and of the starres whiche are in those places, doe accord and agree better with the nature of the planets, in so muche that there is a certayne sympathie or agreement between the nature of the one and the other. And for this place also they are called the essential dignities of the planets. These be in number fiue, that is to wete: the House, the Exaltation: the Triplicitie: the Terme, and the Face: of the which we will speake in order.

Of the degrees masculine and feminine, bright, smoake and darke, vacant or voyde, deepe, augmen­ting Fortune, and diminishing fortune, and of those which bring imbecilitie or weakenesse to the body, which are called Azi­menes. CAP. 4.

NOw we haue already spoken howe the Zodiacke is diuided into signes and degrees, and that some of them are masenlyne and some feminine. Nowe wee must speake likewise of their partes and degrees, which are separate into manye sortes: for one sorte are called masculine, for so much as when a masculyne Planet is in any of thē, he is the more strong and fortunate, the other are called feminine, because they worke the lyke with the fe­minine Planets. Againe some are called light or bright, some darke, some smoky, and some voyde, (and that because of the starres which are in those places) and some are called deepe, and amongest these, the Light make these Planets which are [Page] in them fortunate: the smoky, darke, and deepe degrees work the contrary, the voyde make them neyther fortunate neither vnfortunate. Those which doe augment fortune, are in place where there be starres of the nature of the fortunate Planets, or be in the place of the exaltation or tearmes of the good pla­nets, or in the place where the termes of the good Planetes nets gather together. Finally, there are some degrees which are sayd to bring detriment, imbecillitie, or diminution vnto our bodyes, which commeth to passe by the euill nature of the fixed starres which are in that place, or for some other cause. Therefore when it shall happen that in the natiuitie of any, or in any question, the Moone or the principall significator shall be found in any of those degrees, if they bee not in one of the angles, or in his house or exaltation and oriental, it shal bring vnto him that is borne, the losse or decay of some one member, or at the least the losse of the thing that he demaundeth or see­keth. All these degrees are contayned in a Table following, with an Index or Voluel, wherein is also described the names of them, wherefore setting the Index vppon any parte of the signes directly by the lyne of the sayd Index you shall knowe the nature of the degree, wherevpon it is set. For the mascu­line degrees are all black, the feminine white, the lighte, the darke, the smoky, and the voyde degrees are distinguished by small lynes, betweene the whiche they are marked with the first letter of their names, as the lighte degrees with the let­ter L, the darke with D, and so the other, the rest of the de­grees as the Azinienes, the deepe, and those which augment fortune they are marked with a figure of Arithmetick in their proper circles, as the 6. 11. 16. 23. & the 29 degree of Aries ar called deepe, and so likewise the other as well that augment fortune, as the Azimenes, are noted as it appeareth by the ta­ble following after the fift chapter.

Of the vnequall houres called the houres of the Planets. CAP. 5.

HAuing deliberated how to entreate of things in order or with the least confusion that may be, I wil speake of the vnequall houres whiche are attributed vnto the dominion or rule of the Planets, for that the do­minion of the houre serueth to the Planet as for a dignitie. Then to returne to our purpose we will shew how the auntient astronomers haue deuided their artificiall day, and likewise the night into 12 equall partes, which they call vnequall houres, because the artificial daies are vnequall by meanes of the obliquitie of the Zodiack, the ascention of the signs, the houres must also be vnequal for the hours of one day are greater or lesser then of y^e day following, or of y^e night of the same day, alwaies the houres of the clocke or of the e­quinoctiall and the vnequall houres, are like and equal when the sunne is in any of the equinoctial pointes, for then the ar­tificiall day and nights are like. The Babilonians and their followers haue giuen the dominion and rule of these houres vnto the two lightes, and the other Planets, giuing vnto Sa­turne which is highest aboue the rest, the rule and dominion of the first temporall houre of the Saturday, the second to Iupiter, the third to Mars, the fourth to the Sunne, the fifth to Venus, the sixt to Mercury, the seuenth to the Moone, the eyght to Saturne againe, and so in order according to the Circle of the Planets, vntill you come to 24 houres, that is 12 by day, and 12 by night, the 25 houre which is the first houre of the day following is gouerned by the fourth Planet, [Page] (following the order which we haue spoken) whiche is the Sunne being the fourth from Saturne, and he is Lorde of the first houre of the Sunday, Venus of the second, Mercury the third, the Moone the fourth, Saturne the fift, Iupiter the sixt, and so likewise of the rest. By the which order hee that doth proceede shall easily finde out what Planet doth gouerne euery houre of the day, but for the better vnderstanding wee haue hereafter affixed a table cōceining the 12 hours of y^e day, and as much by night with the Planets which haue the rule of them, so that hauing found out the vnequall houre, you shal by the chapter prefixed before the Table, easily finde oute the Planet, with the quantitie of the houre.

Of the Radiations or aspects of the Planets. CAP. 6.

NOW we will intreate orderly of the Radiations or aspectes of the Planets, and their accidents, but we will begin with the aspects, and shewe that there is fiue sortes of them, that is to say, a coniunction, a sextill, trine, quadrat or quartill, and opposition, and albeit that the coniunction is not properly an as­pect, notwithstanding we wil place it in the number amongst them, some of them are aspects of amitie, or loue, as the trine and sextill: others of enmitie and hatred, as the quadrat and opposition, the coniunction is doubtful, for with the good Pla­net she is good, and with the euill contrarie: the coniunction is when the senters or poynts of two Planets are distant one from the other, as well by longitude as latitude, one onely degree, or at the least 16 minutes, when he approcheth nearest vnto a perfect coniunction, and that is when the Centers of the bodies of both the Planets are in one point of the Zodiack. The sextill aspect is when the senters of two Planettes are distant one from another by the 60 part of the Zodiack, which is in valure two signes or 60 degrees, wherefore this sextill is called aspect of vnperfect friendship, because the Planets doe behold one another in that sort, and doe onely agree by a certaine qualitie. The quadrat or quartill aspect (also called a tetragon) comprehendeth betweene the senters of two Pla­nets or celestial bodies, the fourth part of the crooked circle, which is in value 3 signes or 90 degrees, the which, because the signes beholding one another by this aspect are most com­monly [Page] of two qualities, therefore it is the aspect of vnperfecte enmitie. The trine aspect cōtayning the third part of the said circle, which is 120 degrees, is called the aspecte of perfite a­mitie and loue, for that the signes beholding one another by the same, doe agree in all qualities. The opposition happeneth when the moytie or halfe of the Zodiack contayning 6 signes, or 180 degrees, is betweene the centures of the bodyes of the two Planets: the which is called the aspect of perfite emni­tie or hatred, for so much as those partes of the Zodiack which beholde one another with that aspect, like vnto the disposition of the heauen, they are directly contrary. Amongst these as­pects as Iulius Firmicus witnesseth in the second booke of his Mathematicks the 25 chapter: the sextill, quadrat, and tryne aspects are double, that is to say, a right and a left, taking the right for the hinder part, and the lefte for the fore parte: as if we would say, that Aries hath a right sextill vnto Aquarius, and a left vnto Geminy. Likewise Aries hath a righte tryne vnto Sagittarius, and a left vnto Leo. In like sort you muste iudge of all the other aspects. These continue so long as the beames of the Planets doe indure, of the which aspects there is also made applications and separations, whiche are manye times taken for true aspects. And these aspects are described by certayne proper Characters and fygures geometricall, as followeth.

The Coniunction is thus noted ☌, Sextill ✿, the Qua­drat □, the Trine △, the Opposition ☍.

Hereafter ye shall haue described a figure of all the aspects of the Zodiack.

Of the applications and separations of the Planets. CAP. 7.

THe application happeneth when as the Circles or beames of the Planettes come to ioyne togea­ther by a corporall Coniunction, or by aspecte of the one halfe of their Deamiters.

or when one Planet is distant sixe degrees from a true aspect to another, or that he do ioyne vnto another by the halfe of his beames. These circles or Radiations are diuers and different one from another, because the one is great, and the other lit­tle. For Saturne casteth his beames circularlye, 9 degrees forward, and so much backward, wherefore the halfe deamiter of his radiall circle contayneth nyne degrees, and the whole deamiter 18. The Radial circle of Iupiter is of the same quā ­titie and bignesse. But the circle of Mars contayneth in his Deamiter only 16 degrees, which is 8 for his halfe. The Sunne casteth his beames in compasse 15 degrees vpon eue­ry part which maketh the whole deamitur of his Circle to contayne 30 degrees, and the one halfe 15. Venus and Mer­cury casteth their circuler beames 7 degrees euerye waye in length, so their whole Deamitur is 14. Fynally the Moone sendeth foorth her beames on euery side 12 degrees, for the halfe of her deamiter, and the whole contayneth 24 degrees. Then the right application of the Moone vnto Saturne by a sextill aspect, shall be when as betweene the centure of their two bodyes there is contained 49 degrees and 30 minutes, or at the most 54 degrees. The lefte application is, when as be­tweene the 2 centers is contayned 70 degrees 30 minuts, or at the least 66 degrees, for so much as the moytie of the halfe deamiter of the Circle radyant of Saturne is 4 degrees 30 mynutes, and the halfe of the Circle of the Moone is sixe de­grees, if then these partes be ioyned together, which mounte vnto 10 degrees and 30 minutes, and taken from 60 degrees for the right application are added vnto the same number, for the left, the application will be easily found. Likewyse must you iudge of all other aspects of the Planets.

And now to come to the separation it is to be vnderstande, that it is when one planet doth leaue or depart from the aspect of another, or from his coniunction by the space of one onelye degree, and alwayes he is still sayd to be seperated vntill that he hath wholy left and is departed from the beames of the o­ther Also we doe saye that the Moone doth separate herselfe [Page] from the coniunction of Iupiter, when shee hath lefte him one degree, and when she is from him 10 degrees and 30 minutes, then is she sayd to be fully separated. Here must it also bee no­ted, that the inferiour Planets, doe apply vnto the superiour or higher, and likewise separate themselues from them, and not contrariwise, that the higher Planet should applye to the inferiour, or separate thēselues from them, because their mo­tion is more slow, and they more waightie and heauy then the inferiour planets are.

Of the accidents which happen vnto the Planets, as well among themselues as in themselues, and first of all of their defence or lette. CAP. 8.

BEsides those thinges which are al­ready spoken of, there happeneth vn­to the Planets diuers accidents, as well among themselues as in them­selues: among the which, the firste that commeth in place, is called the prohibition, let or defence: which is that, whiche doeth let and hinder the coniunctions and aspects of the pla­nets: the which happeneth after three sortes or wayes, by the body, by aspect, or by retrogradatiō or going backwards. the body of one Planet doth hinder the aspect of another, when he is nearer to the coniunction of that planet which is beholden, then is the other planet, that doth or woulde beholde him: as you shall playnely see in the Table following, for the Sunne being in the first degree of Taurus doth let the tryne aspecte that Mars woulde cast vnto Venus, or Venus vnto Mars. Thus doth the body let the aspect, when as the planet and hee [Page] that doth behold, are in like degrees, as by the example before shewed the Sunne being in the first degree of Taurus, and Mars in the firste of Capricorne.

A prohibition or let is also wrought by aspect, when as the beames of him that doth let are nearer vnto the thirde planet, then the beames of him that doeth beholde him, or corporallye applye vnto him: as the Moone being in the seconde degree of Cancer, by a sextill aspecte doth lette the coniunction of the Sunne and Venus, for the Moone is nearer vnto Venus then the Sunne, he being in the firste degree of Taurus, and Venus in the third. Fynallye, prohibition or let is done by re­trogradation or going backward, when one planet applying to another, be commeth retrograde before he perfitelye behol­deth the other Planet, or be corporallye ioyned with him. As if Mercurye were corporallye applying to the Sunne, shoulde become retrograde, befoore hee were ioyned to him: and this lette is properlye called a Refreynation, or holding backe.

Of the accidents which happeneth vnto Planets, as well among themselues as also with the Sunne and Moone, and fyrst of all the combustion or burning of any planet. CAP. 9.

NOw to returne to the accidents whiche happeneth the Planets, as wel among themselues as with the lights [Page] We will first speake of those whiche are the last, beginning with the Combustion or burning of any Planet, when anye Planet is hidden vnder the beames of the Sunne, so that wee cannot see it, then it is said to be combust or burnt and so is stil called vntill it hath lefte the body of the Sunne, by the space of 15 degrees or at the least 12.

The Almugea of the Planets is no other thing but a visi­on or beholding of face to face in respect of the two lightes, For it happeneth, when as betweene a planet and the Sunne or the Moone there is so many signes, as there is betweene the house of the Planet and the house of the Sunne or of the Moone: so that the saide Planet bee occidentall from the Sunne or oriental from the Moone, like as when the Sunne is in Virgo and Venus in sagittary, then there should be al­mugea, for betweene Taurus and Leo there be two signs and as much betweene Virgo and Sagittarie, or if Venus were in Leo, and the Moone in Libra, there should be almugea, for Venus being Orientall from the Moone, there is on signe betweene Cancer and Taurus, like as there is betweene Leo and Libra. The Planets are called Orientall, when as they doe rise in the night before the Sunne, and set in the day time before him, and likewise they are called occidentall, when as they rise in the day time after him, and likewise set after him in the night.

Of the accidentall forces, strengths, and fortunes of the Planets. Cap. 10.

HAuing sufficiently spokē of the qua­lities and natures of the signs of the Zodiack, and of the Planets with all their dignities & forces whiche they haue in the same, and their accidents which may happen vnto them, wher­by a man may generally vnderstand and know when they be fortunate or vnfortunate. Now to make it more easier and playne, I will breefely and particularly speake of their fortunes and infortunes. The Planets then are moste strong and fortunate, when they are in the angles or succee­ding houses, or when they beholde the ascendent, or else when they are in their essentiall dignities, or in signes of their own natures, or in the houses wherein they doe reioyce. As when Mercury is in the first house, the Moone in the thirde, Venus in the fift, Mars in the sixt, the Sunne in the ninth, Iupiter in the eleuenth, and Saturne in the twelfth. Likewise when they are in the parte of their excenters furthest distante from the earth, the whiche is called their Aux or increase: and also [Page] when they are septentrionall ascendent.

The masculine planets are also fortunate in the masculine degrees, and quarter of the heauen. Like as when they are o­rientall from the Sunne, iudging the like of the feminine planets, when they are occidentall from the sunne, and in a femi­nine quarter or degree of the heauens.

The force of the deurnall Planets is aduansed when they are by day aboue the earth, and by night vnder, but the nocturnal planets reioice to be by day vnder the earth, and by night aboue.

Likewise when their motion is increased, or that they bee direct, or at the least in their second station, then are they for­tunate.

The like agayne is, when they are in a sextill trine, or at the least in a quartill aspect of good planets, as also whē they are in the same degree and minute that the sunne is, without any difference of longitude or latitude, or in a sextill or tryne aspect with the sunne, and when they depart from combustion or from vnder the beames of the sunne.

Fynally, they are strong and fortunate when they are free and without any aspect of the malygn planets, or when they are in reception with the good.

Of the misfortunes of the Planets. CAP. 9.

THe Planets are called infortunate when they are in falling houses, or that they doe not beholde the ascen­dent, and that they are oute of their owne essentiall dignities, or being in the dignities of the malygne pla­nets as in the tearmes of Mars or Saturne, or that they bee in their falles, or in contrarye signes to their owne houses, or else be retrograde or in their firste station or meridionall specially ascendent. The force and strength of the masculines is deminished in feminine degrees, and in a feminine quarter of the heauen, and when they are occidental of the sunne. The force of the feminines is likewise dimini­shed, when they are in masculine quarters and degrees of the heauen, and be orientall from the Sunne. Likewise when the deurnall planets are by day vnder the earth and by night aboue, and the nocturnall by night vnder the earth and by day aboue, or that they be slow in their mouinges, or ioined to the thyle of the Dragon, their force and strength is diminished. Like misfortune happeneth vnto them whē they are besieged, that is to say, when a good planet is placed between two euil, so that when he separateth himselfe from one euill, hee apply­eth to the other.

So long also as they are combust, that is, vnder the beames of the sunne as before already appeareth, or that they haue their course in via combusta, that is, in the burnt way, whiche is from the 13 degree of Libra, vnto the ninth degree of scor­pio, they are likewise infortunate. They also receiue greate [Page] misfortune and hurt by the quadrat aspect of the euil planets, but specially by the Coniunction and opposition. Likewyse their strength is much weakened by the quadrat and oppisiti­on of the sunne. They suffer in like maner detriment & hurte when as the euill planets are exalted aboue the good, or that the good doe apply vnto the euill being retrograde.

Of the twelue houses of the heauens. Cap. 12.

THe aunciente Astronomers whiche haue written of Astrologie, haue in diuers maners and sorts diuided the 12 houses: notwithstanding for bre­uities sake, we will leaue the varie­tie of their opinions, and following only Iohn Regiomontanus, wil diuide the houses by foure circles, whiche shall passe by intersexions, or cut­tings asunder of the Meridian and Horison, and deuide the heauen into 12 vnequall parts, which are called houses. First of all the whole Spheare of the heauen is diuided into foure parts by the Meridian & Horison, the beginning of the which partes are called the angles or chiefe poyntes of the heauen. By these cheefe poyntes are vnderstoode the foure degrees of the ecliptick lyne, the which doth touch the Meridian as wel at mid day, as at midnight, & the horison as well at the rysing as setting. These principal degrees are y^e cusps or beginnings of the first, fourth, seuenth, and tenth houses. The other hou­ses are had and found by the foure foresayd circles, whiche doe passe by two diuisions thorow the Meridian and Horison the distance of all which houses are equall in the quarter, the beginning therfore of those houses are taken from those cir­cles. For the first house beginneth with the east or rising ho­rison and endeth according to the order of the signes, with the succeeding circle, where the seconde house beginneth, and so going forwarde, the residue of the houses are had and founde out. Among these, foure of them are called angles, the foure next, succeeding: and the last foure cadent or falling houses as in the figure following shall appeare. The 1 house is cal­led the ioy of ☿, the 3 of the ☾, the 5 of ♁ the 6 of ♂ the 9 of the ☉ the 11 of ♃ the 12 of ♄.

Of the signification of the houses. CAP. 13.

NOw that we haue showed the diui­sion of the houses, wee will also in­treate of the significations of the fame, for euery house hath his owne proper signification, as there be also proper Lords of the triplicitie of the houses. By the Lordes of the tripli­citie of the houses is vnderstand the Lord of the Triplicitie of the signe [Page] which maketh the house whereof wee haue spoken before in the thyrd chapter.

By what meanes the other sig­nification of the houses may be found out, CAP. 14.

NOW hauing thorowly considered and wayed the first and principall significations of the houses: it is ea­sie to finde the rest, numbring them successiuely, according to the natural order and progression of the signes, the second house doth alwaies giue certaine iudgementes of the sub­stance or riches of the house that goeth before him. The third house of the brethren, the fourth of the father and heritage, and other significations pertinent vnto the fourth house, The fifte house of Children, the sixte of infirmities and seruauntes, the seuenth of wiues and wo­men, the eyght of death, the ninth of religion, the tenth of rule and dominion, the eleuenth of friends, the twelfth giueth iudgement of secret enimies, wherupon they are named with these names, life, hope, goodes, or brethren, parentes, chil­dren, health, wife, death, religion, or God. The middle of the heauen, the good spirite, and the euill spirite, by these names and places as Julius Firmicus affirmeth, iudgement is giuen vpon the whole byrth of man, the which if they be dili­gently looked vpon and marked what dominion the Planets haue in them, there is nothing whereof you shall not be able to giue true iudgement. These significations are not onely gathered beginning at the assendent, but also take their be­ginning at euery house, whereby it comes to passe that the o­ther houses haue more diuers and almost infinite significati­ons, wherfore that this doctrine may the better be vnderstan­ded, we wil giue you an example of the first and second house.

How to finde out the Lord of any house, which of the Arabians is called Almuten. Cap. 15.

HAuing declared as breefely as maye be the signification of the 12 houses, we wil also according to the doctrine of the auncient astronomers, showe you the meane and wayes to find out that Planet which shall rule in eue­ry of them: the which of the Arabi­ans is called the Almuten, in Latine Dominum, and in English the Lord, beginning therefore with the diffinition of the name, this [...]l­muten is as much to say, as vanquishing or surmounting, and therefore is called the Lord. The Lord therefore of the ascen­dent or of another house, is the planet which hath most digni­ties, or greatest strength in that place. If then thou desire to know what planet is Lord of the ascendent, looke what signe and what degree of the signe is in the beginning of the firste house. If with that signe and that degree you doe enter into the table of the dignities of the planets, and place your Index vpon the degree of the signe found out, by and by vnder the in­dex, directlye vnder the lyne of the same shall appeare all the dignities of the planets, as for example, if a question be oppo­sed whose ascendent is the fifte degree of Aries, & you woulde know the Lord therof, placing your index vpon the fift degree of Aries in the table of the dignities of the Planets, I doe see the Sunne to bee exalted in Aries and therfore to haue foure vertues. Then you see that although the exaltation of the Sunne be in the 19 degree of Aries yet it stretcheth through­out the whole signe as the exaltations of the other Planetes doe, hee hath also a dignitie of a triplicitie bycause the [Page] question is by daye, and therfore hath three vertues, but Mars bicause Aries is his house, he hath there fiue dignities and one by a face, Iupiter also Lorde of a terme, hath there two dignities, the Sunne therefore is Lorde or almuten of the as­cendent bycause he doth excell with most dignities, for he doth surmount by the dignities of the exaltation and triplicitie, ha­uing foure giuen him for his exaltation, and three for the tri­plicitie, which are seuen, Mars hath sixe dignities, fiue for his house & one for his face, Iupiter hath onely two for his terme, but if that two Planets be found hauing like dignitie in the same place, then must it be marked if any of them be in the as­cendent within 2. 3. or 4. degrees neere to the beginning of the first house, for y^e planet although it had but two degrees shalbe Lord, and the other although he had all the dignities that he might haue in the same place, yet bicause of his absence he shal not be Lord, if none of them be in the ascendent then looke if they doe behold the ascendent, for he which beholdeth it with the better or stronger aspect shalbe Lord, if none of them do be­hold y^e ascendent or be equall in aspects, then which of them is strongest in the heauen, that is, if one of them be in an angle & the other in a succeeding house, or one in a succeeding, & the o­ther in a falling house, that which is in the angle or succeding house, shalbe adiudged the Almuten or Lord. If it stil happen that they be equall in dignities, then looke whiche of them is in degree most agreeable to his nature, as if it shoulde bee a masculine planet in a masculine degree, a feminine in a femi­nine, or in a light, darke, deepe, voyd, azemene, or degrees that doth increase fortune, then which of them shall appeare stron­gest, shall be the Lord: Fynally, if they be in all poynts alike, then the house is preferred before the other dignities, and the exaltation before the triplicitie, the Triplicitie before the tearme, and the tearme before the face, as for example: A question being preposed for the daye time: Whose ascen­dent is the two and twentith degree of Aries, the Lord where­of you would know: therefore setting your index vppon the 22 degree of Aries, in the Table of dignities aforesayde, [Page] straight ways it wil appeare that Aries is the house of Mars, and hath also his tearme in the same degrees, whereby hee possesseth in the same place 7 dignities, fiue by his house, and two by his tearme. Likewise the sunne hath 7 dignities, 4 by his exaltation, and 3 for his deurnall triplicitie. Venus hath only one for a face. Nowe it is doubtfull whiche of these two shalbe adiudged Lord. But because the sunne is found in the beginning of the tenth house beholding the ascendent with a quadrat aspect, and Mars in the sixt house hauing no partici­pation with the ascendent, the sunne shalbe the lorde of the as­cendent: notwithstanding Mars shall bee partaker with the sunne, because of his dignity which he hath in Aries, and bea­reth rule with the sunne in the ascendent, although the sunne be the chiefe Lord. In like sort are the Lords and rulers of the other houses to be searched and found out.

By what means by the help of the tables placed in the Ephemerides, the Figures or houses of the heauen are to be erected in euery houre of the day. Cap. 16.

ALbeit ther be diuers & sundry times of the day, in the which the celestiall figures or houses may bee erected, notwithstansting wee haue reduced them only to 2 times, y^t is the noone time, and the afternoone time. This afternoone time is reckoned frō the noone of the one day, till noone of the day following, reckoning frō 1 of y^e clock, vnto the end of 24 houres, but first we will speake of the erection of the houses for the noone time, because it is moste easie, and afterward for the afternoone. If you will then erect a celestiall fygure for the houre of the noone: fyrst frame your figure after the maner astronomical, then you muste seeke out [Page] the true place of the Sunne in your tables of the ephemerides, the which you shall finde directly ouer against your determi­ned day, in the table that serueth for your yeare. This degree being found with the minutes, if there be any, place it in the Cuspe or beginning of the tenth house together with the Ca­ractor of the signe, wherein the Sunne is the same day, this being done, you must search amongst the tables of the houses, for that table which is calculate for the altitude of the poule of your region or place, in the which table you must seeke out the Collumne of the houses, vnder the which is placed the signe, wherein you found the Sunne that day, and vnder the title of the tenth house adding or leauing certaine minutes, you shall finde the whole degrees, amongst the which hauing found the degree of the sunne in the right line, leading to the right hand, you shall finde the degrees with the signes, which shall be let in the eleuenth 12 first, 2 and 3 houses, as the ty­tle set ouer them doth teache you: and so haue you sixe houses of the figure erected, the other sixe houses are founde out by the contrary signes, with their contrarie degrees, but if your time of your figure be spoken for the after noone, after the same maner you must seeke out the degree of the Sunne for your houre appointed, leauing as it is aforesaide, the minutes if they be vnder 30, or putting too one degree if they bee a­boue 30, you must enter as before into your table, which ser­ueth for your place, and in the columne, vnder the which is placed the signe where you founde the Sunne that daye and houre, vnder the tytle of the 10 house, goeing directly to the lefte hand in a little columne; whose inscription is Tempus à miridiae, that is to say, the time after noone or midde day, you shall see the houres and minutes of the noone tyde, vnto the which the houres and minutes of the time supposed are to be added, also because the Sunne in sixe houres space doth run 15 minutes of a degree of the Zodiack, by his proper motion, and to those 15 minutes doth answere one quarter of a degree, of the equinoctiall, the whiche quarter is in value one minute of time. Therefore for euery sixe houres in the after­noone [Page] adde one minute of time vnto the number that is gathe­red together. But if the number of houres and minutes ga­thered together, doe surmount 24, then take awaye those 24, and the residue which remayneth so gathered together, and seeke it out in the table of the houses, in the little columbe in­tituled Tempus à meridiae, and if you find not the same number take the next lesse before, and so shall you commit the lesse er­ror, and directly toward the right hand in the right lyne ouer­thwart shall appeare the signes and degrees of the sixe houses, that is, of the 10. 11. 12. 1. 2. and 3 houses. The other sixe houses are easily found by the opposite signes and degrees, I will not heare stryue, if any man being skilfull in arithmetick wil erect his houses after a more exact maner, for me I leaue it to his own discretiō. In this place I only go about to teach those that are ignorant and would learne the art, prescribing vnto them whole degrees, least by the difficulty and hardnesse in redusing of them into minutes and seconds, I mighte ouer­burden and surcharge their wits and capacities.

Of the maner how to place the Pla­nets in the Figure. Cap. 17.

THe figure being erected, al the planets together with the heade and tayle of the Dragon, are fitlye to be placed in it, whiche is done by this meanes. The place of the Pla­net being founde out in the Ephe­merides for the houre proposed, must likewise be sought out in the houses, which being founde, you shall place your planet there. But it happeneth many times, and that very often, that the character of the signe of the place of the planet is marked in some house, in the whiche the Pla­net is not to be placed, because the degree of his place is in a­nother house, in the which (as by the example following shall appeare) the Planet with the degree, minute, and character of the signe is to bee placed: For the charecter of the signe is written agayne when as there is another sign marked in the beginning of any house.

Of certayne partes, and the waye and meane how to fynde them out. Cap. 18.

THe part of fortune is likewyse to be placed in the figure, like as also the part of lyfe and death, & of the pla­nette whiche is cause of the death. which is called the interficiente or killing planet: if the question be [...] touching any sick body, the finding out of the which we will nowe pre­sentlye teache. The parte of life in in the day time is gathered from Iupiter to Saturne, and in the night contrariwise, and both times are proiected from the ascendent.

The part of fortune in the day time is taken from the sunne vnto the Moone, and in the nighte from the Moone vnto the Sunne, and hath day and night, like the part of lyfe is added to the ascendent.

The part of death as well by night as by daye is gathered from the Moone to the degree of the 8 house, and is proiected from the signe wherein Saturne is.

The part of the interficient or killing planet is reckned in the day time from the Lord of the ascendent to the moone, con­trariwise [Page] from the Moone to the Lord of the ascendent, and is proiected from the Lord of the ascendent.

Therefore when you wil find out or ferche the place of any of these parts, first bring your signes into number in order, so that Aries may be in the first place, Taurus in the second, and so orderlye that Pisces maye bee founde the twelfth as fol­loweth.

Aries,1 Taurus,2 Gemini,3 Cancer,4 Leo,5 Virgo,6 Lybra,7 Scorpius,8 Sagittarius,9 Capricornus,10 Aquarius,11 Pisces.12

Then take away the place of the Planet from the which ye begin to reckon vnto the other, from the place of that where­vnto you doe reckon, and put the differences that remayneth, vnto the degre ascendent, or to some other sign or place of the zodiack, as in the exposition of that part is before sayd. But if there can no substraction be made, then put 12 signs vnto the signs and degrees frō whence the substractiō should be made.

Then accounting from the beginning of Aries, wheras the number shall end, there shall that part be placed, as for exam­ple: if you would find out the place of the parte of fortune in the figure before placed because it is a day figure, the place of the sunne is to be substracted from the place of the Moone.

The place of the Moone is two signes, 3 degrees, and 11 minutes, the place of the sunne is only 15 degrees and 5 my­nutes from the first minute of Aries. If then you doe substract 15 degrees and 5 minutes, whiche is the place of the Sunne, by astronomical substraction from 2 signes, 3 degrees, and 11 minutes, there will remayne 1 signe, 18 degrees, & 6 minuts, which being added vnto the degree ascendent, maketh 5 signs, 28 degrees and 6 minutes, because the ascendent is of 4 signs and 10 degrees: then taking your beginning from Aries, the part of fortune shall be placed in the 28 degree and 6 minutes of Virgo. In this order must you proceede in the finding oute [Page] the true places of y^e other parts before mētioned. Alwais this is not to be forgotten, that in all of them the difference is not to be added to the ascendent, as in the part of fortune, whereas the difference is to be added to the place of Saturne, notwith­stāding in euery part ye must take your beginning frō Aries.

Of such thinges as are to be obserued be­fore you giue iudgement of any question. Cap. 19.

NOw hauing erected your figure, and placed your planets with the parts in the same, as is before showed, before that you doe gyue iudgement vpō any question, certain things are diligently to be considered, least error he committed in the same. First therefore the 7 house and the Lord thereof, are to bee considered, for if the 7 house be letted by the aspect or presences of malygne planets, or that his Lord be letted, that is, if he bee in his fall or retro­grade, or combust, or otherwise hindred by misfortunes afore­sayd, you may not safely giue iudgement, fearing to committe error. For Ptolomei in the 14 Aphorisme of his Centiloquium sayth: In how great error shall the Astronomer be wrapped, when the 7 house and the Lord thereof are afflicted. Further­more it is diligently to be marked whether the question be ra­dicall or no, which is knowne if the Lord of the ascendent and Lorde of the houre be one, or of one triplicity or nature. For this constellation rising, the question is radicall, contrariwise it is not, and therefore absolute iudgement is not to be giuen. Here note that the firste euill extendeth no further then when the question demaunded doeth not appertayne to the 7 house, for then it taketh no place, but rather showeth that the questi­on demaunded shall haue ill successe or effect. Likewise ney­ther the first nor second rules doe not hold in natiuities, ney­ther [Page] in anye question where the certayne houre of the thing done is knowne and giuen.

Of the significators, and how for to finde them. CAP. 20.

BEfore that wee come to giue iudge­ment, we must learne to knowe what the significators are, and who they are, and how to fynd them out. The significator then is both the house that signifieth the thing demaunded, and the Planet which hath most dig­nities in the same house, whiche is called the Lord of the house, of y^e fin­ding out whereof we haue already spoken. When as there­fore any question is preposed, the ascendent and his Lord is to be attributed vnto the querent, or mouer of the question, and the house that signifieth the thing that is demaunded, and his Lord is attributed vnto the question or thing demaunded, the Moone which in euery question is common, is attributed al­wayes with the ascendent and his Lorde, vnto him that moo­ueth the questyon, as for example, if a man should moue a que­stion to enquire of the state of his brother, the ascendente and the Lorde thereof, and the Moone, are giuen vnto the querent.

But the third house and his Lord is giuen vnto the brother, or if that any man should enquire of the diseases & sicknesse of another, the ascendent, his Lord, & the Moone are significators of the patient, but the sixte house and the Lorde thereof doeth signifie the diseases. And in this maner is to be dealt in all o­ther questions. Notwithstanding it is to bee knowne that manye times you must take manye significators, as in those [Page] thinges which are done be personages are Ambassadors com­ming betweene, as in bargeninges, treaties of peace, maria­ges, and such other lyke: for in these things with the ascēdent & his Lorde and the Moone, the planet from the whiche the moone is separate, is to be ioyned. And the Planet wherevn­to the Moone doth applye, with the house that signifieth the thing demaunded, with the Lord of the same is to be giuen to the question. Also they doe ioyne to the significators any pla­net which hath any communitie or fellowship with the signi­fication of the thing. As for example, a man preposeth a que­stion of a future mariage. Here the ascendent with his Lord, and the Moone with the Planet from which she is separate, is geuen vnto the querent, but the seuenth house and the Lorde thereof, and the Planet whervnto the Moone doth apply you shall giue vnto the thing that is demaunded. But if it be a mā that is the querent, you shall ioyne the Sunne vnto the other significators, because the sunne doth signifie a man. But con­trariwise, if it be a woman, Venus is ioyned vnto the signifi­cators, because she ruleth the woman, and the Sunne to the thing that is demaunded: and thus must you doe in all other questions. For their disposition eyther one to another, or to the fortunate or vnfortunate Planets doeth showe what shall come to passe of the thing demaunded. Thus we haue suffici­ently spoken of the significators, and now we will happily ha­sten to the iudgements.

How many wayes thinges are broughte to perfestion and end. CAP. 21.

HAuing finished our treatise suffici­ently touching the principles of this science and obseruations necessarye. Now the righte order calleth vs to the setting downe of the right Me­thod & way to bring thinges to their perfite end & scope. Therfore we wil now show how many wayes things may be perfitted, the whiche happe­neth by foure meanes and wayes, that is to say, by coniuncti­on, by translation of light and nature, by collection of lighte, and by being in houses: when as therefore the Lord of the as­cendēt, the significator of the thing demaunded, be eyther cor­porally ioyned or by aspect, the thing demaunded without all doubt shall come to passe, specially if the coniunction be in the ascendente. Notwithstanding it shal come to passe but with some difficultie, if it happen the coniunction to be in the house that fignifieth the thing that is demaunded.

Secondly it is brought to perfection by translation of light and nature, that is when as the sayde significators are ioyned by coniunction or aspect, and that some other planet doe sepa­rate himselfe from one of the significators, of whome hee hath bene receiued, and applyeth to the other significator before that hee doth behold or apply vnto any other planet, for then he transporteth the force and nature which he tooke of the one vnto the other, and he which receyueth the light, is the author of the perfection of the thing. But when it comes to passe in this sort, he that doth demaund or axe the question doth agree with him for whome it is demaunded, for the ching that is de­maunded [Page] by meanes of some man, messenger, or iudge, sent or comming betweene them.

Thirdly, things are brought to passe when as there is col­lection of their light by a planet more waighty then the Lord of the ascendent or significator of the thing demaunded, that is, when the Lord of the ascendent and the significator, or the thing demaunded do both behold a planet waightier then thē ­selues, and speciallye by receptions, for that Planet is as it were iudge that causeth the thinges to come vnto intire per­feccion.

Fourthly, and fynally, thinges are finished by the dwel­ling of Planets in houses, for if the significators of any thing be in the first house, specially if they be receyued it doth argue the thing shall come to passe without any labour. But if the Lord of the horoscope or the Moone, or any of the significators of the querent be in the house of the thing demaunded, it sheweth that it shall come to passe, but with much labour and tra­uell. These thinges by example shalbe made playner, let this therefore be the example. In the yeare of our Lord 1555, the 6 day of Iune, houre 12, minutes 56, there was a question proposed by one, whether he should get or obtayne any of his brothers goods: at the which houre the figure of the heauen was erected in such sort as followeth.

Mercury is here Lord of the ascendent, and Mars signifi­cator of the thing demaunded, because hee being Lord of the fourth house, wherein is contayned the substaunces of brethe­ren, because it is the second house to the third, hee shall iustlye signifie the thing desired. Now therefore we must looke if by any meanes the querent shall obtayne or get that whiche hee desireth. Which thing being considered, there appeareth no coniunction betweene the Lord of the ascendent or the Moone with the significators of the thing demaunded. Wherfore by this meanes the querent shall not haue his desire.

But I doe see further a translation of the light and nature of the significator of the thing to be wrought by the moone vnto the Lord of the the horoscope, for the moone being separate from the trine aspecte of Mars whome Mars had receyued in his exhaltation, it doth show that the querent shall obtayne his desire more easily then if the translation had ben done con­trariwise. By the thirde meane whiche is by the collection or gathering of the light it cannot come to passe because there is no waightier planet then they that doth behold them both.

Fourthlye it is like that the thing shall come to passe be­cause the significator of the thing desired is placed in the as­cendent, therefore wee doe also iudge that hee shall haue that which he desireth, because the significator of the thing doeth possesse the ascendent, and his light is translated to the Lorde of the horoscope, in this sort you shall iudge of al maner of que­stions propounded, alwayes taking heede vnto the disposition of the significators, & marking the good or euil aspectes, with the fortunate or vnfortunate planets, their applications or se­perations, For their disposition with the good sheweth good, and with the euill the contrary, for their application doth sig­nifie inclination, and their separation their priuation. Fur­ther their applications which are by a trine or sextill aspecte doe easily bring the thing to passe, but those which happeneth by a quadrat or opposition, doe cause many difficulties. And this shall suffice to resolue sundrie questions, notwithstanding to make this doctrine more easie, we wil show an example vp­on euery one of the houses beginning with a question referred vnto the first house, and so prosecute the rest in order.

The first Question to know whether any man that is absent, be dead or aliue. Cap. 22.

MAny & sundry questions are mooued, which are referred to some of the 12 houses because of their sundrie sig­nifications. But because euery house hath almost innumerable significa­tions, if we would touch them all, or bring them into one volume our la­bour woulde bee tedious and verye great. Wherefore setting downe one only question vpon euery house, easie iudgemente maye bee giuen of the rest, so that which is spoken before, bee well vn­derstoode and perceyued. The first house giueth iudgemente of the lyfe, and therfore the question proposed of one that is ab­sent whether he bee deade or alyue is referred vnto the fyrste house. When you will therefore resolue suche a question, looke whether the Lorde of the ascendent, the Moone, or the Lord of the 8 house be ioyned together, for that showeth that the man is departed this lyfe. Looke also if there bee anye translation of the light of the Lorde of the ascendent vnto the Lorde of the eyghth house, or contrarywyse: or whether the Lord of the 8 house be in the ascendent, or the Lorde of the as­cendent be placed in the angle of the earth, for all these do de­clare that the man hath ended his lyfe. Furthermore, the dispositions of the Lord of the ascendent is to be marked whe­ther it be with fortunate or vnfortunate planets for the appli­cations with the good planets showeth lyfe, but with the euill it bringeth hurt and death. The lyke is to bee iudged of the ascendent and part of fortune, for the good planets being in the ascendent, or with the part of fortune, or beholding them [Page] with good aspect signifieth lyfe, as contrariwise the malygne or euill Planets being so placed, doth threaten mischeefe and death.

The seconde question whether any man shal haue or possesse riches and substance, and at what time. Cap. 23.

THe dispositions also of the significa­tor with the Lord of the ascendent, and the Moone wherof we haue of­ten spoken doth shew the life, if the almuten of the ascendent or signifi­cator doe behold any Planet being in an angle it doth declare consepti­on, contrariwise if they being in an angle do behold a planet in a falling house, or that there be a moueable signe in the ascendent, or any malygne Planet, it sheweth that there is no conseption, or if there were, it sheweth abortion, but a fixed signe in the ascendent with a fortunate Planet in the same, foresheweth true consception, also a Planet hauing many dignities in the fifth house and placed in the same and beholden of the Moone doth shew true consception, likewise the Lord of the fift house being strong in the ascendent or tenth house doth shew y^t like, now if that you desire to know when a woman is conceiued, whether she shall bring foorth a man childe or a woman, be­hold whether the Lorde of the ascendent the Moone and the Lorde of the fifth house be in masculine signes or the most of them, for that doth signifie the woman shal beare a man child, if they be in femenine signes it sheweth a woman childe, like­wise marke if the Lord of the houre and the Lord of the house of children and the Moone or two of them bee in masculine signes, for then it sheweth a man child: in feminine signs, it [Page] signifieth a woman, I would also haue set downe some questi­on vpon the sixt house, but minding hereafter to adde another treatise vnto this worke the scope wherof shalbe almost wholy referred to the nature of the sixte house, nowe wee will onely touch a short question of the same house as followeth.

To knowe whether a man shall keepe or leaue his seruant. CAP. 27.

SEruantes oftentimes being in good credite with their maisters, do feare least their maister will giue them o­uer vnto some other or that they shal not be in so good state as they are, as it happeneth in those countries where they sel or giue their seruāts, wherefore if any man will knowe if he shalbe in better case with another then with him that he serueth, he may put foorth his question to knowe if the mayster will keepe his seruant or leaue him, for aunswere whereunto we will first set downe the firste house and the Lord thereof, and the Moone, for the interro­gant, and the sixth house and his Lorde for the seruaunt, and the tenth house and his Lorde, for the mayster of the seruaunte. Then wee must consider the disposition of these significatours as well among themselues as the an­gles, for if the Lord of the ascendent or the Moone bee corporallye ioyned with the Lorde of the tenth house, by coniunction or aspecte, and that the same bee in one de­gree or minute, it signifies that hee shall bee delyuered by hys mayster: and if they bee already separated or that they dooe separate themselues, the seruaunte [Page] hath had already leaue to depart, but if the Lord of the first or sixt house or the moone do seperate themselues from the Lord of the tenth house, and do apply to some other planet of whome they are receiued eyther in his house, exaltation, tearme or triplicitie, it doth showe that his maister shall giue him to some other, and that he shall be better then with the first ma­ster, but if they seperate them selues from the Lorde of the tenth house, and do not apply to some other Planet, his mai­ster shall not keepe him although he giue him vnto another: if they seperate themselues from the Lorde of the tenth house and doe applye vnto a malygn Planet without reception, he shall be giuen vnto another maister with whom hee shall not be so well as with the first, and if there bee no coniunction or seperation found betweene the lord of the ascendant the moone and the lord of the sixt house, with the Lord of the tenth, then looke if there be any such thing betweene them and the sunne, for then you must iudge as you would doe betweene them and the Lord of the tenth house, if none of these constellations bee found, the seruant shall dwell still with his maister, specially if the ascendant or sixt house be fixed signes, or that the Lorde of them or the moone or the most parte of them bee in stable or fixed signes.

Howe to knowe whether a man shall ob­tayne that woman in mariage which he desireth. Cap. 25.

THis questiō being preposed by a mā will also serue to aunswere the lyke demaunded by a woman, giuing vn­to ech their proper significators, as is before shewed, it may be resolued in this sort. First giue vnto the querent the ascendent and his lord, and the moone with the planet from the which the Moone doth separate her selfe, and the Sunne for his significator. But to the woman, the seuenth house and his lorde, the Planet vnto whome the Moone doth apply, and Venus. Then marke diligently what disposition there is betweene the lorde of the ascendente, and the Moone, with the lord of the seuenth house, and with the Planet from whom the Moone is separate, with the Planet to whome she doeth applye, and with the Sunne and Venus: for a trine or sextill aspect or application betweene them doeth show the matter shall be easily brought to passe, but the qua­drat and apposition showeth it hardlye, and the separation de­clareth that it shall come to no effecte or purpose. If the lorde of the ascendent or the Moone be in the seuenth house, and the Planet from whome the Moone is seperate, doth beholde or applye vnto the Planet wherevnto the Moone doth apply, or the Sunne doe behold or apply vnto Venus, it signifieth that the mariage shall come to passe but with muche laboure and difficultie, and specially if the application or aspects bee of en­mitie, for these aspectes breede hatred and displeasure, and de­stroy the worke, except some other better significations come betweene.

But if the Lord of the seuenth house be placed in the firste, or be corporally ioyned vnto him, or that the Planet vnto whom the Moone doth apply, doth be hold the planet from whom she is separate, by a trine or sextill aspect, or doth applye vnto him by like aspect, or that Venus doeth the like vnto the Sunne, the querent shall easily obtayne his wife. Notwithstanding if this be oone by a quadrat or opposition without any reception, it shall hardly come to passe. But if the Lord of the ascendente be receyued or any Planet, it signifieth that it shall come to passe if the Planet which receyueth him, haue any dignities in the seuenth house, but if you find none of these thinges be­fore spoken of, then marke whether there be any translation or collection of light betweene them, for they doe likewise pro­mise vnto the querent his wife, as the other aspectes before mentioned, notwithstanding it shall bee broughte to passe by messengers or others that shall deale betweene. Fynallye, the Moone free from misfortune and receyued, promiseth the like, but if it happen that there fall out none of these foresayd constellations, then the querent is not to haue any hope to obtayne his demaunde.

Whether a man shall inioy the goods and dowrie of his Wife. Cap. 26.

SOmetimes it happeneth this que­stion to be moued: whether any mā may haue and enioye the goodes or dowrye of his wife, whiche question is aunswered according to the dispo­sition of the ascendēt and his Almu­ten, and the Moone with the eyghte house and his lord because the eyght house being the seconde and succee­ding to the seuenth, the house of the substaunce of women. If then the lord of the first house and the Moone be ioyned with the lord of the eyght house by aspecte, coniunction, or application, the querent shall obtayne the wo­mans goods or substaunce: or if there bee any application be­tweene them with reception, or translation, or collection of light, the querent shal haue that he seeketh, if none of these be found, looke if the lord of the eyght house be in the first, or the Lord of the first, or the Moone be in the eyght house, then the querent shall haue the goods of the woman, but with muche labour and intreaty. But the lorde of the eyght house in the as­cendente bringeth the matter easilye to passe. But if none of these aspects doth appeare, then that he seeketh, is frustrate and voyde.

Of the speedye or slacke returne of him that taketh in hand any iourney, and of suche thinges as shall happen in the iourney. CAP. 27.

BEing demaunded of any man whiche would take in hād any iourney, what shall or may happen vnto him in the same, and of his short or slack return, take diligente heede to the significa­tor of the iourney, and to the Lord of the ascendent, and the Moone, for if the significator of the iourney which is the Almutē of the ninth house, and the lord of the ascendent, or the Moone, be ioyned together, or that one of the significators do applye vnto another, or that there be betweene them translation or collection of lighte, or the greater part of them be in moueable signes, the iourney shall soone bee ended, and the returne short: but if they be in fixed signes, it will be a long iourney, and long returne, but if it be in common signes, his iourney shall be indifferente, and his returne like, but by the way he shall take in hand another iourney. But the lordes of the ascendente and the ninth house, being infortunate, retrograde, or combust, do hinder the iour­ney and bring great daunger. But if the Lord of the ascendent and of the ninth house be efortunate, or doe applye to the lorde of the eleuenth house, or the Lord of the eleuenth house be for­tunate in the ninth, it signifyeth a prosperous iourney, and that the querent shall obtayne that he trauayleth for. But if the Moone bee in the sixt or twelfth house, or ioyned with the Lord of the sixt, and be infortunate, or that the Lord of the as­cendent or of the ninth house be afflicted by the lord of the sixt, it signifyeth that the trauayler shall bee sicke in his iourney, [Page] but if the affliction be by the Lorde of the 12, it sheweth im­prisonment. And by this meanes you may iudge of the for­tunes or misfortunes, by the disposition of the Lordes of the houses, with fortunate or vnfortunate planets.

To vnderstande whether a man shall ob­taine that dignitie or office that hee desireth, or seeketh for. CAP. 28.

IF any man mooue a question of an Office or dignitie which hee hopeth to obtayne, to vn­derstande or know whether hee shall haue it or no: Behold if the Lord of the tenth house whiche is significator of the office, bee ioyned with the Lorde of the first house, or if one of them doe applye vnto the other, by a tryne or sextill aspecte, with reception, then iudge boldly that he shall haue the office. The like you shall iudge also if you finde the Lorde of the as­cendent and the lord of the tenth house placed in angles, so that there be no misfortune betweene them. But if the Lord of the ascendent be cadent or falling from the lord of the tenth house and do not behold him: or the Lord of the tenth house be fal­ling from the tenth house, and doth not behold the same, except some fortunate planet doe come betweene, and translate the light of the one to the other, the querent shall not haue the of­fice he seeketh, for it signifieth that it is already giuen to ano­ther. If the Almuten of the first house, or the Moone, be re­ceyued in the tenth, or the Lord of the tenth be receyued in the ascendent, they doe promise the office vnto the querent. If any planet heauier then the Lords of the ascendent or tenth house, doe gather their light, he placeth the querent in the office, as the other Constellations doe: But if the lorde of the house of Hope, be an vnfortunate Planet, and behold the Moone being [Page] vnfortunate, or that the Moone bee in the eleuenth house vn­fortunate, the office shall not be graunted vnto the Querent. But if the Lord of the eleuenth house be fortunate, and behold the Moone being also fortunate, or the Lord of the ascendente or of the tenth house with a good aspect, or apply vnto anye of them, or be placed in the tenth house, he doth promise and giue the office and dignitie to the querent. But if a fortunate Pla­net be Lord of the eleuenth house, and be placed in a very good place, and the Moone being vnfortunate be found falling from the fortunes, and the eleuenth house, the querent shal obtayne but a part of his sute, and if that misfortune of the Moone doe come by Mars, and that Mars be strong in the heauen behol­ding the Lordes of the eleuenth house, and ascendent it show­eth that the querent shall be murthered or slayne after he hath gotten the Office, except some fortunate Planet comming be­tweene do let or hinder that mischiefe. The Lords of the tenth and eleuenth house being fortunate & beholding one another with reception, although the Moone be afflicted by Saturn, they promise the Office vnto the querent: who notwithstan­ding by meanes of the misfortune of the Moone, wroughte by Saturne, shal in his office be of ill behauiour, and there­by get no loue or friendship, but hatred and displeasure.

To knowe whether a man shall haue the thing he hopeth or looketh for. CAP. 29.

A Question being moued by any man of any matter, whether it be digni­tie, office, or anye other thing, whe­ther hee shall obtayne it or no, and yet will not tell what it is that hee hopeth for, nor at whose handes hee looketh for it. Take your signifi­cator from the eleuenth house for if the Lorde of the eleuenth do applye to the Lord of the ascendent, or the Lord of the ascendent, vn­to the Lord of the eleuenth, or doe behold him, the querent shall obtayne that he looketh for, and that very easily, if the appli­cation be by a tryne or sextill aspect. The like shall come to passe when the Lord of the eleuenth house is receiued into any angle. Also when the receyuer of the disposition of the Moone is receyued, and his Receiuer agayne receiued, the querente shall obtayne lightly and easily.

In like maner you shall iudge of the Lord of the ascendent if the receyuer of the disposition of the Moone bee in a com­mon or moueable signe, he shall obtayne but a smal or the least part of the thing he seeketh, but if he be in a fixed signe he shal haue it wholy. The like also shall come to passe when there is anye applications, translations, or collections of light, where­of we haue spoken oftentimes before.

In like maner a man may iudge when anye man doeth de­maund whether he shall obtayne the good will or friendship of him that hee seeketh or desireth. If you finde the Lorde of the ascendent, the Moone, and the Lord of the eleuenth house, ioyned together, or any of them applying to anye other, iudge [Page] that he shall haue his desire, and so much the rather if it be by friendly aspectes. But if the aspectes or applications bee vn­friendly, hardly shall be obtayne his desire, but if it happen he doe obtayne, the friendship shall not continue long, but there shall rise discorde and contention betweene them, and hardlye shall they be made friends agayne.

Of a mans secrete Enemies. CAP. 30.

A Question being mooued of the state or condition of a secrete enemie, con­sider well who is the Almuten of the 12 house, and his dispositiō with the other houses and Planets. For ac­cording to his disposition, shall giue iudgement of the secrete enemy. If the Almuten of the 12 house bee in the sixt, or ioyned with the Lorde of the sixt, it showeth that the enemye is sicke, or the like, if the Lord of the sixt house he in the twelfth, but if the significator of the secrete enemye be found ioyned with the Lord of the 10 house, it sheweth that the enemy is eyther at the Court or tal­king with the King, to haue or obtayne some thing of hym which shall be hurtfull vnto the Querent. If the significator aforesayde doe beholde the ascendent or his Lorde with a qua­drat or opposicion, and so you shall iudge. But if the Lorde of the 12 house be foūd placed in the fourth house, or in the house of death, or ioyned to the Lord of the eyght house, which is the house of death, you shal affirme that he is eyther already dead or else that he will dye very shortly. In this sort a man maye iudge of the state of his secrete enemy by the disposition of the significator, with the Lordes of the houses and the Planettes [Page] good or bad. But if the querent will tell you the name of his enemye, or that he be not a priuie, but rather an open enemie, you must seeke out his cōdition and state by the seuenth house and the Lorde thereof, for because the seuenth house doeth be­hold the ascendent with an enuious aspect, worthily therefore the state of open enimies is drawne from it. By this meanes, and in this sort, a man may giue iudgement of euery question proposed, and aunswere vnto them.

VVhether any man shall haue or possesse riches and substaunce and at what time. CAP. 30.

WHen any man preposeth a question, whether he shall haue any substaunce or riches, and if it shall come to passe, at what time and when it shall be, and yet hee will not tell from or of whome he hopeth to haue or receyue anye ri­ches. They that shall giue aunswere in this poynt, must diligently foresee if there bee any application be­tweene the Lord of the second house, the Moone, and the lorde of the first house or not, also you must looke if there bee anye translation of light and nature betweene them, or that their light be gathered by any higher Planet. Or if the Lorde of the second house be fortunate in the ascendent, or if the part of fortune or Lorde of the ascendente bee fortunatelye placed in the second house: For if these or any of these, or the moste part of them doe happen, it doeth signifie that the Querente shall haue substaunce and riches. But if none of these bee found it showeth the contrary, if the Moone bee not placed in the second house.

But to know when it shal happen if vnto euery degree that is between their cōiunctiō or aspect to Iupiter, or y^e part of for­tune or one significator to another, you do giue a day a weeke, [Page] moneth or yeare, according to the quallities of the signes, you shall vnderstande the tyme. The mooueable signes doe determine houres or dayes, the common signes mo­nethes or weekes, the fixed signes monthes or yeares, by this meanes also a man shall know when any thing that is deman­ded shall come to passe.

Of the inquisition or searching out of brethren. Cap. 31.

ALL thinges are in nature accor­ding to the variable and diuers quallities and complections of men, for some men doe continually tra­uell and passe from Cittie to Cittie, from countrye to countrie, other­some very seldome or neuer trauell out of their owne countrie, or re­mooue from their own habitations, but vnto suche as bee wanderers or trauelers sundrye accidents are woonte to happen where­upon also diuers questions are preposed, as some doe inquire for their brother, some for their father, others for their cosine, and one for another. Therefore when any man moo­ueth a question to vnderstande the state of his brother beeing absent, the third house is dilligently to bee considered, for it giueth iudgemente of brethren, also the Lorde thereof, and the Lorde of the triplicitie are to bee marked, for their for­tunate or vnfortunate disposition sheweth in what estate the brother is, yf the Lorde of the thyrde house bee in the [Page] sixth, or the Lorde of the sixth in the thirde, or one of them haue application or aspect to the other, it sheweth that hee is sicke, if the significators of the brother bee in the seuenth house or the Moone, or Lorde of the seuenth house be in the thirde, or that there bee anye applycation betweene them, it sheweth that hee hath or shall marrye a wyfe: but if these dispositions bee founde with the Lorde of the eyghte house, or in the same house, or that the Lorde of the thyrde, bee in the fourth house, it shew­eth that hee is deade. Likewise the application aspect or coniunction of the significators of the brother, with fortu­nate Planets sheweth his good estate and condition, but with the infortunate, it sheweth the contrary.

After this sorte may you iudge of the disposition of the sig­nificators of the brother, with the Lordes of the other houses and of other questiōs preposed, whether it be of father mother wife or children, or any other thing whereof diuers and sun­drye iudgementes maye bee giuen.

To knowe whether anie man shall possesse and inioye the house or lande that hee desyreth to buye. Cap. 32.

IF any man demaund a question for the buy­ing of a house, whether hee shall obtaine it or not, giue the ascendent and his Lorde and the Planet from whom the Moone is separa­ted vnto the querent, and the fourth house & his Lorde and the Moone vnto the house or ground desired, & the 10 house with his lord vnto the price or value of the same, but if he will not tell you who it is, that doth sel it, then attribute the seuenth house and the lord therof and the Planet to whom the moone doth apply vnto the sellar, but if he will tell you his name then another significator must be giuen vnto him as if he did desire to buy his brothers land, then the thirde house and his Lord is to be giuen vnto the sel­lar, but if he will not tell the name of the sellar eyther because he knoweth him not or otherwise then as is aforesaide the se­uenth house with his lorde and the Planet whereunto the Moone doeth applie shal bee the significator, but now to know what shall come to passe in this matter, we must looke what the disposition or habite of these significators is, for if the Lorde of the ascendent and the Lord of the seuenth house be in coniunction, or there be any applycation betweene them or translation of light the querent shall easily obtaine, specially if there be a reception or that the aspect or application bee friendlye.

If these things happen not, then must you looke if the lord of the seuenth house be in the first, or the Lorde of the first in y^e seuenth, for that would cause the querent to obtaine his re­quest. The like is to be iudged, if there be any applycation [Page] or coniunction, or translation of lyght betweene the Planet from whom the moone is seperate and that to whom she doeth applye so that the translation be not wrought by the Moone, or the Planet from whom the Moone is seperate, be in the se­uenth house or that whereunto she doth apply be placed in the first house, the querent shall obtaine the thing he seeketh, but if none of these be found, then marke if the Lord of the ascen­dent and the Lord of the fourth house and the moone be ioyned togeather, or whether there be any applycation or translation of lyght betweene them, or if the Lord of the fourth house, or the moone be in the ascendent or the Lord of the ascendent in the fourth house these shall bring the matter to passe lyke the other constellations before saide, in lyke manner maye you iudge by the disposition of the lord of the tenth house with the lord of the ascendent, if any of these constellations be found thē shall the querent haue his desire otherwise not.

Wherfore this shall be suficiently spoken of those questions according to our compendious institution and purpose, for ma­ny other wryters haue written more at large of euery questi­on as Guydo, Bonatus, Haly, Aben-Ragell and others, vnto whom I referre them that desire to knowe more herein, not­withstanding whosoeuer shall dilligently reade and perfitlye vnderstande that whiche wee haue before declared, hee shall be able to giue a certaine and determi­nate iudgemente of all questions that shall bee proposed or de­maunded.