THE Aphelions of the Planets is no more than a fixt point in the Ellipsis of the Planets Motion, which when any Planet is in Conjunction with that Point, then are they in their furthest distance from the Sun, and are then the flowest in their Motion; now the Motions of the Aphelions of the Planets, is not above 48 Seconds in a Year, and that is caused by the precession of the Equinoctial, by which means it moves through the 12 Signs but once in 27000 Years; this Motion of all Moti­on is the slowest; and therefore the Change of the Aphelion of any of the Primary Planets is thought by those that have been Learned in Astrology, to cause great Mutation in the World; but by reason that Astronomy hath been in former Ages very lame (as may be seen by any that do make but an enquiry into it) hath caused the famous Masters of this Science in former Ages to erre, for most, if not all Tables of Astronomy disagree in this very point, about the Motion of the Aphelion, but the best Tables as yet extant, are the Carolina Tables of Thomas Street, from which Tables I have framed a Table of the Motion of the Aphelions of the Primary Planets, out of one Sign into another, for some Years to come.

All those that are furnished with History may compare former times with the Mutations of the Aphelions of the Planets, and find a great satisfaction therein; for 389 Years before the Floud, Saturn changed his Aphelion out of Libra into Scorpio a Watry Sign, and 516 Years before the Floud Mars changed his Aphelion out of Gemini in­to Cancer a Watry Sign: Now no Planet except Saturn and Mars did change their Aphelion near those times; and when Mars changed his Aphelion out of Cancer into Leo 123 Years afterwards began the Graecian Monarchy, and the Conquest of the known part of the World by Alexander the Great; and but 4 Years before the Conquest of the World, Saturn changed his Aphelion out of Scorpio into Sa­gitary; but by reason the Aphelions of the Primary Planets are of so slow a Motion, (viz.) are no less than 2250 Years a going out of one Sign into another, and to determine any Judgment from their Motion, is very uncertain, because Astronomers differ so much about their places: For Spineus will have the Aphelion of Mars to have passed out of Leo into Virgo in the Year 1630; and by the Rudol­phen Tables not till the Year 1650; and by the Caroline Table (which I hold to be most exact) not till 1691, a considerable difference [Page 5]of time between these Tables: however such manner of Accidents will certainly happen, as Spineus makes mention of in his Catastrophe mundi (viz.) That there should be great War and Bloudshed all over the whole World; even to the destruction of Monarchy in several Kingdoms, and reduce all to an Aristocratical [or Democratica] Me­diocrity, both in the Government of the Commonwealth and Church; but e'r that can be effected Omnia nutu unius Regentur: So said Cardanus long since.

THE Learned in Astrology do say, that there are three kinds of Conjunction, which they term Magna or great, and medium or mean or middle, minimam or least of all, this was the Opinion of Cardan, Noibod, Origanus, Hag­ben, and since their Death Campanella, they likewise say, that when Saturn and Jupiter make their first Conjunction in Aries, that should be counted the greatest of all; but there has been none such never since the beginning of time, as was very well noted by Mr. Edling, in his Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663, and as any one may see that will be pleased but to calculate their entrance into the fiery Trigons; but note, that which I mean by a great Conjunction, is when Saturn and Jupiter make their first Conjunction in the Fiery Trigon, which Trigon is Aries, Leo, Sagitary, and their first Con­junction at the entrance of Saturn and Jupiter in this Trigon, hath always been in Sagitary: The reason the Antients hath fondly ima­gined, that Saturn and Jupiter made sometimes their Conjunction in Aries or Leo, I conceive to be for want of good Tables to Calculate their Motions.

Now all Modern Authors call that the great Conjunction of Sa­turn and Jupiter which fall in the Fiery Trigon, (viz.) Aries, Leo, Sagitarius, and those the mean which fall in any of the other Tri­plicities after their first entrance into it; Now the first Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter fell in Sagitarius, and that was 3958 Years before Christ, and they continued their Conjunction out of Sagi­tarius [Page 6]into Leo and thence into Aries, until they had made 10 Con­junctions in the Fiery Trigon, and then they made their first Con­junction in Virgo of the Earthy Trigon, and that was 3759 Years be­fore the coming of Christ, and so continued their several Conjun­ctions out of Virgo into Taurus, and thence into Capricorn, until they had made 10 more Conjunctions, and then they made their first Con­junction in the Airy Triplicity in Gemini, and that was 3560 Years before the coming of Christ, and having made 10 Conjunctions in that Triplicity, they made their first Conjunction in Pisces, of the Wa­try Triplicity, and that was 3361 Years before the coming of Christ, and after having made Ten Meetings in that Triplicity, did make their second meeting in the fiery Trigon in Sagitarius. 3164 before the coming of Christ: So have they continued their Conjunctions out of the fiery Triplicity into the Earthy, and from thence into the Airy, and so into the Watry, and from thence into the Fiery again, making no more nor less than 10 Conjunctions in each Triplicity, and the first in the Fiery hath always been in Sagitarius, and the first hath been in Virgo, of the Earthy, and in Gemini in the Airy, and Pisces in the Watry. Indeed Mr. Lilly tells us in his Prophetical Merline p. 3. that the first Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the Watry Triplicity, was in Cancer, but by Calculation any one may find that their first Con­junction was in Pisces, and likewise he doth tell you, that if you may believe John Ganivetus, otherwise called Amicus Medicorum, that upon their seventh Return into the Watry Triplicity, that they made their first Conjunction in Scorpio, but by Calculation their first meeting was in Pisces. 20 Years before Mr. Lilly in his Anglicus 1677, publi­shed a Table of all the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter from the Creation of the World; but by Calculation I find that to be grosly false, and so likewise is that Table published 1680, and that it may be seen how far they be wide from the Truth, I have Published here a Table of all the Conjunctions for 3958 Years before the coming of Christ.

Any one that please to compare this Table with that which was Published in the Year 1677 by Mr. Lilly, and likewise that which was made Publique 1680, will find a very great difference, and for me to make Publick the several Series of the Calculations of the two Superiours Saturn and Jupiter, which I have been forced to Calcu­late, and from thence to prove that I am in the Right, would be too tedious for me to recite, and would cause this Volume to exceed its bounds; besides, I think that Man not fit to find fault with what I have here inserted, if he be not able to calculate their pla­ces himself, and shew me my Errours; I can assure him it is a great labour, and will take up a great many Sheets of Paper for to do it; I likewise let him know, that the Years of their several Conjunctions was calculated from the Caroline Tables of Mr. Thomas Street, Pub­lished 1663, which Tables I take to be the best yet extant; but be­cause the young Artist should know in what degrees, and in what Moneth the two Planets Saturn and Jupiter meet the first times in the Fiery Trigon, the first was 3958 Years before the coming of Christ in Sagitarius, 8 Degrees in the Moneth of February.

The Second 3164 Ante Christ. in Sagitarius 5 d. 0, and in the Month of November. The Third was 2370 Years before Christ in 8 d. 0 Sagitarius, and in the Month of December. The Fourth was Ante Christum 1575, and there was no less then three Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter that Year; the first was March 12. in 9 d. 0 Sa­gitarius: and the Second was in May in Sagitarius 8 d. 0: and the Third was September in 4 d. 0 Sagitarius. Pray let the young Ar­tist mind but this Conjunction, and what followed it; the fifth Con­junction was 781 Years before the Coming of Christ, in Sagitarius 13 0; and the Sixth was Anno Domini 15 in Sagitarius 15 0; and the Seventh was in the Year of our Lord 809, in Sagitarius 6 0 and in the Moneth of October: And the Eighth time that they met was in Sagitarius 8 d. 0, and in December 1603, under whicch Trigon we now are, and shall continue till the Year 1802. Now those that are conversant in History may examine what great altera­tions there have happened in the World at the entrance of the Su­periours Saturn and Jupiter in any of the Four Triplicities, but more especially the Fiery, and they may find great content therein; yet for the benefit of the Sons of Art, I will recite a few Remarques, which I hope will not be amiss; the first Restitution of the Fiery Trigon, after the Worlds Creation, happened in Enoch's time; the second happened but 36 Years before the General Deluge, and it happened [Page 10]under the Influence of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, and under the same Triplicity and Conjunction of Saturn in Ju­piter in Aries, 120 Years after the Floud was the destruction of Lan­guages, and the beginning of the Assyrian Monarchy; the third in Moses time, and the Delivery of the Children of Israel out of Egypt: during of this Trigon, and the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Aries 1535 before Christ, was the Deucalions Deluge: Troy was destroyed during the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo 1198 Years before the coming of Christ, the Destruction happening but 6 Years after that. Under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini, which happened 1059 Years before the coming of Christ, was London began to be built, Solomon's Temple was Founded under the Influence of Saturn and Jupiter in Libra, that happening 1019 Years before the coming of Christ: the Temple was began to be built 6 Years after that the Temple was destroyed, 626 Years before the coming of Christ, and before that 4 years, there was a Con­junction of Saturn and Jupiter in Aries the opposite Sign to Libra, Note. a thing worth the taking notice of: 1258 Years be­fore the Coming of Christ there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo, in that very Year began the Persian Monarchy; and 443 Years before the Coming of Christ there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Taurus, 7 years after this began the Graecian Monarchy; and 45 years before the coming of Christ was there a Con­junction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, in that very year, or ve­ry near to it, was the destruction of the Graecian Monarchy, and the beginning of the Roman Monarchy: under the Influence of the Con­junction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius Anno Domini 809 was the Translation of the Western Empire to the Germans. 761 years be­fore the coming of Christ was there a Conjunction: of Saturn and Ju­piter in the Sign Leo, 10 years after that was Rome began to be built; 15 years after the Birth of our Saviour there was a great Con­junction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius, and the sixth time they begun the Fiery Trigon; under this very Conjunction began Chri­stianity, which Faith shall continue till the very end of time; 630 years after the coming of Christ, was there a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, under which Influence began Mahomet to broach his Opinion in the World. A many more Examples may be sound by any that are conversant in History, this that I have done being only to shew which way Astrology might be brought to a greater [Page 11]Perfection than now it is, which Task I hope to see performed by a much Abler Hand than my self, hoping the mean time that my Essay will not be slighted by those that are Lovers of Art.

Pray take what Authors say will be the Effects of the Conjuncti­ons of Saturn and Jupiter through the 4 Triplicities.

FOR to erect a Figure for the time of this Conjunction, would be too great a Curiosity for any to attempt, seeing their Motions are so slow, and it is a matter of Question, whether all former Observations of the Ancients are to a minute, from whence all Tables are framed, and should they but erre one minute in Saturn's place, it would cause near 8 hours diffe­rence in time, and from this very reason cannot there be any cer­tainty of setting of a Figure for the time of their Conjunction, there­fore it will be convenient that a Figure be set for the Full Moon following, which fell on the day that Sir Christopher Heydon made Observation which fell on December 7th 1603, at 21 H. 26 M. P.m. for which time the following Figure was set.

From which may be conjectured the effects that are like to follow this Conjunction for 200 Years, in which time there will be great Changes in the whole World, and in parti­cular to Europe in ge­neral.

That which is most Observable, is this Great Conjunction (contrary to the usual Order and Custom) happened be­fore the full Period,Vide Edling. and compleat Revolution of the pre­ceeding Triplicity, as if the Effects depending hereon should by the Ordination of the Almighty, be sooner ma­nifested to the World, than from natural Causes could other­wise have been predicted.

And seeing the Nature and Property of this Triplicity (by the ge­neral consent of the Learned) is diametrically contrary to the former, it may be rationally conjectured, that the more eminent Changes and Alterations are likely to happen e'er the effects thereof be at a full Period, undoubtedly there will be a great Suppression (if not a total Subversion) of some Ancient Monarchys, Kingdoms and Common­wealths, with an Alteration of their Laws, Customs and Priviledges, and also of some Ancient Families who had their first Foundation un­der Gemini, Virgo or Pisces, and in their rooms new ones erected, which shall continue till some contrary Configurations of Heaven do produce their Dissolution; as for Example, the Saxons entred Britain 479 Years after Christ, or soon after, 8 Years before that there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini, and 9 Years after the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius, 809 their Heptarchy was reduced to a Monarchy, and 8 or 9 Years after the first Conjunction in the Earthy Triplicity in Virgo, it being in Square both to Gemini and Sagitarius, at which time the Danes be­gan their Monarchy, and the next time Saturn and Jupiter came in Conjunction in Virgo, which was 50 Years after; then came the Narmans; and upon this Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sa­gitarius 1603; then came Scotlands King to be King of all England, Scotland and Ireland; and thus you see all beginnings as to those Grand Affairs, hath had their end upon Conjunctions in Signs of a contrary nature.

So many Planets posited in the Sign of the Conjunction (separa­ting and applying) considering also that the Conjunctions of Mars the Year following, first with Saturn, and then with Jupiter, both near the place of the great Conjunction, and in Opposition of the Ascendant of London, these may induce us to conceive that some more than ordinary effects are to be signified by this return of the Superiours into the Fiery Triplicity,Vide Edling. I say, more than perhaps hath usually happened from any, or most of those that have preceeded since the Creation of the World; [Page 17]and that amongst other places, London, and generally the whole Na­tion is herein concerned; thus much Mr. Edling, and there is hardly any living but what are sensible of the truth of these Predictions.

But there is yet many more notable Transactions to happen in the World from the effects of this great Conjunction; for bycor­poreal or double bodied Signs do signifie or operate most upon Men, and those of the Highest Rank (viz.) Kings and Magistrates, and Ru­lers of Kingdoms or Commonwealths, therefore the effects will be found to operate both upon Matters and Persons of both Church and State, and seeing that whatsoever had its Rise from any Eminent Configuration of the Superiour Bodies, must also expect to receive a great Suppression and Molestation from its contrary, and it is the Opinion of Spineus in his Catastrophe mundi, that as Mahomet had his Rise from the Influence of the Watry Trigon, so from the effects of this Restitution of the Superiours in this Fiery Trygon, it being diametrically opposite to the Watry, shall that Religion receive great batement and molestation; and in page 25 of that Book, from the Influence of this Conjunction, Mahomet shall be destroyed, then shall follow an Universal Peace, and a general Empire of Christians, or the Faith of Christ more enlarged throughout the World. Thus much Spineus.

But before all these things be compleated, the Christians shall be at Wars one with another, and shall give encouragement to the Grand Turk to invade Europe, and he shall pass through all Germany, and France and Italy, and part of Spain, almost to the ruining of all Christendom, after which he shall by the Divine Power of God turn Christian, after which he shall destroy the Dregs of the Church of Rome, and shall settle a General Peace throughout the known parts of the World.

Neither is the Judgment of Mr. Lilly upon this Conjunction to be slighted (viz.) That God will restrain Monarchical Pomp, and reduce all to an Aristocratical Mediocrity both in Church and Sate, but before this be effected Omnia nutu unius regentur, as Cardan long since Predicted, after which God will give so long a Peace, and such Tranquility to the Earth, as she never enjoy'd the like. In the mean time (saith he) as Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury in the Scheme are in the 12th. I conceive, that privately by Lyes, by Treachery, by seign­ed and dissembling Treaties and Ambassadors, and by the Policy of a Jesuitical Faction all over Europe, the True Protestant Religion shall infinitely be distressed, and the Heavenly Intentions impedited; [Page 18]and all those Countries that profess that Opinion, shall be exceeding­ly molested by so secret a Compact of Villains and false hearted Trai­tors, lurking in the bosome of Princes, as that many will think Po­pery and Papism shall return to its old Seat in every Country; but that will never be in our Kingdoms, for Jùpiter being in his Chief House cannot but in fine overcome, and the rather, because he re­ceives the Sun and Mercury in the Ascendant, which shew God will miraculously by the means of some young Prince or Commonalty of People discover and bring to light the close Mysteries of those Plots that from the year 1603 until almost 50 years be expired shall involve all Christendom in most bloudy Broils, nay till the year 1699.

ANno 1604, about the beginning of October, this Star was observed first to appear in the Heavens, in or near 17 de­grees of Sagitarius, having of near 2 degrees of North Latitude, and as to its Magnitude; Ricciolus and others say, it was bigger then Jupiter or Venus, according to its apparent Dia­meter, and visible quantity; it is agreed by all Astronomers in those days, that the Apparent Magnitude was more than any of the Fixed Stars; and by reason of its having no sensible Paralax (by the con­sent of all Astronomers) shews it to be situated among the Fixed Stars, far above the Planetary Orbs, and had no motion at all in lon­gitude and latitude, as the Planets and other wandring Comes usu­ally have.

In Form it was exactly round, casting no Hair or Tail constant­ly to one place, but more like to the Order and Apparent Custom of the other Fixed Stars; it appeared with a most clear twinkling and shooting of Beams on every side, and that with such glistering and sudden brandishing, as hath not been usually seen or observed to be in the Heavens among the Stars, the Colour was very variable, like to a many Angled Diamond, by which turning the Sun Beams upon the eyes of the Beholders will reflect with a variable brightness; so from a bright yellow, anon it became croceal, and in a moment like a Purple and reddish, and many times it did appear white, and with a most pure twinkling light.

Its continuance was above a Year, even till the Moneth of Febru­ary 1605/6, and constantly in the same part of the Heavens as to its longitude in the Ecliptick, and it had its first Appearance near the time of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, as may be seen by the Figure of the Full Moon preceeding.

The Places of the Planets (ex Ephem. Orig.) at the Lunation precee­ding the first Appear­ance of this Star. This Star appeared visible near five Hendred days, therefore it will be five Hundred years before the full effects of this New Star be fulfilled.

It is here needless to trouble my self or Reader, with the various Opinions of the Learned, about the Matter and Generation of Comets or. New Stars; but as to its place, it being so near the place of the Great Conjunction, and the place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars the Year follow that also, being near the great Conjunction, from whence we may learn that there is extraordinary events that must ensue from this last return of the Superiours into the Fiery Trigon, from its magnitude, distance, stability, &c. is the great­ness, quality and duration of the effects declared, and by its habit to the Sun, and the direction the time thereof in general.

But seeing that this New Star was occidental of the Sun, and so appeared not till after Sun-set, and by the Doctrine of Ptolomy, the effects thereof must not be expected to be manifested so-suddenly to the World, as if it had Rise before the Sun; but as the Sun did ap­proach nearer and nearer, and so by degrees and for some time, did obscure the Light of the Star; so will the effects be obscured or re­tarded for a time, or till excited by subsequent Configurations; yet so as it must operate with the Conjunction, because it was so near the Ascendant thereof, that is near the place thereof the Conjunction. it self was oriental of the Sun, and so might denote some sudden Changes to happen in the World; and after Saturn and Jupiter were [Page 24]separated one from the other, and were about making their several Conjunctions with Mars, then did this Star appear occidental, near to the place of the great Conjunction, denoting at length, and even before the effects of this Conjunction are compleated, must there be some eminent, and more than ordinary Changes to happen to the World; yet very little hitherto hath been taught by the Ancients, concerning the effects of these, or such like Prodigies of this Nature, so that we cannot attain so exactly to the particular events; only this we may conclude, that extraordinary Causes will have extraordinary Effects, and that from Astrological Principles, and Grounds of Na­ture.

Spineus saith, that about that part of Heaven in which a Mock-Star appeareth, shall a Man arise which in shew shall resemble Gold. And Cardanus tell us, Segm. 2. Aph. 204. Comets appearing in the East do signifie the Birth of a. Great Man who shall be a Maker or Giver of Laws: and in Segm. 3. Aph. 117. immoveable Comets do signifie Seditions, and being in the Fiery Trigon it excites to Wars; Commotions and Conflagrations to happen in the World, the ra­ther because this Mock-Star was of a Mars-like colour. Yet seeing at length it appeared of a more bright or jovial colour, Spineus will have it, that after there hath been such Wars, Sedition, burnings of Towns and Citys, and great slaughters of Mankind, then it should signifie the Kingdom of Peace. Any one may conclude with him, that there will be great Changes of Laws and Customs, destruction to divers States and Monarchies, beyond what could be signified from the Great Conjunction, for else why was it visible so near the place and time thereof: That which is worth taking notice of, is that dur­ing the appearance of this New Star, all the Planets came in Con­junction with it. Besides, it was not only elevated above the Pla­nets in the Conjunction, both in respect of its Latitude from the Ec­cliptick and Situation, or distance from the Earth, but also exceeded all the Planets in Magnitude and Light.

And considering that all the Planets, except the Moon, are under the Earth, and Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, and the New-star are in the Fourth House, without doubt it will be long before the effects will shew themselves fully to the World, and because the first Appea­rance thereof was so near the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter with Mars, and all nigh the place of the great Conjunction, and the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663. Therefore the effects thereof have in abundant measure shewed themselves this last 20 [Page 25]Years, and shall shew themselves more and more during the Con­junction of Saturn and Jupiter in the Fiery Trigon; and for the better understanding when the effects will be most manifest, I have directed the New Star and all the Planets in the Figure of the Full Moon preceeding the Appearance thereof (which may give satisfacti­on to any one that please to consider them) to the Year 1702; as for Example, In the year 1666 the Sun came to the New-Star, and the Moon to the Opposition of the said Star, and then was London bur­ned. London is under Gemini, and the Opposition fell in Gemini also

I shall conclude with the words of Spineus in his Catastrophe mun­di, where he saith, Take heed all you Kings of Spain and France, you Princes and Potentates of Italy, behold and dread the Sign that is sent down from God. (viz.) the Mock-Star of the Year 1604. let down in the Fiery Triplicity to provoke Wars and Conflicts, (by 7 Aph. 34.) Rebellions, Treasons, Desolations, so that all Men living shall be naturally inclin'd to shedding of bloud, for every immoderate Co [...]stitution of the Stars, brings Death amongst old and infirm Peo­ple, but in others violent events, and cruel destruction of young men, or their utter ruine.

Oh! how many Changes of Kingdoms. Oh! how much la­menting and bewailing the condition of disgrace! Oh! what sorts and difference of dangers and troubles are to be feared? what un­speakable great and grievous Villanies? Oh! what turbulent and damnable Seditions? Oh! what unlooked and unhoped for mischie­vous kinds of death? Oh! what exalting of wicked and reprobate Men, the troubled Stars of Heaven do belch out? Oh! what wretch­ed and indigent Persons are every where extolled, and the rich op­pressed and impoverished? How many Subjects and Servants shall rule whilst Kings and Masters shall obey. What Princes shall be thrown out of their Dominions? Oh! what insolent, Drunken and Luxuri­ous Men, who shall have the Habit of Whoredom? What inventers of new and unheard of Lusts, Buggeries, Gluttons, Murtherers, Cru­el, Deceivers, and Traitors, and Thieves (without cause) such as shall deride, torment, and tear in pieces, and kill with very vexati­on, all Men that be endued with Prudence, Knowledge and Wisdom, but they shall be of a constant mind; and although these things shall be fierce after the year 1630, yea more fierce after 1650; yet shall they be most terrible and rigorous after the year 1660: God divert the evil that is yet further portended from the effects of this New Star from the Kingdom of England, for since the Year 1660 there hath been a great deal of this production come to pass, and a great deal more there is behind, which not only England, but France and Spain, and Italy, and Germany, Holland, Scotland, and almost all the whole World, in one measure or other, within this 20 years will be sensible of, (viz.) Wars, Plagues, Famine and cruel destruction of Man­kind, with the burning of Towns and Citys. And so much may serve or the Judgment of the New Star,

OF this Comet hath Mr. Lilly treated of in his Prophetical Merlin, therefore I shall not undertake to write my Judgment thereon, because the Effects are already past, only write down the Ephemeris thereof, and the Figure of the Full Moon following, that from thence and the effects that be past, we may be able to find out a true measure of time for such like Prodigies, which cannot be done without Examples; for the Ancients have given us but very little light therein.

The Comet first ap­peared about the 11 day, but was not seen by every one till the 18 day, from which time the Ephemeris be­gins.

By this Table you may perceive the Cause of all the Troubles which happened from 1640, to 1648. is fore-shewed by the Comet 1618. with other Configurations; I shall proceed to the Conjuncti­on, 1623.

OF this Conjunction I shall not take any great notice, see­ing the effects extended but to the following 20 years, only take notice, that soon after this Conjunction King James dy'd, and King Charles the First, whose Ascen­dant was the Sign of the Conjunction, came by rightful Succession to the Crown: there was also several years of great Drought and Scarcity, and a most furious Plague; and seeing also that such like e­vils succeed the great Conjunction 1603, especially that great Plague in England 1605. Mr. Cambden observes, that Saturn cannot (or seldom doth pass through the Fiery Triplicity, but he doth afflict London with a Plague, or some other Epidemical Disease, of which I will give a few Examples: Anno Domini 1348 Saturn was in Aries, an Universal Plague in London: 1485 Saturn in Sagitarius a Sweating Sickness in London: 1507 Saturn in Leo, another Sweating Sickness in London: 1517 Saturn in Sagitarius, the third Sweating Sickness in London: 1530 Saturn in Aries, the fourth Sweating Sickness in London: 1544 Saturn in Sagitarius, a great Plague in London, which adjourned the Term to St. Albans: 1564 Saturn in Leo, the Plague in London after the return of the Army from New-haven: 1594 Sa­turn was in Leo, a great Plague in London, which caused the Term to be again holden at St. Albans: 1603 Saturn was in Sagitarius when that great Plague began in London which devoured so many thou­sands; one thousand six hundred and 25 Saturn was in Leo when that other great Plague began in Londonn which remov'd the Parliament to Oxford: 1633 and 1634, and 1635, Saturn was in Sagitarius when the Plague raged in so many parts of England: 1665 Saturn had but newly entred Capricorn, when the great Plague of all was in London; and truly I fear another great Plague in London before Sa­turn has passed quite through Leo 1683, the more, because Mars makes his Conjunction with Jupiter on the 6th. of September in 12 degrees of Leo, and on the 11th. day of the same Moneth, Mars [Page 32]meets with a Conjunction of Saturn in the 16 degrees of the same Sign Leo, and on the 17 day of October Saturn and Jupiter make their Conjunction in 19 degrees of the same Sign Leo; but that is not all, for on or about the 19th. day of January following, the same Planet Saturn and Jupiter make their second Conjunction in 18 degrees of Leo, and near the 10 day of May 1683, they make their third Con­junction in 16 degrees of Leo, in the very place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars the September before; all these things make me to conjecture that we shall have another great Plague e'er Saturn hath passed quite through Leo, and not only that, but a many more great Calamities to a great many places of Europe, but more of that in its proper place.

THis Conjunction, according to the usual Order of the Superiors, should have been in Aries, and so have made their third Con­junction in the Fiery Triplicity: but contrarily it happened in Pisces, which is a Sign of the [...]ast Triplicity, so that after two Conjunctions made in the Fiery Trigon, this preposterously comes in to finish the Period of the last Triplicity.

And indeed the effects was of as contrary a Nature, as any one may see that please to read the Anuals of those times, (viz.) from 43 to 1663. for was there not a suppressing and abrogating of former Laws, Religion, Customs, Priviledges, and Government; if any one do but consider the Malevolent Consiguration of the Planets, at the time of the Conjunction, may from thence Judge from the Rules of Astrologie, that this Conjunction was the fore-runner of much faction: but seeing Mr. Lilly in his Prophetical Merline, hath handled that Conjunction very well; I shall say no more of it, but hast to that which is more useful for our purpose.

IN the year 1652, December the 9. was the first time that this Comet was observed by Instrument, although it did appear two or three days before, nor could it be seen every night, so as to observe it. It was visible about 23 days, but was observed but 14 days, as by the Ephemeries of the Comet appears.

Mr. Lilly, and Mr. Edling, doth allow a year for a day of the Comet's appearance, then this Comet should continue its effects till 1675. but here I allow a year for all the days it was seen, and that was but 14, and at the end of 14 years, there did appear 3 more Comets, this Comet hath been treated of by Mr. Lilly in his Almanack 1654. and Mr. Edling in his Treatise of the Conjunction 1663. and therefore I shall forbear to write my Judgment thereon, only note thus much, that upon the 19 day of December, the Comet came to be in Trine with Jupiter; that being the 9 time that the Comet had been observed; for these 9 days I do allow 9 years, which being added to 1651, makes 1660, in that very year did the King come in, the reason I add it 51, is because the first day serveth for the year it appeared in, and again upon the 30 day, the Comet came in Opposition io the Moon, and to the place of the New Star, 1672. that being the 14 day that the Comet was observed, which 14 years being added to 1651, brings us to 1665, in that year was London af­fticted with a great Plague, and the year after, London was burnt, the reason (that this Comet should shew so much evil to fall upon London) it had its first appearance in Gemini, the Ascendant of Lon­don in Opposition to the great Conjunction, 1603. and New Star, 1604. and in that year also did Mars in the great Conjunction 1603. come to the place of the Conjunicton of Saturn and Jupiter it self.

THis Conjunction is very learnedly Treated of by Mr. Edlin, in his Prae-Nuncius Sidereus; therefore I shall forbear to write much of it, onely take notice of some Material things, for the better in­forming of the young Artists in the Judging of such like Conjun­ctions, and seeing it is altogether impossible to get the Figure of the Conjunction exactly, as is very well noted by Mr. Edlin, the Mo­tion of Saturn and Jupiter being so slow, therefore I have set two Figures, one for the Full-Moon before and one for the New-Moon following the said Conjunction. That which is to be noted in these

two Figures is, that all the Planets, the Moon excepted, are under the Earth; which was very well noted by Mr. Edlin, that the Ma­terial signification of this Conjunction should lye obscure for a time, and not break out until the latter part of the time determi­ned for the Influence thereof: yet it may be inquired (if the Influ­ence [Page 36]of this Conjunction should not break out till the latter end of the 19 years from the time of this Conjunction) from what natural Causes was it that we in England had a War in 1665, 1666, and 1667. Also a Plague in 1665. the burning of London, 1666. and a many more Material Accidents that has happened in the World soon after this Conjunction; to this I answer, that the Principal natural Cause that did foreshew the Plague, was the Comet that ap­peared 1652. in Gemini, as was very well noted by Mr. Lilly, in his Anglicus, 1654. his words are these, London, said he, is more con­cerned by this Comets Influence or Portents, than the effects of meer Calamities of a Plague or Sickness upon Man, or Death of her In­habitants; assuredly said he, there have not been greater changes in the World, in general, or any City in particuler, then will hap­pen in the City of London, before 1672. 2 great part, if not the greatest Catastrophe this Comet designs, being to fix upon that City in the end; thus much Mr. Lilly, of the Comet 1652. who is he that is alive, that is not sensible of the truth of this prediction? But were it possible to get the exact time of any Conjunction, there might be a sure way found out, as to the measure of time, when any Acci­dent should happen, by directing the Ascendant and Midhaven, al­lowing the time between Ascendant and Ascendant, to be the mea­sure of time for the 20 years, that falls between Conjunction and Conjunction: but seeing that is altogether impossible, we will use the same Method for the Full-Moon, preceeding this Conjunction, and the Full-Moon precending the Conjunction 1682. By which meant there will be 52 [...] of time allowed for the measure of time, for one whole, year to find which, you must substrast the time of the Signe Ascending the Full-Moon preceeding the Conjunction 1663. from the time answering to the Sign Ascending the Full-Moon pre­ceeding the Conjunction 1682. and that difference of time divide by 20 years, and the Quotia [...] will be the measure of time for a yean. As

For Example.

In the Full-Moon, preceeding the Conjunction, 1663, is Gemi­ni 26 51. to which answers in the Latitude of London, 21 h. 33 and in the Full-Moon, preceeding the Conjunction 1682. Capri­corn 11.0. to which answers 14 h. 58 of time in the Latitude of London, now by reason substraction cannot be made, and 24 h.

which being turned into Minutes is 1045. that being divided by 20 giveth 52 15 for the measure of time for a year, and according to the Nature of those Aspects, as the Ascendant and Midhaven meets with, such shall the Accidents be, the speculum of the direction from 1663 to 1683.

This way of directing the Ascendant and Midhaven, will find out both the Time and Quality of the effects, the Conjunction doth signifie the place, also if the position of the Aspect at the time of the Conjunction be considered, as for Example, in the year 1672. the Ascendant met with the Quartile of the place of the Sun and Moon, in the Figure of the Full-Moon, 1603. and the Quartile of the Sun and Moon, at the Full-Moon, before the appearance of the Comet, 1652. now the square of both fell in Virgo, now the pla­ces under Virgo are Silesa, and several other places belonging to Germany, in this year did France enter Germany, and has made great devastation upon the Rhyne, and the Moon is the Guberna­tor of Holland, and the Ascendant meeting with the Quartile of the Moon, and did not Holland that year feel the smart of War al­so, and in the year 1673. the Ascendant met with the Body of Mars, and the M. C. to the Quartile of Mars, the Quartile fell. in 69. and the Body of Mars in Libra: Alsatia and Austria are under Libra, with a many more places: and ever since these Places have selt the like Calamity for some years. A ma­ny more Examples might be produced, but by reason this Con­junction is at an end, and a more remarkable one approaching; I shall rest silent as to that, and haste to that which is more Ma­terial to our purpose: onely note thus much, that Mars at the time of the sellebration of this Conjunction, was in or near 9 Degrees of Leo, the very Cusp of the 12th, the Full-Moon pre­ceeding, the appearance of the New Star, 1604, which Stars place, fell near the place of the Conjunction, 1663, and Mars also was Lord of the 9th in that Figure, and was placed in the 3d. of the Full-Moon, preceeding the Conjunction 1663. and in the New-Moon following Mars, is placed in the Ascendant; from hence should all the Actions of this last past 19 years, be wholly of the Nature of Mars, (viz.) Wars, House-burning, and Plagues, and seeing he is Lord of the 9th. of the Appearance of the New Star 1604 and 4th also, this doth, shew that all his Actions should be under a shew of Religion.

THat which did follow the Conjunction that was Material, was the two great Comets, the first was observed by Mr. Heve­lins of Dantzick, to appear on the 14 day of December, 1664 and he sinished his Observations of that Comet on the 12th day of Fe­bruary, 1665. the Ephemeris of which Comet, as Hevelins observed, is as follows, as I had it from my very good Freind Mr. John Colsen.

This Comet continued its effects but till the Year 1673 at faithest, and in the Year 1671/2 We had another Comet, and according to Hevelins of Dantzick Appeared on the 2d. of March 1671/2 and he observed it to Ap­pear about the beginning of Aries, and on the 21st day of March it was in the beginning of Gemini, and was seen no more. The Table following is as I had it from a very good Friend.

There hath also been another Comet seen on the 23d and 24th of April 1677, but by reason of its short a continuance; there could not be any considerable observations made thereof, but only I observe, it was not far from the place of Saturn and near to Meduses head, there was likewise a third Comet seen in the Year 1665. but I could never get an Ephemeris thereof, the first Comet that was seen in the Year 1664 was by all that obser­ved it to be a Saturnal Comet, (viz.) of a Saturnal colour, and the Comet 1665. was of the nature of Mars, and the Comet 1671/1, was of the nature of Saturn and Mercury, and the Comet 1680, was of the nature of Saturn, and so is this last Comet that appea­red 1682. I would have the young Artist take notice that this last Comet had its beginning about the middle of Cancer, but was not begun to be observed till it was entred into Leo, and it has been observed to enter Scorpio before its disappearance.

COmets hath always been known to be the Antecedents of Tragical Events, and Astrologers have endeavoured to give us Rules to Judge the Quality thereof. First, By its motion in the Sign of the Zodiack, whether it be. Direct or Retrograde. Secondly, By its Magnitude and Colour, and Thirdld by the part of Heaven, unto which their Stream doth point; I shall say but little of the Comets 1664, and 1665. Nor of the Comet 1671/2. Most if not all the evil that was presignified by them, being all by-past, for had we not a devouring Plague, 1665. As also a War with Dutch and French: and in the year 1666. was not Lon­don almost destroyed by Fire, had we not also an Invasion by the Dutch in Kent, and sustained great loss by them, besides the great Calamity a great many more parts of Europe had about those times; and after the appearance of the Comet, 1671/2 had we not a great Scarcity in the North Parts of England, as also a War with the Hollander? Did not the French and English Invade Hol­land, to the loss of a great many Men and Towns? And has not that War been prejudicial to Germany ever since? who is he that is not sensible of the many brave Towns that has been destroyed by that War, to the undoing of a many thousand Families?

And what Man is he that dare presume to say that Comets are not the Premonisher to Men-kind, of some more than ordinary Judgment to fall upon them for their sins? But such hath been the secury of our Ages, that unless the Judgment falls upon them, so soon as these Signs of Heaven appear, they cannot be made to beleive that those Signs signifie any thing at all: but let those rest themselves (as they beleive) secure, but let them remember that security dwell next door to destruction. For should any one have said to any of those People, dwelling upon the Ryne, in Al­satio, in the year 1670. that they should have so many of their [Page 45]Towns destroyed by a Forreign Invador, they would hardly a believed you, but did rest themselves as secure as we or any one could do, but this by the by, the Comets of whose effects we have had little or no many festation as yet, is the Comet that appeared 1680 and the Comet that appeared the while we were a Writing hereof: Now the Comet that appeared 1680 did first appear in the Morning on the 7th day of November in or near 6 deg of Libra, but was not seen to any purpose till it appeared in Caprieorn, and did continually appear until it had moved into Taurus, and near the 20 degrees thereof it disappeared. Now Authors tell us that the Motion of a Comet out of one Sign into another doth manifest also an Hostile Motion of an Enemy from one Region or Country into another. Now by these Comets (viz.) 1680, and 1682, manifests the beginning of more Wars, and the sor­rowful effects subsequent unto those Wars. (viz.) the flight of many from their proper habitations, banishment of others, death of great Men of the World, poverty and want to others, suddain terrour or astonishment to all sorrs of people, unushal. Tempests, obscure Weather, many Shipwracks, great store of Snow in its Season, great Floods and mighty Inundations, and forasmuch as both the heads of these Comers was of a Saturn Co­lour, from whence may be expected Plagnes and Famine to a great many places; great Frost and Snow.

Now as to principal places that is like to be sufferers in these calamities, are those places that both these Comets passed through, and those places that are under those Signs that Rise all the time that both these Comets was visible, now the Comet in 1680 pas­sed through Libra, Scorpio, Sagitary, Capricorn, Aquaries, and Pisces, Aries, Taurus, now while the Comet passed through Scorpio and Sagitary, it was so near the Sun that it could not be seen there, for those places are the least concerned in the effects of this Co­met.

And during the time of this Comets appearing every Evening, Cancer and Leo did Ascend, therefore those places under those Signs must expect to have a great share, if not the greatest of the Calamity that this Comet doth signifie.

Under Libra are Austria, Alsatia, Livonia, Sabandia, Delphinat, Dastrina, Caspia, Thebaida, Sundgova, Cities, Lysbon, Friburgh, Spiers, Frankford, upon Menc, Halum, Suenorum, Heilbran, Fri­sing, Vienna in Austria, Antwerp. Under Scorpio, Norway, Bavaria, Matagony, Catalonia, Cities, Algiers, Valentia in Spain, Messana, Vienna, in Holland; Gaunt, in Flanders, Frankford upon Odor.

Sagitary, Spain, Dalmatia, Sclavonia, Hungaria, Moravia, Mis­nia, Cities; Toledo, Studgard, Rotenburg, Buda, Gascovis.

Capricorn, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Mascovia, Litua­nia, Saxony, Hussia, Cities; Oxford, Mechlin, Berga, Brandenburg, Vilna.

Aquares, Muscovia, Sweadland, Westphalia, Mosel, Piemont, Ba­varia, part Cities, Hamburgh, Bremc, Trent, Salizburgh, In­golstaec.

Pisces, Portugal, Galitia, Normandy, Cities, Alexandria, Hispolis, Rhemes, Vorines, Rutisponc.

Under Aries are, England, France, Germany, Selesia, the Highest Polonia, part Burgundy, Denmark, Cities, Naples, Capua, Ferrara, Utrecht, Crackow.

Taurus, Russia, Sweadland, North part; Lorraign, Franconia, Ireland, Cities; Banonia, Mantua, Nants, Leipsig. Some of which Countries, the War is already apparent, what is remaining, the next 20 years will make manifest.

Neither can it be expected that any of the places should un­dergo all the Calamities that this Comet is the premonisher of: some places shall suffer by War, others by Plagues; others by Famine; for the Comet will opperate variously upon various places.

When this Comet first appeared, it appeared in the very pla­ces of Mars, in the great Conjunction, 1603. and Mars at the time of the Comets appearance: was in Virgo, in Quartile to the Sun, in that Conjunction, hence may War be expected: Mars is Lord of the grand Seigniors Nativity, and he afflicts Sagitary, and Gemini, and Pisces; therefore those places will be the first that suffers by War, and that by the great Turk; the last Comet that appeared, had its beginning about the middle of Cancer, and passed [Page 47]through Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, and ended in Scorpio, and during of this Comets appearing in the Evening, Aries did ascend, therefore those places under that Sign, shall be the greatest sharers in the Calamities that this Comet doth foreshew, (viz.) Wars, Plagues, and scarcity of Grain, and the like, when this Comet first appea­red, it did appear near the place Saturn, of the first appearance of the Comet 1680. therefore shall this Comet have saturnal ef­fects unto those places under Cancer and Aries, those places under Cancer shall be subject to great Inundations, and those un­der Aries, Plagues and Wars, the Comets having so swift a mo­tion through those Signs it appeared in, doth denote the siddain­ness of the action that shall follow, and for as much that it did not set at its first appearance, therefore are these Northern parts of Europe, most concerned in the effects thereof, among which places, let Scotland beware, I also fear London will be sensible of the ef­fects of this Comet, and before the year 1683. be quite over, I fear a great Plague, from which good Lord deliver us; for all those places are concerned in the effects of this Comet where it was visible, if we will pertake of the Sins, we must pertake of the Punishment; I pray God keep the people of England in peace.

The New Moon following the appearance of this Comet, we shall find Capricorn ascending, and Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury in the 7th House, and the Comet, and the Sun and Moon, in the 8th, the Comets being in the 8th, should shew a Mortality to those people under Capricorn and Cancer: but the principal signification of this Comet declares War, the destruction of Cities, the ruin and downfal of Kingdoms, the slaughters of Mankind, and a ma­ny other tragical evils, experience confirmed by many Ages, and from thence observed, doth inform us, that the Comets seen in the Air have evident effects, but for the better informing of those that are curious inquirers into the nature of Comets, I have Incerted a Catalogue of all the Comets that has appeared since the coming of Christ.

• Anno Domini 66 A Comet appeared for 6 Months.
• Anno Domini 70 A Comet appeared, a great one.
• Anno Domini 213 Another great Comet appeared.
• Anno Domini 363 Another Comet appeared.
• Anno Domini 454 A Comet appeared 10 Weeks together.
• Anno Domini 571 A Comet of a great magnitude appeared.
• Anno Domini 814 A great Comet appeared.
• Anno Domini 839 A great Comet appeared.
• Anno Domini 983 A great Comet was seen.
• Anno Domini From the year 983 we have no Account of any Comets till the year 1106.
• Anno Domini 1106 A great Comet appeared.
• Anno Domini 1169 Another Comet was seen.
• Anno Domini 1214 A Comet appeared for 18 days.
• Anno Domini 1301 A Comet of wonderful Magnitude appeard.
• Anno Domini 1341 A Terrible Comet was seen in the Heavens.
• Anno Domini 1375 A Comet with a Beard was seen many Nights together in the Heavens.
• Anno Domini 1390 A Great Comet Appeard.
• Anno Domini 1402 A Mighty Comet was seen in the Heavens.
• Anno Domini 1421 Another Comet appears in the Heavens.
• Anno Domini 1440 A Great Comet was seen.
• Anno Domini 1450 Another Comet Appeared.
• Anno Domini 1456 A Comet appeared in the Month of June in Cancer.
• Anno Domini 1457 Another appeared in June in Pisces.
• Anno Domini 1460 A terrible Comet appeared to sight.
• Anno Domini 1477 A Comet appeared of the Colour of Saturn.
• Anno Domini 1442 A Comet appeared for two Months.
• Anno Domini 1500 A Comet of a wonderful magnitude was seen in April for 18 days together in the sign Capricorn.
• Anno Domini 1506 There appeared two Comets, the first in April the 11th and lasted but five days, the second was in August following.
• Anno Domini 1512 A Comet appeared in Leo.
• [Page 49]Anno 1521 Another Comet appeared.
• Anno 1530 There appeared a Comet that passed through Cancer, Leo and Virgo, and lasted a Moneth.
• Anno 1533 A Comet appeared, a great one, and it did move Retro­grade through Gemini, Taurus and Aries.
• Anno 1538 A Fiery Comet appeared in the Sigd Pisces, with a very long Tail.
• Anno 1545. A Comet appeared in the West in colour like Bloud.
• Anno 1558 A Comet appeared in form of a Spit in the Moneth of Au­gust, of the colour of Saturn.
• Anno 1569 A Comet appeared in 12 degrees of Capricorn, at the setting of the Sun.
• Anno 1572 The Comet or New Star appeared in the Chair of Cassiopaeia, and continued above a whole Year, of which Star that famous Tycho Brah wrote of.
• Anno 1577 Another Comet appeared of a great Magnitude.
• Anno 1585 A Comet appeared many Weeks together.
• Anno 1602 A Comet appeared.
• Anno 1607 Another Comet appeared.
• Anno 1618 A Comet appeared from the 26 of November to the end of December, and passed Scorpio, Libra and Virgo Retro­grade.
• Anno 1652 A Comet appeared in the Sign Gemini, and ended in Tau­rus.
• Anno 1664 A Comet appeared in Libra, and passed through Libra, Vir­go, Leo, Gemini, and ended in Taurus, and was of a Sa­turn colour, and had a Retrograde Motion.
• Anno 1665 A Comet appeared in April in Pisces, and moved direct through Pisces, Aries, and ended in Taurus.
• Anno 1671/2 A Comet appeared in February in the Sign Aries, and passed through Aries, Taurus, and had ended in the be­ginning of Gemini.
• Anno 1677 A Comet appeared on the 23d. of April in the Sign Tau­rus.
• Anno 1680 A Comet appeared in Libra, and passed through Libra, Scor­pio, Sagitarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, and ended in Taurus, near the place of the Comet 1677.
• Anno 1682 A Comet appeared in Cancer about the 14th day of August, and passed through Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, and ended [Page 42]in Scorpio, in Opposition to the ending of the two last Comets.

Any one that has a mind to be versed in the Quality of the events of Comets, must look back into History, and he shall inform his Judgment very much; yet for the instruction of the young Ar­tist, I shall recite a few Examples which I hope will not be taken amiss.

1402 The Comet that appeared then was the fore-runner of Tam­berlain's entrance into Asia, calling himself the Wrath of God, and the destruction of the Earth, kills 200000 Turks, takes Bajazet Pri­soner, binds him with Fetters of Gold, and put him in an Iron Cage, and carrys him Captive through all Asia, making him a Foot-stool when he ascended his Horse.

That which follow'd the Comet 1520 that passed through Cancer, Leo and Virgo, was no less than 404 Parishes drowned by an Inun­dation, with all their People and Cattel. The Turks take Buday in Hungary.

That which followed the Comet 1558, was the death of Empe­rour Charles V. and 3 Kings, 2 Queens, 2 Dukes, 15 Cardinals; besides a many more pety Princes and one Pope.

That which followed the Comet 1559, was a great Famine in Au­stria, Swavia, Bohemia, Bavaria, Russia, Lituania; also a very great In­undation in Flanders and Holland, no less than 400000 People be­sides Cattel.

And that which followed the Comet 1618, the long War in Ger­many by the Bohemians; the death of the Emperour and Queen Ann, with a many more eminent Mutations in all parts of Europe, and so much shall serve at this time for the Judgment of these Comets.

THis Conjunction which we are now to handle, happeneth to be the fourth Conjunction since their last entrance in­to this Triplicity; the first being in the Year 1603, al­ready handled in the Discourse going before. And for­asmuch as this Conjunction falls in the Regal Sign Leo, of the fiery Triplicity, and being the fourth Conjunction they have made there­in, which Conjunction 1603 being the seventh return into this Tri­plicity, since the Creation of the World, and that this Conjunction in Leo being thrice repeated, will therefore produce eminent effects; and seeing it being a thing impossible to get the true time of the Con­junctions themselves, we must content our selves with the times of the New and Full Moons before and after the Conjunction; the first Conjunction happeneth about the 17th. day of October 1682; the se­cond Conjunction happeneth on or about the 20th. of January 1682/3, and the 3d. and last falleth about the 10th. of May 1683, according to the Caroline Tables of Thomas Street, the full Moon before the Cele­bration of this Conjunction falls on the 6th. day of October at 1 h. 33 m. P.m. and the New Moon following falls on the 20th. day of October at 1 h. 41 P.m. the Figures of Heaven are as follow.

Now Authors tell us that if Saturn and Jupiter be conjoyned in Leo, there should be some sturdy Prince that should trouble all his Con­federates, and that all Princes should grow ravenous, and exercise Tyranny over their Subjects, and shall endeavour to make himself great by undirect means, but in the height of all his greatness vanish­eth by sudden death, or is much molested by his Vassals, leaving his Posterity in a very unsettled condition; for although this Trigon breeds valiant Men, yet they are extreamly unfortunate, and those evils that have a beginning under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo are fixed for a long time; for every Prince doth vainly conceit himself to be the only Alexander, but their Pride and Vain­glory shall bring themselves and Posterity to a State much worse than their beginning.

This last Conjunction we had in Leo, was that which happened in the Year 1623, and that was followed with the Death of King James 1625, and a great Plague, and we have cause to fear the approach of another great Plague in the Year 1683, from which good Lord deliver us; for if we do but consider the position of Heaven the Full Moon preceeding this Conjunction, you will find that Mars Lord of the 10th. in the 8th. House, in Quartile to Mercury in the great Conjunction, and [Page 53]the Sun Lord of the 8th. is in Quartile to the Sign Ascending, and the Conjunction it self is not far from the 8th. House: these things make me to judge that we have a Plague very near us, and a very great one, and that before 1683 be over; but I dare not be too positive in such determinations, but when I consider the Conjunction it self, I find it to fall in the sixth of those places that have Aries for their Ascen­dant, and in the 4th. of those that have Gemini, therefore let those beware, for they are threatned with no less than a Mortality, and that a great one, which God in his Mercy divert.

For a preparative to this great Conjunction, we have the Sun Ec­clipsed upon the 24th. day of July, at which time Mars Lord of the 7th. was in the 10th. in Quartile to the Sign Ascending, the Eclips falls not far in longated form, the place of this Conjunction (viz.) in or about 11 degrees of Leo, Junctinus tells us, that when the Sun is eclipsed in the Fiery Triplicity, denotes the Banishment of some Great Person, with discord and hatred between the People and some great Ruler or Governour; many repinings, grudgings and dissenti­ons, Motions of Armies, much War and slaughter of Mankind, burn­ing of Houses, depopulations of many Countries and Citys, very Pe­stilent Diseases, the Eclips it self f [...]ll in the 10th. therefore it will chiefly concern those that are Rulers and Covernours of Towns and Citys.

The next thing that helps to usher in this Conjunction is the Con­junction of Tory Mars with Jupiter, as if he did intend to poysen Justice with a hasty, cholerick humour, and cause those whose places is to act prudently, to act like Mad-men, as if they did endeavour to set all in an uproar; Mars naturally, as he is posited in Leo, doth represent Men of a daring Spirit, hectoring and bouncing, governed too much by their own will, and delighting much in quarrelling, and can hear of nothing that will please them so much as Wars and Battels, and his being in Conjunction with Jupiter makes him have a great shew of Religion with all his actions. Let those places under Leo look to it, for they are principally concerned; yet those places under Aqua­rius and Scorpio, and Taurus, will have a great share in these kind of actions; I pray God bless the Kingdom of Ireland from unruly acti­ons, for they are under Taurus, and this Conjunction, and all the Conjunctions in Leo are in Quartile to that Sign.

Upon the 11th day of September 1682, there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, in or about the 16 degrees of Leo: this Conjuncti­on [Page 46]on of Saturn and Mars falls near the place of the last of the three Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter May the 10th. 1683, from whence may be expected great Alterations as to Mundane Affairs; Mars I find in the Conjunction to be elevated above Saturn, having more North latitude than Saturn, and Saturn being very weak, therefore hath Mars more power than Saturn; therefore what is chiefly signi­fied by the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars will be wholly Marti­al; Now if the Ottoman Family had their Rise under the Conjuncti­on of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, as is verily believ'd it did, then that People shall afflict a great part of Christendom, for he has lately, or will very shortly, change his Aphelion into Virgo, which doth shew, that those People shall move out of their own Country, in way of Conquest, and shall continue so doing for some years to come, even till they have made themselves Masters of great part of Christen­dome.

It we consider the quality of Saturn in this Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, we shall find Saturn to be very weak, for Leo is Saturn de­triment, and is just like a man that is an Enemy to his own House and Family, and one that should seek to destroy his Posterity. Sa­turn generally is the cause of Matters Political and Civil, all subtle and Politick Councils, deceitful, private and cunning Stratagems, covetousness, self-ends, destruction to some Ancient Family and Building, as to Laws, Liberties, Customs and Priviledges, depopu­lations. And this he doth signifie in Political Matters.

In Ecclesiastical Affairs he portends great Superstition, Idolatry, Hypocrisie, Monkery, Jesuitism, and all the several Orders of the Church of Rome, and he doth signifie all manner of Debauchery and Baseness under Religious Pretences; all manner of Sects, Schisms, Heresies, Jewish Superstitions and Ceremonies.

Unto Mankind in general he threatens great and difficult labour, poverty and want to many; he afflicts the Body with tedious Infir­mities and Diseases, as the Consumption in the Reins and inward parts; ill and noysome Vapours, from whence proceed a Plague, Hectick Fevers, destruction of Rheum, Quartan Agues, and such like Diseases, as are not easily remedied by the most Skilful Physician; he afflicts the Mind with sorrow, and fear of lamentable trouble, as also Banishment and long imprisonments.

And as to natural things, he portends great want and scarcity, de­struction of Cattel, Corn and Fruits; Famine and Mortality; un­wholesome [Page 47]Airs, cold, cloudy, misty, soggy Weather, and long and tedi­ous Frosts.

As to the Sea, he signifies Shipwrack, and great damage by ruine and decay of Sea banks, from whence comes great Inundation of Wa­ters, great scarcity of Fish and Fowl that belong to the Waters.

Of Persons, he signifies those of superiour Rank and Quality, be­cause he is the highest of all the Planets, and moves the slowest, and he doth seldom apply to any Planet, therefore he signifies great Prin­ces, and stable Monarchs; but in the general he signifies the laborious Country men, Husbandmen, Farmers, Yeomen, &c.

And in this Conjunction he signifies a deceitful, sordid, pernicious sort of People who will inhabit in the Court of Princes and Kings, who will undermine and subvert the more wholesome purposes in­tended; but I say all these sort of People shall suffer great loss of their Estates, and shall obtain in the room thereof unexpected Slaugh­ters, Imprisonments, Banishments and the like.

The last time we had Mars in Conjunction of Saturn in Leo was the 10th. of August 1650, the December following we had a Comet appeared, and I have good reason to predict the appearance of more Comets before 1683 be over, let any one but look into the Annals for 1653 and 1654, and they will find what followed that Conjuncti­on 1652, but seeing that the effects of this Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, can't last but for two years, and Mars being swift in mo­tion at the time of the Conjunction, even so shall all that is porten­ded by this Conjunction be as swift in motion (viz.) Armies shall run like Lightning over a great many Countrys of Europe, and shall bring more under subjection in 2 years, than any Armies have done for this ten years last past, and forasmuch as Christianity was first preacht by Christ our Saviour under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, and now Mars being in Conjunction in this Sign with Saturn, and having of the greater power, will afflict Christiani­ty with the Sword more than ordinary. At the time of this famous Conjunction we find Mars newly entered into Virgo, in Quartile to the great Conjunction 1603, and moveth but slowly from whence the evils signified by Mars to be of long continuance, (viz.) War and Bloudshed, Virgo is held to be sign of the Conjunction before the com­ing in of the Normans, and Mars hath not been in Virgo in neither of the Conjunctions since 1603, therefore may more than ordinary events follow; the more because Mars before the second Conjunction [Page 56]of Saturn and Jupiter, January 1682/3, will pass the Quartile of Sa­turn and Jupiter 1603, and also the Quartile of Saturn, Jupiter and the New Star 1604, and the Quartile of Sol and Venus, and the Op­position of the Moon 1603, and comes to the Conjunction of his own place 1603, and all before Saturn and Jupiter meets the second time; let but any one consider the position of Mars the first time the two Superiours meet, and they will find cause enough to dread the evils of Mars.

Now Mars being placed in the 9th. from the Conjunction 1603, and meeting with the Quartile of Mercury Lord thereof first; all those pla­ces that are under the gubernation of Mercury, will feel the smart of the influence of Mars; now because Mercury is posited in Sagitarius in the great Conjunction, and Mars casting his Square there, out of the 9th. of that Conjunction, those places shall feel the heavy effect of Mars (viz.) Wars: now the places under Sagitarius, are Spain, Dal­matia, Sclavonia, Hungary, Moravia, with abundance of more Coun­trys and Cities that are under the position of Sagitarius for their A­scendant; these places must expect to have great Calamity; some of them shall suffer by Invasion; others by Plague; others by Famine, and a great destruction of Mankind in general: Mereury generally signifies all manner of Arts and Sciences, as also Merchants; these sorts of Men must expect to be great sufferers by the power of Mars, (viz.) great Storms, from whence comes great Shipwracks. Mercury and Gemini govern Flanders, part of England and Lumbardy, Brabant, the Dukedom of Wertenburgh, London, Corduha in Spain, Bruges in Flanders, Mentz, and a many more places, that are not yet attributed to Gemini; in these places may expect to have Commotions; for Mars is the stirrer up of Wars, damnable Seditions, Tumults, Insur­rections, the frowns and indignation of Princes towards their Sub­jects caused by Mars, he being Lord of the 11th. and 12th. of the great Conjunction 1603, and is placed near the Cusp of the 10th. of that Conjunction, he doth by the Positions represent Noblemen that should be in great favour of Princes, but are great enemies of the People in general; if we place Gemini upon the Cusp of the Ascen­dant, we shall find the Tory Mars to be placed in fifth in Quartile to the Sign Ascending, he being Lord of the 12th. and in his last Con­junction with Jupiter in Leo, he opposed the 10th. what can we expect from hence, but that Mars should act like a Tory as he is among the Stars, setting all together by the Ears, and that now publick­ly [Page 57]in those places under Gemini, and he will be as well rewarded for his pains; for Mars is placed in the Eighth the House of Death, of the Full Moon preceding the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682; if we place Aries upon the Ascendant, we shall find both the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, and Jupiter, and Mars and Jupiter fall all of them in the 6th. in Quartile to the intercepted Sign Taurus in the Ascendant, and the Sun Lord of the 6th. having lately suffered an Eclipse in the 6th. all these will cause both the great and small Cattle to suffer by Diseases, to the detriment of the Country Far­mer that lives in those Countrys subject to the Sign Aries, the more because Mars is in Quartile to the second, if we consider the place where Mars casteth his Opposition, we shall find it to be in Pisces, and Pisces is assigned by Astrologers to govern Portugal, Galitia, Nor­mandy, with the Citys of Rhems, Worms and Ratisbon, and ma­ny more places, this hateful Opposition of Mars will cause in those places great corruptions of their Fruits by impetuous blasts, and like­wise will destroy their Grain, causing a great scarcity thereby: He will cause great heat and drought, and will exclte mens minds to great rashness, and to all manner of evil, and likewise cause great dissention among Kindred; as for Virgo, the place where Mars is at the time of the first Conjunction, are attribute to govern Achaia, Greece, Athens, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria, part of the Rhyne, Sile­sia the lower; of Citys Jerusalem, Rhodes, Navar in Italy, Paris, Ly­ons, Basil, Heydleberg, Erphord, these are the chief places under the do­minion of unfortunate Mercury, and therefore must expect to meet with such like misfortunes as are of the nature of Mars, among which Paris is like to suffer by notorious Frauds, Cheats, Mutinies, Tu­mults, and most horrid Villanies, and secret Conspiracies; nay more than that I fear another Massacre, or some such unruly actions; and thus much for the general judgment of Mars, during the time that he is in Virgo; but if we consider the second Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter; we shall find Mars then placed in Libra, and he doth continue 226 days in that Sign, and doth stay but 53 days in Virgo, therefore those places that are under Libra, Aries, Cancer, and Capricorn shall have a longer time of suffering than those places that are under Virgo, Pisces, Gemini and Sagitarius, because Mars ma­keth such a swift passage through Virgo. Those places under Libra are Austria, Alsatia, Livonia, Citys Lisbon, Fribourg, Spiers, Frank­ford at Mane, Vienna in Austria, Antwerp, and a many more places, not as yet allotted to this Sign; in these places will Mars powre down his Influence, which will be of the nature as before recited. Now dur­ing [Page 58]the time that he passeth through Libra, he will cast his hateful Op­position to Aries, as if he did intend nothing but fire and sword to those places under Aries, but he will not be able to do the mischief he intends, because he is in his detriment, and the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupi­ter doth behold the Sign Aries with a Trine, yet nevertheless they must have their share of the effect of Mars, being in Opposition to their Sign. The ingenious Anton in Satyr 5. hath these verses of the Qualities of Mars.

And this shall suffice for the Judgment of Mars in all the three Conjunctions. Now let us consider the Conjunction it self. We find it falls in Leo, not far enlongated from that famous fixed Star, called the Lyons. Heart, which Star is of the nature of Mars: We are advised by those that have been learned in this Study, to take the Fortitudes and Debill [...]udes of all the Planets; both the Full Moon going before this Conjunction, and the New Moon following; by which means we shall find which is the strongest of them all, and he we must account to have the greatest share of the effects. Now having considered, I find Saturn and Jupiter to be equally fortified, and they two to be the strongest of all the rest, both of them at the Full Moon having of 27 Testimonies of strength, all the rest having of but few, Saturn we find to have no Essential Dignities, and Jupiter to have but Triplicity.

The Declination of Saturn and Jupiter, is above 18 degrees North, at the time of the Conjunction, by which means they have a great Diurnal Arch, and by that means continue above 15 hours above the Horizon, between Rising and Setting; therefore will these Northern parts be subject the more to their effects; for by how much a Star doth make the longer stay above the Horizon, by so much more is he fitted by those his direct beams, to make a stronger impression of his vertue over or upon those parts, and seeing that not only the places particularly subject to the Dominion of the Sign wherein the Conjun­ction happens, but also the Triplicity and Quadrangle thereto belong­ing according to Ptolomy. Now the Triplicity Aries, Leo, Sagitarius, are said by most Authors to operate most upon the Christians, and ac­cording to the opinion of Cardane the Roman Empire, which if true, then by the declination of the Planets, the Northern and North-East parts of Europe, will be the most principal places designed for the ope­ration of the effects of this Conjunction.

Now under the sign of this Conjunction, viz. Leo are Gallia To­gata, the Alpes, Italy, Sicily, Apulia, Bohemia, Turkey part: Cities Rome, Damasco, Ravenna, Cremona, Prague. Now all of these places shall feel in one kind or other, the smart of this Conjunction.

Those eminent Persons who have the Sign Leo, ascending at their Nativity, and near the Degrees of the Conjunction of Saturn and Ju­piter, will be the Persons most active in carrying on the affairs of those places wherein they live, but by reason there is a Conjunction of Sa­turn and Mars near the same Degrees, and near the same time (viz.) a Month before this, I say, will fling those Persons into many Perils and Dangers, both to their Body by health, and Estate; and those Persons that have this Conjunction in Quartile, or Opposition, to their Degree, ascending at Birth, will be much afflicted with Sickness and Crosses; and those that have the Conjunction in Quartile, or Opposition of their Degree of their tenth ☉ or ☽, or ☿ will find great Crosses as to Honour and Reputation; but on the contrary, all those Persons that have the Conjunction in Trine, or Sextile, to their Degree ascending, or to the Degree of their tenth ☉ or ☽, or part of Fortune, shall all of them injoy health, and gain great Reputation and Wealth; during the time of the Conjunction, the Operation, which is worth our observation, is the New Moon before the second Conjunction, (viz.) the 17th day of January, the Sun suffers an Eclipse near the cusp of the 9th, with the Dragons-tail, and Saturn and Ju­piter are in Opposition to both the Sun and Moon: Now Saturn is Lord of the 7th, 8th, and 9th, and the Moon being Lady of the A­scendant, and the Sun Lord of the second: Now the Ascendant doth represent the common sort of People, and the second the moveable wealth; therefore must the common People suffer both in Body and Estate. Authors tell us that when the Sun suffers an Eclipse in the first decade of Aquarius, it is the Fore-runner of publick sorrow and mourning to those of the highest Rank and Quality, but not so to the poor Husbandman, and by reason it falls so near the 9th, it shews detriment to Religion, and all things relating to the 9th, and the Full Moon following of this Conjunction, the Moon suffers an Eclipse in the 23d Degree of Leo, near both the Conjunction, and that famous fixt Star Cor Leonis; and the same Author tell us that if that Luna suffer an Eclipse in the third decade of Leo, it declares the disconten­tedness of the people in general, and that they should be desirous of new Laws and Governours.

If the Ascendant of an Eclipse doth represent the common Peo­ple, then is Cancer the Sign, and the Moon their signification, and [Page 60] Saturn being Lord of the 8th. is in Opposition to the Moon, from hence may be conjectured the Death of the vulgar sort of People, by a Plague or some such kind of Diseases; and in the Full Moon follow­ing the Conjunction, the Sun is Lord of the Ascendant, and is placed in the 8th. in a dejected condition, and Saturn is Lord of the 8th. House, and in the Ascendant; from this Eclipse also may be predi­cted the Death of the common sort of people by Sickness; neither will the Governours of Towns and Cities escape Death; for Mars Lord of the 10th. of the Lunar Eclipses following the Conjunction, January 1682/3, is placed in the 4th. in Opposition to the 10th. in a very weak condition, from whence their Death shall come through their own means.

If we consider the Sun Lord of the Conjunction, at the time of the Conjunction, October 1682. which according to Mr. Street, falls on the 17th. day, we shall find him placed in Scorpio, about 4 Degrees near the place of Mercury, at the appearance of the New Star 1604, this doth declare that the Great of the Earth (viz.) Emperours, Kings, Princes, and chief Governours, should adhere to the Counsel of those men that endeavour to destroy both them and themselves, for al­though Mercury may be accounted for one that hath wit, yet being placed in Scorpio, at the appearance of that New Star shews him to be but of little honesty, and Mercury also being in Scorpio, at the time of this Conjunction in Quartile, to the Conjunction it self, and do dis­pose of Mars also, from whence may be conjectured, that a cunning sort of People shall indeavour to poyson the wholesom Laws by bad Counsel, and fling the Governours of Kingdoms, Towns, and Cities, into eminent danger of Destruction.

The first Aspect the Sun meets with after the Conjunction, that is of note, is the Sextile of Mars; this will make those Persons signified by the Sun, to have great trust in their Arms, Mars at the same time is in Quartile to the place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663, and to the Quartile of Saturn at the appearance of the New Star 1604. I pray God in his mercy preserve the City Gemini from being oppres­sed with the Sword and all Martial actions; the next Aspect the Sun meets withal is the Quartile both of Saturn and Jupiter, this accord­ing to natural causes should afflict those Persons, signify'd by Sol in the Conjunction, with horrour and amazement, and shall be in danger of their Lives, Honour, and Estates, and be forced to fly for safe­guard, for by bad advice they shall attempt to do that which they shall never attain to, by which means they shall bring themselves and fame to destruction for ever, for the Sun is in a fixed Sign; let those [Page 61]Persons beware that have 10 or 11 degrees of Leo Ascending, and Saturn 22 8 d. m. in Sagitarius, with the Sun 1.46 of Scorpio, I say let those Persons beware, for they have lately had the Sun Lord of their Ascendant, Eclips'd upon the very degree Ascending.

And there has been also a Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars upon the very degree Ascending, and a Conjuction of Saturn and Mars not far from the degree thereof, all these bring great sorrow and Tribulation to these Natives then born, and to help forward, they have their mid-haven by direction to the Opposition of Saturn, this de­stroys the Honour and Reputation of all those Persons aforesaid, if they be a Trades-man he cracks his Credit, and is in danger of a Pri­son, he will likewise be in danger of being brought to publick Justice for some treasonable practice that he hath committed, and if there be a Prince in Europe that was born under such a position of Heaven, he shall go nigh to be in danger of his Life, by the wrath and Indigna­tion of the common sort of Pople; in short they will bend all their forces against him, and will reduce him to an Estate far below his Birth; the Opposition falls in Gemini, therefore let such Persons be­ware of committing of Crimes in those places under Gemini, for if they do they must expect to come to publick Justice let them think themselves never so secure.

The King of France is thought to have about 22 degrees of Scorpio, Ascending in his Nativity, if so then is this Conjunction in Quartile to his Ascendant, this will cause that mighty Monarch to be afflicted in his Body with Sickness if not Death.

Norway is under Scorpio, the house of Mars, where Mercury is un­happily posited, and the Conjunction it self casting a Square thereto, this shew the great misfortunes these People are like to endure by War, Uproars, Tumults, Ship-wrack, if not a great want of Grane.

Taurus, the Opposite Sign, is the Ascendant of Ireland, Poland, and the North part of Sweedland, the Conjunction casteth it's Square to it also, from whence those places may expect to have a great Mortality, because Taurus is upon the Cusp of the 4th. and Saturn and Jupiter both casting their Square from the Cusp of the 8th. and if we place Taurus upon the Ascendant, then will the Conjunction fall in their 5th, and that doth be­token Abortive Births, and some more than ordinary Monstrous Pro­ductions, and that there should be many Treaties, Embassies and Messa­ges for Peace, all which are signified by the 5th. House.

Italy in general, and Rome in particular, are under Leo, the Sign in which this triple Conjunction falls, therefore will they be sensible in a high nature of the influence of this Conjunction; it denotes to [Page 62]them great Droughts and Barrenness of the Earth; as also, great Plagues they are threatned with, great Calamity by Fire, the Sword, Uproars, Tumults, Murthers, Grievous Contentions and Quarrelling, and deposition of many Noble Princes and Rulers from their Honours and Dignities, without hope of restitution; Death and Destruction to others, Rome, many or most of them, these Enormities are threat­ned; then certainly you Princes of Italy, and also the Roman Pontifex, or Conclave of Cardinals of the See of Rome, will all of you find great and most grievous Distempers in your Government, and so will many People and Nations be subject to the Fiery Triplicity. There shall also be great Rents and Schisms amongst the Religious Orders of Monks, Fryars, Jesuits▪ so likewise shall there be amongst those of different Judgments, call them by what name you please; in the fi­gure of the Full Moon, preceding the first Conjunction, we find all the Planets above the Earth, the Moon excepted, this doth denote that what is pretended by this Conjunction, will break out in a short time of the Conjunction it self, upon the Cusp of the 10th. House, we find Scorpio and Mars Lord thereof in the 8th. and the Conjuncti­on is in Quartile to the very degree thereof. Now the 10th. House signifies all Magistrates (viz.) Kings, Princes, Governours of Towns and Cities, (viz.) Majors, Bayliffs, all Captains and Conductors in War, likewise all Justices of the Peace, all these shall find great trou­ble in their place and Office, some of them shall exercise Tyranny o­ver them they are to rule, and by that means cause their Subjects to rebel, and by that means bring themselves and posterity to great de­struction, others of them will act beyond their Legal Power, and by that means bring themselves under the lash of the Law of the Coun­trey wherein they live, and shall end their days by publick Justice, others they will end their days by Plagues, others will end their davs by Famine, and others by Gun-shot: In short there will be a great rout of such men, represented by the 10th. House.

Upon the Cusp of the 11th. House, we find Mars and Venus there­in, and Mars casting off his Square to Sagitarius out of the 8th. the House of death.

As to Kings and Rulers of Countries, the 11th. represents their Associates, Councellors, Allies, their Treasure, Ammunition, Sol­diery, now Mars being Lord of the 10th, and being placed in the 8th. in Quartile, to the 11th. House, from which may be conjectu­red, that the Princes of the Earth should grow very ambitious, and shall wast their Estates by War.

If any one will be but pleased to inquire into History, they will [Page 63]find that the Roman Empire had its rise under the Conjunction of Sa­turn and Jupiter in Scorpio, and that was 45 years before the coming of Christ, and by reason of there being a triple Conjunction in the Sign Leo in Quartile to the Conjunction that preceded the rise of that Empire, from whence may be expected great calamity to befal that Empire, if not a final Catastrophe.

About the year 1331, began the Ottomon Family, and that was un­der the Gubernation of a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini. Now is this Conjunction in Leo 1682, in Sextil to that Conjunction pre­ceding the Rise of the Ottoman Family, this shall cause that Monarch to thrive much, besides he at this time hath very good directions in his Nativity; and forasmuch as the Conjunction favours that mighty Prince, and afflicts the Roman Empire; therefore may it be conjectured that he shall dismember the Roman Empire of some of his Territories; and shall continue so doing for some years.

If we consider the 9th. there we find Libra 21 degrees, and the Sun in the 9th in his fall opposed by the Moon Lady of the 7th. and Venus Lady of the 9th. has lately been in Quartile of Mars.

The 9th. signifies Religion, Pilgrimage, long Journeys or Voyages, Ceremonies, Sacrifices, Faith, Clergy-men of all Sorts, Arts, and Sciences, the Law, it also signifies learning in general, and all Church livings.

That which is worth our taking notice of is the Comet that was seen in the Year 1680. when it came to be visible over all Europe, it was in Quartile to the degree of the 9th. as if the beginning of trou­ble should fall upon matters of Faith, from whence may be conjectu­red that there shall be great persecution to those that are of a contrary opinion, to those that are established by authority, even to the undoing of many thousands, this Comet had its first appearance not far from the degrees of the 9th. and therefore all matters relating to the 9th. must suffer during the time of this Conjunction Operation, and for as much as the Comet was in Opposition of Saturn, when it appeared December 1680. shall there be great wrangling and great fewds, both about matters of Law, as of Divinity.

If the Ascendant represent the vulgar sort of people, then doth the 2d. House signifie their wealth, upon which we find Aquarius and the Dragons-Tail not far from thence, and both Saturn and Jupiter are in Opposition to the second also.

Now the second House signifieth Riches, Estate, Goods of Fortune, Money, Plate, Houshold-slust, Corn, Jewels, and is the proper personal estate of any man. Now this Conjunction falling in Opposition to the second House, signifies there should be but small buying and selling, and as little enriching ones Estate. Notwithstand­ing, many shall much desire it. I cannot but judg, from hence the sudden undo­ing of many a man by Rapine, Thievery, Taxes legal or illegal, there will great impoverishment to the Estates and Inheritance of the Nobility, to the Clergy, to [Page 44]the Gentleman, to the Lawyer and the industrious Merchant, and to the Yeo­men, and hard labouring Farmer, the Diurnal operating Labourer, the Curious or Idle Mechanick, the Collier, Tinker, and the most sordid of all Professions, except the Hangman. To the Merchant I divine great loss by Piracies, Shipwracks, and by broken Crediters, or Bankrupt Debtors: I cannot imagine by this Conjun­ction, being in Oppositon to the second, who, or what kind of man, or of what Nature and Profession he shall be of, that in these Turbulent Times (as these are like to be for some years after the first Conjunction) shall either thrive or keep his own: And forasmuch as the second House hath a fixed Sign on it, and the Conjun­ction it self in a fixed Sign also, so shall be the means whereby men shall be im­poverished. He that is rich to day, is not certain to abound to morrow, he that kept Servants this month, may be a Servant or a Slave himself the next. An Uni­versal Poverty in Estate, in Cattel, Corn, and what not; a time uncomfortable I see, for some succeeding years, bad to all, good to few.

If the tenth signifies Kings in general, you shall find Mars but in a dejected condition, in the 8th. and worst of all, he is in Quartile to the 11th. that signifies the support of Princes.

With what difficulty, labour, and discontent, shall the Grandees of the World have to supply their necessary disbursments for part of the years allotted to the conclusion of this Conjunction: In the next place if we make Jupiter the general Significator of the Nobility, Gentry, Episcopacy, Lawyers, Prelacy is from Jupi­ter, Munkery from Saturn; so that Cloisters of Fryars, as well as Benefices of Bi­shops, will smart, and come short of their Revenues.

If you will know by whom this shall be, Mars being Lord of the 10th. points Au­thority and strong-hand by the Souldiers, the Dragons-tail denoteth vulgar Per­sons, Clowns, day-labourers, Vagabond fellows, their own Tenants as forward as any body, for what either the Souldier Regal commands, or Magistracy leaves the Peasant, will in time lay hold of the rest. Guido Bonatus tells us, that if Jupiter be corporeally joyned to Saturn, men do their actions silently clocking all their acti­ons with Religion, with an appearance of Fidelity and Observation of the com­mands of Justice, shall this Age be pestered; with such sort of these men that shall pretend Justice and Law and rob men of their Rights and Estates, it will be so.

Procus in Ptol. 71. fol. Tells us that an Artist is not satisfied in knowing whether the thing signified by a Conjunction, be good or bad, unless he know the Propriety or Quality (viz.) what manner of thing shall be good or evil, in the figure of the Full Moon preceding this Conjunction Saturn and Jupiter, hath the greatest pre­rogative, and according to Cardanus Sig 4. Apho. 21. When two Planets rule, the Judgment shall be mixed and taken from them both, but when the Lord of the figure is joyned with him, or to either, he shall obtain principal Dominion. Acti­ons signified by Saturn and Jupiter, shall give us the most eminent directions in our Judgment. I say then Saturn for his part, according to Escuidus fol. 13. hath signifi­cation to some matters already begun to Sects mutation, in the course of Worldly Kingdoms, and what-ever may require long time ere it be finished; Saturn denoteth much decay in Trade, and Tillage, and Husbandry, much loss to those that deal in Minerals, and so in Coal-Mines, Tin or Lead, for it's probable, either the Banks shall fall in, or else be over-flown with water, it also denoteth, that they shall have more Damps than formerly, which shall destroy a great many of the Work­men, also great destruction to Fruits produced, or growing out of the Earth, or hindrance in such Commodities that are got out of the Bowels of the Earth, many Towns and curious buildings shall be levelled with the ground, for the Conjunction is in Quartile to the 4th. House, a general Tribulation amongst all men, the Prisons full of People, hundreds of People undone by unjust and irregularities of proceeding [Page 65]of some Men in authority, extream perplexities afflicting the minds most Men, many desirous, but few shall be able to preserve a com­petency to subsist with all, & according to Ptol. in 2. Quadripart. fol. 99. there shall be great scarcity of grain, penury and great wast, or want of those things, are most necessary for our Food and living, it makes a Dearth and Scarcity of Beast, Oxen, Horses and Sheep, and so contaminates the remainder left behind alive, that it breeds contagion in those that eat or use them, At Sea commonly Ship­wracks and cruel Storms succeeds, hard Passages or evil Voyages for the Marchant. It pollutes the Body of Man with daily Diseases, Consumptions, dry Coughs, Molestation of the Humours, Fluxes, Quartan-Agues, Banishment by violence, great Poverty, Perplexities, Mournings, Fears possesseth the generality of Mankind; troubled Ayrs, thick Clouds, Darkness, plentiful Frost and Snow, in the year 948. there was a Conjunction in Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, and du­ring the influence of this Conjunction, there was such thick Clouds, that for six Months together, the Sun nor Moon did not shine, it was in the year of our Lord 966. It denotes also a very cold Season, unseasonable Mists and Fogs, many Apparitions in the Ayr, the colour of the Elements changed, the Skies many times varying from the former, had sights of Armed Men, People in the night extream­ly frighted with those like Visions, when these or the like appear, or are more frequent than ordinary, (viz.) these strange alterations in the Ayr, or in the Heavens; in what part of the Heavens these do arise, or where they first appear, or over what part of Heaven they centinue longest let those places expect vengeance sudcenly to follow or else why did they appear.

Rigel 87 Aphoris. tells us, Kindled vapours streaming through the Ayr, whether in form of Comets or otherwise, points out hot Diseases of an acute quality; as also Wars, and the dissentions of Kingdoms, but running here and there and through all Parts, they demonstrate an universal evil; if the appearance be more in one quarter of Heaven then another, in that especially shall the extremi­ty of the signification be manifest, and not long after that, Famine or Scarcity.

If we consider the natural signification of Jupiter in this Conjuncti­on, we shall find according to the opinion of all Authors, that he signifies naturally the Nobility of the best Rank and Quality, Judg­es of the Law, Bishops, and all sorts of Clergy-men; as also Cities and Towns, Corporations, Subjects, Priviledges, Courts of Justice [Page 66]obedience to Princes, Justice of Kings to their Subjects, Laws, Sta­tutes, Ordinances, Decrees; but in this Conjunction he principally looks upon the Gentry, because he is Lord of the 11th. and in Leo, the house of the Sun, and is not far from the Cusp of the 11th. from the 10th. I say all these sorts of Men and things, must expect to suf­fer by this Conjuction, because he is in Conjunction with this en­vious Planet Saturn, in his detroment, and for as much as he is in Quartile to the Cusp of the 10th. declares a desention between some Prince of Europe and his Gentry, the more because near the time of the Conjunction the Sun is in Scorpio, a hasting to a Quartile of the Conjunction it self.

All those Laws that was confirmed, or had their original under the influence of the Conjunction in Aquares, the last time they were in the Airy Trygon, that is to say from the year, 1226. to the year, 1245. or from the year 1285. to the year 1307. or from the year 1344. to 1364. shall by the influence of Saturn and Jupiter, now in Leo, be in danger of subversion and utter ruin, and all those Towns that had their original, or Corporations granted about those times, shall be undone and impoverished, and scarce have a face of Go­vernment, or else loose both Town and Government at once, those Laws, those Constitutions, Courts of Justice, Common-wealths, King­doms, Monerchies, Titles of Honour, or earthly Families and Names that had their beginning about the aforesaid time, must expect to have great trouble and molestation, if not a final disolution, du­ring the time alotted for this Conjunctions influence, and so much for the general Judgment of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter.

For the benefit of young Students I have incerted the figure of the New-Moon, preceeding of the Conjunc­tion 1702. that the true measure of time might be found for the Conjunction 1682. behold the Table following.

THe method that I shall take to determine the time of the effects of this Conjunction is by directions, transits, les­ser Conjunctions and Aspects of the Planets (especially of the Superiours) also Eclipses of the Luminaries and Comets that hath lately appeared, and doth opperate with this Conjunction, these do most certainly shew the perticular Times of the Events, all which as may be most necessary and beneficial for the young Students, I shall handle, not troubling him or my self with Niceties.

These in themselves are not only demonstrative, and most rationally to be observed; but is also the Judgment of the An­cient and Modern Astrologians; as may appear by these Aphorisms following.

Ludoe de Rig. Alph. 44. In English is thus, not only by the revolution of the years of the World, or of a City, or of a Sect, may'st thou have the knowledge of future events; but it behoveth thee also to consider the directions of those Radixes or beginnings.

And also in the 47 Aph. of the same Author, new evils are moved or stirred up in a City, when the direction cometh to the Quadrature or Opposition of the Infortunes, which if they be Retrograde, the evil will be the worse.

The 245 Aph. of Anonim in English is thus, in great Conjun­ction of the Superiours, use directions that thou maist know the times of the grand mutations of Cities, and Countrys, and the 293 Aph. of the same Author he adviseth us to use directions in the beginnings of Sect. that we may know the accidents attending, which is to be understood in all other Radixes.

Many more Aphorisms might be produced to this purpose but I must hasten, note what hath been said of the directions, is also as true in Aspects and other configurations, according to that of Cardaneus, not only the Conjunctions of the Supe­riors; but also the Quadrate and Opposite Rayes or Aspects do produce great nutations in the World.

The method that I have used in directing of the great Con­junction 1603 and the New-Star 1604. Is according to Kepler who directs all the Planets in the Ecliptick, allowing the mo­tion of a day for a year, and the Ascendant and Mid-heaven of the Full-Moon after the Conjunction I have directed, allowing four minutes of time for a year, the same method have I used in the Full-Moon, preceeding the New-Star 1604.

But the method that I have used in the lesser Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter, is the same that we use in Revolutions of Nativities that is to allow the time between the Ascendant of the Lunation preceeding the Conjunction, and the Ascendant of the Lunation of the Conjunction following, to be the measure of time for the year between the two Conjunctions, let be 19 or 20 years, as has been already shewed in the Discourse be­fore going, now follows the Judgment of the several years his Conjunction is allowed to opperate.