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THE ASTROLOGICAL PHYSITIAN.
(hewing' )ow to *ne out the cause an $ature of a +isease' accoring to the secret rules of the Art of A(T,-L-.
Also generall ,ules an nstructions' teaching how to isco!er what part of the boy is aicte. ith a perfect escription of the +iseases an n*r"ities' signi*e by the Planets' in any of the twel!e 3oiacall Constellations' together with a "ost e#act "etho' shewing how to *ne whether the sic% shall li!e or ye' accoring to $aturall Causes4 with an e#act
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way how to *ne the true Crysis' uiciall or criticall ayes. 6eing of e#cellent use for all such as stuy Physic%.
6y L: A$+,7( (tuent in the 8athe"atic%s an Astrology.
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TO THE READER.
Courteous ,eaer' t is not the "aliciousness of the present ti"es' or the etracting tongues of "en in this Criticall Age' that shall hiner "e fro" bene*ting posterity with "y labour4 for although this pee!ish eneration "ight ;ustly cause "e to bury "y conceptions in silence an obscurity' yet in regar of the great a
physitian to be an astrologer' or to practice physic astrologically' in regar of the great in=uence an o"inion the planets an stares ha!e on our boies' seeing no rationall "an can eny or ispro!e the sa"e' although "any ha!e inea!oure what they can to contraict the truth. confesse "any there are of "en in these our ti"es' which labour strongly to pro!e' if it were possible' by their "any wea% argu"ents' that the )ea!ens ha!e no power or in=uence on inferior things here below4 these answer' Ars non habet ini"icu"' praeter ignorante"' Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
which inee is really !eri*e in these sort of "en which eny the starres to ha!e in=uence upon the inferior an ele"entary things' in regar ignorance causeth this their foolish opinion but shall lea!e these' an apply to the ;uicious an "ore sober spirite "en' for whose sa%es ha!e co"pose this ensuing wor%e' that so "ight bene*t all those who esire to procee in the stuy an practice of Physic% Astrologically' whose %ine acception hereof shall ani"ate "e to ac>uaint posterity with "y future labours.
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n the ensuing Treatise' ha!e !ery brie=y shewe how to ;uge upon any isease or sic%nesse whatsoe!er' an to *ne out an isco!er the $ature' cause an >uality thereof' accoring to the secret rules of Astrology. ha!e also clearly shewe the +iseases an n*r"ities signi*e by the se!en planets' by the"sel!es' an by their se!erall positions' in any of the twel!e signs: ha!e further for the bene*t of all Astrologicall Physitians' or any others' who esire to stuy Physic% Astrologically' plainly' an !ery copiously shewe how to isco!er what part of the boy Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
is aicte' whether the sic% be curable or not' or esigne for Life or +eath' accoring to naturall causes4 with e#act rules how to isco!er the sa"e4 as also' a succinct "etho to ;uge' whether any fascination or witchcraft cause the sic%nesse an iste"per' or whether the isease be naturall or not. ha!e also shewe how to *ne the e#act or true Crysis' with the criticall an ;uiciall ays' yet notwithstaning' ha!e not been so copious upon the isco!ery of the true crysis' as oe inten hereafter ?o willing@ in another wor%e. Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
f this s"all piece shall *ne your %ine acceptation' it shall encourage "e to prosecute "y stuy in this %ine' for your bene*t an pro*t hereafter: n the "ean ti"e' if any carping Critic%s shall be ouainte therewith' %nowing the better how to bear it: ha!e no "ore at present to infor"e you of' but that a" ,eaer' your reall frien "ore then you e#pect' +ece"ber 20' Anno Christi' 155.
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William Andrews.
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In praise of the ensuing Astrologicall Physitian.
Though the Author of this Treatise is wholly un%nown unto "e' yet. coul not but gi!e this little 6oo% of his' an hi"self thus "uch Co""enations' !i&. That he hath ;uiciously perfor"e the wor% in han' with "uch bre!ity' an after a hanso"e an easie "etho' so that a reasonable unerstaning' after he can but truly erect a (chea" of )ea!en by )artgills Tables' "ay with "uch certainty isco!er by Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
his ,ules here lai own' the cause an hu"or o
neither the rine' Pulse' or wors of the sic%' can so truly infor"e the +octor' as a right Position of )ea!en. illia" Lilly' (tuent in Astrology.
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THE ASTROLOGICALL PHYSITIAN.
n the *rst place for the basis or founation of our wor%' we ought carefully to obser!e that "o"ent of ti"e ?if it "ay be obtaine@ that the sic% party was *rst oppresse with the isease' sic%nesse or in*r"ity4 but if the e#act ti"e cannot be obtaine of the parties *rst falling sic%' !i& . the yeare' ay' hour an "inute' then we ought to obser!e that !ery "o"ent when the urine was *rst brought to the Physitian for his ;uge"ent thereon4 but if no urine be
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brought then the !ery ti"e "ust be accepte of' when *rst the Physitian spea%es with the sic% party' an then recourse being ha to an 7phe"eries or Astrono"icall Tables ' let a *gure of hea!en be erecte' an place the planets therein' especially the place of the 8oon "ust be e#actly recti*e' because the Crysis of iseases an criticall ayes are foun out by her "otion4 ha!ing erecte a *gure of hea!en' obser!e what signe is in the ascenant or *rst house' what Planet or Planets are therein posite or aspecting the house' then ha!e regar unto the Lor of the ascenent' Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
an consier what signe he is in' an in what house he is posite' what Planet or Planets are in con*guration with hi"' what houses they are Lors of' whether fortunate or unfortunate' which being obser!e' ha!e recourse to the si#th house' an Lor thereof' an obser!e what sign escens on the cuspes of that house' an what Planet or Planets are are posite therein' an what Planet or Planets are in con*guration with the Lor thereof' an what aspect they ha!e unto the ascenant' for fro" the si#th house an Lor thereof' oe we re>uire the nature an >uality of any isease' Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
or sic%nesse' ha!ing regar to the place of 8oon an Lor of the ascenant' an those Planets place therein' an the signes wherein they shall be foun.
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If the Party be really sick for whom the question is propounded.
Bor isco!ering whether the party be sic% or not' we ought to consier' if that the Ascenant an Lor thereof be free fro" all "anner of i"pei"ent' !i& . f that no "ale!olent Planet be posite in the Ascenant' Ascenant' or in con*guration con*guration with the Lor thereof' or if any *#e (tarre of of the nature of the Lor of the si#th house' or of the nature of (aturn' or 8ars' or of the Lors of the th' or 12th houses be in the Ascenant' or Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
with the Lor thereof' an if upiter or Denus who be naturally fortunes shall be in the *rst house' or with the Lor thereof' an they not ha!ing any ignities in the si#th or th houses in the *gure' an the Lor of the Ascenant essentially forti*e' well posite in a goo house of hea!en' an not co"bust of uner the (un bea"es or retrograe' then the partie is not sic%' but is iste"pere with so"e accientall cause' which "ay suenly be recti*e: 6ut howsoe!er the party is not naturally sic%' but accientally aicte with so"e outwar cause' for if the Lor of the Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
Ascenant be free fro" all i"pei"ent' an in no Aspect with the Lors of the si#th or th houses' it is an assure testi"ony that nature is strong4 6ut on the contrary4 if the Ascenant shall be aicte' or the Lor thereof out of his essentiall ignities ,etrograe' an aicte by the infortunes' or be in the si#th house' or the Lor of the si#th in the Ascenant' it is a strong argu"ent the party for who" the >uestion is e"ane is really sic% an isease' so li%ewise if any *#e (tarres of the nature of the Lor of the si#th house arise in the Ascenant' or be with the Lor thereof in a ba house of Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
hea!en' an they li%ewise of a "ale!olent nature inti"ate the sa"e.
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Of the Nature and quality of the disease or sicknesse.
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signs' they inti"ate the isease or sic%nesse procees fro" Cholleric% hu"ours' an that Choller abouns' so li%ewise if they shall be in watery signs' they eclare that the cause of the isease procees fro" "oist causes' an that the present iste"per ariseth fro" the abunance of "oist an watery hu"ors4 an so "oreo!er' if that the Lor of the Ascenant' an the Lor of the si#th house' an the 8oon shall be in earthly signes' it inti"ateth that the isease or sic%nesse hath its originall fro" 8elancholly' an that blac% an aust choller aboun' an so li%ewise when they shall be Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
posite in aiery signs' they shew that the sic%nesse or in*r"ity proceeeth fro" corruption of blou' an that the blou is putri*e' for the Lor of the Ascenant' an Lor of the si#th house' an 8oon eclareth the nature an >uality of the isease to be accoring to the nature of the sign' or triplicity they are in' for as they are the principall signi*cators in a isease' so the sign wherein they are posite oth in part shew the nature of the isease of sic%nesse4 for as there are 12 signs in the 3oiac%e ' so are the E ele"ents go!erne or signi*e by the 12 signs' !i& . Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
Aries' Leo' (agittarius rule the *ery triplicity' e"ini' Libra' A>uarius go!erne the Aiery triplicity. Taurus' Dirgo' Capricorn go!erne the earthly triplicity4 Cancer' (corpio' Pisces rule the watery triplicity4 an as in the boy of 8an there are E hu"ours' !i& . Choller4 6lou4 Bleg"' an 8elancholly' so are they represente an go!erne by the 12 signs accoring to their se!erall triplicities' for Aries' Leo' (agittarius are soun to be of nature hot an ry' representing choller' e"ini' Libra' A>uarius' hot an "oist rese"bling the blou' Taurus' Dirgo' Capricorn col an ry Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
rese"bling 8elancholly' Cancer' (corpio' Pisces col an "oist representing Bleg"' now when the principall signi*cators of a isease' or the Lor of the si#th house' or the 8oon shall be in either of the earthly' aiery' *ery or watery signs' ;uge the >uality of the hu"or ouall co""i#ture' an ;uge so "any hu"ours' Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
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representing 8elancholly is in the si#th house' an that the Lor of the si#th house is in a sign representing the sa"e hu"our' the li%e "ay be obser!e by any other of the signs an Planets' alwayes re"e"bring the for"er rules' !i& . what hu"our is signi*e by the sign in the si#th house' an by the Lor thereof' an by the Planet or Planets therein posite' an the sign wherein the Lor thereof is place' an accoring to their nature ;uge' "a%ing a right co""i#ture as before is shewe.
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Of the Members in mans body governed by the 12 signs or constellations, and of the diseases signified by them.
Aries The *rst sign of the 3oiac%e ruleth in the boy of "an' the hea' face' eyes' nose' eares' an "outh' an signi*eth all iseases of a hot an ry nature' incient to those "e"bers' as hea9aches of all sorts' pushes an pi"ples in the face' all "anner of scarres in the face.
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Taurus go!erneth the nec%' throat an wine9 pipe' an hath relation utno all iseases of a col an ry nature' sub;ect unto the throat' the Fings e!ill' har %ernells or swellings in the nec% an throat' stopping of the ine9pipe' an the li%e. e"ini ruleth the Ar"es' hans' shoulers' an all iseases of a hot an "oist nature sub;ect to those "e"bers are signi*e by this sign' it hath relation to the blou' an iseases thence arising. Cancer hath o"inion o!er the brest' (to"ach' Li!er' G Lungs' an signi*eth putrefaction in Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
the (to"ach' ill igestion' rottennesse' an wea%nesse in the (to"ach' an Lungs' all "anner of "postu"es' Can%ers' hurts' or bruises in the 6rest or (to"ach. Leo o!erneth the )eart' 6ac%' ,ibbs an (ies' an signi*eth all hot an ry iseases sub;ect to the"' as Plurisies' n=a""ations' the )eart o!erheate ?this is to be unerstoo when 8ars is herein@ but otherwise it naturally signi*eth )eart9>ual"es' faintings an swounings' an all in*r"ities incient to the )eart.
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Dirgo hath the sole power o!er the 6owells' an 6elly' the s"all utts an ntrailes' an hath relation unto all +iseases co"ing or arising fro" wine4 it signi*eth griping in the 6elly an uts' the Chollic% ?but that is when (aturn or 8ars shall be author of the +isease' an posite in this signe@ yet all iseases enerally incient to the 6elly' of a col an ry nature' as also harnesse of ung in the uts' or stopping of the course of the 7#cre"ents' which we "ay assurely ;uge' if (aturn be author of a +isease' an posite in this sign. Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
Libra ruleth the ,eynes an Loynes' an hath signi*cation of those iseases incient to the"' it is of nature hot an "oist' representing the 6lou' an +iseases thence arising are attribute to this signe4 it also hath relation to those +iseases sub;ect to the 6laer' an naturally signi*eth all i"pei"ents therein' 8ars in this signe shewes heat of the ,eynes' the (tone' (trangury an the li%e in*r"ities' Gc. so"eti"es a onorrhea. (corpio hath signi*cation of +iseases in the Pri!y 8e"bers' in regar they are go!erne by
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this signe' naturally it signi*eth the roin' it also hath so"e relation to the 6laer. (agittarius ruleth the Thighs an )ipps' an the (ciatica' also other in*r"ities in those parts are signi*e by this sign' as also the out' !i& . the running out. Capricorn go!erneth the Fnees' an is of a col an "elancholly nature' all +iseases incient to those places' as the Leprosie' (curfs an (cabs in an about the Fnees' an )a""s' as also all strains or fractures' are attribute to this sign.
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A>uarius is hot an "oist' representing +iseases of that nature it rese"bleth the blou' in regar it is an aiery sign' it ruleth in the boy of 8an' the Leggs an An%les' an signi*eth all "anner of la"enesse' an bruises in the Leggs' an all i"pei"ents in those 8e"bers. Pisces is a watry sign' an hath o"inion o!er the Beet' an the out an all col an "oist iseases' incient to those "e"bers' are signi*e by this sign' 8oon in this sign' an author of the +isease' is an assure testi"ony of the out in the Beet an Toes' an swellings Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
in those parts occasione by col an "oist causes.
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What part of the body is afflicted.
e "ust herein consier' *rst' what sign is in the si#th house' an what "e"ber an part of 8ans 6oy it go!erneth4 (econly' in what sign the Lor of the si#th is posite' an what part or "e"ber that sign representeth' in which he is place: li%ewise we "ust ha!e regar unto the Lor of the ascenant' an the 8oon' an obser!e what sign they are in4 which being well consiere' we shall suenly *ne an isco!er' what part or "e"ber of the boy is
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aicte' but in this we "ust carefully hee the sign wherein the Lor of the si#th is posite' for usually that "e"ber go!erne or signi*e by that sign' wherein the Lor of the si#th is place' is "ost aicte an iste"pere.
f the Lor of the si#t house be in the ten *rst egrees of a signe' the upper part of that "e"ber' signi*e by that sign' is "ost aicte' if he be in the "ile of a signe' the "ile of that "e"ber signi*e thereby' is "ost oppresse' if in the latter part or last egrees of a sign' the lower part of that Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
"e"ber represente thereby is "ost aicte. As for e#a"ple' the lor of the si#t house' at the ti"e of the *rst ecu"biture of the sic%' or at the ti"e of the propouning of the >uestion in Cancer' in the *rst part thereof' then we "ay ;uge the upper part of the (to"ach to be aicte by such iseases as are incient to the upper part thereof' of the nature of the Lor of the si#th' the li%e "ay be obser!e by any other signe.
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isease' we "ust not rely only upon the naturall signi*cation of the sign' for not the signe onely to be consiere is enough' but the nature of the Planet' who is Author of the +isease' is principally to be regare.
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Of the Diseases Signified by the Seven Planets, and first of the Diseases signified by the Planet Saturn.
(aturn is a Planet of nature col an ry' representing 8elancholly' all iseases of the li%e nature are signi*e by hi": all >uartane Agues' proceeing of col 6lac% aunies' Palsies' Consuptions' ,hu"es' the han an foot out' Apople#ies' an all in*r"ities which ha!e their originall fro" 8elancholly
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iste"pers' are attribute to this Planet' he ruleth in the boly of 8an the (pleen.
$ow when he shall be Author of the +isease' or Lor of the si#th house' or posite therein' we "ay ;uge the sic%nesse to procee fro" such causes' as he naturally signi*eth4 but because woul be plain in iscussing of the nature of the Planets' an of those iseases signi*e by the"' ha!e thought necessary to insert those in*r"ities' or iseases' signi*e by the" in any of the twel!e signes' therefore obser!e that which followeth. Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
Saturn in Aries.
hen (aturn shall shall be Lor of the si#t house' an posite in Aries ' Aries he he usually inti"ateth' that the +isease ariseth fro" 8elancholly iste"pers' iste"pers' an that the sic% party is "uch oppresse in the hea' an trouble with 8elancholly !apours there' as also that the sic% party is !ery silent an ull' sub;ect to strange i"aginations' fears' an terrible rea"es' it hath been foun by e#perience' that when (aturn hath been author of the Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
isease' an in this sign' that the sic% party hath been "uch aicte with hea!inesse hea!inesse in the hea' slept !ery little' but e#ceeingly e#ceeingly trouble with stuHngs in the hea' so"eti"es he is oppresse with istillations of ,heu"e fro" thence' as also with noise an sounings in the hea an eares' "any ti"es the party is !ery ull of hearing' an hath great pain in the teeth.
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Saturn in Taurus.
hen (aturn shall be signi*cator of the +isease' an in Taurus' he inti"ateth swellings in the throat' hoarsenesse' har %ernells there' an "any ti"es he gi!eth suspition of that isease !ulgarly calle the Fings 7!ill' he also signi*eth wenns an har swellings in the nec%' an e#trea" soare throats.
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Saturn in Gemini.
(aturn author of the sic%nesse an in e"ini' usually eclareth all wouns or hurts in the Ar"es or (houlers' but in regar this signe hath relation to the blou' therefore we "ay ;uge' that when (aturn shall be signi*cator of a isease' an posite herein' that the bloo is too thic%' an that the sic% party is sub;ect to iseases of a col' a ry nature' incient to the bloo' an so"eti"es the sic% party is inclining to a Consu"ption' or the blac% aunies.
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Saturn in Cancer.
(aturn principall signi*cator of a isease' an in Cancer ' the sic% is co""only aicte with putrifaction in the (to"ach' the igesti!e faculty is "uch wea%ne' an the sic% party is "uch oppresse with Coughs' proceeing fro" the inisposition of the Lungs' co""only it is obser!e' that the Lungs are "uch ecaye for want of "oisture4 fro" thence ariseth "any in*r"ities' so"eti"es upon this positure the sic% party is oppresse with ulceration in the Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
Lungs' Ptisic%1 or the li%e' usually "elancholly !apours aict the (to"ach an Lungs' when (aturn being signi*cator of a isease is posite in this signe' he also signi*eth Cancers4 lcers' an bruises in the 6rest an (to"ach' when he shall be foun herein.
Saturn in Leo. (aturn in Leo ' an chiefe author of the isease' eclareth the )eart to be oppresse with "elancholly an stin%ing !apours' the sic%
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party is !ery fretfull' an co"paineth usually of great pain at the )eart' "any ti"es it hath been obser!e' that wen (aturn hath been author of a isease' or principall signi*cator of a sic%nesse' or in*r"ity' an posite in this sign' that the sic% party hath ta%en so"e inwar griefe' an is "uch aicte with "elancholly iste"pers at the )eart' occasione by too "uch sorrow' so"eti"es poyson is to be feare to be the cause of the sic%nesse' when other testi"onies concurre.
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Saturn in Virgo.
(aturn in Dirgo ' being Lor of the si#th house' an ha!ing "ost power in a isease' e"onstrates that the present sic%nesse or iste"per' proceeeth fro" "elancholly obstructions in the 6owells an s"all uts' co""only an "ost usually the sic% party is gripe in the 6elly' the Collic% is to be feare upon this position' so"eti"es ha!e %nown when the sic% party hath been trouble with illiac% pasions' an "uch oppresse with har ung in the uts' hath gone !ery selo" to Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
stool: in such a position as this' let a glister be a"inistre to the sic% party.
Saturn in Libra.
(aturn in Libra ' an the onely signi*cator of a sic%nesse' or in*r"ity' co""only inti"ateth great pain in the ,eines an 6laer: (toppage of the rine by col' yet Libra being an aiery sign' the position of (aturn therein "ay eclare so"e iste"per in the bloo' an that the sic% parties bloo is ecaying' an is thic% an
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winy: "oreo!er when other testi"onies agree' the (trangury is to be feare' as also great paine in the 6ac% an Fineys' whereby the sic% party is "uch oppresse' or so"e for"er bruises.
Saturn in Scorpio.
(aturn in (corpio ' an Lor of the si#th house' an author of the isease or in*r"ity' shews that the sic% party is tor"ente in the pri!y "e"bers' he signi*eth botches an scabbs
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there' as also bruise' the swellings of those "e"bers' an ulcers' in those parts' we "ay fear upon such a position' that the sic% party is trouble with the Piles.
Saturn in Sagittarius.
hen (aturn shall be signi*cator as aforesai' an in the sign of (agittarius' we ha!e e"inent cause to ;uge' that the sic% party is trouble with swellings in the )ips' an Thighs' pain in those "e"bers by col' ol Aches' ol 6ruises
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an the li%e' an that the in*r"ity proceeeth of so"e for"er grief or i"pei"ent' howe!er we "ay "istrust the (ciatica in the )ipps' as also Bistulaes' an the li%e soars in those parts.
Saturn in Capricorn. Aquarius. Pisces.
(aturn in Capricorn ' an author of the isease' signi*eth i"pei"ent in the Fnees' la"enesse an bruises there4 yet so"e oe aHr"e that (aturn ' in any of theses signes' which are his houses' !i& . Capricorn an A>uarius oth
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represent the hea' an so all other Planets' when they are in their owne houses oth the li%e' now if (aturn shall be in A>uarius or Pisces' an signi*cator as aforesai' then we "ay ;uge the sic% party to be oppresse with the out in the Beet an Toes' an "uch pain in those "e"bers' occasione through col iste"pers in those parts' so"eti"es the Ague' or so"e other col isease aicts the sic% party in those "e"bers.
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We now come to treat of Jupiter, and those diseases signified by him.
upiter is of nature hot an "oist' an representeth the bloo' an all iseases that ha!e their originall fro" hot an "oist causes' are attribute to this Planet' he signi*eth all iseases' in the Li!er an Lungs' Plurisies' Con!ulsions' in=a""ations of the Li!er' Apople#ies' wininesse in the !eines an bloo' an all iseases arising fro" putrefaction
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there' his signi*cation of iseases in any of the twel!e signes is as followeth:
Jupiter in Aries.
hen upiter shall be in Aries' an the principall signi*cator of a isease' he eclareth that the sic%nesse proceeeth of the isauietly' is
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"oleste with strange fancies an rea"es' usually the cause of the iste"per ariseth fro" the wininesse of the blou' in the !eines of the hea' so"eti"es fro" an "posthu".
Jupiter in Taurus.
upiter in Taurus' an signi*cator as aforesai' gi!eth suspition of the Iuinsey 2' which is a isease usually sub;ect to the throat' howe!er
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we "ay ;uge swellings in that "e"ber when we *ne upiter author of the isease' an in this sign' as also that the bloo is too thic% an ry.
Jupiter in Gemini.
upiter in e"ini ' inti"ateth' that the isease ariseth fro" the o!er=owing of the bloo' an that there is too "uch: opening of a !eine or sweating' is an e#cellent re"ey for such as are aicte with this in*r"ity.
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Jupiter in Cancer.
upiter in Cancer' an principall signi*cator of a isease' shews the bloo to be thin an waterish' the party inclining to a +ropsie' the bloo is *lle with =eg"' an "any ti"es the scur!y an watry hu"ors in the bloo' causeth the iste"per4 we "ay ;uge also' that the sic% party hath no great appetite to his !ictuals' an that his (to"ach is o
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Jupiter in Leo.
upiter in Leo' inti"ateth' that the isease proceeeth of putri*e hu"ors' that the bloo is o!er9heate' the sic% party inclining to a Bea!er' which "ay be con*ently aHr"e' if other testi"onies concur: yet ne!erthelesse the isease hath its originall fro" putrefaction at the )eart' bleeing an sweating is "uch to be co""ene in this in*r"ity' for so"eti"es the isease is pestilentiall.
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Jupiter in Virgo.
upiter in Dirgo sheweth the bloo to be oppresse' an "uch infecte with "elancholy' an that by reason of the colnesse an rynesse in the Li!er an Lungs' the sic% party is "uch aicte: "any ti"es the Blu#J is to be feare upon this positure: howe!er we "ay ;uge the bloo to be thic%' an too grosse' an the party inclining to a
J. Blu# : An e#cessi!e =ow or ischarge of any of the boies secretions or e#cretions. )ae"orrhage' iarrhoea. Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
Consu"ption' in wo"en he signi*es *ts of the "other.
Jupiter in Libra.
upiter in Libra hath great signi*cation of the bloo' in regar it is an aiery signe representing the sa"e' we usually obser!e upon this position the sic% party hath great nee of bleeing' for the blou abouneth e#ceeingly' fro" whence so"eti"es ariseth corrupt hu"ors' an iseases of putrifaction'
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"any ti"es auftionE of bloo' if Denus be with upiter in this sign.
Jupiter in Scorpio.
upiter in (corpio hath al"ost the sa"e signi*cation' as in Cancer' only we *ne that the sic% party is "ore oppresse with salt hu"ors in the bloo' we also usually iscern so"e grief in the pri!y "e"bers' in regar this
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sign hath so"e relation to the"' !i& . the (trangury.
Jupiter in Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.
upiter in (agittarius usually enoteth cholleric% hu"ours in the bloo' an that it is o!er9heate by so"e e#tra!agant e#ercise' fro" thence arise Bea!ers proceeing of Choler4 so li%ewise' when he is in Capricorn he eclareth the bloo to be aicte with Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
8elancholly' an in A>uarius he inti"ateth that fro" the abunance of the bloo' ariseth the sic%nesse or in*r"ity' an also in Pisces he enoteth the bloo to be waterish' an thin' an the +ropsie "ay be feare when upiter is in Pisces' an signi*cator of a +isease' for the bloo is "uch oppresse with =eg"' an watry hu"ors upon such a positure.
e now in orer co"e to spea% of 8ars' an the iseases signi*e by hi"' but in regar that those iseases attribute to 8ars' i
they are both of one $ature' therefore for bre!ity sa%e' we will hanle the" both together.
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Of the Diseases or Infirmities signified by Mars and Sun.
8ars an (un. Birst' 8ars is of nature hot an ry' an so li%ewise (un' they both represent the Choleric% hu"or in 8an' yet the iseases of 8ars' so"ewhat i
8e"bers' the 6looy Blu#' all pestilentiall sores' as BistulaKs5' Carbuncles' (t. Anthonies *re' Calentures' Gc . he ruleth the all' because it is the receptacle of Choller in "ans boy. $ow the +iseases signi*e by (un are (wounings an heart Passions' re Choller' Cra"ps' all iseases in generall incient to the heart' he signi*eth the right eye of a 8an' the
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left of a o"an' the 6rain is in so"e part attribute to hi"' as also the "outh. The signi*cations of these two Planets' an the iseases signi*e by the"' in any of the 12 signes' are as followeth: !i& .
Mars or Sun in Aries.
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pain there occasione' through a hot an ry iste"per of the 6rain' "any ti"es the sic% party is al"ost or wholly istracte by reason of Choleric% hu"ors in the 6rain' usually the sic% party sleepeth !ery little' or not "uch' in regar of the iste"per' so"eti"es the party is sub;ect to hot ,heu"es in the 7yes' an "posthu"es in the )ea: but if (un be author' as aforesai' then we "ay assurely aHr"e' that the sic% party is perple#e also in the 7yes' sub;ect to Catarrhs' an other in*r"ities there' howe!er ;uge the )ea an 6rain "uch iste"pere' an the sic% party al"ost frantic% Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
by reason of the !ehe"ency of the Choleric% iste"pers there.
Mars or Sun in Taurus.
8ars Lor of the si#th house' an the onely signi*cator of a isease' an posite in Taurus' inti"ateth e#trea" pain in the nec%' pushes or scabs there: also harshnesse an roughnesse in the Throat an in pipe' an sorenesse an e#trea"e paine therein' the Fings e!ill
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"ay be "istruste to be breeing when we *ne 8ars herein. f (un shall be signi*cator of a isease' an place in this sign we "ay ;uge as aforesai' an li%ewise con;ecture that the heart is "uch aicte with 8elancholly !apours.
Mars or Sun in Gemini.
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the sic% party is trouble with the itch or brea%ing out of hu"ours in the boy' bleeing is e#cellent for the sic%' an 8eicines that coole the blou: Bor "any ti"es the sic% party is surfeite by e#traorinary heat of the blou' fro" thence arise Pestilentiall Bea!ers an iseases of putrifaction' by reason of the isa
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Mars and Sun in Cancer.
hen 8ars shall be principall signi*cator of a isease' an in Cancer ' shews that the sic% party is !ery thirsty' an "uch aicte by heat in the (to"ach' an Choleric% hu"ors there4 usually the sic% party is "uch oppresse with paine in the 6reast an (to"ach' the Lungs are ry an want e#cre"ents' !i& . Bleg" an (pittle' the sic% party is trouble with a hot an ry Cough' "any in*r"ities are in the (to"ach an Lungs' occasione through Choller an =eg": the li%e "ay be ;uge when (ol is Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
author of a isease' an posite in this signe4 if the >uestion be for a wo"an' then we "ay "istrust she hath recei!e so"e hurt in the breast' fro" thence "any ti"es ariseth Cancers' BistulaKs or so"e other rotten putri*e soars or i"postu"es.
Mars and Sun in Leo.
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party is cholleric%' angry an pee!ish' occasione by the !ehe"ency of the hot an ry iste"per of the heart4 usually upon this position the cause of the sic%nesse proceeeth fro" Choller' an that the sic% party is "uch sub;ect to suen swounings' an heart passions' inclining to a !iolent Bea!er' or stone in the Fineyes.
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Mars and Sun in Virgo.
8ars or the (un ' author or chief signi*cator of the sic%nesse' oth enote when they shall be posite in Dirgo ' that the originall of the isease ariseth of cholleric% hu"ors in the 6elly' G 6owells' "ost co""only the sic% party is oppresse with the Chollic%' which is an in*r"ity in the ut calle Colon' the sic% party is e#traorinarily boun in the 6oy' goeth !ery selo"e to stoole' "uch tor"ente in the 6owells by reason of cholleric% obstructions there' "any ti"es 6looy Blu# is to be feare Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
when 8ars or the (un are signi*cators of the isease' an posite in this sign' the wor"es also in Chilren.
Mars and Sun in Libra.
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or the (un ' prinicpall signi*cators of a isease' an posite in this sign' ac>uaints us' that the sic% party is oppresse with a great heat in the ,eines an Fineyes' the (tone "ay be feare upon this position' as also ra!ell in the rine' the sic% party "any ti"es hath been foun to be "uch tor"ente in the 6laer' the rine !ery hot' an so"eti"es the passage thereof stoppe' so"eti"es "anesse.
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Mars and Sun in Scorpio.
8ars of the (un in (corpio ' an signi*cator as ha!e sai before' inti"ateth great pain in the secret an pri!y "e"bers' e#traorinary heat in those parts' this position gi!es great suspition of a clap of so"e unclean wo"an' an that the isease ca"e that way' if it be a wo"an that propouns the >uestion' then we "ay ;uge that she hath use too "uch the sports of Denus ' an she hath too great =u# of the hites an ,es' howe!er we "ay con;ecture of great iste"pers in those parts Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
which are go!erne by (corpio' !i& . the secret "e"bers' an that the sic% party is tor"ente with so"e scur!y isease there' perhaps an lcer.
Mars and Sun in Sagittarius.
hen the (un or 8ars shall be either of the" in (agittarius an Lor of the si#t house' or signi*cators of a isease' ;uge the sic% to be aicte in the )ipps' an Thighs' through
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pestilent an cholleric% hu"ors in those parts' BistulaKs or terrible sores there' or a (ciatica.
Mars and Sun in Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.
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also la"enesse in those parts' "any ti"es the ;oint gout.
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Of the Diseases signified by Venus and the Moon.
Denus an 8oon. Denus an Luna are both of one nature' !i& . col an "oist' an so are the iseases attribute to the"' the iseases an in*r"ities signi*e by Denus are these' !i& . (u
Luna signi*eth the Balling sic%nesse' Palsies' 8enstrues in o"en' Aposthu"es' looseness in the 6elly' col an raw hu"ors in any part of the boy' +ropsies' outs' (urfets' rotten Coughs' Apople#ies' ,hu"es in the 7yes' she ruleth the left 7ye of "en' an the right 7ye of o"en. $ow in regar Denus an 8oon are both of one nature' we will therefore treat of the" both together' as we i of (un an 8ars the iseases signi*e by Denus or the 8oon in any of the twel!e signs' are as followeth' !i& .
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Venus and Moon in Aries.
Denus or the 8oon in Aries ' an signi*cators of the isease or in*r"ity' eclareth that the sic% party is "oleste with col hu"ors in the hea' trouble with too "uch rhu"e there' the brain is too col an "oist' the sic% parties (enses are !ery ull' abunance of e#cre"ents =ow fro" the 6rain' usually the sic%nesse proceeeth of col' an the sic% is !ery esirous of sleep' his hea is stu
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rhu"e' an the sic% party !ery hea!y' Lethargies' Co"a Carus ' an other iseases of the hea that procee of col an "oisture' "ay be feare by the Physitian.
Venus and Moon in Taurus.
Denus or the 8oon in Taurus ' an signi*cator' either of the" as aforesai' inti"ateth raw hu"ors in the $ec%' swellings there' by reason of abunance of "oisture =owing fro" the
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hea4 there usually upon this positure' so"e col rhu"e in the nec%' or col swellings there' whereby the sic% party is iste"pere.
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Venus and Moon in Gemini.
Denus or Luna author of the +isease' an in e"ini ' enoteth that the blou is oppresse with watery hu"ors' the +ropsie "ay be feare upon this positure' an other iseases of that nature' the !eins are full of waterish bloo' an it is !ery necessary to correct the col an "oist iste"per of the bloo' for fro" thence oth the sic%nesse arise: the sic% party is !ery faint an wea%e usually' an sub;ect to swellings in the ar"s' an i!ers other places in the boy. Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
Venus and Moon in Cancer.
Denus or Luna in Cancer ' an principall signi*cators of the isease' eclare that the sic%nesse proceeeth of col an raw "atter in the (to"ach' the sic% party hath little appetite to !ictualls' but is "oleste with rhu"e' an col an watry hu"ors in the (to"ach' =eg" abouneth "uch there' an the sic% is "uch perple#e with straining to !o"it' an all the
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iste"per in the (to"ach' ariseth fro" too "uch "oisture there.
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Venus and Moon in Leo.
Denus an Luna signi*cator' either of the" as aforesai' an in Leo ' ac>uaints us that the orginall of the isease proceeeth of col an "oist !apours at the heart' but selo"e any great iste"per happens upon this position' in regar the heart is "ore aicte by the positure of (aturn or 8ars in this sign' then by any other Planet.
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Venus and Moon in Virgo.
hen Denus or Luna is in Dirgo ' an either of the" signi*cator of a isease' we "ay ;uge that the sic% party is "uch trouble with raw hu"ors in the 6owells an uts' fro" whence co"eth a loosenesse or Blu# of the 6elly' "any ti"es it hath been foun that the sic% party hath been oppresse' an tor"ente with wor"es' an "uch aicte by often going to
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stoole' occasione by col an sli"y hu"ors in the 6elly an uts.
Venus and Moon in Libra.
Denus or Luna in Libra ' an either of the" author of the isease or sic%nesse' tells us that the sic% party is surfete by o!er "uch rin%ing an eating' it so"eti"es happeneth' that the sic% party is "uch trouble with the onorrhea' or running of the ,eines' the +iabetes or pissing isease' any isease arising Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
by inorinate Lust' is signi*e by this position' for Denus naturally go!erneth an signi*eth such iseases' an being signi*cator of a isease' an in this sign' i"ports wea%ness in the ,eynes' yet we "ay ;uge the bloo also to be too thin' an *lle with =eg" an water' in regar it is an aiery signe.
Venus and Moon in Scorpio.
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inti"ateth that the originall of the iste"per or in*r"ity' co"eth of too "uch use of !enereous actions' usually the sic% party is trouble "uch in the pri!y "e"bers' for the which he "ay than% his owne folly' if a wo"an e"ans the >uestion for her selfe' or if it be propoune for a Be"ale party' then ;uge that she hath been too fa"iliar with 8en: howe!er we "ay con;ecture upon this position' that the sic%nesse is occasione by too "uch Lust' an by the co""on an too fre>uent use of those "e"bers represente by this signe' "any ti"es the (tones are swelle. Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
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Venus and Moon in Sagittarius.
8oon or Denus signi*cator of a isease in (agittary ' eclareth the out or swellings in the Thighs' the )ipps' out' or (ciatica "ay be feare' botches an sores in the )ips an Thighs' col an "oist hu"ors being the cause thereof.
Venus and Moon in Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.
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Denus or the 8oon signi*cator as aforesai' an in either of these signs' !i& . Capricorn ' A>uaries ' or Pisces ' i"porteth an signi*es the out in the Fnees an Beet: swellings in the Leggs through col aguish hu"ors' there the out or +ropsicall hu"ors "ay be feare to be the cause of the sic%nesse of in*r"ity' when Denus or 8oon are signi*cators' an in either of these signes.
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Of the Diseases signified by the Planet Mercury.
Although in -rer 8ercury ought to ha!e been treate of before the 8oon ' yet in regar Denus an 8oon were both of one nature' we hel it con!enient to treat of both their signi*cations together' in any of the twel!e signes' therefore we now co"e to spea% of 8ercury ' an of the iseases signi*e by hi". 8ercury is a Planet of nature col an ry' representing 8elancholly4 yet he is of a Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
!ariable nature' for his in=uence is usually accoring to the $ature of the Planet' with the which he is con;oyne4 the iseases signi*e by hi" are these' !i& . all such as procee of col an win' Dertigoes' Lethargies' giinesss in the )ea' "anesse or lightnesse' or any other isease aherent to the 6rain' all sta""ering or i"perfection in the Tongue' efects in the 8e"ory' hoarsnesse or ry Coughs' Ptisic%' all e!ills in the ntellectuall parts' Gc . he hath principall relation to the 6rain' Tongue' Lungs an 8e"ory.
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The iseases or in*r"ities signi*e by 8ercury ' in any of the twel!e signes are as followeth' !i& .
Mercury in Aries.
hen 8ercury shall be the principall author of a +isease or (ic%nesse' an in Aries ' he sheweth that the sic% party is "uch trouble with wine in the )ea' an 6rain' yet the "e"ory is pretty goo' the sic% party is al"ost giy' an co"plaineth of lightnesse in the Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
hea' tal%eth so"eti"es ilely' an if 8ercury be with 8ars in this sign the party is al"ost istracte: if with (aturn' he sta""ereth "uch in spea%ing' such things as ispell wine an co"fort the Ani"all spirits' an open obstructions' are necessary to be a"inistre in this in*r"ity.
Mercury in Taurus.
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stifnesse there' as also hoarsnesse in the Throat' an roughnesse in the inepipe' stoppings an wheesing there.
Mercury in Gemini.
8ercury in e"ini ' an signi*cator of the isease' shews wininesse in the !eines an blou.
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Mercury in Cancer.
8ercury in Cancer ' an principall signi*cator as aforesai' inti"ates the (to"ach to be oppresse with col an wine' the sic% party trouble with sowre belchings' an gripings there' continuall pain by wine.
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Mercury in Leo.
8ercury in Leo ' an author of the isease' eclareth the heart to be oppresse with 8elancholly' as also the sic% party to be tor"ente with pric%ings an shootings in the bac%' an at the heart.
Mercury in Virgo.
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wine' the sic% party "uch oppresse in the 6elly' great pain therein' the ine Chollic% usually aicts the sic% party upon this position.
Mercury in Libra.
8ercury in Libra ' an author of the +isease' tells us that the bloo is winy' great pain in the ,eynes by col' the rine stoppe by reason of the pain in the ,eynes an 6laer' the rine usually is !ery winy an frothy.
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Mercury in Scorpio.
8ercury in (corpio ' hath no great signi*cation' only eclareth pain in the pri!y "e"bers by col' as also wininesse in those parts.
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Mercury in Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.
8ercury in (agittary ' Capricorn ' A>uaries ' or Pisces ' enotes winy an col swellings in those "e"bers signi*e by those signes.
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Thus ha!e as plainly as possible "ay be' gi!en you the se!en Planets' in any of the twel!e signes' being Lor or ruler of the si#t house' or principall signi*cator of the +isease or sic%nesse4 "ight now procee to spea% of the signi*cation of the Aspects of the Planets one with another' especially of the 8oon ' for we "ust iligently obser!e what Planet she is in con*guration with' an what Planet the Lor of the ascenant' an Lor of the si#t house are in con*guration with' in what signe' the nature an >uality of the signe' an nature of Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
the Aspect' an accoringly we are to ;uge4 but in regar ha!e been so plain in "y for"er rules' thin%e it not e#peient to treat of the Aspects' by reason we "ay easily ;uge of the signi*cation of the con*gurations of the Planets' one with the other' in any of the twel!e signes' by the foregoing rules' e!er re"e"bring the nature of the Planet' in con*guration with the Lor of the ascenant' Lor of the si#t house' or the 8oon ' an accoring to his nature ;uge' "a%ing a right co""i#ture as ha!e for"erly sai. will now
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spea% so"ewhat concerning the ascenant an Lor thereof. Birst therefore' we "ust obser!e what signe ascens' an the $ature of the Lor of the ascenant' an signe wherein he is' are to be consiere' for it signi*eth "uch in this "anner of ;uge"ent' the ascenant represents the )ea an Bace' it eclareth the sic% parties co"ple#ion' it further inti"ateth whether the 6rain is isturbe or not' or whether the +isease lyeth "ore in the 8ine then in the 6oy' !i& . it shewes whether the parties (ences be trouble or oppresse "ore Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
then any part of the 6oy' the signi*cation of any of the se!en Planets in the ascenant' is as followeth' !i& . hen (aturn shall be in the ascenant aicte' an chiefe signi*cator of the isease' an he not Lor of the ascenant' then we "ay ;uge that the sic% party is "uch aicte in the hea with 8elancholly !apours' is silent' spea%s !ery little' co"plaineth of great noyse an stuHngs in the )ea' an 7ars' usually if (aturn be in the ascenant' the sic% parties )ea an 6rain is "uch iste"pere.
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perple#e in the hea by Cholleric% hu"ors' is also "uch trouble in the 6rain al"ost frentic%' an "oleste with e#trea" pain in the hea' sleepeth !ery un>uietly4 nor is the sic% "uch sub;ect to sleep' when 8ars is in the ascenant' by reason of the hot an ry iste"per of the 6rain. (ol signi*cator or author of the isease' an in the ascenant' usually signi*eth the sa"e that 8ars oth' onely so"eti"es the sic% party is trouble with terrible sore eyes' an in=a""ations therein' or Cartaracts' a isease which usually ta%eth away the sight. Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
Denus an the 8oon in the ascenant' an either of the" signi*cator as aforesai' tells us that the sic% party is stu
by win an col' an the braine is also "uch aicte by the sa"e' the sic% party is also !ery giy an light heae sub;ect to !ertigoes an the li%e iseases4 also Caua raconis in the ascenant signi*eth "uch iste"per in the hea. 6y what hath been eli!ere' the Physitian "ay now suenly an "ost easily *n the nature an >uality of a isease or sic%nesse by the hea!ens' which is the onely way' an "ost assure for isco!ering of the >uality of the
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other houses signi*e these se!erall parts or "e"bers in "ans boy' !i& . The secon house signi*eth $ec% an Throat. The thir' Ar"s' )ans' an (houlers. The fourth' 6reast' (to"ach an Lungs. The *fth' Li!er' heart' (ies an 6ac%. The si#th' the 6elly an 6owells. The se!enth' the )aunches' an $a!ill to the 6uttoc%s. The eight' the 6laer an pri!y parts. The ninth' the )ipps an Thighs.
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The tenth' the Fnees an )a""s. The ele!enth' the Leggs an Ancles. The twelfth' the Beet. )a!ing now plainly shewe how to isco!er the nature of any isease' an ;uge upon any iste"per' the >uality an cause thereof in a naturall way' we hol it in the ne#t place con!enient to eclare how to *ne out the short an long continuance of any sic%nesse or isease' for the which obser!e the succeeing "etho.
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Whether the sickness will be short short or of long continuance.
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both' 8ercury' such as are unconstant' an 8oon signi*eth suen change' an alteration of the the isease' isease' either for better or worse4 worse4 "oreo!er the signe' as ha!e sai before' which is in the si#t house' an in which the signi*cator is posite' are also to be regare' for so"e signes are "o!eable' so"e *#e' an so"e are co""on' the "o!eable are' Aries' Cancer' Libra' Capricorn' *#e signes are these' !i& . Taurus' Taurus' (corpio' Leo' A>uarius. Co""on signes are' e"ini' Dirgo' (agittarius' Pisces. $ow if we *ne a "o!eable sign in the si#th house' an the Lor thereof' an the Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
8oon or or principall signi*cator of the isease in a "o!eable signe' then we "ay ;uge the sic%nesse to be short' if they shall be in *#e signes' ;uge long an teious sic%nesse' but if they be in co""on signes' ;uge a "eiocrity' an that the isease will neither be too short or long' but that you "ay be better instructe in this' obser!e these Aphoris"es. Aphoris"es.
1.Lor 1. Lor of the si#th' in the si#th' signi*eth a urable an teious sic%nesse.
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2.Lor of the si#t house in s>uare or opposition to the ascenant' or applying to the Lor thereof' argueth the sa"e' an that the isease is not in its full force an power. J.The Lor of the si#th retrograe signi*eth a relapse. E.The Lor of the si#th house re"o!ing out of one sign into another' an also the latter egrees of any sign' upon the cusps of the si#th house' enoteth suen change' an alteration of the isease.
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5.The Lor of the ascenant in the si#th house' or the Lor of the si#th in the ascenant' inti"ateth a great sic%nesse' an of long continuance' if they be in *#e signes. .An Lastly' if the principall signi*cators of the isease' be in "o!eable signes' ;uge a a10 suen change of the isease' if they be in *#e signes or co""on' ;ug 11 as aforesai.
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If the sick party shall recover from his sicknesse or not.
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strong' so li%ewise if the Lor of the ascenant be free fro" "isfortune' essentially strong G "ore powerfull' then the Lor of the house' it is a goo signe' for $ature see"s then to be "ore strong' an better forti*e then the +isease' an also able to wor%e out the o
Lor of the ascenant' an if the 8oon be free fro" any Aspect of the Lor of the eight )ouse' or Planet posite therein' then it signi*eth goo to the sic% party' an gi!eth hopes of reco!ery. The Lor of the tenth house in a frienly aspect with the Lor of the ascenant' argueth that the sic% party shall be cure by 8eicine' the li%e signi*caiton hath upiter or Denus' being in the ascenant' or with the Lor thereof: now it is to be note' that the house represents the Physitian' the tenth house his 8eicine' if therefore the se!enth house be aicte' the Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
Physitian shall not cure the sic% party' if the tenth house be also aicte' the Physic% which has been' or is a"inistre to the sic%' is not proper for the isease' an wor%eth no goo e
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Testimonies of Death.
The "ost assure argu"ent of the eath of the sic% party' is when the Lor of the eighth house is in the ascenant' or with the Lor thereof' for if the Lor of the eighth honse 12 shall be in the ascenant' we "ay ;ustly feare the eath of the sic%' so li%ewise if any Planet in the eighth house aict the ascenant' or Lor thereof' eath "ay be feare4 also if any Planet
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translate the light or in=uence of the Lor of the eighth' or Planet in the eighth' to the Lor of the ascenant' then it is an ill -"en' an of angerous conse>uence to the sic% party. The Lor of the si#th house in the eighth' an aicting the Lor of the ascenant' or translating the !ertue an in=uence of the Lor of the eighth' or principall signi*cator of eath' to the Lor of the ascenant' then we "ay "istrust an feare that the isease will %ill the sic% party' an that eath is at han4 li%ewise if the 8oon shall be aicte by the Lor of the eight house' or signi*cator of eath' or Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
translate the !ertue of the Lor of the eight' to the Lor of the ascenant' then the isease is "ortall. hen the Lor of the ascenant is in con;unction with the Lor of the eight' or in s>uare or opposition of hi" or any Planet posite in that hosue' without the bene!olent trine or se#tile of upiter or Denus inter!ening eclareth eath. The Lor of the ascenant co"bust in the ' i"ports the eath of the sic%' an if also the Lor of the ascenant' shall be in the E house' in con;unction with the Lor of the ' we "ay Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
con*ently aHr"' that the sic% party will ye' in regar the signi*cator of life is then aicte by the Lor of the (ubterranean. hen the Lor of the ascenant also shall be Caent' an the Lor of the si#t angular' then we "ay ;uge a terrible strong sic%nesse. The "ost assure rules to be obser!e in pronouncing eath of the sic%' are these' !i&. Lor of the ascenant in the ' aicte' or Lor of the in the ascenant' or the 8oon in the ' applying to the Lor of the ascenant by s>uare or opposition' or any other Planet in the ' in the li%e con*guration with the Lor of the Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
ascenant' the ascenant also aicte by the presence of any *#e (tar' of a !iolent in=uence of the nature of the Lor of the house' these positions G con*gurations' or any of the"' are say assure testi"onies of the eath of the sic% party' for who" the >uestion is e"ane. $ow if we esire to be resol!e' how long it will be ere the eath of the sic% party' if we *ne testi"ony of eath' as aforesai' then we "ust obser!e how "any egrees are between the Lor of the ' an Lor of the ascenant' or between the Planet posite in the ' applying Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
to the Lor of the ascenant' or what nu"ber of egrees are before the Lor of the ascenant' or the 8oon ' are in perfect con;unction' s>uare' or opposition of the principall signi*cator of eath' or Lor of the house4 if the Planet who is signi*cator of eath as aforesai' be in the ascenant' obser!e then how "any egrees he wants of the cusps of the house' G li%ewise further ha!e regar to the Lor of the ascenant' if he be going to co"bustion' or uner the (un bea"es' an note how "any egrees are between the (un an hi"' before they co"e to their perfect Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
con;unction' for if they be in "o!able signes' then so "any egrees' as they are istant one fro" the other' enoteth so "any ayes' it will be before the sic% party ye4 if the signi*cator of eath shall be in a co""on sign' an the lor of the ascenant also in a co""on sign' aicte by the lor of the . by any aspect' then it enoteth so "any wee%s as are egrees between their con;unction or aspect4 so li%ewise in *#e signes they enote "onths' as for e#a"ple' a"it the lor of the . house to be hastning to con;unction of the Lor of the ascenant' or the Lor of the ascenant Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
applying to hi" by any aspect' an they in *#e signes' an at the ti"e of the propouning of the >uestion for the sic% party' istant fro" each other' 1' 2' J' or E egrees or "ore' then we "ay ;uge the eath of the sic%' ere so "any "onths fro" the ti"e of the >uestion' but if the aspect be in "o!able signes' ;uge so "any ayes as they are istant in egrees fro" their true aspects' in co""on signes so "any wee%s' "a%ing a right obser!ation fro" e!ery signi*cator' for not upon one bare testi"ony oe we pronounce
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eath' but when we *ne those assure rules afore eli!ere' o "anifest the sa"e. )a!ing now plainly shewe how to ;uge upon any isease happening accoring to natural causes' we hol not a"isse to isco!er the right way in *ning out' whether the isease be naturall or not' !i& . f the sic% party be sic% or iste"pere by such iseases as are incient to "an%ine' or is bewitche: when the >uestion shall be so e"ane for the sic%' obser!e that which followeth.
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If the sick party be bewitched or not.
hen it shall be e"ane whether one be bewitche or not' then ha!e regar to the Lor of the 12 house' an obser!e whether he be in any "ale!olent aspect of the Lor of the ascenant' or posite in the ascenant' for if the Lor of the 12' aict the ascenant or Lor thereof' either by his corporall presence' or by s>uare or opposition aspects' or if they be aicte or oppresse by any "ale!olent Planet in the 12' then the sic%nesse or isease is "ore
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then naturall: li%ewise the Lor of the ascenant in the 12' argues the sa"e4 but in eli!ering ;uge"ent upon this >uere' obser!e these Aphoris"es.
1.f the ascenant shall be oppresse by the Lor of the 12' or the Lor thereof' aicte in the 12' then it is to be feare' the sic% party is bewitche. 2.The 8oon in the 12' or any other Planet therein in opposition to the lor of the
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ascenant' argueth that an e!ill spirit hath power o!er the sic% party. J.Lor of the ascenant co"bust in the 12' inti"ateth the sa"e. E.Lor of the ascenantin the si#th' in opposition' to the Lor of the 12 house' gi!es suspition of witchcraft. 5.Lor of the ascenant also' Lor of the 12' G unfortunate' eclareth that the sic% party is uner an ill tongue' so li%ewise the sign of the ascenant' an sign of the 12 both one' inti"ateth the sa"e.
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.The Lor of the in the 12' or applying to the Lor thereof' an then i""eiately ;oyning to the Lor of the ascenant' translating thereby the in=uence of the 12 house' an Lor thereof' to the ascenant' signi*eth the eath of the sic% party by witchcraft. .The Lor of the house' in the ' 12' or . signi*eth a secret an occult isease' "ore then naturall.
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These Aphoris"es' or any of the" signi*eth an eclareth the "ost appro!e an assure way in ;uging of witchcraft. $ow in ;uging or isco!ering what party it is that bewitcheth the sic%' or hath inchante hi"' then escribe the Planet that is Lor of the 12 house' an you shall ha!e the co"plection' stature' an conition of the itch' e!er consiering in what house of )ea!en he is posite' G out of what house he aicts the ascenant' or Lor thereof' an what house he is Lor of besies the 12' so shal you ha!e with
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ue consieration' the cause of the itches inchanting the sic% party. Lor of the J' Lor also of the 12' or posite therein' or aicting the ascenant' or Lor thereof' or Lor of the 12 in the J house' aicting the ascenant' or Lor thereof' shews the itch to be a near neighbour to the sic% party' Gc. an so if we consier in what house the lor of the 12 is in' an out of what house he aicts the Lor of the ascenant' we shall ha!e also the cause of inchant"ent' Gc.
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Of the true Crysis or Criticall and Judiciall dayes.
The true Crysis is foun out by by the "otion of of the 8oon ' !i& . 6y her s>uare an opposite place to the sign' egree an "inute in which she was place at the parties *rst falling sic%' therefore for *ning the e#act Crysis' or Critical ayes' obser!e these ensuing rules.
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recti*e: note in what sign' egree' an "inute of the 3oicac% she is then place. 2.-bser!e 2. -bser!e when she co"eth to the s>uare thereof' thereof' for that is the *rst Crysis. J.hen the 8oon co"es co"es to her true opposition' !i& . To the opposite place in the which she was at the parties *rst falling sic%' then is the 2. Crysis. E.hen E. hen she co"es to the ne#t (>uare' (>uare' it is the J Crysis. 5.hen the 8oon hath hath run roun the )ea!ens' an co"es to the !ery sa"e Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
sign' egree an "inute' in the which she was place at the ti"e of the parties *rst falling sic%' it is the fourth Crysis. $ow the uiciall ayes are the "ile between the two Crysis' there "ay be iscerne also an alteration of the isease' of suen change thereof' when the 8oon co"es to be istant fro" her true place' at the ti"e of the parties *rst falling sic% E5 egrees' so li%ewise when she is istant O0 egrees' egrees' an also when she is istant 1J5 egrees: an as the Crysis is the suen change of the isease' or alteration for better or worse' !i& . Tening either to health' or Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
a further sic%nesse' so the ayes criticall' an ecretory' shew a "ore certaine an sure ;uge"ent' whereby the Physitian "ay fully iscerne which way the isease will ten' or whereby the Crysis "ay be e#actly ;uge' for the ecretory or crytical ayes' eclares a "ore sure ;uge"ent of the in*r"ity aicting' !i&. hether it will be "ore powerfull' or in a lesse "easure at those ti"es' when the e#act Crysis is' for when the Crysis is' there is a sharp contention betwi#t nature an the isease' an if at the ti"e of this Crysis' nature is "ore pre!alent then the isease' it is then a Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org
goo signe4 but on the conrary' if the sic%nesse pre!aile' then the crysis is angerous' but shall lea!e the prosecution of these things until so"e other opportunity be o
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fortunately aspecte at the ti"e of the crysis' by upiter or Denus' an they not Lors of the ' ' or 12 houses' it is a goo crysis. J.The 8oon transiting the cusps of the 12' ' or ' at the ti"e of the crysis' eath or prolongation of the isease is to be feare. E.n uiciall ayes' the 8oon fortunate an well aspecte' eclares a goo Crysis to be e#pecte: but if she be unfortunate' she eclares the contrary.
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(o"e oe thin%e that the se!enth an fourteenth ayes are criticall' an that these ayes after the *rst falling sic% of the party' are the *rst an secon crysis' which is a !ery absur opinion' in regar that the criticall an ecretory ayes procee not fro" inferiour causes' as so"e "en thin%e' for the learne oe obser!e' that the 8oon hath great in=uence an o"inion upon our inferiour boies4 whereby the hu"ors are stirre up by her "otion' so that thereby the true crysis of the isease is eclare: an in regar the 8oon so"eti"es "o!es !ery swiftly' an againe at Courtesy of AstroLibrary.org