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 ese and many other divisions of the Signs, I thought good to be plain in setting down the Antiscions of the Planets.

[PTOL. APHO. STELLAE IRRATIO.] The Antiscion Signs are those, which are of the same vertue and are equally distant from the first degree of the two Tropick Signs, Cancer, Capricorn, and in which degrees whilest the Sun is, the dayes and nights are of equall length; by example it will be plain; when the Sun is in the tenth degree of Taurus, he is as far distant from the first degree of Cancer as when in the twentieth degree of Leo; therefore when the Sun is in the tenth of Taurus, he hath his Antiscion to the twentieth of Leo; that is, he giveth vertue or influence to any Star or Planet that at that time either is in the same degree by Conjunction, or casteth any Aspect unto it.

But that you may more fully and perfectly know where your Antiscion fals in degrees and minutes, behold this following Table.

A generall Table of Antiscions in Signs.

GEMINI CANCER

LEO TAURUS

VIRGO ARIES

LIBRA PISCES

SCORPIO AQUARIUS

SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN

Any Planet in Gemini sends his Antiscion into Cancer, or being in Leo into Taurus.

If you would know the exact degrees and minutes, you must work as followeth. Let us suppose Saturn in twenty degrees and thirty five minutes of Leo, I would know in what part of the Zodiack he hath his Antiscion.

Over against Leo I find Taurus, so then I conclude his Antiscion is in Taurus. To know the

degree and minutes the Planet is in, subtract that from 30 degrees, and the remainder tels you

both the degree and minute

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An Introduction to Astrologie.

As Saturn being in 20 degrees and 35 minutes of Leo, I subtracted