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I would know how long the sign of Aquarius continues in the Ascendant. See in the ninth

column, and under the title of the first house: in the third line I finde 00 aquarius 57, viz. 0

degree, 57 min. of aquarius, over against it under houres and min. I find 16, 4 min. in the tenth

line under the first house I find 29.28. against it on the left hand 17.8 viz. 17 houres, 8 min. I

subtract my former houres and min. from the latter

17 8

16 4

1 4. the difference is one houre and 4 min. and so long time the sign of Aquarius rests in the Ascendant: without exact knowledge hereof, one cannot attain to any exactnesse in naturall Magick, viz. in gathering Hearbs, or perfecting many other rarities. That which is most necessary for every Student in the Art is, that he know and be expert in the following Chapter.

CHAP. XVI.

The Nature, Description, and Diseases signified

by the twelve signs.

[QUALITY.] Aries is a Masculine, Diurnall Sign, moveable, Cardinall, Equinoctiall; in nature fiery, hot and dry, cholerick, bestial, luxurious, intemperate and violent: the diurnall house of Mars of the Fiery Triplicity, and of the East.

[DISEASES. ] All Pushes, Whelks, Pimples in the Face, small Pocks, hare Lips, Polypus, (noli me tangere) Ring-worms, Fallingsicknesse, Apoplexies, Megrims, Tooth-ach, Head-ach and Baidnesse.

[PLACES ARIES SIGNIFIETH.] Where Sheep and small Cattle doe feed or use to be, sandy and hilly Grounds, a place of refuge for Theeves, ( as some unfrequented place;) in Houses, the Covering, Seeling or Plaisting of it, a Stable of small Beasts, Lands newly taken in, or newly plowed, or where Bricks have been burned or Lyme.

[DESCRIPTION.] A dry Body, not exceeding in height, lean or spare, but lusty Bones, and the

party in his Limmes strong; the

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Visage long; black Eye-browes