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An Introduction to Astrologie.

CHAP. XVII.

Teaching what use may be made of the former Discourse

of the twelve Signs.

If one demand of the Artist, of what condition, quality or stature the person quesited, or enquired of is, then observe the Sign of that house whereby he is signified, the sign wherein the Lord of that house is, and wherein the Moon is, mix one with another, and by the greater testimonies judge; for if the Sign be humane, aerial, that ascends or descends, and the Lord of that Sign or the Moon in any Sign of the same triplicity or nature, you may judge the Body to be handsome, and the conditions of the party to be sociable, or he very courteous, &c. If the Quere be concerning a Disease, and Aries be either on the cusp of the Ascendant, or descending in the sixt, you may judge he hath something in his Disease of the nature of Aries, but what it is, you must know by the concurrence of the other significators. If a Country man or Citizen hath lost or misseth and Cattle, or any materiall thing in his house, let him observe in what Sign the Significator of the thing is in; if in Aries, and it be a Beast strayed, or the like, let him see what manner of places that Sign directs unto, and let him repair thither to search, considering the quarter of the heaven the Sign signifies: if it be an unmoveable piece of Goods, that without man or woman cannot be removed, then let him look into such parts of his house, or about his house as Aries signifies.

If one aske concerning Travell, whether such a Country, City or Kingdom will be healthfull or

prosperous unto him, yea or no; see in the Figure in what Sign the Lord of the Ascendant is in, if

the significator be fortunate in Aries, or if Jupiter or Venus be therein, he may safely travell or

sojourn in such Cities or Countries as the Sign of Aries represents, which you may easily discern

in the abovenamed Catalogue: Those countries subject to the Sign wherein the Infortunes are

posited, unlesse themselves