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 CHAPTER I.

The Number of Planets, Signes, Aspects, with

their Several 1 Names and Characters.

In the first place you must know that there are seven planets, so called and charactered. Saturn W, Jupiter V, Mars U , Sol Q, Venus T, Mercury S, Luna R: There is also the Head of the Dragon, this noted: < ; and the Tayle > and are not Planets but Nodes.

There be also twelve Signes: Aries A, Taurus B , Gemini C , Cancers D, Leo E, Virgo F, Libra G, Scorpio H, Sagittarius I, Capricornus J, Aquarius K, Pisces L: Through these twelve sires the Planets continually move, and can perfectly distinguish the character of every Planet and signe, before you proceed to any part of this study; and also the characters of these Aspects that follow, viz. Sextile *, Square #, Trine $, Opposition ,Conjunction ! .

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An Introduction to Astrolog