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[CLIMATE.] He governeth the second Climate.

[COUNTRIES.] Babylon, Persia, Hungaria, Spain, Cullen.

[NUMBER.] The number of three is

attributed to him.

[ANGEL.] Zadkiel.

[DAY OF THE WEEK.] Thursday, and rules the first hour after Sun rise, and the eighth; the length of the Planetary hour you must know by the rising of the Sun, and a Table hereafter following.

All Planets except Mars are friends to Jupiter. In gathering any Hearb appropraited to Jupiter, see that he be very powerfull either in Essential or Accidental Dignities, and the Moon in some manner in good aspect with him, and if possible, let her be in some of his Dignities, &c.

CHAP. X.

Of the Planet MARS, and his severall significations.

MARS doth in order succeed Jupiter, whom the Ancients sometimes called Mayors, Aris, Pyrois, Gradivus; he is lesse in body then Jupiter or Venus, and appeareth to our sight of a shining, fiery, sparkling colour, he finisheth his course in the Zodiack in one yeer 321 dayes, or thereabouts; his greatest latitude North is 4, 31 min. his South is 6 degr. and 47.

[COLOUR IN THE ELEMENT

& LATITUDE.]

[MOTION.] His mean motion is 31 min. 27 seconds. His diurnall motion is sometimes 32. 34.

36. 38. 40. 44. min. a day, seldom more.

He hath Aries for his Day—house, and Scorpio for his Night-house; he is exalted in 28 degr. of Capricorn, and is depressed in 28 Cancer, he receiveth detriment in Libra and Taurus; he is retrograde 80 dayes; stationary before direction two dayes; after, but one day.

[TRIPLICITY & TERMS.] He governeth wholly the Watry Triplicity, viz. Canser, Scorpio, Pisces. In the whole twelve Signs, Ptolomy assigneth him these degrees for Terms, viz.

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In ARIES, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.

In TAURUS, 27, 28, 29, 30.

In GEMINI, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.

In CANCER, 1,