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Catastrophe Galliæ, or, The French king's fatal downfal predicted to happen in or about the years 1691 or 92 : together with his nativity, calculated according to the rules of astrology : as likewise that of the present emperor of Germany and the grand signior : with probable conjectures upon the Turks new eruptions into Europe : all humbly submitted to the candid and ingenuous sons of art / by J.P. ...
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Merrifield, John.
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of these Configurations than Mr. Holwel sheweth in either his Catastrophe Mundi or his Appendix which he hath written to make ignorant People believe that the World should be turned immediately upside down by means of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo 1682. and of the Comet that appeared in 1680. But let Mr. Holwel as well as my Reader know that there have been such Conjunctions and Comets before these which have had Effects bad enough but far different from what Mr. Holwel writes of these and therefore unlike to be true but I will shew you what hath hapned upon such Configurations already past and my Judgement on those lately hapned for the time to come The Scheam of the Nativity of the French King is the same that Morinus his own Physician published in his Astrologia Gallica and since printed in Mr. Gadbury's Defence of Scorpio that of the Grand Seignior is taken out of Mr. Gadbury's Book de Cometis but the Scheams of the Nativity of Mahomet Author of the Turks Faith and that of the German Emperour I had of my very good Friend Mr. John Gadbury's own Hand which he affirms to be the true ones for which I return him my hearty thanks And thus courteous Reader I have shewed thee according to the perfect Rules of Astrology the Fate that Europe will be like to undergo for near this twenty years yet to come both by the Nativities of some of her most Noble Princes the amazing Comet in 1680 and the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo 1682 which I do not question but Time will manifest to be true And in the mean time I crave nothing but thy kind acceptance judicial perusing careful observation of the Effects for the future and thy judgement of it according to its merits and this will encourage me to present thee with something of greater Consequence till then farewel John Merrifield From my House at the Hand and Pen at the lower end of Horsly-down near the Dock-head in Southwark London ♀ Feb. 22. 1683 4. ERRATA PAge 4. line 13. for Ascendent read second p. 6. l. 25. for thing r. think p. 9. l. 33. r. Religion excepting that of christ against which the Gates of Hell shall not prevail p. 12. for 60. r. Co-Anticians p. 16. l. 1. dele by p. 20. l. 32. r. St. Stephen p. 25. l. 1. for heart r. hearts p. 26. l. 3. dele Christ p. 27. l. for too r. to p. 11. l. 11. for Joseph r. Josephus for Falicimus r. Ferdinandus CATASTASIS MVNDI OR The true STATE VIGOR and growing Greatness of Christendom under the Influences of the last triple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo the late Comet c. CHAP. I. Treating of the Rise of the Ottoman Family which is accounted to be the Foundation of the Turks Empire IF we take the Original or Beginning of the Turks Empire to be from the Ottoman Family as I suppose we justly may although they had many Risings and Fallings after they left their Native Countrey Anno Dom. 844. and were then called Scythians for Ottoman taking upon him the Government of the Turks he first founded this great Empire in the year of Christ 1289. at which time Saturn was in Pisces and Authors tell us that Turky or the greatest part of it lies under Capricorn and therefore governed by Saturn And according to the Rules of Astrology Saturns greatest years are 465. which added to 1289. will make 1754. therefore this Monarchy seemeth to stand firm and stable no longer then unto the year of Christ 1754. but as it hath hitherto had at some times Risings and at other times Diminishings so it will be like to continue and had not Saturn at his Conjunction with Jupiter been in Aquarius his own House and a fixed Sign a little before the beginning of this Empire it had not continued so long But to take the time of this Conjunction and to work by directions from the New Moon preceding to find the Time of the good or evil Events of this Empire I think it frivolous and vain and an Abuse to Astrology as Mr. Holwel hath done for would not any rational man think it great Folly or Madness in an Artist to calculate a Childs Nativity and take the time thereof four months before it was born or first drew breath in the World but Mr. Holwel hath taken the Nativity of the Turks Empire four years before it began as he himself hath written but neither the Day nor Hour being as I suppose known nor attainable when this Empire was first established by a Law therefore to know when this Empire shall be most Honourable and Successful or most miserable and unsuccessful consider carefully the Nativities of the Emperors and chief Commanders thereof and an able Artist may give a good Astrological Judgment of the Success of that Empire during his Reign for as a King or Emperor is the Head and his People the Members so the Head cannot suffer Affliction but the Members must partake with it and what Increasing Decreasing Ebbing and Flowing have happened in this Empire in times past History relates at large and therefore I shall not here mention it lest my Book swell beyond my Expectation for I intend not to write a large-Folio but a few Sheets to shew the World that there is a more certain way of judging the State of a Nation than Mr. Holwel hath used in his Catastrophe Mundi or in his Appendix thereto The future state of an Empire or Kingdom may also be judged from the Conjunctions of the superior Planets Comets Eclipses and Solar Ingresses all which I shall give a hint at which I hope I may do without offence And first I will here insert the true Nativity of the Grand Seignior the present Emperor of the Turks and it is the same which Mr. Gadbury hath in his Book de Cometis which I alter only three Degrees on the Medium Coeli and dare affirm it to be the truest that is attainable as I shall prove by several Accidents The Nativity that Mr. Holwel hath taken cannot be the true time because the Accidents which have already happened will not admit of Sagittary to ascend in the Nativity of that Illustrious Prince CHAP. II. Treating on the Nativity of Sultan Mahomet the Turks Grand Seignior Sultan Mahomet Ham was born January the 1st 7h 26′ A. M. Lat. 43 deg ☾ ☌ ☉ add V. Cour. SUltan Mahomet Ham the present Emperor of the Turks was born at Constantinople on the first day of January 1641 2 26 minutes past 7 in the Morning That this is a most Illustrious Nativity here are many eminent Testimonies as may be seen by the Position of Jupiter the Sun Moon and part of Fortune in the Ascendent and other Testimonies which I will here omit and proceed to the general fate of the Native this Scheme was taken out of the Book de Cometis written by my very good Friend Mr. John Gadbury
esteemed and beloved of People than formerly both enriched and honoured by means of his Prudence and good Nature sometimes it produceth honourable Marriage also Travel both by Sea and Land whereby Honour is attained to Kings and Emperors it shews the Renovation of Leagues and Friendship and the composing of Differences with their Neighbours And the Sun directed to the Sextile of Venus doth import the Native to have a good Name also some more than former advance to Dignity and Preferment from whence he shall acquire great store of Wealth and be highly esteemed of all sorts of People in general he shall perform all his Affairs with much facility and obtain all his just desires with much love and content it most commonly produceth a Child unto the Native both these Directions happen about the year 1685. and what advantage he now gaineth he need not fear losing again as long as he liveth And about the year of our Lord 1688. this Native hath the Mid-heaven directed to the Square of Jupiter intimating Kings and Princes to gain the Displeasure of their Nobility and Gentry by abridging their Priviledges so that Judges and Lawyers will be at Controversie with him and many of them he will turn out of their Places also Ecclesiastical Persons and those of the highest degree offensive against him whereby will arise much Controversie Contention and Mutations also some of his Kindred will be disaffected to him but at last they will be forced to comply with him and that upon his own terms and they will be glad if they can regain their lost Favour But to mitigate these Troubles he hath at the same time the Ascendent directed to the Sextile of Venus which will make the Native delight himself in all manner of Pleasures and Recreations and that he will gain the Love of the Commonalty and Familiarity with Women of great Rank and Quality it often produceth honorable Marriages and Issue soon after and from henceforth for many years he hath no ill Directions so that according to the Rules of Astrology from which Rules I would not willingly vary this Emperor is like to have a long and prosperous Reign and I know not but that he may attain to eighty two years of age which God grant he may to the Honour of Christendom about which time it seemeth to be somewhat mortal but I will forbear any further Judgment thereof as having a Veneration for the Persons of Emperors and Kings who are Gods Vicegerents on Earth CHAP V. Treating of the Nativity of the most Christian King of France LEWIS the Fourteenth September 5. 11 h. 11 A M 1638. Sub Lat. 49 d. ☾ ☌ ♀ ad △ ♂ THis Scheme of the Nativity of the most Christian King of France is the same which Morinus Physician to the King of France affirms to be the true one and I suppose nearer the truth than that which Mr. Holwel inserts in his Appendix This Scheme may be seen in Morinus's Astrologia Gallica fol. 555. as Mr. Gadbury hath assured me and also printed it in defence of Scorpio In Mr. Holwels Appendix in the King of France's Nativity he predicteth that most Christian King to become one of the miserablest Princes in the world because saith he he hath many ill Directions But we will first consider the general Fate which is most to be regarded and then proceed to particulars but here I will shew you how there is some small difference between Mr. Holwels Judgment and mine of the time for I with Morinus affirm that he hath 14. degrees and 45. Minutes of Scorpio on the Horoscope and Mr. Holwel saith 22 degrees no great difference in the general fate but in the particular it will in some directions differ ten years of time so that the Accidents which are produced by either the Ascendent or Mid-heaven by Mr. Holwels Scheme will not come by Morinus until ten years after which is a great difference in time But we have here in our Scheme the Regal Sign Leo on the Medium Coeli and the Sun Lord thereof posited in the Mid-heaven also Mercury in his own house in the Mid-heaven which are absolute testimonies of durable Honour he hath also the part of Fortune in the eleventh house declaring that he shall be much advantaged by his professed Friends and that he shall have many Friends likewise the Moon is in Conjunction of Venus Lady of the Eleventh House the House of Friendship but Venus is Lady of the Twelfth House also the House of private Enemies so she is likewise Lady of the Seventh House the House of publick Enemies but inasmuch as Mars Lord of the Ascendent is stronger than Venus Lady of the Seventh and Twelfth it is an eminent token that his Enemies either publick or private shall not prevail against him neither will they be very apt to quarrel with him but those that will contend with him let them be sure to look to come off with loss and damage for they will not be able to withstand him But I suppose the main thing that caused Mr. Holwel to predict of the miserable poverty of this great Monarch might proceed from the position of Mars and the Dragons Tail in the Second House of his Scheme for these are commonly testimonies of waste of substance but Mr. Holwel doth mistake the Dragons Tail is not in the Second House as he hath placed him in his Figure but in the Eighth House and the Dragons Head is in the Second House And if we consider that Mars is Lord of the Ascendent we need not judge him a testimony of Poverty but rather of Riches which is much augmented by the position of the Dragons Head in the second House for Authors say the Lord of the Ascendent posited in the second House shews a great increase of Riches by the Natives own labour and industry the rather being in Reception with the Lord of the second And pray what Prince in the World now living hath laboured more and used greater industry to increase his Riches and to enlarge his Territories than the present King of France hath done neither hath any Prince had greater success than he And thus I shall leave the general and proceed to the particulars Whereas Mr. Holwel desireth any one that will to run down the Directions of this Mighty Monarch I have taken his advice and have run down the Directions of his Figure and I find that the Sun came not to the square of Mars until Twelve years of age but Mr. Helwel saith at Nine therefore unlike the Sun to the Square of Mars should give the Small Pox at Nine years of age Neither do I hold any Direction of either the Sun or Moon a safe Rule whereby to prove any Nativity by but rather by the Ascendent or Mid-heaven yet I do not say but the Directions of the Sun or Moon may operate as forcibly as the other according to their nature though not to prove the time of birth by But