min. past 8 until 53 min after 8. h. m. Aft. noon From 38 min. past noon until 15 min. past 1. 0 38 Decemb. the first 10 days   Bef noon From the Suns rising being 20 min. after 8 until 57 min. past 8. h. m. Aft. noon From 37 min. past noon until 14 min. past 1. 0 37 Decemb. from the 10 day to the 20 day   Bef noon From the Suns rising being 20 mi. past 8 until 57 min. past 8. h. m. Aft. noon From 37 min. past noon until 14 min. past 1 0 37 Decemb. from the 20 day unto the end   Bef noon From the Suns rising being 15 min. past 8 until 53 min. past 8. h. m. Aft. noon From 38 min. past noon until 15 min. past 1. 0 38 Concerning Numbers attributed unto the seven Planets with the Reasons thereof agreeing with Cornelius Agrippa an excellent Philosopher besides my own daily practice and experiencè Saturn Numbers attributed to the plan TO this Planet ♄ belongeth three numbers viz. two seven nine The number two as being next beneath the starry firmament and also as being one of the two infortunes the number seven as being the seventh in order and highest from the earth It s also a number fatal and climacterical as joyned with the number nine Also the number nine is a number fatal and climacterical as joyned with the number seven For nine times 7 makes 63 which number all philosophers do hold to be fatal and climacterical by reason the nines and the sevens do meet 2 7 9 Jupiter  Jupiter hath three numbers allotted unto him viz. one three eight The number one as being the head and chief fortune the number three as being the the third star or planet in order from the starry firmament beneath Saturn also as being one of the three fortunes The number eight as containing the mistery of Justice and Religion for Jupiter in astrology doth always represent the sober Priest or Minister according unto which number Christ was circumcised also we read of eight degrees of blessedness c. 1 3 8 Mars  Mars hath four numbers alloted unto him viz. two four seven nine The number two as being one of the two infortunes The number four as being the fourth in number from the starry firmament next unto Jupiter The number seven as being a number fatal and climacterical as joyned with nine Also he hath the number nine as being a number fatal and climacterical as joyned with seven This planet as likewise Saturn are both enemies unto Nature 2 4 7 8 Sol.  The Sun hath five several numbers alloted unto him viz. one three four seven ten twelve The number one as being sole Monarch of the Heavens The number three as being one of the three fortunes The number four from the four quarters of the year The number ten as being the number of the end of life as multiplyed by seven The number twelve as passing through the twelve signs of the Zodiack 1 3 4 10 12 Venus  Venus hath three numbers alloted unto her viz. two three nine The number two as being female The number three as being one of the three fortunes The number six as being the number of generation consisting of two threes 2 3 6 Mercury  This Planet Mercury hath two numbers alloted unto him viz. two five The number two as being part male and part female And therefore called the hermaphrodite The number five as having predominancy over the operation of the five senses 2 5 Moon  The Moon hath three numbers alloted unto her viz. two six nine The number two as being female The number six as being the number of generation The number nine as being the utmost receptacle of all coelestial influences 2 6 9 The Astrological way whereby to discover all kinds of Diseases or Infirmities incident unto the body of Man And likewise how to know whether the Sick shall live or die also the time when either Recovery or Death may be expected with the true Astrological way of curing each Disease which is cureable as followeth IN the first place before we come to set forth the Method of cure it will be necessary to find what the grief is and from what cause without which its impossible to do any great cures There are two wayes by which Judgment may be given herein The one Astrologically by a Figure of twelve Houses which is accounted to be the most assured and exactest way the other is by the Moon according as she is afflicted by the malevolent Planets having regard to the signs or constellations wherein she was afflicted at the time of decumbiture This way may serve generally in acute diseases and I do find by my daily practice that one shall seldom err herein but in case of such Diseases which are natural from the birth or have been of very long standing or more especicially if there be any suspition of Witchcraft a Figure of twelve houses is most rational I shall briefly shew the way of both But in regard a Figure of twelve Houses and the astrological way in giving judgement thereupon may seem difficult at the first especially unto those who have never formerly read or studied any whit in this Science And farther considering that many who are well willers hereunto either may want time or be unwilling to take the pains herein may neglect the study hereof and so this my writing may prove uselesse unto them I have for the satisfaction and incouragement of all well willers unto this study and practice of Physick set forth one general way in giving judgment either by the Moon afflicted in acute diseases which terminate in a month or by the Sun in Chronick diseases which are of above a months standing This being the very way of my own daily practice and experience for many years wherein you shall seldome or never fail especially in acute diseases as for other Chronick and long lasting griefs there will be more time allotted to consider of them The truth is long continued infirmities and some others doth require more inspection than that only of the Sun and Moon afflicted and therefore a figure of twelve houses will be proper to give judgement therein for many times the ascendant sixth and twelfth houses with their Lords will be concerned therein as shall be shewed in order Also it will be necessary after the grief is known to know the critical intercidental and judicial daies and times being the times for change either of life or death which is done by a critical figure divided into 16 equal parts as shall be shewed in the next paper The way to find the disease by the Sun and Moon afflicted In the first place by an Almanack take notice what sign the Moon is in when the Sick first takes their bed and by what planet or planets she is afflicted whether of Saturn or Mars or Mercury which is much of the nature of Saturn
Planets or by the Lord of the 12 8 or 4th argueth long and lasting griefs or infirmities if adhering unto a partil aspect the grief encreaseth if drawing from partil aspect the grief diminisheth Also fixt signs gives moneths and sometimes years before recovery common signs gives weeks and sometimes moneths moveable daies or weeks before recovery Now concerning the number of daies weeks moneths or years you must observe how many degrees is wanting before the influence is over accounting by the moity of their Orbs and so many moneths weeks daies or years it will be before recovery but if the figure sheweth death then you must account how many degrees is wanting to make the partil aspect of the principal Significators and so account so many daies weeks moneths or years before the time of death 2 The principal Significator of the Sick changing his sign argueth a change of the disease either for life or death 3 The latter degrees of a sign on the Cusp of the sixth House or the Significator of the Sick in the latter degrees of a sign argueth a sudden change either for life or death 4 The Lord of the Ascendant or principal significator of the sick person being stronger then the afflicting planets sheweth recovery in moveable signs the sooner but if the afflicting Planets be strong and the principal Significator of the sick weak more especially if the afflicting Planets hath relation unto the eighth or fourth Houses it sheweth death 5 If the Lord of the Ascendant or Lord of the sixth or if the ☽ in accute or Sun in Chronick griefs be afflicted in Azemine degrees it sheweth a continued sickness if not sudden death 6 If the Lord of the Ascendant or principal Significator of the sick turn retrograde it sheweth a relapse and the cure goes backward 7 The Lord of the Ascendant or principal Significator of the sick strong swift in motion with a fortune attending especially in a moveable sign sheweth a speedy recovery Lastly We must heed the nature of the disease for strong Fevers Convulsions Apoplexies risings in the Throat with some pestilential infirmities and such like desperate griefs will sooner terminate then such which are usually lasting as Consumptions Dropsies Agues Gouts and such like Some brief Rules concerning recovery First A fortune or the ☽ in accute or ☉ in Chronick griefs strong in the Ascendant and not afflicted nor yet being Lord of the sixth eighth or twelfth Houses sheweth recovery Secondly The Lord of the Ascendant strong and more strong then the afflicting Planets sheweth recovery Thirdly The Lord of the Ascendant or the ☽ in accute or ☉ in Chronick griefs ioyned unto or friendly aspected with a fortune or applying unto a fortune sheweth recovery Fourthly The ☽ encreasing in light swift in motion and strong applying unto a fortune in accute griefs sheweth recovery Fifthly If the Lord of the ascendant doth dispose of the afflicting Planet especially being equal in strength sheweth recovery Signs of Death First The Lord of the Ascendant weak and afflicted by the malevolent Planets and no fortune interposing sheweth death Secondly The Lord of the ascendant or the ☽ afflicted in the fourth or eighth or by the Lord of the eighth argueth death or if the Lord of the eighth be in the ascendant Thirdly The Lord of the ascendant combust in the ascendant fourth sixth eighth or twelfth or in the way called Via Combusta sheweth death Fourthly If the ☽ in accute or ☉ in Chronick griefs is â—â—â—â—cted by the infortunes or by the Lord of the eighth or â—â—arâ—h no fortune interposing their friendly rays more especially if the Lord of the ascendant be weak it sheweth death Fifthly The ascendant or Lord of the ascendant or the ☽ in accute or the ☉ in Chronick griefs meeting with fixt stars of the nature of the infortunes no fortune interposing his friendly rays sheweth death Sixthly The ☽ applying unto combustion in the ascendant fourth sixth eighth or twelfth Houses or Via combusta sheweth death Seventhly The ☽ applying from the Lord of the ascendant to the Lord of the eighth and the Lord of the ascendant weak sheweth death Eighthly An eclipse of the ☽ in accute or of the Sun in Chronick griefs upon a critical day and the Lord of the ascendant weak no fortune strong interposing their friendly rays sheweth death generally in all decumbitures the nearer the afflicting Planets are to the earth the worst The bodily shape and infirmities attributed unto the Twelve Signs Aries ♈ signifieth one of a reasonable stature dry body strong limbs and big bones but not fat somewhat long face and neck complexion somewhat brown their hair and eye-brows inclining unto blackness the diseases incident unto this Sign is Pushes Whelks Polipus or Noli me tangere All diseases which proceed from the head as Convulsions dead Palsies Cramps Madness Virtigo Megrims Falling Sickness and such like Taurus ♉ signifieth one short but full and well set full face and eyes broad forehead large strong shoulders full hands thick lips and black rugged hair under this Sign are all diseases incident to the throat as Kings Evil Quinzies Fluxes of Rhumes falling from the head into the throat Impostumes and Wens in the neck Gemini ♊ those persons usually who ate under the dominion of this Sign are tall and straight of body with long arms of a dark sanguine complexion and blackish hair their body strong and active under this Sign are all diseases in the arms hands and shoulders with windiness in the veins corrupted blood sometimes it produceth distempered fancies Cancer ♋ signifies one of a low and small stature bigger made from the middle upwards then downwards face big and round of a whitely pale complexion sad brown hair one apt to be sickly under this Sign are all imperfections of the breast and stomack as Cancers Ptisick Salt-flegms rotten Coughs weak digestion cold stomack dropsical humors and Impostumations Leo ♌ signifies one of a large fair stature full and fleshy narrow sides and broad shoulders full and great eyes sometimes goggle-eyed yellow or dark flaxen hair sometimes curling of a sanguine or ruddy complexion under this Sign are all tremblings or passions of the heart violent burning Fevers pains either at the heart or back sore eyes Plague Pestilence and Yellow Jaundies Virgo â™ signifies one of a mean stature but well composed a brown ruddy complexion black hair shrill and small voice well favoured but not very beautiful The diseases which are incident unto this sign are all such which belong to the belly as obstructions in the bowels and miseraicks worms wind Collick Spleen Hyâ—ondriack Melancholly and such like Libra ♎ personates one of a well shamed body straight and tall a round and beautiful visage a pure sanguine complexion but not very high coloured the hair yellowish or sandy-brown and somewhat smooth under this Sign are all diseases of the reins and kidneys also all diseases proceeding from wind and corruption of blood Scorpio
fountain of life Fourthly the Moon is free from combustion of the Sun A Planet is under combustion when he is not fully elongated 7 deg 30 min. from him We have only two Testimonies of Death which is first Saturns being in opposition of the Moon at the time of decumbiture Secondly his being more strong then the Moon yet commonly a Planet strong is not so malicious as those which are weak and peregrine however it appeareth that there is foure testimonies of Life and but two 〈◊〉 Death wherefore we may conclude according to the Rules of Art that the Sick shall recover Now to know the 〈◊〉 when you must by a Critical figure of 16 equal parts 〈…〉 when the Moon upon any Intercidental Judicial 〈…〉 day doth meet with any benevolent aspect of the 〈…〉 be it Sun â—upiter Venus or Dragons head no evil 〈◊〉 interposing their bad Influence for then the Sick shall 〈◊〉 which according unto the Critical figure will be upon the 12th day of April about one a Clock at night at which time the Moon will be in 14 deg of the Signe Virgo and Jupiter in 14 deg of Taurus making a partile Trine to each other but the sick shall begin to recover sooner at the first intercidental time which is about six a clock in the morning at which time the Moon will be 5 deg 20 min. in Virgo which is 22 deg 30 min. distance from the place she was in at the decumbiture for as I have already declared the influence of the Moon doth begin to opperate when she is ten degrees distant from any aspect of the planets Concerning Acute Griefs Note That at the time of decumbiture of any sick person if the Moon be free from the bad aspects of the infortunes which is Saturn Mars Mercury or Dragons tail that then more especially if the infortunes Jupiter or Venus attend upon the next judicial or critical day or time that the Moon meeteth with any friendly aspect of the fortunes no ill planet opposing the Sick shall recover but commonly acute griefs are seldom ended before the first critical time at which time the Moon maketh a Quartile aspect unto the place she was in at the decumbiture consisting of 90 deg The Moon alwayes goeth this 90 deg or fourth part of the Zodiack in lesse than eight dayes sometimes acute griefs last untill the Moon hath passed over three critical days or times Viz. until she returneth unto the place she was in at the decumbiture making the fourth crisis An Example hereof is of my friend before mentioned and if by the Rules aforesaid you find that the grief is mortal then you must proceed forward round the critical figure until you find the mortal time according unto the rules before mentioned and you must do the like upon the rules for the time of recovery Concerning Peracute griefs There are are also some Infirmities and Sicknesses which end usually before the first judicial time is over called peracute griefs at which time the Moon maketh a Semi-quartile aspect to the place she was in at the decumbiture consisting of 45 deg now this aspect is not so pernicious as the Quartile yet oft-times the Sick dyeth before this aspect is over more especially when the Moon at that time meeteth with the infortunes and no fortune interposing their friendly rayes This Semi Quartile aspect or judicial time the Moon finisheth in less than four days likewise on the contrary by the rules aforesaid the Sick may recover at the said judicial time Concerning Perperacute Sicknesses There are also some Sicknesses perperacute and such griefs commonly terminate before the first intercedental time is over at which time the Moon maketh a Semi Semi Quartile aspect to the place she was in at the decumbiture which consisteth of 22 deg 30 min. containing the 16th part of the critical figure more especially when the infortunes doth afflict the Moon at that time no fortune attending It was observable that in the time of the plague that many thousands died before the first intercidental time was over which number or time the Moon finisheth in less than two dayes And many lived not one day dying immediately so soon as they were struck which we call the time of decumbiture or first mortal time I have known the like both in Appoplexies and Convulsions mother fits and risings in the throat and such like griefs Another Judgement given upon a decumbiture Figure I shall take an imaginary time and so give judgement thereupon for the better informing of young Students herein I could have inserted many exemplary figures of my own but considering that new Almanacks may be had when happily old ones may be lost I therefore thought this way most profitable to instruct the learner I shall instance the 22 day of April 1668 about nine a clock at night at which time I will suppose one took his bed Now the question is what the grief is and whether the Sick will live or die And when either death or recovery may be expected you must in the first place by an Almanack find in what sign the Moon is and how aspected Now at the hour and time aforesaid the Moon will be in 5 deg 48 min. of the sign Aquarius and at the same time I find Mars to be in 5 deg 48 min. of the sign Scorpio which maketh a partile Square aspect consisting of 90 deg Now to find what the grief is you must repair unto the place in this book where it is written The Moon in Aquarius of Mars oppressed which argueth that the Sick shall be troubled with great pain at the heart and with swooning fits also very feavourish likewise a pain in the breast with difficulty of breathing and the blood swelling in all the veins the cause of this sickness proceeding from violent affections and vehement passions c. Now the next thing considerable is to know whether the Sick be like to live or die and the time when either death or recovery may be expected First the Moon is decreasing in light Secondly the Moon departeth from the Square of Mars and applyed unto the Conjunction of Saturn both enemical planets Thirdly neither Sol Jupiter or Venus doth cast their friendly rayes or influence at the time aforesaid unto the Moon wherefore according unto the rules aforesaid the sick person will die To find the time when you must frame a critical figure of sixteen equal parts as aforesaid begining at the place where the Moon was at the decumbiture making that the first critical or mortal time which if the Sick escape then at the next critical or mortal time you must observe how the Moon is aspected at which time you shall find the Moon meeteth with the opposition of ♂ being upon the 29th day of April in the Month aforesaid at one a clock after noon Now in regard there is no fortunate planet interposing their friendly rays at that time we may conclude that the sick wil
depart and not before because the Sun at intercedental and judicial times meeteth with no bad aspect of the infortunes Yet notwithstanding I have known some who have been mortally struck according unto any rational mans judgment at the decumbiture in acute griefs who through Gods blessing having an expert and skilful Physitian and having withstood the bad influence of the afflicting planets at the first mortal time beyond expectation upon the next critical time have recovered and so it may happily prove to some who shall take their bed at the time aforesaid The reason is because between the time of decumbiture and first crisis there is usually near seven days time during which time especial remedies being applyed the Sick may happily be the better enabled to with-stand the encounter more especially if the intercedental and judicial times be freed from the evil aspects of the infortunes as here it falleth out at this last decumbiture The truth is life and death is in the hands of God and whatsoever stars foreshew yet he by his power and blessing upon the means used can preserve life when he pleaseth wherefore the sick ought not at any time to despair For I my self have oft times recovered my Patient having out lived the first mortal time as aforesaid but I must needs say such changes and chances are seldom seen for where one doth escape many dieth for the stars are God's Messengers and what they do foreshew do assuredly without miracle come to pass Concerning the way and manner how to cure each distemper I have shewed elsewhere Concerning the Astrological way of giving Judgement by a Sign of 12 Houses Although what is already written I have known by good experience to hold true by many examples it being for the most part the method of my daily practice yet for the benefit and better satisfaction of Practitioners and others well-willers thereunto especially such who desire further inspection into this Art I shall in the next place shew how in an Astrological way judgement may be given by a figure of 12 Houses For I must confess that in such infirmities which are natural from the birth and likewise some chronick griefs which have been of long continuance and likewise such infirmities wherein there is any suspition of witchcraft cannot so exactly be discovered by the Sun or Moon afflicted as by a sign of twelve houses for the ascendant sixth eighth and twelfth Houses with their Lords will be for the most part concerned therein as shall be shewed in order as followeth In the first place you must erect your figure either for the time of decumbiture or for the time of any strong fit if any be or upon the receipt of the Urin or time of the first visitation of the Patient and you must be sure for to frame and vary your ascendant that it together with its Lord may exactly personate the Sick Secondly you must in order set down the Cuspe of every House Thirdly you must set down the Characters of the Planets in every House which for to do and likewise how to frame the ascendant I shall briefly declare But before you can proceed herein you must perfectly know the Characters of the seven Planets and twelve signs and the five Aspects of the Planets and the Houses of each Planet The Characters of the seven Planets with the Dragons Head and Tail ♄ Saturn ♃ Jupiter ♂ Mars ☉ Sol ♀ Venus ☿ Mercury ☽ Luna ☊ Dragons head ☋ Dragons tail The Characters of the twelve Signs with the parts of the Body by them signified And how they stand opposite unto each other in the Zodiack as followeth ♈ Aries Head and Face ♉ Taurus Neck and Throat ♊ Gemini Arms Shoulders ♋ Cancer Breast Stom Ribs ♌ Leo Heart and Back â™ Virgo Bowels and Gutts ♎ Libra Reins and Loins â™ Scorpio Secrets and Bladder â™ Sagitary The Thighs ♑ Capricorn The Knees â™’ Aquary The Leggs ♓ Pisces The Feet The five Aspects of the Planets ☌ Conjunction That is when any two Planets are in one and the same degree of any Sign âš¹ Sextile That is when any two Planets are 60. degrees from each other And containeth a sixth part of the Zodiack â–¡ Square That is when any two Planets are 90. degrees from each other And containeth a fourth part of the Zodiack â–³ Trine That is when any two Planets are 120. degrees from each other And containeth a third part of the Zodiack ☠Oppsition That is when any two Planets are 180. degrees from each other And containeth half the Zodiack NOTE That there is 30 deg in every Sign and two Signs make a sextile aspect three Signs make a square four signs make a Trine six Signs make an Opposition which containeth half the Zodiack The whole containeth 360 deg which is 12 times 30 deg The Houses of the Planets ♄ Saturn hath two houses viz. The signs ♑ Capricorn and â™’ Aquarie ♃ Jupiter hath two Houses â™ Sagitary and ♓ Pisces ♂ Mars hath two Houses ♈ Aries and â™ Scorpio ☉ Sol hath but one House which is ♌ Leo ♀ Venus hath two Houses ♎ Libra and ♉ Taurus ☿ Mercury hath two Houses ♊ Gemini and â™ Virgo ☽ the Moon hath but one House which is ♋ Cancer How to Frame the twelve Houses and what every House concerns in a Decumbiture Figure The Sick mans Glass Shewing What Euery House Concernes In Case oF Sicknes 1 The Sick Mans â—son 2 his Estate 3 his kindred 4 his Father Somtimes his grave 5 his Children 6 his Sicknes and Servants 7 his Wife his phissiâ—ion and publick Enemies 8 his Death 9 his Religeon 10 his Mother And phissick 11 his Frindes 12 his privat Enemies and Selfendings THe next thing considerable is to have knowledge how to insert the twelve Signs upon the cusp of every House and likewise to set the seven Planets in those Signs But before we can proceed therein it will be necessary to understand the use of an Ephemeris or Almanack which setteth forth the daily motions of the planets And for the better informing of young Students herein I shall for example set down in order for the month of October 1667. the form as usually is printed and shew the use thereof until the tenth day of the said month which will be enough whereby to understand not only the residue of that month but also every other month throughout the year provided alwayes that your Almanack must be such a one which setteth forth the daily motions of the planets whose Title page to every month is as followeth October hath XXXI dayes Month days Week days The daily motions of the Planets and ☊ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ D ☊ ♑ ♉ ♠♎ ♎ ♎ ♌ ♊ 1 a 25 35 1 59 3 8 18 2 7 21 3 25 1 48 10 29 2  25 36 1 51 3 45 19 1 8 36 5 9 14 25 10 26 3 c 25 37 1 43 4 21 20 1 9 51 6 45 27 25
called for his wisdom the Philosopher who would permit the meanest of his Subjects to come unto his presence and to converse with him for which quality he was ever held in high esteem and well beloved but on the contrary such who have abandoned this vertue ill have befell them I shall instance one Example hereof In Julius Caesar who so long as he continued affable and loving unto his Subjects they intirely loved him but when once he lest off this vertue and fell into pride they quickly forsook him altering their good affection of love unto disdain and shortly after conspired his Death and would he but have vouchsafed to have read a Note which a me in person delivered him when he went to the Senate he might for that time have saved his life there being written in it the whole discovery of the Plot. Sir I needed not to have mentioned these things presuming your Worship is sufficiently acquainted therewith already as having read these Moral Vertues and Vices not only in Antonius and Julius Caesar but also in many others Sir I want words to express the love and good affection I did always bear unto your Worthy Person having ever found you to be a true lover of such who were studious in all lawful Arts and Sciences That which I here present your Worship withal is not only Astrology which is the first and chiefest of all Liberal Arts and Sciences but also the true Astrological way of my many years practice in Physick for without knowledge in Astrology it 's impossible to be either a Phylosopher or good Physician for hath the Theory and Practick thereof is derived from Astrology In all Ages Astrology was ever held in high esteem the knowledge whereof as testiâ—ieth Josephus was taught by God himself unto Adam and from him unto Posterity this worthy Author further saith that he saw the Art of Astrology graven in Stone in Assyria done by Seth before the Flood also those Magicians or Wisemen which came to worship Christ were great Astrologers without question next unto Divinity it s the most excellent study in the World for those who are but me only read in this Art must needs know that a mighty and powerful hand hath wrought those wonders which â—â—â—â—isâ—â—â—y â—â—en in the Heavens as the Sun Moon Stars and Pâ—aneâ—s with their Mâ—â—ions and powerful Appâ—riâ—ians upon all suâ—â—unaâ—y Câ—â—â—ureâ— Sir I know I need an Arguments to perswade you unto the lawfulness oâ— excel eâ—â—y of this worthy Science well knowing that your Worship as I have already declared was ever a true 〈◊〉 thâ—reâ—f I question not but that when you have read once â—hâ—se my Labours you will not only be the more confirmed in your good â—pinion hereof but also find somewhat â—eâ—â—in which may increase your knowledge in these secret Mysteries Sir may these my Writings prove acceptable unto your most Worthy hands I have obtained the end of my 〈◊〉 which was in some measure to Demonstrate the great affection which I did always bear unto your most Worthy Person and shall ever remain Your Worships Servant to Command Jos Blagrave To all my loving Countrey-men in general but especially to those of Reading being the place of my Nativity IT was the saying of our Blessed Saviour That a Prophet could not be without honour save in his own Country Although I count my self no Prophet yet by the Rules of Astrology I have predicted such things which to our sorrow have come to pass as may appear in my Almanack for the year 1665. and others formerly written I presume I have both Friends and Enemies amongstâ—y uâ— it s well known unto many that I have done very great cures both in the Town and places adjacent although I have not mentioned their names in this Book yet I find that many being unsatisfied concerning the legality of my way of Cure have refused to come or send unto me for help to cure their infirmities and many of 〈◊〉 whâ— did come câ—â—me for the most part privately fearing either loss of reputation or reproaches from their Neighbours and other unsatisfied people and also fearâ—â—â— then what I did was either Diabâ—lical or by unlawful means I question not but when you have read over this Book although some things may seem mistical at the first especially unto such who never before read any books of this nature yet by oft perusied and well heeding what I have written I am confident it may and will give satisfaction unto any of reasonable capacity and for the benefit of those who deâ—ire Knowledge in the Astrological and Chymical way of Physick which is the most assured way extant I have both briefly and plainly instructed the learner herein so that those who can but read and will take pains may assuredly attain unto it and be inabled thereby to do the like Cures as I have done and as concerning the resolution of questions by Figures a thing much questioned by some I have in this book given sufficient reasons thereof according unto Art thereby inabling others if they please to take the pains to do the like What I have formerly done herein was more to satisfie the earnest importunity of others than for any gain or profit which came unto me for I alwayes although some reward was given me for my pains therein accounted my self a loser thereby in regard of my Practice in Physick and let the Artist be never so careful to give content yet what will the most men say especially such who are ignorant of the Art if we discover the thing sought after surely he doth it by the Devil otherwise how could he do it but if we chance to fail as sometimes we may by taking a wrong Ascendant then they will assuredly say they are cheated of their money I speak seriously I take no pleasure in such questions for the reasons aforesaid having denied many which came unto me therefore Kind Country men and Women my thoughts are better of you then wholly to blame you for I dare say it was either false reports or ignorance of the way I profess which caused many of you to be enemical unto me wherefore I have the rather published this Treatise that so fâ—r time to come you may not only be setled in your opinion but also be fully satisfied that what I have already done or shall for time to come do in the Astrological or Chymical way of Physick which is the way of my Practice is both honest just and lawful and is no more then what every industrious Physician ought to know and without knowledge therein its impssible to be an expert Physitian as in this book will appear Concerning the Legality of this Art of Astrology if any are unsatisfied they may read â—y Epistles of those Almanacks Dated 1658. and 1659. besides there are many Authentick Authors who have written both learnedly and largely thereupon for I intend not at this time tâ— trouble my self or reader much farther herein only