and last Particular laid down by Ptolemy and that is the time of these Events In due search whereof we are to consider the Habit of the Comet in respect of the Sun Cometa Orientalis effectum suum citius ostendit Occidentalis tardius An Oriental Comet doth quickly shew its Effects but an Occidental as this was more slowly And this in the general In Specie saith Cardan quantum temporis requiritur Prolemaeus non dixit Ptolemy hath left us no special Rule whereby to know the precise beginning of a Comets Effects Howbeit Cardan is of Opinion that the beginnings thereof are as in Eclipses deferred so many Months as there shall be inequal hours intercepted between the Comet and the Ascendant of the Figure erected to the middle time of its appearance Yet saith he Hoc unum interest quod semina corum quae pâ—r Cometam significantur diutius proferuntur This one thing is considerable that sometimes the Generation or Seeds of those things which are signified by a Comet are deferred longer And he gives the Example of our Saviour at whose Birth there appeared a Comet in the East which the Wise Men saw and came therefore to Worship him They called it a Star by a common name as well because Comets are called Stars as also for that it was most fair and beautiful and resembling those that usually shine by Night Which Star or Comet saith he pronounced the Seditions and Troubles that succeeded by the Promulgation of the Faith of Christ These many Exiles and Martyrs and afterwards the Kingdom of Peace and Salvation to be established The Author and King of which CHRIST was born in the very Glory of the Comet because it appeared in the East Nevertheless the Effects thereof that is to say the Preaching and Promulgation of his Law the Seditions and Tumults of the People the Persecutions Banishments Deaths Wars and Kingdoms erected in a Christian Name scarce had their Commencement Thirty Years after and persevere until this very day So on the contrary in 1264. there appeared an unhappy Comet in the East extending its Hairs or Rays if we Credit the Story to the Mid-heaven which Comet continued almost Nine Months together Nâ—ither sooner vanished it than Pope Urban dyed After whose death Charles with an Army of Frâ—nch marched against Manfrâ—dus and having Vanquished him possesses himself of the Kingdom of Naples Two Years after the Paeni or Carthaginians invaded Spain and there committed great Cruelty nevertheless they were afterwards repulsâ—d and slam At the same time there were great Tumults raised in Hetruria What followed In the third Year after the Comet Banducar or rather Bandoduchar King of Babylon and Assyria invaded Armenia with a mighty Army Conquered Antioch and committed most grievous slaughters upon the Christians In the fourth Year after the Comet Conradinus the Suevian being Vanquished and taken Captive by Charles Earl of Provence and Sicily and as Aemilius writes the declared King of Jerusalem was Beheaded In the fifth Year Lewis the Ninth King of France passing into Africa was taken at Carthage or as others say at Tunera and dyed of a Flux the greatest part of his Army being first destroyed by Famine and Pestilence Whose Death was no sooner heard of than the aforesaid Charles enforced the King of the Carthaginians to a Yearly Tribute In the Sixth Year the Scythians now called Tartars assisting the Armenians the Assyrians or Saracens being Vanquished and fled freed Asia and long kept it by the consent of the Christians So that the measure of time limiting the beginning and ending of a Comets Effects cannot be prefixed unless as Ptolemy describeth for so indeed they may be conjectured But to adventure on feigned proportions of time where none is in Nature were ridiculous Diuturni Cometae effectuum magnitudinem diuturnitatem stabilemque in perturbatione quam afferunt statum significant Effectus minores minus stabiles minus Diuturni Cometae afferunt Comets that continue long saith Origanus import the Magnitude and continuance of their Effects and a stedfast condition in the Trouble or Aâ—â—iction they bring But such as continue a shorter time lesser Effects and not so durable This Comet continued twenty three days or thereabouts and 't is probable the Effects may continue as many Years but I dare not conclude so For although that proportion should hold true where the Effects of Comets meeting with no obstruction terminate per se their virtue being extinguished like as it falls out in all other Natural Causes Yet when another Comet Eclipse or Great Conjunction supervenes which is of a contrary Nature it everts the Decrees of the former and so eludes us as to any certain proportion of time limiting their Effects Teaching how Astrology may be restored from Morinus viz. Johannes Baptista Morinus Doctor in Physick and Physician in Ordinary to the Duke of Luxemburgh after his Epistles to the South and North Astrologers for restoring of Astrology Printed at Paris Anno 1628. delivers these six following Articles c. as necessary for the Confirmation and Demonstration thereof by Principles which Articles c. I have faithfully Translated and here inserted in hope some Noble Spirits endued with Ability of Parts and Purse may timely attempt the Prosecution thereof 1. FIrst to Collect from the Histories of several Nations of the World the most Eminent and Notable Changes that have therein happened in respect of Sects Empires Kingdoms Wars Famines Deluges c. with the exact times of their Changes and the true postures of the Constellations and Planets preceding the same 2. To observe the Changes of the Air in respect of Heat Cold Moisture and Drought as also the Winds throughout the whole Latitude of the Earth And then the different places of Longitude in their Natures and Qualities at the same and at several times Erecting Coelestial Figures most congruous for that purpose and to mark well how from thence Plants Brutes and Men are affected and all these Observations to compare one with another 3. To erect the several Nativities of such as dyed not long after they were Born of those that be Sickly or any ways Hurt Blind Lame Ulcerated Wounded Burnt Mutilated c. diligently observing the Parts so affected the which may most conveniently be done in a spacious City such as Paris is where are many Hospitals and Poor People innumerable many Chirurgeons and every day various Casualties 4. By help of the Physicians to find out if possible the Beginnings Species Accidents and Solutions of all Acute and daily Diseases that every where abound Erecting Coelestial Schemes to those Beginnings And that especially at Paris where the exorbitant Practice of frequent Blood-letting does much disturb Natures Motions and Crises in Diseases and very often elude and frustrate the Astrological Predictions of the Ancients concerning them 5. What the Ancient Astrologers have delivered on every Subject the same to Collect and Observe in several by diligent reading thereof and to
Fra. Windebank Questioned Nov. 12. 100000 l. voted for the Scots 13. Sir George Ratcliff sent into Ireland 16. Bp. of Lincoln enlarged 19. Scotch Commissioners admitted Residence in London 21. Justice Howard assaulted aâ—d stabbed in Westminster-Hall 23. A Commis issued for treating with the Scots 28. Pryn and Burton Triumphantly into London Dr. Bastwick the like soon after Dec. 3. Pryn and Burton complain of their Prosecutors 4. Sir George Ratcliff committed 5. Secretary Windebank fled into France 7. Ship-mony Voted illegal The Judges questioned 8. E. Strafford committed to the Tower L. Ann dyed at Richm. D. Cosens committed 11. Lond. Petit. against Bishops 16. Canons Voted Illegal 18. Arch-Bish of Caâ—terbury sequestred committed to the Black Rod. 19. B. Wren accused of High Treason 21. L. Finch Voted a Traytor 22. He fled into Holland Jan. 23. Goodman a Priest reprieved Pryn Burton and Bastw Voted Innocent and satisfaction to be given them by their Judges 30. E. Strafford charged in the House of Lords Feb. 10. Match with the Prince of Orange propounded 11. Plots suggested 13. Judge Berkly Impeached committed 16. Bill for Triennial Parl. signed which occasioned Bonfires and ringing of Bells 24. E. Strafford made his Defence before the H. of Lords Remanded to the Tower 26. Arch-Bish accused of High Treason before the H. of Lords Ordered to the Tower Feb. Scots first styled Dear Brethren All Books Libels and Proclamat against them called in A Thanksgiving for the Peace with them March 1. Arch-Bishop committed to the Tower 10. Bishops Votes in Parliament null'd 22. E. Strafford's Tryal began Anno 1641. April Convocation H. Fined 15. E. Strafford's Tryal ended House of Commons voted him Guilty of High Treason which was Opposed by the L. G. Digby and others 20. Prince of Orange to London 21. E. Strafford voted the second time Guilty of High Treason by the Commons Bill of Attainder read in the House of Lords where many opposed it 29. Nevertheless the H. of Lords also vote him Guilty of High Treason May 1. King declared himself unsatisfied 2. Princess Mary Married to the Pr. of Orange 3. Thousands of the City came to Westminster crying for Justice against the Earl 5. Protestation taken by the Parliament 6. E. Strafford voted the second time Guilty of High Treason by the H. of Lords 8. Two Bills one for the Execution of the Earl the other for continuation of the Parliament tendred to the King 9. King consulted with the Judges and Bishops Some of the Bishops advised him to pass the Bills The Earl himself by his Letter to the King desired him to sign the Bill of Attainder May 10. Bill for the Execution of E. Strafford signed by the King So likewise that other for continuance of the Parliament which proved the Execution of himself 11. The King by his Letter to the Lords delivered by the Prince sollicited for his Life but in vain 12. E. Strafford Beheaded on Tower-hill 17. L. Goring resigned hâ—s place Master of the Wards L. Say succeeded him Bp. Juxton L. Treasurer resigned his Staff The Office committed to five Commissioners E. of Leicest made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Marquess Hertford Governour of the Prince in the room of the Earl 〈◊〉 Newcastle June 19. Voted thâ—â— the Scots should receiâ—â— 100000 pounds of theâ—â— 300000 l. at Midsummer 1642. the remainder at Midsummer 1644 July 2. Bill imposing the Tax of Pole-money 5. Bishop Wren Voteâ— against Two Bills passed for puâ—ting down the High Commission and Star-Chambeâ— Courts Sir Tho. Roe Ambassâ—dour into Germany Qu. Mother left England and dyed soon after a Cullein The five Judges who had formerly given their Opinions for Ship-money charged by the House oâ— Commons Aug. English and Scotch Armies disbanded 10. King began his Journey for Scotland An Order for taking away all scandalous Pictures out of Churches Sept. 8. Parliament adjourn'd till Octob. 20. A standing Committee consisting of fifty Members appointed during the Recess Octob. 22. Owen ô Conolly discovered the design of the Irish Rebellion Mac Mahon and the L. Macquire taken and secured 23. The Irish Rebellion first brake out the King being then in Scotland Nov. 5. 200000 l. voted to be raised for suppressing the Irish Rebellion The King referred the whole business to the Parliament Marquess Ormond by Commission from the Earl of Leicester and with the Kings approbation made Lieutenant General of all the Forces in Ireland King returned from Scotland Magnificently Feasted by the City King Feasted the Chiâ—f of the City at Hampton Court where divers Aldermen received the Honour of Knighthood Dec. 15. Remonstr of the state of the Kingdom presented to the King at Hampton Court 27. Tumults at Westminster threatning the Bishops 30. Twelve Bishops protest against Popery or any malignity against the State and against such Orders or Votes as had passed or which should pass in the Lords House during their enforced absence Dec. 31. Twelve Bishops accused by the Commons of High Treason whereof ten were committed to the Tower the other two to the Black Rod. Jan. 1. The Irish Proclaimed Rebels 3. Articles exhibited against the five Members 4. King in Person demandeâ— them 5. Houâ—es adjourn'd into London 6. Proâ—lamation made for Apprehending the â—ive Members 7. H. of Commons declared the Kings Proclamation to be â—alâ—e scandalous and illegal Sir Edward Hâ—rbert the Kings Attorney General committed for preferring the Articles against the five Members 10. The King Queen Prince and Duke of York to Hampton Court 11. The five Members Guarded to Westminster by Water 27. House of Commons Petitioned the King for the Militia Feb. 14. Adventures for Irish Land 23. Queen with the Princes Mary her Daughter imbarqued at Dover for Holland King to Greenwich whence he sent for the Prince and Duke of York They removed to Theobalds March 9. Thence to Newmarket 15. Thence to Huntington May 3. Protestation taken by the Parliament 26. Thence to York Anno 1642. April 8. King proposed to go in Person into Ireland Disliked by the Parliament 9. An Order of Parliament enjoyning their Members to attendance 22. Duke of York and Pr. Elector to Hull 23. King denyed admittance into Hull Sir John Hotham Proclaimed Traytor 24. King complains of the Affront 25. Sir John Hotham justified by the Parliament The Lords began to desert the Parliament and go to the King May 12. Gentry of Yorkshire attended the King at York 20. Voted that the King intended to levy War against the Parliament 30. Nine Lords with the King summoned to Westminster June 2. An Order of Parliament requiring the Revolted Members to return by the sixteenth of June Nineteen Propositions sent to the King 10. An Order for bringing in Money and Plate 14. King writ to the City 15. Thirty seven Lords protested in behalf of the King The nine Lords Summoned to appear were for default thereof Impeached of High Treason L. Keeper Littleton conveyed the Great Seal and afterwards himself to the King at
the Names Genus Species efficient and final Causes of all Comets c. from p. 140. to p. 184. 11. A Discourse teaching how Astrology may be restored from Morinus from p. 184. to p. 189. 12. The Cabal of the Twelve Houses Astrological from Morinus from p. 189. to p. 208. 13. An Astrological Judgment upon his Majesties March began from Oxford May the Seventh One Thousand Six Hundred Forty Five from p. 208. to p. 222. 14. Bellum Hybernicale Or Irelands War Astrologically Demonstrated from the late Celestial Congress of the two Malevolent Planets Saturn and Mars in Taurus the Ascendant of that Kingdom c. from p. 222. to p. 272. 15. Merlini Anglici Errata from p. 272. to p. 311. 16. Multiplicatio effectus Siderum secreta ex Cardano from p. 312. to p. 321. 17. A brief Account of the Causes of Earth-quakes from p. 322. to p. 324. 18. Sundry excellent Rules shewing by what Laws the Weather is governed and how to discover the various Alterations of the same from p. 325. to p. 331. 19. A Collection of sundry of the Authors most Excellent Poems as Printed in several of his Loyal Works from p. 331. to p. 415. 20. Gesta Britannorum Or a succinct Chronology of the Actions and Exploits Battels Sieges Conflicts and other signal and remarkable Passages which have happened in these Dominions from the Year of Christ 1600. unto the Year 1667. from p. 416. to p. 514. 21. XEIPOMANTIA Or the Art of Divining by the Lines and Signatures engraven in the Hand of Man by the Hand of Nature c. Together with a learned Philosophical Discourse of the Soul of the World and the Vniversal Spirit thereof from p. 514. to the End of the Book A SHORT ACCOUNT Of the FASTS and FESTIVALS As well of the JEWS as CHRISTIANS With the Original and End Of their INSTITUTION IT will not I hope be denyed but that as God by his Extraordinary Presence hath Hallowed and Sanctified certain places so they are his Extraordinary Works that have worthily advanced certain times for which cause they ought to be with all men that Honour God more Holy than other Days The Times so advanced are The Festivals and Fasts of the Jews Christians Of the Jewish Festivals and Fasts Some were Instituted by Divine Authority The appointment of Men. The Jewish Festivals Instituted by God are First The Sabbath or Seventh-day in every Week so called from the Hebrew Scabath which signifies a day of rest or a time set apart for Holy rest which day God consecrated to his Worship because He thereon rested from his Work of Creation The end whereof was I. Civil and Oeconomical for the ease and refreshment of their Bodies whose strength had been Exhausted by Labour Sex diebus facies Opera tua septimo autem die quiesceÌ„s ut quiescat bos tuus asinus tuns ut respiret filius ancillae tuae peregrinus Exod. 23. 2. Ecclesiastical for the worship of God and meditation upon his Divine works 3. Spiritual 1. As being a Type of that Spiritual Rest whereby we should cease from the works of the World and the Flesh that God might work in us by his word and Spirit And 2. as shadowing unto us that endless rest which all of us hope to enjoy with God in the World to come II. The Neomeniae or Feasts of New-Moons Celebrated the First day of every Month initiating with the New-Moons which was Instituted in memory of the Light Created by God to the end 1. That by this means his People might be alienated from the Superstitions and Idolatry of the Ethnicks who subjected the Months to the Planets Stars and Signs Caelestial and know that God is the only Lord Governour and Moderator of the Stars and Signs themselves and consequently of the Months and Years and Time in general And therefore give unto God the greater thanks who ordained all these things for the use and benefit of mankind 2. To Typifie mans Renovation by the Illumination of the Holy Spirit which is still required of all the faithful Nisi enim homo per Spiritum Dei renatus fuerit regnum Dei videre non poterit III. The Third ordained by God is the Pasch or Passover so called from the Hebrew Pasach or as others read it Phase which signifies to leap or to passover or beyond This was Instituted Anno Mundi 2447. and celebrated from the Fifteenth day of the First Month Abib called afterwards Nisan to the Twenty First day of the same inclusively that is for Seven days together Yet so as that the First and Last thereof viz. the Fifteenth and Twenty First were held more Festivous and sacred than the rest These Seven days were likewise called the Feast of Azymes and the First of them the Pasch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because that thereon the Paschal Lamb was eaten 1. To câ—ll to mind and as it were consecrate to Eternity Gods miraculous deliverance of the Israelites from their Bondage in Egypt 2. For a sure testimony of the perpetual Mercy and Power he would shew to his People 3. To Typifie Christ Jesus and our deliverance perfected by him IV. The next Solemn Feast instituted by God is that of Pentecost so called from the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but termed by the Hebrews Schesuothe that is the Feast of weeks because celebrated after the Seventh week from the former Feast of the Passover as may be seen in Exod. 34. Levit. 23. and Deut. 16. But it truly signifies the Fiftieth Solemn and Festival day from the Second of the Azymes in which sense St. Luke takes it Acts 2. where he saith Cum autem compleretur dies Pentecostes and Chap. 20. Speaking of St. Paul festinabit saith he ut si quomodo posset Pentecosten ageret Hierosolymis By this name also are meant all those Fifty days betwixt the Second of Azymes and the Fiftieth Festival day And so the Author of the Vulgar Edition understood it who renders these words of Acts 2. in the Plural Number viz. Cum complerentur dies Pentecostes c. It is also called Festum Primitiarum from the First-Fruits or the Bread Offer'd which was made of the new Fruits Exod. 23. This Feast was Instituted 1. In memory of the Law given by God on Mount Sinai the Fiftieth day after the Israelites departed out of Egypt 2. That by the Ceremonial Oblation of two Loaves made of the New-Fruits to the Lord men might be admonished they received all Fruits and so all things else for preservation of Life from the bountiful hands of God and be also excited to beseech God not only for a blessing thereupon but also to make a sanctified use thereof 3. To Typifie that Pentecost wherein Christ after he had ascended proclaimed the Law not that which was written in Tables of Stone but in the Heart and mind the Law of the New Covenant that happy day on which the First-Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Radical Place of the Moon in the third Indicative Jupiter benignly Irradiating the Moon by a Trine about the same time denounced a propitious Crisâ—s to â—nsue The Twenty-third day about Nine a Clock in the Evening the Moon perambulating 10 degrees 19 min. of â™ wherein fell the second Critical day applyed to the Trine of Venus At which time she Produced a wholsome and propitious Crisis For on this very day the Feaver began to leave him and soon after he râ—covered his Health Quod sanè miram rerum Medicarum cum coelo Harmoniam consensum arguit Now that the Cause of this Crisis arising from the Stars may yet more plainly appear I will hereunto add a Coelestial Figure erected after the Rational manner with a Judgment Astrological thereupon Judicium Astrologicum ex Figurâ Decubitus Rationali Figura Decubitus Rationalis Ad Annum 1641. Mens Januarii Die Hor. Min. 2. 8. 00. Lat. 480 50′ T. Ap. ☽ ad âš¹ ♂ ☌ ♀ The Principal significators of this Figure are 1. The Ascendant and 2. Mercury Lord thereof in Capricorn a movable Sign Retrograd and Combust in the Fifth House 3. The Sixth House and 4. the Lord thereof in Aquarius a Fixed Sign strong and powerful in his own House the Moon in the Cusp of the Sixth House in Aquarius The Sun in the Fifth afflicted at the beginning of the Disease by a Quadrate of Mars in Aries a Fiery Sign and Lord of the Eighth House Whence it appears that the Disease proceeded from Choller ingendred of a Churlish Melancholy Humor according to the Aphorisme Sol à Marte ad Initium Morbi quovis modo infortunatus aegritudo erit Cholerica ex humore bilioso orta Furthermore Jupiter in a movable Sign in the Fifth House which rules the Stomach Liver and the Sides c. combust and wounded by the Quartile of Mars brought the Pleurisie upon him and because Mercury Afflicted by the Malevolent Planets is hereby rendered Malevolent he gave him the Dry-Cough Moreover the Moon in Aquarius applying to Saturn argues that the Cause of the Disease proceeded from the Weariness of a Journey according to the Doctrine of Hermes and Hippocrates Now for determining the length or shortness of the Disease consider these Aphorisms Sexta Domus in Signo Fixo Morbi Longitudinem pollicetur Item Saturnus existens Dominus sextae in Signo Fixo longum praesagit morbum Rursum Saturnus Dominus Sextae Domino Ascendentis fortior Morbi Incrementum denotat Postremò Luna Domino Sextae applicans Incrementum Morbi portendir Seeing therefore that Mars in a fiery Sign afflicts both the Luminaries namely the Sun by a Quadrate and the Moon by a long Sextile which is equivalent to a Quadrate I gather that the Principal Authors of this Disease are Saturn and Mars which together excited a very long Burning Feaver Then Mercury the dry Cough and at last Jupiter the Plurisie the which together with the Cough sooner ended than the Feaver for that Mercury and Jupiter were both constituted in a movable Sign Of the Mutations Inclinations and Eversions of Empires Kingdoms c. IT will not be I hope ungrateful to the Ingenious if I recollect and commend unto their and my own contemplation the Causes of the Mutations Inclinations and Eversions of Empires Kingdoms and Commonwealths and the rather because as I suppose Time never produced an Age so full of Prodigies nor a Generation of Men so inclin'd to Novelty as now the present wherein every day presents a New Inquiry every Month a fresh Vicissitude The Politiques distinguish the Causes of all Mutations into Two sorts First and Second The First cause is God the Creator and Governour of all things For notwithstanding the Actions of all Individual Human Creatures be in a Human Power yet the Constitutions Governments and Conservations of Human Communions and Societies or Republiques are not so in the Power of Men but depend wholly upon the First and Supreme Cause and the disposition thereof And for as much as God performs his greatest works in the world by Angels it is not impossible or strange if I say and aver that every Empire Kingdom and Republique hath some certain Angel and Genius peculiarly appropriated thereunto as a Governour ordained by God For this is the constant opinion of the Jews who believe that every Person and Place hath a certain Guardian Angel set over it nor do a few Doctors of the Catholick Church believe otherwise whilst in Dan. 10 11. there is mention made of an Angel Governour of Persia and Grece and that the Apostle Ephes. 3. expresly constitutes a certain Order of Angels which he calls Potestates Rulers or Potentates or as our English Translation hath it Principalities and Powers God hath set certain Intervals and Periods of times to all Empires c. amongst which Periods the 500. and 700. years are accounted most Fatal as you may see in Bodin Lib. 4. Cap. 2. but especially in Richterus Ax. 1.2 seq And the natural reason hereof is for that in this space of time there clapseth the sixth Generation of Men which abateth of and more and more declineth from the simplicity strength and fortitude of those Men who at first obtained and preserved Empires by such vertues For like as the Bodies of Men became weak and feeble in the fourth and fifth Generation even so also decreaseth the strength and fortitude whereby Kingdoms are acquired preserved and propagated Besides it hath been observed that at the end of every 30 th year there usually falls out some one or other Mutation in Empires c. because that after so many years such men as formerly had the Government of Affairs and things therein do for the most part leave their Station and that from thenceforth New Ones succeed them who in the space of Thirty years more grow up and introduce new Customs and Opinions in the Commonwealth as you may read in Richterus Axiom 9. Moreover it is certain that as God hath appointed fatal Bounds and Limits of time to all Empires c. so hath he the like Bounds and Limits to all other particular places and when any change of Empires c. is imminent he commonly raiseth up some great Heroes whom he useth as Organs to punish or amend them yet first revealeth such future changes by certain Signs and Prodigies Vid. Bodin Lib. 4. Cap. 2. Richt Axiom 19. And thus much of the first cause of the Changes of Empires Kingdoms and Republiques c. The Second Cause is either Natural or Moral The Natural cause is either Superior or Inferior The Superior Natural Cause is the Motion and Influence of the Planets and Stars upon these Inferiours touching which the Ingenious Keckerman Lib. 1. Cap. 26. delivers this Canon Coelum Efficacissimè agit in Corpus humanum sibi maximè cognatum atque adeo etiam in corpus tum ipsius Principis tum Subditorum ita nempe ut in corporibus mutat temperamenta
mutatis autem temperamentis mutantur mores mutatis moribus Principum Subditorum Sequitur mutatio Reip. Heaven saith he most effectually Operates upon a Human Body best agreeable to it self and so also on the Body both of the Prince himself and his Subjects to wit so as that it changeth the Temperaments of Mens Bodies and with those Temperaments their manners or conditions and the manners or conditions of Princes and Subjects being changed a mutation of the Commonwealth followeth And with him agrees that excellent Mathematician and Astrologer Origanus part 3. Membr 2. Cap. 1. Non modo in Regnis varias mutationes translationes animadvertimus dum modo hos modo illos Regnare atque aliis Dominari comperimus verum etiam in ipsa superficie terrae nihil esse perpetuum ex collatione temporum locorum Siccum humido humidum sicco permutari terrasque alias aquis aboleri alias assurgere deprehendimus We Observe not only sundry Changes and Translations of Kingdoms whilst these and these Planets reign and bear Rule with others but also that upon the whole surface of the Earth there is nothings perpetual and by comparing of Times and Places perceive Siccity chang'd into Moisture Moisture to Siccity some Countries destroy'd others increas'd by Waters Thus He and that very truly For although God the Author of Nature and the First Cause of every Good thing changes Countries and Transfers Kingdoms at his pleasure yet seeing he hath engraven in the Book of Nature and chiefly in Heaven which measureth Times the Motions and Mutations of all things things that be Invisible even his own eternal Power for the greatest part yea and exposed Heaven unto our view that it might be for signs of Present and Future things I shall not think it contrary to true Religion or Good Manners if with Fear and Reverence I enquire the Superior Natural Causes of those Mutations so long as I ascribe no necessity thereunto Maugre the Croaking and Coaxation of some few Epileptique Prophets and other Religious Lunatiques who prate and perswade the Contrary The First Cause is the Change of the Absides of the Planets whereby the Five Planets together with the Sun transfer the Places in which they are highest and most remote from the Center of the Earth so also the Places wherein they are lowest and nearest thereunto and together with those Places their swiftness and slowness of Motion into several parts of the Zodiaque according to the succession of the Signs whereof Cardan Seg. 1. Aph. 37. in these words Permutationes Absidum Regna Regiones Religiones mutant Changes of the Absides alter Kingdoms Regions and Religions Thus from the Change of Saturn's Absis into Cancer Mahomet had his growth and by the Change thereof into Capricorn the Sign Opposite thereunto receives he Detriment and at length a final Destruction Spinaeus an Excellent Astrologian and Physician to the Duke of Mantua in his Catastrophe Mundi Genuinely English'd by the Polite Quill of my Oaken Friend Elias Ashmole Esq tells us that Mahomets Destruction initiated Anno 1630 c. and this he chiefly deduces from the Change of Saturn's Absiâ— out of Sagittary into Capricorn which indeed I confess fell out according to the Prutenick Tables in the end of the year 1630. But by the more accurate observations of latâ—r Authors the Absis of Saturn continues in Sagittary for many years yet to come For by the Philolaique Tables the best extant it enters not Capricorn until the beginning of the year 1728. and therefore it could not in the least be unless we will have the Effect precede its Cause that Mahomets Destruction commenc'd in this respect in or near the year 1630. Nevertheless I believe with Spinaeus that the many Revolutions of the Heavens in and about that year have already produced a sensible Commencement of Detriment unto him yet conclude not his final Destruction until after the year 1728. Wherein Saturns Absis will be Changed into Capricorn and that several other Causes concur to extirpate him and his Law There is no other change of the Absis of any Planet falling out in our time save only the Absis of Mars and this happen'd according to Bullialdus in the latter end of the year 1647. which was from Leo to Virgo and what a strange mutation ensued the year following viz. A Dissolution of the English Monarchy c. the whole World can witness which very thing signally confirms that of Ludovic de Reg. Aph. 9. Mutantur Regna Dominia Fides Sectaeque ac opiniones hominum dum mutantur Auges Planetarum de signo in signum dico illarum gentium quarum significator erit Planeta Augis permutatae Kingdoms and Governments Faith Religions and Opinions of Men are changed when the Auges or Absides of the Planets are changed from one Sign to another I mean the Kingdoms Governments Faith Religions and Opinions of such Nations as have for their significator the Planet whose Auge is changed Now all men know who know any thing of this Nature that Aries is the Ascendant and Mars Lord thereof the significator of England and so he is of France Germany Denmark and several other places who are herein no less concern'd than the English as a few years will assuredly manifest Mutatioque erit ad bonum vel malum secundum Naturam significatorum superiorum illorum temporum secundum Naturam signi mutationis And this change saith that same Author and Aphorisme shall be to Good or Evil according to the Nature of the chief significators of those times and Sign of Mutation We know Saturn Mars and Mercury have born the greatest sway in almost every Eclipse Revoâ—ution and other notable Configurations of the Planets 〈◊〉 and since that year especially in Two of the Three Eclipses of 1652. and in the great and Total Eclipse Anno 1653. in March And as for the Sign into which this change was made it is Virgo the principal house of Mercury a Cold and Dry Melancholy Barren Sign whereby we may easily judge of what Nature the Change is I spare to Expatiate Another Cause is the Change of the Sun's Eccentricity described of Copernicus cap. 20 lib. 3. Revol by the Motion of a little Circle having the Center of the Eccentrick in its Circumference and finishing its Period in 3434 years The year 1653. Offers it the least that can be according to Rheinoldus and Copernicus being 32190. such parts as the Eccentrick hath 1000000 or Part 1. 55′ 53″ 24‴ where the Semidiameter of the Suns Eccentricity hath 60. The greatest viz. 2° 3â— 7″ happen'd 36 years before Christ about the beginning of the Roman Monarchy Georgius Joachimâ—â— Rheticus callled this Circle the Wheel of Fortune by whose Revolutions saith he the Monarchies of the world assume their Commencements and Changes For like as the Roman Empire obtain'd its Highest Dignity when the Eccentricity was greatest so the same decreasing it is very much Impaired
and almost at the Brink of Destruction But the Turkish Empire began in the First Quadrant with the Law of Mahomet and hath been most swiftly augmented proportionably to the Motion thereof being at this Day wherein the Eccentricity is at the least in a Flourishing Estate But shall henceforward be diminished until the other Quadrant and alike swiftly God so pleasing hasten to Destruction Indeed according to Tycho and others of the besâ— Astronomers the Eccentricity is already notably increased viz. unto Part 2. 9′ or thereabouts Lausbergius makes it Part 2. 6′ 21″ Insomuch that if the Christians of Europe could but henceforth lay aside their Ambition and Avarice and Live at Peace among themselves the God of Nature presents them with an Age wherein they may totally subvert and lay waste the Empire of â—he Turks and put a speedy Period to the Law of their Prophet Mahomet A Third Cause is the change of the Obliquity of the Zodiack which when at the greatest according to Bullialdus is 23° 52′ 53″ And this was Anno Nabonassari 381. 367 years before the Nativity of Christ. When at the least 23° 31′ 7″ and that fell out Anno Christi 1434. so that the mean betwixt these is 23° 42′ 00″ In the year 1653. the greatest Obliquity of the Zodiack was 23° 31′ 55″ For the Motion of the Anomaly of the Zodiack's Obliquity was 6s. 21° 49′ The Prosthaphaeresis 0′ 48″ which added to the least Obliquity 23° 31′ 7″ gives us 23° 31′ 55″ as before So that the Obliquity of the Zodiack is now likewise increasing for it still increaseth and diminisheth with the Suns Eccentricity Whereby it appears that the Axis of the Earth's Poles by little and little changes its Inclination to the Plane of the Zodiack through some Motion of the Libration But to find out the Physical Cause thereof my Reason concludes it almost impossible For as Bullialdus truly saith Scimus rem esse sed causam motus illius ignoramus nâ—c potest humani Ingenii acumen pervidere causas illas We know saith he there is such a Motion but are ignorant of the Cause thereof nor can the subtilty of Humane Wit throughly perceive those Causes A Fourth Cause is â—he Conjunction of the â—wo Superiour Planets Saturn and Jupiter which according to Cardanus is three-fold Great Mean and Lesser The Lesser are they which happen in Signs of the same Nature or Trigon with others preceding them and so cannot occasion any great Change yet are not without their peculiar Effects as you may see in Cardâ—n Seg. 5. Aphor. 48. Of these there be ten in Number which do orderly succeed one another in the space of less than 200 Years The Mean are they which fall out in a differenâ— Trigon yet not in such as are altogether contrary is qualities that is when the Conjunctions pass from a Fiery into an Earthy Sign out of an Earthy into an Airy or from an Airy into a Watry Sign as from Ariâ—s into Capricorn out of Capricorn into Libra from Libra to Cancer As touching these it is certain they produce sundry Operations For they alter in one respect or other the Estate of Empires Kingdoms Common-wealths and Countries causing some new Empires and Kingdoms to emerge Like as that of Alâ—xander the Great in an Airy the Persians in an Earthy and that of Mahomet in a Watâ—y as you may read in Cardan Sâ—g 1. Aphor. 73. And of these Conjunctions if so be you account frâ—m the change of the Fiery Trigon into the Earthy thâ—re falleth out always three within the space of 596 Yearâ— The First in the Earthy the Second in the Airy and the Third in the Watry Trigon But they are called Great Conjunctions which begin to be Celebratâ—d in the Fiâ—ry Trigon chiefly in Aries the first Sign of thâ— Zodiack For when there shall be a Transit made from a Watry into a Fiery Sign which are as contrary â—ach to other in thâ—ir prime quâ—lities as Fire is to Water then also do great Mutations succeed all the World over And this is clear'd to all Men who have been â—ut never so little conversant in History For if we Calculate backward and allow for each of these Great Conjunctions 794 Years and about a half we shall be reduced from the Year 1603. in which there happened a Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagittary to the Year of Christ 809. in which the Roman Empire Destroyed by continual Wars is at length reformed and augmented under Charles the Great Thence to the Year of Christ 15. soon after which succeeded a great Mutation both of the State Ecclesiastical and Political From thence to the Year preceding Christ 779 soon after which followed the Institution of the Olympick Games and Times the Birth of Romulus and Râ—mus the Building of Rome and a grievous Affliction of the Kingdom of Israel by Tiglath Pileser King of the Assyrians and at length a Destruction thereof by Salmanassar his Successor Hence we recede to the 1574. Year before Christ near unto which Moses was Born who afterwards led the People of Israel out of Egypt by a Divine Power Thence to the Year 2368. within one Age after which followed the Universal Deluge afterwards to the Year 3163. and at length to the Year 3957. about which God Created the World of Nothing And 't is good Reason that like as Rome was Built a little after the beginning of the fifth Fiâ—ry Trigon the first being that under which the World was Created and afterwards by little and little increased and amongst other Cities the great Assembly of the Inhabitants People and Kingdoms she has subdued bore up her Head until at length about the sixâ—h Fiery Trigon she had reduced very many Kingdoms of Europe Asia and Africa to the Form of a Monarchy and Sovereign Empire and flourished in great Glory and that from thence the Empire bâ—ing divided into two East and West was observed to be fallen to decay been troubled with Intestine Wars and exhausted by the Alienations of Kingdoms and Provinces until about the seventh Trigon it was restored by Charles the Great and in some sort received its Pristine Beauty So also shall this Empire at this time under the eighth Fiery Trigon sustain great Mutations which I rather leave to Experience than Prostitute my own Judgment at so easie a rate Nor do only the Great Mean and Lesser Conjunctions of the two Superiours but also their Opposite and Quartile Configurations design great Mutations in the World as you may read in Cardan Seg. 5. Aphor. 49. and Seg. 7. Aphor. 6. Other Causes are Comets or counterfeit Stars c. such as that whereof Josephus Bell. Jud. Lib. 7. Cap. 12. makes mention which appeared for a years space in the form of a Fiery Sword over the City Jerusalem fore-warning her Destruction or as that at the Death of Mahomet seen at High-Noon in the shâ—pe also of a Sword which continued the space of a Month
rendring his Death no less Prodigious than was the course of his Life Or that of the Year 1572. in Cassiopâ—ia surpassing of the quantity of the Earth 500 times Or those of the Years 1604. and 1618. which were no less Miraculous than that the Sun should stand still as we read it did in the Days of Joshua or return ten Degrees backward as once upon the Dial of Abaz or be Eclipsed so near a Full Moon as at our Saviour's Passion being all of them alike â—strang'd from the accustomed Order of Nature In like manner the Eclipses of thâ— Luminaries are the Causes of many Changes that ensue in the World because their Effects are general pouring forth theâ—r Influence not only upon Cities but even whole Regions subject to the Quadrangle the Sign more especially wherein the Defect happens and no less on particular Persons who have any affinity in their Genitures with the Schemes of such Eclipses So likewise are the strong Genitures of Kings c. Geniturae validae Regna mutant Mighty Genitures change or translate Kingdoms Causes adjuvant are Revolutions of the World the Progression of the Great Orb of Great Conjunctions before the Flood the Birth of Christ Mahomet and the like I could much enlarge my self upon the Progressions of the Great Orb Great Conjunctions c. but shall forbear in regard the most of them concern Foreign Parts excepting that of the Great Conjunction before the Flood which in the Year 1653. was come to the Sign Cancer and did therefore afflict according to Albumazar Tract 4. Differ 4. the Countries of Scotland and Holland with many Changes and Conversions of things from one condition to another a Famine and Poverty proceeding from Siccity and Drought and a general Fear to possess the People of those places because of their Enemies Great Mortality and Slaughters amongst them with abundance of such Creatures as are destructive to the Earth Thus far have you seen the Superiour Natural Causes of the Mutations or Changes of Empires Kingdoms and Common-Wealths how far wherein and when they concern us and other Nations The Inferiour Natural Cause is either within or without Man That within is the Disposition of the Temperament of the Bodies both of Princes and Subjects aâ—d â—o both different Births and Deaths as well of them that Govern as those that be Governed in the Common-Wealth That without is a Mutation either of Fire or Water and of the Earth and place where the Common-wealth is constituted Unto which do belong House-burnings Earthquakes Change of Ports Barrenness Famine Pestilence and all other Natural damages by the which Common-wealths are changed The Moral Cause of Mutation is either Internal or External The Internal is either on the Prince's or Subject's part The Internal on the Prince's part admits this general Canon The beginnings of Princes are for the most part good but their Progress worse From which Change arise great Mutations in Publick Affairs and things The Internal Cause also of Changes in respect of the Prince is either Ethical or Political Touching Ethical Causes there are these Canons 1. Intemperance and Lust of Princes occasion change of the Common-wealth 2. The like when Princes are Effeminate and Cowardly For like as Empires are obtained maintained and kept by Warlike Fortitude so on the contrary are they lost or dangerously changed by softness and Pusillanimity Political Causes of Changes are either in respect of the Foundation of the Principality or of the Office and Care of the Prince As touching the Causes respecting the Foundation of the Principality there be these Canons 1. It is impossible any Common-wealth should long be safe where the Prince comes to Rule either by a violent Invasion or a crafty Subreption without any access to the Principality 2. The Perjuries of Princes that is when they keep not their Oaths made to their Subjects at the time they were called to Govern bring upon Kingdoms dangerous Changes and Conversions 3. The Authority of a Prince decreasing produceth Change and when the Periods of Empires are divolved the Authority of those that Govern faileth The Causes that respect the Care or Office of the Prince have these Canons 1. When the Prince listens not to Wise and Faithful Councellors Changes are imminent 2. When Publick Judgments are corrupted and hainous Impieties remain unpunished Changes are at hand 3. When the Prince affords not the Subject a Lawful and necessary Defence but suffers him to be vexed and trampled over by Incursions of Enemies Changes ensue 4. When the Revenues of a Kingdom decrease of necessity a Change must follow For Moneys are the Nerves of Empires 5. When the Prince doth too much Poll his Subjects with heavy Tributes and Exactions a Change succeedeth 6. When the Potency and Amplitude of Kingdoms arrive at an exceeding greatness a Change follows for the most part and the Empire falleth by its own weight 7. Foreigners rashly irritated or called into a Kingdom do introduce a Change thereof These are the Causes of the Prince his part there now remain the Causes on the Subjects part which are also either Ethical or Political Touching the Ethical Causes these be the Canons 1. When grievous Wickedness is committed amongst the Subjects and all Reverence of the Laws shaken off and that they Live Licentiously in Lust and Luxury Mutations follow 2. When Subjects degenerate from their Pristine Fortitude and become Unwarlike and Effeminate Kingdoms are Changed Political Causes have these Canons 1 When Subjects begin to have their Princes in hatred and grow weary of them Changes will assuredly follow 2. Pâ—nishments and Changes do ever succeed Infidelity of Subjects 3. Changes of things do always accompany the Disobedience and Contumacy of Subjects 4. Where neiâ—her the Laws nor Magistrates are had in Honour there the Common-wealth cannot be safe or durable An Excellent Discourse of the Names Genus Species Efficient and Final Causes of all Comets c. THE Order which Nature observeth in all things Created doth plainly enough teach us That whatsoever is Born passeth and hasteth towards Death And that all things which have a beginning necessarily and interchangably roul towards their End And as in Humane Bodies some are more strong vigorous and of better Constitution than others and therefore of longer continuance Even so in Empires Kingdoms and Common-wealths some preserve themselves longer for that either they are by Nature more strenuous and stable as having propitious Stars and they well Fortified at the time of their first Foundation Or because the Situation of them is Naturally stronger than others as we see at this day in the Signory of Venice The like holdeth in Cities and Towns in particular Families Laws Conclaves and Councils in Religions Heresies and Schisms The consideration whereof prevents my Wonder at the Vicissitudes and Changes here on Earth I account it no Miracle to see a Monarchy Eclipsed in its greatest Glory and the ruine of one the raising of another I stand not
and in this case especially signifieth the many-headed-monster Multitude such Persons as in January 1641. Tumultuously assembled themselves to the hazard of His Majesties Royal Person to cry for Blood in the Terms of Justice those who through their pretended Zeal to I know not what have brought the Curse of God upon themselves and the whole Kingdom first by slaying the Innocent in cold Blood and ever since by engaging their Persons and Estates in this most unnatural and bloody War against His Majesty The Moon I say who is the natural significatrix of such mean Capacities is in the sixth House very sick Master Lilly and nigh to the Dragons Tail These positions will puzzle and stupifie the mis-guided Commonalty and make them know there 's such a thing as Allegiance More particularly the Sun thus posited and also Mercury being free from Combustion and the Infortunes And the Dragons Head so near the Cuspe ascending Salvationem corporis agilitatem gaudium in Itinere significant bonumque fiduciam applicari ad id quod vult Haly pag. 324. Jupiters position in the 10 House confirms the same Haly pag. 328. The Moon Lady of the 12. and moving betwixt the 8 degree 34 min. and 21 degr 26 min. of Aquarius gives us to understand that His Majesty shall receive much contentment by certain Messages brought him from Foreign Parts and that he shall receive some sudden and unexpected supply of by the means of some that assimulate the condition of his Enemies And withal this comfort that His Majesty shall be exceeding successful in Besieging Towns Castles or Forts and in pursuing the Enemy See Haly pag. 346. Mars his Sextile to the Sun Lord of the Ascendant which happeneth the 18 day of May will encourage our Souldiers to advance with much Alacrity and chearfulness of Spirit to shew themselves gallant in the most dangerous attempts The Ascendant and tenth House being both Fixed Signs tell us That the March shall not be so speedy as is expected but with great deliberation and care of settling the Affairs of the distracted Counties through which His Majesty passeth Yet the great dominion of Mercury doth intimate quick Action about the latter end of June and the most part of July O! what snaffling there will be amongst the Zelots before the middle of November How many days of Humiliation what Fears what Jealousies what Discontents and Wranglings what Murmurings how many Lies and Forgeries raised and dispersed to quicken a dull and dying Faction The next thing in Order which we are to consider is the Sign and degr of the 7 House which in this Scheme is the 22 degr and 21 min. of Aquarius the house of Saturn but Term of Jupiter Saturn being in the 9 House of the Heavens in the end of Aries and in a Sextile with the Cuspe of the 7 house and in a Quartile with Mars Si gradus 7 domus fuerit dignitas ♃ timebitur honorabitur credetur ejus verbis à gente illius Terrae ad quam vadit erit dilectus à gente Terrae ad quam vadit cum gaudio laetitiâ Here by the word Gente we must understand the County or Counties principally aimed at by His Majesty And this happy Reception is further attested by the propinquity of Venus to the Sun as he is Lord of the Ascâ—ndant and in the House of Kings c. Aquarius being a fixed Sign tells us that he shall not quickly remove thence but remain there some convenient time foâ— the settling of some important Affairs and a full reducing of those Counties to their Obedience If any man would be satisfied to what Quarter of the Heavens the design is intended although he may guess something by the Motion which the Army hath already made yet he may inform his Judgment best by considering the Signs of the four Angles viz. Leo Taurus Aquarius and Scorpio which he shall find to be the one half Northern the other Southern and also the Signs wherein the Planets are viz. Aries Taurus Gemini Leo and Aquarius which are all of them except the last wherein the Morn is Septentrional Which will assuredly determine that the Progress and principal Actions of this Army or the greatest part thereof are like to be Northernly inclining sometimes to the East otherwhiles to the West as the Occasions of War require The fourth and last thing to be examined is the 4 House The Cuspe whereof is the 9 degree and 31 min. of Scorpio the most Vipâ—rous Sign of the Zodiack where Mars hath the Dignities of House Triplicity and Decade But is unfortunately collocated in the 12 House of the Figure This position of his ought to fore-warn our Commanders to take heed of some Disaster immediately before His Majesty betake him to his Winter Quarters It seems to be the beating up of an Out-quarter and the surprizal of some few of our Men who value their ease more than their safety I will say no more But I hope the diligence and Vigilancy of our Commanders may prevent the danger And now to sum up all It is most apparent to every impartial and ingenuous Judgment That although His Majesty cannot expect to be secured from every trivial disaster that may befall his Army â—iâ—hâ—r by the too much Presumption Ignorance or Negligence of some particular Pâ—rsons which is frâ—quenâ—ly incident and unavoidably in the best of Armies yet the several Positions of the Heavens duly considered and compared amongst themselves as well in the prefixed Scheme as at the Quarterly Ingresses do generally render His Majesty and his whole Army unexpectedly Victorious and Successful in all his Designs Believe it London thy Miseries approach they are like to be many great and grievous and not to be diverted unless thou seasonably crave Pardon of God for being Nurse to this present Rebellion and speedily submit to thy Princes Mercy Which shall be the daily Prayer of Geo. Wharton Bellum Hybernicale OR IRELAND'S WAR Astrologically demonstrated from the late Coelestial-congress of the two Malevolent Planets Saturn and Mars in Taurus the Ascendent of that KINGDOM Wherein likewise their future Opposition in the Signs Sagittary and Gemini most ominous to London and many other of the South and West parts of England is Mathematically handled The Ignorance Malice Mistakes Errors Insolencies and Impertinencies of Iohn Booker in his Astrological Observations upon the said Conjunction in a late Pamphlet of his styled A Bloody Irish Almanack c. discovered corrected refuted and retorted AND The Author further vindicated from his and Master Lilly's former frivolous false and malicious Aspersions throughout the whole Discourse By Capt. Geo. Wharton Student in Astronomy Ego nec tumultum Nec mori per vim metuam tenente Caesare terras As it was Printed in the Year 1647. To the Impartial and Judicious Reader IT is high time now after so many affronts and such multiplicity of rayling and scornful Language uttered against me in several
silly Pamphlets by that profest Mountebank in Astrology John Booker to vindicate my self from the Calumnies Scandals and false accusations which his unsatiable Ambition and implacable malice hath most wickedly accused me of And thereby I shall discover how much his Envy to my Pen and Person hath transported him beyond the bound of modesty and rendered him incapable both of Reason and Knowledg in the Art whereof he professes himself to be a Master I have in part answered Mr. Lilly in my Prognostication for the ensuing year 1647. And here according to my promise I shall Catechise John Booker and both of them as occasion serves The subject or matter here intended is the notable Conjunction of the 2. Malevolent Planets in the Sign Taurus upon the 12 of June this year 1646. the effects whereof will be in great force untill the 21. day of October 1647. Which Conjunction hath lately been most ignorantly treated of by John Booker in a certain Pamphlet of his stiled A Bloody â—rish Almanack c. and many false observations hath he drawn thence and published not upon any 〈◊〉 grounds in Astrology but meerly out of his invâ—tâ—râ—t mâ—lice and hatred to the Kingdom of Ireland wherâ—by â—â—th that and this Kingdom hath been dâ—luded â—nd Astrology shamefully perverted and defumed In which respect as likewise upon this occasion to free my sâ—lf from his former Aspersions I have published the following discourse wherein the same Conjâ—nction of Saturn and Mâ—rs is more artificially handled and also their future Opposition with a touch concerning the next Conjunction which will happen in the Sign Gemini the Ascendant of London which will be far more terrible and of greater concernment to London and other parts of this Kingdom than the Conjunction in Taurus can be to Ireland I have palpably unmasked his malice discovered his ignorance divulged and corrected his Errors and misapplications of the Effects of this Coelestial meeting If his immodest Language hath any where incited me to too much freedom of speech I shall crave his excuse when he beggs my Pardon for his former Insolencies I hate not his or any mans person but his Sin The method is Rough cast like my self if the matter be better polished I care not I know I shall not please all neither would I some for want of Judgment and come for want of Love and others for lack of Loyalty will condemn me but none of these do I regard It is to the Impartial and juditious I appeal and to their judgment only will I submit And if they please to adventure but their Patience as I have done my Pains which is not a little I doubt not of the issue I have no ungodly ends in this or any other of my writings my Wishes are full as good as John Bookers I wish all happiness to the King and Queens Majesty and the Royal Progeny and an end to the Miseries of this languishing Kingdom I love and wish for the Book of Common-Prayer again that was Sealed with the Blood of so many Martyrs till which be I expect not to see Religion in its purity I delight not in War nor can I pray for an unjust or Dishonourable Peace From my Study in an honest Cavalierâ— houses in York-shire the 10 of Sept. 1646. So saith a true and free born English-man an abhorror of all manner of Treasons and Rebellions one that loveth all manner of Christians and is a great honourer of True and Lawful Parliamenis Geo. Wharton Bellum Hybernicale c. NOT many days before the famous and sometimes flourishing University and City of Oxford was sacrificed as a Peace-offering by some of the more Pacifical Lords and accordingly surrendered upon Articles otherwise honourable into the sacrilegious hands of the Sectaries and Schismaticks of this Kingdom viz. in this year 1646. which is from the Creation of the world 5595. to omit all other frivolous and fruitless computations and Chronologies wherein Booker hath foolishly stuffed and crammed up a malitious lying Pamphlet by him styled A Bloody Irish Almanack c. upon Friday the twelfth day of June there happened a notable Conjunction of the two malevolent Planets Saturn and Mars Which Conjunction notwithstanding it did not manifest it self with any storms thunder or lightning as John Booker prognosticated in his un-sainted state-lying-Kâ—lendar nor hath been the Prodromus of such loss ruin destruction and desolation to the Kingdom of Ireland as is mentioned in the said Pamphlet yet questionless the effects of that malicious meeting have already been notably shewed both in Ireland and in many other Kingdoms and Countries Cities and Towns and upon particular Persons who had any congruency therewith in the Radix or Revolution of their Nativities But to the intent that this barking mungrel may not delude the ignorant with his pedling trash nor detract from or otherwise abuse a whole Nation with his nauseous and menacing expressions I have assumed a liberty of publishing this following Discourse which is void of all Envy Malice or Partiality but freely modestly and sincerely relating whatsoever concerns this Coelestial Meeting according to the Rules of Art and the Judgment of the most approved Astrologers Ancient and Modern Wherein the judicious and indifferent Readers may plainly and orderly perceive the Ignorance and Malice of this trifling Parasite And rightly understand the Nature and Quality of the Effects of this Coelestial Congress when they shall begin to operate how long continue what Nations or Countries are therein principally concerned and how far the Kingdom of Ireland in particular concluding whether or no that so long oppressed Kingdom be ordained for the stage whereon such Bloody-minded Hell-hounds as himself are to perpetrate their Cruelty I will not trouble the Judicious Reader with any Examples of such Events as have formerly happened in England or elsewhere upon the like Conjunctions For that I acknowledge him to have Collected in part But I will first examine the Foundation whereupon he hath raised this so deformed a Structure and accordingly proceed either by adhering to him where he hath stumbled on any truth or in dissenting from and Correcting him where I meet with his Mistakes Ignorance and Malice And first I will Artificially erect the Figure of Heaven according to the Doctrine of Regiomontanus to the true or apparent time of this Conjunction and afterwards compare it with that which Booker hath published for I dare not take this or any other upon trust either from him or Mr. Lilly whereby I shall presume not only to discover his want of skill in this ordinary piece of Astronomy but likewise to benefit some others as Ignorant as himself if any such can be who desire to learn the exact manner of erecting the Figure of Heaven by this one Example for any moment of time out of the Tables of Directions First then we are to enquire at what time these two Planets are conjoyned I perceive that Booker hath endeavoured to follow Eichstadius and
Oxford O tempora O mores I cannot pretermit another of his Errors in the same Quarter and Page of his Prog. where he says that Jupiter is free from all Impediments save only his Detriment And yet Jupiter is there both Peregrine and Occidental of the Sun I wonder Mr. Lilly that you will suffer this Ideot in Astrology to profess himself joynt-purchaser with you in your Principles thâ—t hath not yet learned the A. B. C. of Astronomy But have your judgments answerable success I will examine that also If Mr. Lilly had handled the Scheme of this Conjunction or if you Jack had followed his Principles it is evident by what I have said that the judgment should have been deduced from the 5. House and not from the 4. which according to Haly Part 8. c. 7. would have afforded thus much for the Irish viz. Si quando Saturnus fuerit in domo quinta fortunatus significat quod homines gaudebunt suis filiis quod senes multorum dierum praepositi villarum habebunt bonum utilitatem ex parte alterius gentis ex parte filiorum Which is in effect That when Saturn shall be fortunate in the 5. House he signifieth that men shall rejoyce in their Children and that Aged men and Head-Officers or Magistrates of Towns shall reap much good and Commodity by the help of another Nation and by means of their Children And this is the judgment which should have been given upon that position if you had followed Mr. Lilly's Principles Here by the way I beseech the indifferent Reader to take notice of Booker's inveterate hatred and malice to the distressed Kingdom of Ireland For as he neither will nor dare speak or write one jot of truth which may seem any whit fatal to the States so he is fully resolved to smother all things that tend to the good and safety of Ireland For if he had taken his judgment from the 5. House as Mr. Lilly will acknowledge he ought to have done he must of necessity have delivered us the precedent judgment but that he conceived to be too good for that Kingdom For thought John Booker that Aphorism says they shall take pleasure in their Children and intimates much joy and assistance to them as though some Nation were resolved to come in to their help and engage in the War against the States which I must not mention for by that means I may dis-animate the State-Souldiers which are to be sent thither if they should perceive Ireland to be so powerful And on the other side I should encourage Ireland to pursue their design with greater Policy Courage and Resolution No no the thing which I am to endeavour is to tumble out Victory upon Victory to the States and make mention of nothing but utter Ruine Dâ—solation and Confusion to that Barbarous Nation and assure such of the Brethren as have contributed towardâ— the managery of the Godly and Blessed War against Ireland shall have Land by the Belly And therefore though it be never so repugnant to my Rules I 'le rather take my judgment from the unfortunate position of Saturn in the fourth House and so I shall have matter enough and meet for the purpose For Saturnus in quarta domo ibi malefiâ—us significat quod res aedificia cadent minuentur plantationes abscindentur aquae c. He there signifieth that Hâ—uses and Buildings shall fall come to decay and perish Planting or Setting shall be diminished Waters cut off the People shall be lessened or abated there shall be Poverty to them and the People of that Country shall be obsessed or besieged they shâ—ll not dare to go out of their Towns Cities Castles or Countries by reason of the fear they shâ—ll have of their Enemies And this shall be more certain if the fourth House shall be a fixed Sign and the hurt damage or loss shall be more strong or durable And this is the scope of Booker's business and agâ—ees verbatim with the sense of the House And he further saith this last Aphorism agrees exactly with the position of the Malignant Planet Saturn in every respect Which is an apparent falshood For the Aphorism takes no place unless Saturn were virtually in the Fourth House which he is not according to Mr. Lilly's Principles in this Figure of his Or if he were yet is it not in force except likewise that Saturn were found infortunate in the fourth House Neither of which he is by his Position in Booker's Figure for as I have formerly demonstrated Saturn is the strongest save one of all the Planets in the Figure having fifteen Testimonies of strength whereby he is very much Fortified and Powerful Now the genuine signification of Saturn's being Locally Virtually and Fortunately placed in the fourth House as he now is in the Figure which I have exactly Corrected according to the Opinion of Haly Part 8. c. 7. is this Si quando Saturnus fuerit quarta domo fuerit potens significat aedificare propagare agriculturam quod homines hoc diligent de eo multum erunt soliciti That is when Saturn shall be in the fourth House and strong or powerful he signifieth that men shall betake themselves to Building of Houses and Tillage or Husbandry and that they shall be much in love therewith and very careful thereof And moreover Haly tells us Part 8. Cap. 25. Quando Mars junctus fuerit cum Saturno struet quilibet alteri fraudes dâ—ceptiones erunt inter homines percussiones vulnera maximè si fuerit in signo humano c. In brief both Haly Guido Messahalah and all other sound Astrologâ—â—s tell us that this meeting of the two Malevolâ—nts hath signification of Wars Contentions and Strifes Fraudulent dealing c. And that there shall be much banging and slashing amongst Men especially if the Conjunction happen in a Humane Sign Humane Signs are Gemini Libra Virgo Aquarius and the first half of Sagittary that the King shall receive hindrance and trouble by means of some Person that is of the Country or Nation subject to the Sign wherein the Conjunction happeneth This I say and no other is the true signification of this Conjunction in the fourth House and all Men know that a great part thereof hath already been fulfilled in that oppressed Kingdom of Ireland since the Conjunction happened and much more will be there yet manifested But what shall it therefore follow that the Wars â—here must inevitably ruine and destroy that bleeding Nation That they of all People must become a Prey and Prize to the Blood-thirsty and be utterly extirpated Truly and verily and sincerely and forsooth Jack I speak like a Brother Sir the Heavens display no such Banner For I beseech you recollect your self but a little and upon examination you shall find that the Benign Planet Venus disposeth of this Conjunction that she is Lady of the Figure and likewise corporally there present Vincunt â—nim
semper plura testimonia sive boni venturi sive mali illa fuerint in Predictionibus Astrologicis Morâ—over Mars who is Lord of the tenth House which is the House that hath signification of Kings Emperours Princes Generals of Armies Governours of Cities Castles and Towns and all other Commanders c. is exceeding strong and powerful being very much assisted by the comfortable Beams of the Benign and bountiful Planets Jupiter and Venus and the Moon who naturally hath signification of the Commonalty is in mutual reception with Mars But the Ascendant and his Lord have principal signification of the People Nota quod ascendens Luna domini eorum sunt significatores Populi Haly pag. 380. The Sign Sagittary ascends and Jupiter Lord thereof is in Cancer the place of his Exaltation very strong beholding the Conjunctional Degree with a Sextile Aspect Mars likewise disposeth of the place of the Moon and a great part of the Ascendant having there the Dignities of Exaltation and term in the intercepted Sign Capricorn These several Positions and Configurations being carefully weighed induce me to believe that the Kingdom of Ireland shall never suffer that Misery and Ruine which Booker out of his Gall doth threaten them with It is very true that much Strife Contention Quarrelling and Blood-shed is portended unto them by this meeting of Saturn and Mars and we know they have tasted of it already and some body else have been sharers with them But I tell you Jack it hath been and is still likely for the most part to be with much Advantage to the Catholick Party They will gain and then you know Jack who must lose The Figure tells me that their Nobility and Prime Commanders shall be very Prudent Powerful and Prosperous in their Actions That they shall unanimously accord to repel the Enemy and work their own Freedom That the People signified by the Ascendant which is here free and safe from the Malevolents and Jupiter Lord thereof and the Moon shall voluntarily and freely assist and contribute to the maintenance of the War That thereby they shall be much impoverished in their Estates for the Dragons Tail afflicts the House of Substance and the Moon is approaching though slowly to Opposition with the Conjunctional-degree Yet there is a Prohibition for she comes first to the Trine of Jupiter which will abate much of the evil threatned by her infortunate Positure And it is evident that they shall have Liberty and Leisure to raise themselves Houses to till their Ground Sow and Reap maugre all their Enemies Malice Power and Plots In truth if any thing may be termed good that is gotten by the Sword this Conjunction hath signification of much good generally to befal that Kingdom by means of this War I confess it would have been more terrible to them if it had been in a Humane Sign which now it is not for Taurus is a Bestial Sign it may do harm to their Oxen and Sheep Et multiplicatur mors in mulieribus vincet cholera super eas There shall be many falshoods and terrible Rumours spread abroad the Waters shall be increased but not cut off as Booker tells us It foreshews the Death of many Excellent and Eminent Persons that the Inferiour sort shall be somewhat oppressed and undervalued That Women shall wax Impudent and Salacious That Horses shall be dear And there shall be a great destruction of Fruits and Trees through the abundance of Heat This is the sense of Albumazar But I see not any reason why they should be much pestered either with Famine or the Plague only this Saturnus Mars in Tauro infirmabuntur mulieres in mammis gutture viri in testiculis vesica Aid they have had already in abundance from Foreign Parts whereby their hopes have not been frustrated as John Booker Divineth pag. 41. and the interposiâ—ion of those Friendly Beams of the Sun and Jupiter doth promise much more unto them You see Jack thâ—y are both in Cancer the Ascendant of Scotland You would think strange if Ireland should have cause to thank Scotland for some such thing And I dare â—ver upon good grounds of Art that there is some such thing intented by the Heavens I have some Reasons for this my conjecture which you Mr. John Booker cannot apprehend or judge of But I know no Reason why you should subject the Kingdom of Ireland to the ill Influence of Saturn more than any other Nation that is under the division of Taurus Scorpio Aquarius and Leo for we know Helvetia Cyclades Islands Russia Asia Cyprus the lesser Media Parthia a great part of Swedeland Lorrain Campania Rhetia Franconia Persia and many more Kingdoms and particular Towns and Cities are in the same division and as much or rather more concerned than Ireland All that can be truly said is only that Ireland is like to participate with the rest of the Kingdoms c. before mentioned in the Influence of this Conjunction whether it be for good or evil For you to say that in regard of the horrid Murders that have been there committed upon the Protestants of that Kingdom it is likeliest to undergo the Divine Justice of God more than the rest it is no Astrological Reason nor for ought you know may some of the other Kingdoms before named be less guilty of the same sins than Ireland or deserve a less share of the ill Influence of this Conjunction I pray Jack let you and I suspend our judgments from intermedling much more determining things of that Nature It is more proper for Divines than Astrologers That which we ought to do is to contain our selves within the limits of Nature And it is questionable whether the English Irish or Scots have been the Authors of that Barbarism and Blood-shed you mention For he that will lay aside Passion and private Interest and rightly consider the real and radical causes of the Irish Insurrection may find others besides the Irish as much if not more guilty of the Bloud of those many thousands of Christians which hath been shed since the beginning of that Bloody War But this is Wormwood to an Orange Scarff and Feather Yet for their better Satisfaction I would advise them to peruse that moderate and judicious Philaerenus Mercurius Hybernicale and there they shall have the naked Truth clearly and impartially related I have been intimate with many of that Nation of several Qualities yet could I never discover any more inherent Cruelty or Barbarism in them than in our selves but for the most part I found them to be men of singular good Education and Naturally averse to all Inhumanity The Truth is they hate to Live in Bondage or to have their Consciences enforced And indeed the settling Religion by Blood-shed is none of the best State-policies Such Divines as have Tongues to their Consciences will tell you so For ought I know every mans Religion ought to be dearer to him than his Life and I know no
Reason why the Irish may not challenge as much freedom and Priviledge in the enjoyment of their Religion as is allowed the Independents Anabaptists Brownists and at the least a hundred more Sects and Schismes within the Lines of Communication who have Libeâ—ty without any restraint or limitation to exercise their Gifts as they term it both publickly and privately To Preach and Write what they please and even to cloy the Press with â—heir Heresies and Schismes And if we look back upon the Original ground of the Irish Insurrection was it not high time think you for the Irish after they were denyed any reasonable Answer to their Propositions which were sent and delivered in an humble and peaceable manner to the Parliament by Commissioners of that Kingdom who were dismissed hence without any hopes of having their grievances redressed which notwithstanding were far greater and more intolerable than those which the Scots pretended when they clearly perceived so many pernicious Plots and damnable Designs daily inventing against them and with what Acrimony the Roman Catholicks here were proceeded against after the third of November 1640. After so much swearing and forswearing to take off the Earl of Strafford's Head And the Parliament electing a new Deputy of their own mould and metal to be sent over in his stead And His Majesties Person in continual hazard by the frequent Tumults of the Sectarists and Schismaticks Was it not time I say their Nation being thus neglected and threatned His Majesties Person being not exempt from danger and all this occasioned by their own fellow Subjects to associate and unite themselves and to stand upon their Guard for the preservation of their Religion Lives and Liberties And was it more Rebellion in them by the known Laws of this or that Land to raise Forces for the necessary defence of their Kingdom than in the English or Scots to raise so many great Armies that have fought against His Majesty under the pretence of Fighting for him whilst yet there hath been no body to oppose him but themselves I remember a few Verses that were written by some body Anno 1641. they resemble the form of a Petition directed to His Majesty by the considerate Catholicks of Ireland They are pretty ones and therefore I will here give you them as I had them from a Friend MOst gracious Soveraign grant that we may have Our ancient Land and Faith 't is all we crave Your English and your Scots not so content Claim all that 's Yours by Act of Parliament Their Tyranny we hate Confess your Right 'T is not 'gainst you 't is against them we Fight Whilst you were King we were your Subjects Scorn To be their Slaves we 're Fellow-Subjects born Heavens bless your Majesty increase your Powers You being your Self again we still are Yours But to return again to John Booker for I will not lose him yet I would gladly demand a Reason from him in Art for his menacing of France or Spain with vengeance for assisting the Irish Or why the Pope should come in any danger of hazarding his Triple Crown in the Quarrel Unless the States intend to advance for Italy If they do they may do well to transmit the Directory to Rome as the pre-cursor of a new Reformation there But I am afraid Sir Thomas his Courage will cool at the conceit Nor is it pertinent to the handling of this Conjunction for Booker to tell us an old story of the Spanish Armado in 88. or of the Gun-powder Treason 1605. The wickedness of those Devilish attempts are both thought on and abhorred by every true English Christian. Or of what concernment is the Decollation of Mary Queen of Scots Anno 1587. to the Kingdom of Ireland because that when she was Beheaded Saturn was in Taurus as now he is Or of Saturn and Mars their being conjoyned in the Year 1588. a little before the Spanish Armado appeared upon the English Coast Does not John Booker here most wretchedly confound himself Instead of going about to prove Saturn's Progress through Taurus Ominous to Ireland he contrarily produces Examples which prove that Position dangerous to England and Scotland For whatever his meaning be he instances not any one thing hurtful to Ireland in either of those Years And then he robs Sir Christopher Heydon of more than a whole Page concerning the general Occurrences in the World which happened in 88. without any mention made of that most Learned and Judicious Knight And so he proceeds to fill up the remainder of his Malicious Pamphlet with railing at the Irish telling them how they have ever been most Rebellious and Treacherous to the English Nation and have most Barbarously and Inhumanely Murthered many thousand Souls c. But we know of another Kingdom that hath sometimes been more Rebellious and Treacherous than they for less cause But I never heard of any Souls that ever either of them Murthered I speak not this to justifie or maintain any inhumane Action in Ireland or elsewhere for my Nature abhors all manner of Cruelty to the worst of Men I think I could not harm either Mr. Lilly or John Booker in word or deed if I had them in my power but rather use them with all civil respect and courtesie if they were worse than they be nor to countenance Treason and Rebellion That I need not it hath been sufficiently done by a far greater Power But the thing I aim at is to unmask Booker's inveterate hatred to that distressed Nation who if he were but half so Charitable as he is either unreasonable or ignorant he would not attempt to Assassine the Honour of a whole Nation with his Invectives but rather suspend these his rash Censures and wish a happy Union than the confusion of so many Christians The remainder of his Pamphlet tends to the Defence of Astrology wherein he still plays the Thief with Sir Chr. Heydon and of the Planet Venus her appearance in the day time at the Birth of our most hopeful Prince Charles which he saith if she presignifieth any thing was the Miseries of this Kingdom Because saith he it is usual and an ordinary thing for Venus to be seen in the day time I grant him that it is both usual and ordinary but not always at the Birth at Princes It is both usual and ordinary for Saturn and Mars to be in Conjunction and shall we therefore say it presignifies nothing I confess I have not seen any Authors that handle such Appearances nor hath Booker any other Authority than his foolish Fancy for saying she was the Prodromus of these unhappy differences in England But he that shall make inspection into the Positure of the Heavens when Venus was in Apog Eccentrici or in her greatest distance from the Sun shall find matter more than ordinary whereon to fix his Contemplations And I am of Opinion that her glorious appearance at the Nativity of our hopeful Prince Charles did presignifie things not yet
thought upon that may ere long amaze the unjust Usurpers of his Royal Fathers Birth-right But no more of that this Year I will not trouble my self much longer with this Malicious Fellows Errors and Impertinencies nor with his scurrillous Language belch'd out against an Irish Gentleman who writ an Almanack Printed at Waterford in Ireland I never saw the Book and therefore I cannot judge of any thing in it nor admit of any such thing as Booker pretends to have Corrected him in For I have it from good hands that the Gentleman is so knowing a Scholar that it is incredible he should be guilty of such gross Errors as Booker hath charged him with And you have seen how able a Man Booker is to Correct any body But were I that Manapian he speaks of I would reward him with another Scheme for the future Opposition of the same Planets which happens upon the 20 day of October 1647. at half an hour past 6 a Clock in the Morning Saturn being then in 0. deg 27 min. of Gemini the Ascendant of London and Mars in 0. deg 27 min. of Sagit as appeareth by the Figure which I have Calculated exactly for the Meridian of London because it will much concern the South and West parts of England and that in a higher measure than the Conjunction before treated of doth the Kingdom of Ireland See the Scheme A Labente Anno. 1647 Octobr. 20 18 Hor 4 min 18 sec. Lost meridiem Latitud 51.32 And until the time of this Opposition do the Effects of the Conjunction vigorously extend themselves and then they have lasted 539 days which wants but 8 days of a Year and a half after which time the Effects of this Opposition shall begin and forcibly Operate until their next Conjunction which will happen again upon the 28 day of June 1648. in the 11 deg of Gemini which will be very ominous to some parts of England and especially the City of London For I cannot say the Effects of the Opposition shall cease when the Mathematical Circuit of their Conjunction finishes because that next Conjunction doth likewise happen in the Sign Gemini wherein Saturn is at the time of his Opposition to Mars which will not much differ in signification Although it be a received Truth that the Effects of the Opposition of these two Planets do commonly work more violently and quick Nam diametrae radiationes quemadmodum Tetragonismi mortes repentinas violentas mutationes faciunt congressus vero generalia accidentia And Haly the Arabian in his 8 Part Cap. 6. saith Quod Oppositio Saturni Martis est deterior eorum Conjunctione deteriores ac maligniores significationes demonstrant And indeed this is very Malicious in that they are both unhappily affected and afflicted Saturn being infortunate and Mars out of all his Essential Dignities and otherwise but meanly Fortified Haec oppositio significat quod homines in se invicem discordabunt prosequentur se mutuo odio cessabunt se familiariter invisere detrabet quilibet alteri Haly Part 8. Cap. 25. This Opposition signifieth that Men shall wrangle one with another and shall Prosecute themselves mutually with hatred And they shall forbear to visit one another familiarly And every one shall back-bite or speak evil of another It further praemonstrates great Pestilence and Mortality especially amongst Old Men Many Thefts and Robberies much deceitful dealing and that generally Men shall betray their Trust. That many unjust and unreasonable Taxes shall be imposed under several specious pretences to the undoing of many far worse than that of Ship-money I have taken the pains to set Booker the Scheme rightly for London and if he do not too much play the Fool or the Knave he needs must exceedingly terrifie the People subject to the Sign Gemini wherein Saturn is at the time of this Opposition in the 8. House the House of Death and Venus who is Lady of the 8. House is with the Moon in the latter end of the 2. House where likewise Mars afflicteth The 4. deg of Leo culminates Jupiter is in the latter end of the 10. House but Saturn and Mars do strongly besiege him He is miserably afflicted by their hateful square and is also in his Detriment Look now to your selves you of the Presbyterian-Cut the People are weary of your extemporary non-sence You Judges Officers and Magistrates who have betrayed or forsaken your Master and perverted the Law to serve your own wills expect to render an account of your Actions I unfeignedly protest you are all strongly threatned From the Sun and Mercury expect your comfort or none They cast a Friendly Sextile to Jupiter and they are free from the Malevolents though in the most viperous Sign of the Zodiack The Sun here represents His Majesty of England as being both Lord of the 10. House and Natural Significator of Kings Mercury as he is with the Sun hath signification of the Masters of the Houses of Princes and great Lords and their Secretaries and Stewards And they are both if not only Angular in the Figure This promises well to His Majesty and his Servants and not one jot of ill to Ireland By this time a Man may call a Spade a Spade Let me see the Face of him dare call the Queens Majesty a Traytor But the States have Voted her so for her Love so exemplarily shewed to the King her Husband Is there not one Lord nor Ten Commoners yet ashamed of it Yes some blush others are bold and impudent some stupidly senseless others wrangling away their Lives by strange and noisome Diseases some are threatned by Prodigious Births and those too of their own begetting And what not to render a People palpably accursed miserably and fully wretched Ireland now demands a reason for the Ordinance of the 24 of October 1644. And asks if you will buy any Land there Scotland tells you they have as great an Interest in the King as England and will in some of the Lands too if you will needs In a word we all look back and say Lord what have we done and been a doing for 7 Years Some make Question whether they be awake or in a Dream All Men are at a stand yet still in Action The besotted Crew do quake and murmure say little but think mischievously Furórne coecus an rapit vis acrior An culpa Responsum date Tacent Et ora pallor albus inficit Mentesque perculsae stupent Doth fury blind or greater Power command Is Sin the cause Oh let me understand They silent are Their cheeks are paler made And fears their horror-strucken Minds invade But it is the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars upon the 28 of June 1648. before mentioned will be assuredly Fatal to London and many other places of England I pray God avert the Judgments thereby threatned and incline the Hearts of His Majesties Subjects that as they are or ought to be all Christians so to be of
We had been all alike Good Christian-Men T is Birth and Education which doth make Religion that which Seals it is the Stake The Astronomers from Nabonassarus of Egyptian Years consisting each of 365 days 2401. They of all others can account the best Yet are accounted of but like the rest The snarling Priest who Numbers never knew More than to tythe his Pigs or whence they grew But like the Ale-wife chalks behind the door And sets even Christ and Moses on the score Gains more belief in striving how to bribe Our Reason than do all that Learned Tribe But know fond Men the Bible was not writ For you to draw Chronologies from it To prop up Faction warrant Breach of Laws Absolve from Oaths and Chain us to your Cause To teach Men Trades or Sciences or Arts 'T was made to rectifie and steer our Hearts Wretched those Souls who thus by you are fed With Tares and Husks instead of Heav'nly Bread From the Death of Alexander the Great 1976. He who Conquered all the spacious Earth Was Conquered himself for want of Breath He that whilst living could endure no Bound Rests now contented with six foot of Ground His Birth his Valour his Exploits and Glory All tumbled in a heap of Doubtful Story Even so at length Great Conqu'rours shall you be Or'e-come confin'd as close as low as he Ten Thousand Armies strength will not defend Your Conquests and your selves must have An End Nor can they yield you Comfort when you die Be'ng nothing but a splendid Robbery Since the Julian Institution 1698 Since the Gregorian Emendation 71 Our State have been Reforming twelve long Years The Church Court Country City Hair and Ears Should they the English Kalendar omit 'T will be forgot when they begun to sit Ages to come who thirst to Celebrate Their Famous Deeds shall find them without Date And know no more when CHARLES or Strafford dy'd Than some When Christ was Born or Crucify'd Perhaps mistake the Persons with the Times Finding so like their Suff'rings and their Crimes 2. Under the Feasts and Fasts What Changlings were the Presbyterian-Crew Who pull'd Old Crosses down to set up New And burnt Christs Picture whilst they did embrace Those Antick Draughts of Calamy and Case That durst adventure on such dangerous shelves As to un-Saint th' Evangelists themselves And leave us not a Festival beside What they so called and had Sanctifi'd But Heav'n is just For lo they 're forc'd to bow The Synod's down and stinking Elders too Only they bark at Moon-shine now and then To witness they are Dogs more like than Men. 3. Under the Kings c. I 've said y' are Gods Who dare you Tyrants call Since Good or Bad y' are his Vice-gerents all But you shall die like Men This I allow For Men must die So did our Saviour too When once the Rulers Priests and People cry Away with him Pilate must Crucifie 4. Under the Table of Terms Lawyers prefer the sharpest Laws as best To keep a Common-wealth in Peace and Rest If so why should those Gown-men Frown and Puff To see the Courts of Justice lin'd with Buff No Plea ere moved as a Sword can do For that or'e-ruleth Judge and Jury too 5. In January Welcom ye pregnant times whilst you shall be As cross to some as they were curs'd to me Welcom Prodigious Births wherein appear No fewer Monsters than are days i' th' year Thrice welcom are ye For y' are none of mine A Poets Issue is A Princely Line 6. In February Disturbed Heav'ns produce disturbed Pates Confused Councils more Confused States A Quarter-witted Clergy half undone Their Grand Impostures clear as is the Sun Whence Giddy Zelots take the Craft in hand And breath a Holy-madness through the Land 7. In the Month of May. Whither an Army now Well! I could say Who 't is will get or who shall lose the day Thrasillus-like inform you who shall prove Victorious in 's Ambition who in 's Love But I am silent Nay I must be dumb 'T is TREASON now to Pray Thy Kingdom come 8. In November The Nation mourns because of Monstrous Oaths Her Scarlet sins cause want of Bread and Cloaths Diseases rage and strongly multiply Our New-Republick's sick and like to die London bewails beshrews her lewd pretence Of begging for a Posture of Defence 9. Where speaking of the Mutations of Empires Kingdoms and Common-wealts he pithily Concludes Thus Changes come thus Changes will ensue Till these Corrupted Bodies change for new And put on Incorruption Men and Things Whole Countries Cities Beggars Princes Kings He who but lately wore a Crown of Gold Crown'd now with Thorns Exil'd or basely Sold He clad in Rags and fed with scraps before Now Thron'd in 's stead and surfeiting with store A Glorious Church and Kingdom but to day To Morrow both the Wolf and Foxes Prey The Learned Lawyer Orthodox Divine Once high esteem'd now rank'd with fi lt by Swine The Hospitable Lord erst fed the Poor And cloath'd the Naked nak'd turn'd out of Door His sorrowing Wife and helpless Children gone To try their Friends perhaps be frowned on And he in 's hoary-age Petition bare Those that his Grooms at best but lately were The Fool in 's Coat the Wise-man in his Chair Th' Indulgent Father and the Hopeful Heir The griping Land-lord and the greedy Clown The glittering Tissue and the gray-friz'd Gown The Rosy-Cheek and the unfurrowed Brow The Freckled Wainscot-Face that Milks the Cow The Flowry Bride girt with chaste thoughts about Will all once changed be their Lamps must out Nay Heav'n it self grows Old and will away It had a Birth and shall a Dying-day All all to Change and Dissolution tend Poor Almanacks ev'n they must have an end In Hemerosc 1654. this Ingenious Person wrote these following Heroick Verses 1. Of the Feasts c. GO ring the Bells let Priests and People Pray I know no Treason in a Holy-Day 2. Over the Table of Kings c. Here stands the Regal Table till it be Convict and Banish'd for Malignancy Under the Kings Call me no more Malignant since the Term Hath Hydra's Head I Hercules his Arm And though no God nor Worshipped at Tyre Remember yet great Jupiter's my Sire Let States and Kingdoms whirle mine shall not fall Except when time is done this Globe and all So Wolf and Lamb salute the first for blood The second to be offer'd for our good 3. Over the Terms Thus may the Terms begin thus may they end As yet we know not what we do intend Under the Terms Friends send your Sons no more to th' Inns of Court But breed them Souldiers Men of loud Report So need they fear no rude Return of words Or Writs nor yet Exception 'gainst their Swords So shall their Terms be never out of Date Nor liable to change but with the State So may they chuse the Trade most Profit brings Set up or Lawyers Priests or Petit Kings
Maria imbarqued for France 30 The Odious Carcasses of O. Cromwel H. Ireton and J. Bradshaw drawn upon sledges to Tyburn and being pull'd out of their Coffins there hang'd at the several Angles of the Triple-tree till Sun-set then taken down beheaded and their loathsome Trunks thrown into a deep hole under the Gallows Their heads were afterwards set upon Poles on the top of Wastminster-Hall Feb. 27 Cardinal Mazarine dyed Mar. 23 Zachary Croften committed to the Tower for matters of High-Treason Anno 1661. Apr. 11 His Maj. being 31 years old washed and kiss'd the feet of 31 Poor Men. 15 He went to Winds 16 Knights of the Garter there Installed 19 68 Knights of the Bath created 20 6 Earls and as many Barons created 22 His Maj. Magnificent proceeding from the Tower to White-hall 23 Charles II. Crowned at Westminster May 7 A general muster of the London Forces in Hide-Park 8 Parl. began in Eng. wherein the House of Ls. were restor'd to their Privileges Parl. began in Ireland 11 The scatter'd Limbs of the Immortal Montross being brought together were honorably Inter'd at Edinburgh 16 Convocation began 17 Eliz. Qu. of Bohemia arrived at London 22 Solemn League and Covenant burnt in London and Westminster and afterwards all the Kingdom over with wonderful great solemnity 24 Earl of Argyle received his sentence 27 Beheaded at Edinburgh for High Treason June 1 Guthexy and Giffen there also executed for High-Treason 7 The Solemn Funerals of Sr. Ch. Lucas and Sr. Geo. Lisle Savagely Murder'd in cold Blood at Colchâ—ster Aug. 28 1648 most Honourably there Celebrated 19 Earl of Sandwich weighed Anchor in the Downs 25 The Ls. Bishops of the several Diocesses of this Realm most nobly entertain'd at Dinner by S. Ric. Brown July 1 L. Mounson Sr. Hen. Mildmay and Mr. Rob. Wallop brought to the Bar of the House and there sentenc'd to be drawn like themselves upon sledges with ropes about their Necks from the Tower to Tyburn 15 Mr. Prin recanted his Sundry reasons c. and the House remitted his Offence 19 L. Commissioner of Scotland came to White-hall 29 Earl of Sandwich before Argiers 30 Parl. adjourn'd till Nov. 20 following Aug. 1 Commissionerâ— from the Parl. in Ireland came to Westminster 13 His Highness the D. of York with several other great Personages highly entertain'd by the Artillery Company at Merchant Taylers-hall 15 His Sacred Maj. the Illustrious Duke of York c. dined at the Inner Temple Sept. 7 E. of Clarendon L. H. Chancellor of England at Oxford 10 Parl. in Ireland adjourn'd till Oct. 10 follow 28 Francis Meynel and Sam. Starling Esq Sworn Sheriffs of London 38 Swedish Embassador landed at Tower wharf where the French and Spanish Ambassadors so hotly contended for precedency Sir John Fredrick Elected Lord Mayor of London Octob. 15 The Learned Loyal and truly Pious John Berwick Doctor of Divinity Elected Dean of St. Pauls 19 The Election confirm'd 20 A Proclamation for removing the Mercats from St. Pauls Church-Yard into Aldermanbury and Broad-street 29 Sir John Frederick Sworn Lord Mayor of London The Dauphin of France born Nov. 4 James Duke of Ormond that truly Honourable and most constantly Loyal Personage made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 19 J. James arraign'd for Sedition and Treason 20 Parl. sat again in which the Lords Spiritual were restor'd to their Privileges 21 1100000 l. Voted for supply of his Majesties present occasions 22 D. of York return'd from Dunkirk J. James sentenced to be drawn hang'd and Quarter'd 24 Hen. E. of St. Albans L. Ambassador Extraordinary from his Maj. to the Crown of France came to Whitehall 25 The remaining Regicids in the Tower Penington only by reason of his bodily Infirmities excepted were brought to the Barr of the House and Lambert Vane and the rest lately sent away Ordered to be sent for back to the Tower Illegal Protections Null'd Praise-God Barbone and Sam. Moyer Committed to the Tower for Treasonable Practices 26 Major Wildman Mr. sometimes Sir James Harrington Mr. sometimes Alderman Ireton and Major Haynes Committed also to the Tower of London 27 Capt. Rob. Holms Committed to the Tower by order of the Council J. James drawn hang'd and Quartered at Tyburn 28 The truly Honorable and no less valiant Gentleman Sir Charles Compton departed this life 29 Col. Salmon Committed to the Tower for Treasonable designs and Practices 30 Dyed the Learned and Reverend Brian Lord Bishop of Chester Dec. 2. Capt. Holms released 3 The noble E. of Peterborow took his leave at Whitehal to go for Tangier 9 His Majesties Forces intended for Tangier Imbark'd at Dunkirk 20 Parl. adjourn'd till Jan. 7 next following 30 Hen. Covâ—ntry Esq Son to the late Famous Tho. Lord Coventry Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England sworn one of the Grooms of his Majesties Bed-chamber Jan. 7 Parliam met again according to the last adjournment Frederick L. Conwallis Treasurer of his Majesties household departed this Life 10 Sr. Hen. Vane and Mr. J. Lambert order'd to be sent for back to the Tower of London The Marquess Durazzo Ambassadour Extraordinary from the Common-wealth of Genoa enter'd London 13 Had his Audience 27 L. Mounson Sr. H. Mildmay and Mr. Robert Wallop all drawn from the Tower of London on Sledges with Ropes about their Necks to Tyburn and having there Threded the Triple-tree back again in like manner to the Tower 30 Earl of Peterborough took possession of Tangier in Africa for his Majesty February 1 The Genoa Ambassador took his leave of his Majesty 7 The condemned Prisoners in the Tower brought to the Barr of the House of Peers 13 Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia departed this life 18 Prodigious Winds doing great mischiefs in most parts 21 Died that most Loyal and Signal Sufferer for the Crown of England Sr. John Stawell Christopher L. Hatton that most Pious and Faithful Councellour to his late Majesty sworn one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Council made Governour of Guernsy durante vita and the Reversion of that Government most deservedly Conferred on his son March 16 Miles Corbet John Okey and John Barkstead brought Prisoners to the Tower of London having been taken at Delft not many days before by the care and faithfulness of Sr. George Downing 24. George Withers removed from Newgate to the Tower for his wonted practise of Seditious Libelling Anno 1662. April 3 the most Noble and Valiant Sr. Will. Compton Master General of his Majesties Ordinance Son to that magnanimous Heroe Spencer late Earl of Northamp who so gallantly sacrificed his Life in defence of his late Majesty at the Battle on Hopton-heath Anno 1642. sworn of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Council 13 Qu. Kathrine Embarqued for England in the Royal Charles 16 Miles Corbet John Okey and John Barkstead received the sentence due to Rebels and Traytors to their Soveraign Lord and King 19 They were all 3 drawn on sledges from the Tower to Tyburn and there Hang'd and Quarter'd 23 Articles
of Peace concluded with those of Algiers by Sr. John Lawson 28 His Highness Prin. Rupert George Duke of Buckingham and John L. Middleton sworn of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Council 30 Her Highness the Dutchess of York deliver'd of a Daughter at Saint James's May 14 Qu. Katharine landed at Portsmouth 15 Bonefires throughout all the streets of London for joy thereof 19 His Majesty Prorogu'd the Parliament till February 18 next following 20 His Majesty at Portsmouth 21 King Charles II. Donna Catharina Infanta of Portugal publickly married by Gilbert Lord Bishop of London at Portsmouth 27 E. of St. Albans set sail for Calis to wait upon the Queen Mother into England 29 The King and Qu. Majesty came to Hampton-Court June 2. The L. Mayor and Aldermen of London with the chief Officers of the City came to Hampton-Court and tendred their duty to the Queens Majesty 6 Sir Henry Vane Indicted and found guilty of High-Treason 9 Mr. John Lambert the like 11 Both received their sentence but Mr. Lambert's Execution Respited by order from His Majesty because of his Prudent and Civil demeanor at his Tryal 14 Sir Henry Vane beheaded one Tower-Hill Earl of Peterborough being returned from Tangier came to Hampton-Court 22 Rump Officers and Souldiers commanded by Proclamation to deparâ— London and Westminster 28 English Forces arrived at Lisbon July 9 His Grace the Duke of Ormond Lord Lieutenant of Ireland began his Journey towards that Kingdom 27 Landed in Ireland 28 Qu. Mother landed at Greenwich August 23 Queen Katharine came first to White-hall with great Triumph 24 Exit Jack-Presbyter Nevertheless 27 He presumed to Petition His Majesty for a Dispensation but to no purpose Septem 8 Mr. William Lenthal dyed very penitently 29 Sir John Robinson Knight and Baronet His Majesties Lieutenant of the Tower unanimously chosen Lord Mayor of Lon. for the following year Oct. 2 Captain Mynns with incredible Valour took the City of St. Jago with the Castle and Block-houses of the Harbor and six Sail of their Ships riding before it 5 Articles of Peace between His Majesty and those of Tunis concluded by Sir John Lawson 18 The like with those of Tripoli Sir Henry Bennet sworn Principal Secretary of State to His Majesty in the place of Sir Edward Nicholas Nov. 9 10 Several Conspirators against His Majesty seized on and secured in Dublin 12 A lamentable Fire at Tiverton in Devonshire 16 A Proclamation declaring His Majesties City and Garrison of Tangier in Africa a Free Port 19 All the Captives in Algiers Tituan c. who were Subject to His Majesty of Great-Britain redeemed from Slavery by the charitable Contribution of the Right Reverend Archbishops Bishops c. of the Kingdom Dec. 11 Tho. Tongue Geo. Philips Francis Stubs James Hynde John Cellars and Nathaniel Gibs arraigned for High Treason at the Sessions-house in the Old-Bayly of which James Hynde only Pleaded Guilty and on his Knees beg'd his Ma. Pardon The rest were all found Guilty by the Jury and condem-to be Drawn Hang'd and Quarter'd 22 Geo. Phillips Tho. Tonge Nathaniel Gibs and Francis Stubs Executed at Tyburn for High-Treason 24 One Mr. Gardner executed at Tyburn for Coining 26 A most lamentable Fire in Lothbury London wherein were consum'd Mr. De Laune a Merchanâ— and his Wife and with them 5 or 6 other Persons being all in the House 27 Col. William Legg return'd from Ireland 29 The Russian Embassador had audience of his Majesty and deliver'd his presents consisting of Sea-horse-teeth Hawks Horses Persian Carpets Sables c. Jan. 6 Mr. Edmond Calamy Prisoner to Newgate The right Honourable Geo. Earl of Norwich died at Brainford 14 Philip Gibbs brother to Nathaniel Gibbs lately executed at Tyburn for High-Treason apprehâ—nded and sent to Newgate 16 Mr. Edw. Bagshaw a Minister committed to the Tower for Treasonable designs and practices 18 Phil. Gibbs remov'd from Newgate to the Tow. 24 Archibald Johnston commonly call'd Laird Warreston brought prisoner to Dover having been found and apprehended in France a litâ—le before 26 That great-Souldier the L. Ruthâ—rford late Gov. of Dunkirk created E. of Tiviot in Scotland J. Ireton being brought back from Scilly-Island committed to the Tower Archibald Johnson committed to the Tower for crimes of High-Treason 30 Capt. Mynns with his wonted resolution stormed and â—ook the Fort and Town of Campeach Febr. 13 The Lorâ—s and Commons of Parliament met again at Wâ—stminster according to Prorogation the 19 of May last 19 The before named Philip Gibbs and one Baker another notorious conspirator arraigned at â—he Sessions-House in the Old Bayly who confessing themselves guilty of High-Treason received sentence of Death accordingly 23 Both were executed at Tyburn Mar. 18 The right Honourable Jerame Earl of Portland one of the Lords of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council departed this Life Anno 1663. Apr. 2 Abraham Goodman committed to the Tower for attempting the Murther of his Grace the D. of Buckingham 4 Count de Conniges Ambassador from France made his publick entrance into London 5 He had Audience of His Majesty at White-hall 22 The King and Queen's Majesty arrived at Windsor in order to the Celebration of the Anniversary of St. Georges Feast which began that Evenâ—ng May 12 Capt. Blâ—ke Commander of â—he Lizard received into his Custody Archibâ—ld Johnston to be by him transported into Scotland 26 Col. Robert Overtâ—â— committed to the Tower 29 The Castilianâ— dâ—feated by His Majesty of Portugal in which Fight the undaunted English obtain'd great Honour June 9 The Rusâ—a Ambassador having had his last Audience and taken leave of His Mâ—jesty went away from York-house by Water July 1 The right Honourable Edward Earl of Clarendon L. High Chaâ—cellor of England Sworn L. Lieut. of the Country of Oxon in the place of that truly Noble L. the L. Viso of Falkland deceased 3 E. of Peterborough â—â—rived at Portsmouth being returned from Taâ—giers 4 Came to Whiâ—e-Hall 5 George Elton a Fifth Monarchy-man and one said to be of the Council of Six in the late Conspiracy committed to the Tower for Treasonable designs and practices 9 Dr. William Juxon late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury was buryed in the Chappel of St. John's Colledge at Oxford About a fortnight after the Body of that great Martyr Arch-Bishop Laud his predecessor in that See was removed from Barking Church near the Tower where he was Canonically buryed Jan. 11. 1664 by honest Mr. Tho. Fletcher to the Chappel of St. John's Colledge aforesaid and there interr'd close by the said A. B. Juxo 11 John Dodington Esq commited to the Tower 15 Alexander Jephson Col. Edward Warren and Lieutenant Thompson Executed at Dublin for High Treason 21 The Earl of Carlisle sent Ambassador to the Emperor of Russia 22 James Son to His Royal Highness James Duke of York was Christned at St. James's by Gilbert then Lord Bishop of London Archibald Johnston Executed at Edinburgh upon a Gibbet 22 Foot high 23 The King and