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kcch care of the Idea's of the Earth, of the Rulers of the 12 Divifions and of their /wtfgf5 or Figures ^and of the Genii and Keepers of men, and diftributctti themi his Genii is Gabriel who was the Keeper of J^- fephy Jojhua and Daniel : The tenth name is Adonai Meiechy(h2Lt i';. Lord and King, his Idea, is ^alchuth^ chat is^Kingdotne andEmpire^and iignifiethChurch, Temple of God, and a Gate, and hath his influence through the order of Animaflick^^ viz. of bleffed fouls, which by the Wehrews is called Aif^-^ that is. Nobles, lords and Fquircs, they are inferior to thd Haerarchies, and have their influence in the (ixtcen figures, the twelve Idea^s^ the foure Elements, and their twelve Rvgioas, or places divided, the twelve Windcs which come forth from the twelve Houfcs of the Earth,and on theSonsof MensAnd thus they give know !cdg and the wondcrfull underftanding of thing alfo, induftry and pred ftions, and the pre- fident among them is Sletattron^ which is called the firft Creature, or the foul of the World, and Soratb diftributeth his vcrtucs: And after this manner doc the Earthly powers receive their Commiffions, which are figuratively incorporated into feven,and they again in their Natures given it to twelve,which alfo in twelve places, Ggnify all things Paft, Prc^ fent and to Comein all the VVorld*
Therefore Soratb amongft the feven is naturally hot and dry, btit more temperate then Barzabeli he is Matculine, Diurnal and Equivolent in a good place to a fortune: He ruleth the world three hun- dred 6fty four years and four monthSjand when in the firft hundred and twenty , then he is very faith- ful, making thofe men he fignifieth TCry honeft, keeping their promifcs with all punftualityj a great dcfirc to goY^rnc, rule and command where he . comes.
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comes -, priident, and of incomparable judge i^enr, of great niajelly and Ikcelinefs, induftrious to ac- quire honour and large piitrimony, yet as willingly departnig therewith again, thefeme » ufually fpeak with gravity, but not many words v and iikewife with great confidence and command of their own afFefkion^ full of thoughts, fccrets, trafty, fpeaks de- liberately, andnotwithftanding their great hcait?, yet they are affable, tractable and very humane to all people, only loving fumptuoufnefs andmagni- ficeiice^ and whatever is honorable, no fordid thoughts Can enter their hearts, 8cc.
When he is unfortunate^ in lixty nine'&: nineteen, he fignities proud and Arrogant men difdayning ally cracking of his Pedegree, he is purblind in lighc and judgement, reftlefs^troublefome domineering^ a meer vapour^ expeniive, foohfh endued with no gravity in words, or fo^ernefs in anions, afpend thrift, wafting his patrimony, and h«tngi ng and be- holding to other men, yet thinks ail other men are bound to him, becaufeagentleman borne.
He ufually.fignifies a man of a good large and ftrongCorporature, a yellow fa tiron Complexion, iwid round layge Forehead : goggle Eyes or larg6, fiwrpe and piercing; a body ftrorig and wellcom- pofcd, not fo beautiful and lovely, but pretty and.' ♦Hiiable, fuT ofhealth^and their hair ycllowiih, and ^hercfor^ quickly bald, much hair On their beard, tn^tifuallyail high ruddy Complexion, and theii bodiesfltlhy, in conditions thcy ^re very bountiful hOneft, fincere, well minded^ of great and large heartihigh mmdcd, of healthful ConftitutioflvVery ttimia«)e, yet fufficiently fpirited tior Loqiiatious* : : The. qnali^ties and profeffions of men, he fignify^ tti, airelfinjjs, Princes^T»p5ei»^iESy&c» QMlteB,^
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quefles, Earls, Barons, Lievecenaucs, Deputy Lie- netenants of CountieSjGentlemen in generaljCour*- tiers defirous of honour and preferment, Juftices ot Peace, Mayors; high Conftables, high Sheriffsj great Huntfrncnj Stewards of noble mens houfes, the principal Magiftrate of any City, Town, Caftle or Country Village i yea, though apetty Conftable, wherenobctrerorgreater officer is ^ Goldfmiths, BrafierSjPewterers LoppcrfmithSjMinters of Money,
Pimples in the Face, Palpitation or Trembling, or any difeafe of the Brains or Heart, Timpanie^, infirmities of the Eyes, Cramps, fuddenfwoonings, difeafesof the Mouth, and (linking breaths, Catars, rotten feavers j principally in men, he go verneth the heart, the brain and right Eare and Eye, and vital fpirit ; in Women the left Eye.
Of Colours, he rnleth the Yellow, the colour of Gold, the Scarlet or the clear Red, and allreddifii colours ; In favours, he liketh well a mixture offout and fweet together : or the Aromatical (avour, be- ing a little bitter and Stiptical, but withall Confor- ' tative and a little ftiarp.
Thofe Herbs which are fubjeft to Sorcuoh do fmel pleafantly, are of great favour, their flowers are yellow or reddi(h,and in growth of majefticaiforme, they love open and Surilhiue places, their principal vertue is to ftrcngthcn the Heart, and comfort the Vitals, to deer the Eye light, refill poyfon, or to diflblve any witchery, or malignant influences cau- iedbyanyarcift^ and they are faffron, theLaure?, the Pome Citron, the Vine, Euula, Campana, St Johns.wort, Ambre,Musk, Zinger herb, Grace, Ralmc, Marygold, Rofemary, Kofafcl^^ Cinnamon, Celandine, Eye bright, Pyony, Barly, ^inckfoyl^ Spicknard, Lignum; Aloes, Arfenick,
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Of Trees: the A(h, the Palme, Lawreltree, the Wirth tree, Frankinfeiice, the Cane tree or Planet, theCedar, Heletropianj the Orange and Lemmon tree.
OfBcafts: theLvon, the Horfe, the Ram> the CrocoJile, the Bull, Goat, Night-worms or Glo- worms.
Of Fifhes : the SeaCalfe or Sea Fan, thcCrab- Fifhj the Star fi(h.
Of Birds; The Eagle, the Cock, the Phseniic, Nightingale, Peacock, the^wan, the Buzzard, the Flye, Cautharidel, the Gofhavf ke.
Of Places : Houfes, Courts of Princes, Palaces^ Theater, all Magnificent. Struftures being clear, and decent Halls, dining Romes.
Of Minerals, Mettals and Stone ; he fignifyeth Gold, the Hyacinth,Crifolite,*Adamant, Carbuncle, the Elites ftone found in Eagles Neafts, the Pantarva or Philofopher ftone, of it you may read in my Book called the Wife Mum Crown,
' The Ruby, he fign fieth in the Spring, gentle moiftning fhowersin Summer heat, in Autum iiiifts, in Winter fmal R.ain ; He loves the Eaft part of the world, and that wind which proceeds from the Hellefpontus, Subfolanus and Vulturnus parts, or lioufes of the Earth *, the Countries he governeth , arelttf/y, Sicilya^ Bohemia j and the fourth Climate Fheniciachaldea'.Uc ruleth Sunday the firft and eight hours thereof, and in numbers,the firft and fourth, and in conceptions the fourth month, he loves all the Rulers, but Zazsl who is his Enemy : I thought good to write at large in this Chapter of this Ruler that you may underftand the reft the better, viZr. how they receive and diftribute the vertues.
CHAP.
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of Kedemel, audberffgnificatioti.
^p^ TTEdeTuely Kofte Cructam fay, is Lady of the VA J\.fecoiid and fcventh Houfes of the Earth : (he is exalted in che twelfth houfe. and thac Idea : (he receives detriment in the fiift, and eight houfes by their Idea's and Figures : and in the fixcti by that Idea, (he hath her fall: (hegovcrnes the earthly Trophicity by day, vit: Amiffto comundao^ and Cancer ' (he is naturally of the Aire and Water, temperately cold and moift, no£l:urnal the lefTer, fortune, author of mirth and Jollity ; Which faies file, (ignifieth Flegm and blood, with the fpiric and Genital feed, (he receives her veftue as Sorath^ and the reft do.
She ruleth the world three hundred fifcy four years, (hegivetheighty twowhen (heisftrong, and (ignifieth a quiet man, not given to Law, quarrel ^ wrangling, not vitious : but pleafant, neat and fprucc, loving Mirth in his words and aftions.clean- ly in Apparrel, rather drinking much j thenglucto- ijouFi prone to Love, oft entangled in Love, zealous? in iheir afFfftions, Mufical, delighting in Baths» and all honeft merry meetings or balls, Masks and itage plaies^ eaiie of belief, and not given to labour, or take any pains, a company keeper, cheerful, no- ching miftruftful, a right vertuous man or womaa^ oft had in fome jealoufie without caufe.
When (he is weak, (he fignifieth forty five, and tight years,andperfonsthat areriotous, expeniive, ^hplly given to loofnefs and lewd companies,cither
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men or woihcnj nothing regarding their Reputati- ons, coveting unlawful beds, Inccftious^and Adul- terer, Fantaftical, a nicer skip lack, ofnoFaith^i no Repute, no Credit, fpending his means in Ale- houfes, Taverns, and among fcaridalous loofe peo- ple 5 a meer lazy companion, nothing careful of the things of this life, or any thing Religious, a mfcerAthif^, ornatnralift.
She fignifieth a man of fair corporature : but not Very talljhis Complexion bemg white, tending; to a little darknefs, which makes him more lovely j very fair, lovely Ej'CS, and a little black, a round face, andnotlai'ge, fairhair, fmooth, and plenty of it, and it ufually of a light brown colour, a lovely mouth and cherry Lips, the Face pretty fleOiy, a Fowling wandering Eye, a body very delightful, lovely and exceeding well fhaped, one defirous of trimming and making himfelf neat aridcompleat, both in cloths and body,a love dimple in his cheeks, a ftedfaft Eye,and ful of amorous enticements.
The Qualities of men and their profeilions, ttit ^nifiethjurelVlufitians^Gamefters, Silkemen, Mer- cers, linnen Drapers, Painters, JcwellcFS, Players, Lapidaries, Embroiderers, women Taylors, Wives, Motherf,Vir^in?,Charifter,Fidlers, Pipers ; when in the fourth, Ballad makers,SingerS;,Pcrfumers,Semp- iters, Pifturj-dravvers, Gravers, Llpjioifters, Lim- tneis, Glovers, all fuch as fell thofe commodities, which adorne women, either in body or Cloths, or in Face, as Complexion water. '
Difeafes (he fignifieth, are principally in the Ma- trix and Members of generation, in the Reins,BelIy, Back, Navel and thofe parts, the Gonhorrea or running of the Rain», the loathfome French Pox, any dileafe arifiug by inordinate luft, Priapifme,
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