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Moons (hinir.g ro^cche**, (ignifu's fome extraordinary news, the Moon bloudy, lofs : the Moon (hining clear and bright, advantage; falling out of Heaven, the death of fome princcls, DiKchels, Qqeen or emi- nent Lady : to fee the iVloon of a purple colour, de- notes pr^'fic and iicreafe.
The Sturs of Heaven Jenotc Brothers, partners, a Mailer or peopl-M to fee them in their order andmo- tion, aniin their iurtr:, figures, and brightnefs, fig- nifies joy an J glad nefs : to fee them confufcd and without order, and wandring up and down, denotes f'^edirions, Schifms, p.*rturbations, Factions, Tumoks, and AfTemblics, brawlingj difcord, contention, &c; Of thefc things our felf hath written largely in our Idea of the La\Xf and in our FundamcnrsI Elements of Mora! Philolophy, /'olicy, Government and Laws.
This figure and his Idea and Rnlcr go-
^ vern this houic. After the parts of Heaven
-Jf folio yv the [paces which are the Celcftial hou-
5fc :^ fes or figns , ( which are twelve) and from
:^ which the fi unifications of humane life are
dedudcd. The firft houfc is the horofcope or afccndcnt , whence the condition and manner of life is refol /ed-
The fecond is the houfe of riches, fcrvants, fub- fl-anccsas alio the expiration of youth.
The third is of Brotheis Sillers, and friendly Relation-^*
The fourth of the inheritance of Fathers , and treafjrc.
The fifth of children and fubfiftencc, plcafures and delights. The (ii.th of health and fickncfs.
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The feventh of wedlock , women , marriage , and its diflokuion.
The eighth of the kind of death, and the laft years of a mans life.
The ninth is the houfc of piety, wifdome, learning, philofophic, and travels.
The tenth is the hou(eofgovernmcnt,advancemenr, erainencie, lordfhip, laws, and of the middle years of life.
The eleventh of fricnds,benefador$, old age.
The twelfth of Enemies fighting, labours, envie, treachery in the end of life.
Of thefe houfcs feme are Ca/dinal, as the 1,4^ 7,10. fomeare fucceeding, as the 2,5,8,11. fomc cadent, as the 3, 6^9^ 12.
The aieendent is the fignification of life and its con- dition in every one , whereto alfo certain dreams are aiilgned*
Of Soc ttes it is thus written , That Socrates the night preceding the day he faw Plato^ did forefee that a Swan being frefentcd to him, refled in his lap , and thence flying pitchc upon that gate of Athens^ which was called Academica ^ where it fo ftretched out its neck that it reached and pierced the heaven: the next day while Socrates related his dream to his Scholers , PUtQ\ father prefents his fon to Socrates to be inHru- fted ; whereupon Socrates cries out^ behold this is the 6vvanthatfliall foaruptothcccleftiai fecrets, aiddif- cover hidden things.
• 3a this dream the »Swan is the image of Phiiofophy by 3 proportioned analogic: for it is white, clean, li- ving m the depth 0^ waters, long lived, near the cxpi-
ration