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or Dragon, holding in his right hand a liche^ in hjs left hand aDarCi which image chey did hope would be profitable for prolongation of life, for Alhima^ pr in his book Sadar^ proveth that Saturn condii- ceth to Che prolongation oFHfe; where alfo he tel- leth that certain regions of htdia being fiiDjed to SaturUj there men are of a very long life, and dye not, unleiie by excream old age: They made qICo another Image of saturn for length cf dayes, in a faphireat the hour oi Saturn j Saturn afcending or fortunately conftitmed, whole figure was an old man fitting upon an high chair, having his hands JiFted up above his head, and in them holding a ii/h or Sickle, and under his feet a bunch of Grapes, his head covered with a black or dusky 'colourcj cloth, and all his Garments .black or darke colou- red: They alio make this fame Image againftthe Stone and difeiifes of the Kidneys, T^i^. in the hour of Saturn. Saturn ^Ccendedi with the third face of Aquarius: they made alfo from theopperacions of Saturn^ an Imageofthe cncreafingin povver, Saturit' afcenduig in Capricorn ^ The form of vvhich was an old man leaning on a ftatf, having \\\ \\h hand a crooked fickle, and cioached in black. They alfo madean Image of melted Copper, 5.tr/^r;2 afcending in his rifin[^, viz. in thefirft degreeof/^r?fnir which is more true in the ftrft degree of Crf/^nCy?//, which Image chey affirm tofpeak with a mans voices They made alfo out oFthe operations oF Siiturn^ and alfi> Mercury^ an Image of caft metall, like a bcaurifull man, which they promiied would foretell things to come, and niad.e it on the day oF Mercury ^ on the third houror 5/^t//r«, the fign of Gemini afcending, being the houfe oc Mercury^ figniFying proph^.ts, Sa- turn in d Msrci^ry being in conjunftiun in A^v-t^niw;
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in the ninth place of Heaven, which is alfo called God : Moreover let Saturn have a Trine Afpcft on the Afcendcnt, and the moon in like manner, and the Sun have an Afpeft on th'e place ofConjunftion. Venus obtainingfome Angle may be powerful! and occidental j let M^r5 be combu ft by the Sun, but let it not have an Afpeft on Saturn and Mercury-^ for they faidj that the fplendorof the powers of thefe Stars was difFufed upon this fmage, and it did fpeak with men, and declare thofe things which are pro- fitable for them.
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Oflh tdefmes ^/Jupiter ^« J Kedem el.
* *: * Tr*Rom the operations of Jupiter^ they "^ ;-^ * 17 made fi)r prolongation of life, an l-
* "^i* ^ mage in the hour of yw^zt^r, y?//jirfr being * 1/^ ^ in his exalcaticn fortunately afccndingjin
a clear and white done, whole figure was a man crowned, cloathed with garments of a Saffron Co- lour, riding upon an Eai;le or Dragon, having in hisrighthand a dare , about as it were to ftrikeit into the head of the fame Eagle or Dragon. They made alfo another Image of Jw/>/Jfr at the famecon- ve^iifent feafon, in a white and clearftone, efpecially in Cryliall, and it was a naked man Crowned, ha- ving both his hands joyned together and lifted up, as it were deprecating lomethrng, fitting in a four- foottd chair, which is carried by four' winged boys,
and