The new astrology; or the art of predicting or foretelling future events, by the aspects, positions, and influence of the heavenly bodies, founded on scripture, experience, and reason ... in two parts ... / By C. Heydon.

  • Heydon, Christopher, Sir, 1561-1623
Date:
1786
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Credit: The new astrology; or the art of predicting or foretelling future events, by the aspects, positions, and influence of the heavenly bodies, founded on scripture, experience, and reason ... in two parts ... / By C. Heydon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oodled, diurnal, mafcullne, weftern fign of thc.|| AiryTriplicity j it is the Day-houfe of Mercury,,! and is the Triplicity of Saturn and IMercury, and T conflfts of eighteen fixed ftars. Firft, It defines or perfonates a tall, ftraight body, rather dark complexion, arms long, hands; i and feet fliort, a fine dark hazle bright eye, and^ lively wanton look ; the underftanding excellent, a fluent tongue, and judicious in worldly affairs, i Secondly, The difeafes common to this fign : arc, all infirmities of the arms, fhoulders, ancj, hands, frenzy, fevers, fradfures, and diforders ii the brain. Thirdly, In man, it governs the hands, arms and fhoulders j and it rules over all red and whit, i colours. CANCER 2s. This is the fourth fign, and is by nature col and moiff, fruitful, mute, phlegmatic, feminini' folfticial, moveable, cardinal, watery, noefurna Cancer is the only houfe of the Moon; is tl' firff fign of the watery or northern Triplicity f S ? and ]); the exaltation of Jupiter j and coi» tains nine fixed ftars, &c. Fii