A defence of judiciall astrologie, in answer to a treatise lately published by M. John Chamber / [Sir Christopher Heydon].
- Christopher Heydon
- Date:
- 1603
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A defence of judiciall astrologie, in answer to a treatise lately published by M. John Chamber / [Sir Christopher Heydon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Sr ee a PY Nise Rae GOR Merit 9 oy mpmioa weed a tee fance broke, and confuted ). he would not againe. obtrude their trivial! authorities, and arguments, But rather in regard of that eftimation, which he houldeth in the opinion of the moft fufficient, and beft able to indge(feeing he offereth himélfe as a voluntary champion fully Prepared & prouided - to challenge all Aftrologers into the field, and ablolutly to defie Aftrologie without all exception) I conceiued that he would either haue replied ynto thofe pithie anfwers of fon- dry learned, whereby all obie€tions, and {crupulous. pretens ces again{t A ftrologie are thoroughly cleared , and quite ta- ken awaye which remayneas yet vntouched,or that at leafle he would haue giuen anewe charge vponthe old defendants with frefhe forces, and newe fupply of his owne inuention , fuch as had not beene formerly drawen forth , and quite de. feated. But what fhould I fay? Howfocuer I profefle my (elfe his Antagonift in this fcholafticall combate about Aftrologie, yet to detract from him | hould it both bafe, and barbarous - whichis due (fauinge the quarrell..) And therctore howfo- euer I vnfainedly reuerence thofe more then ordinary partes ef good learning, for the whichI acknowledge him not yn- worthy te take vp a place in the foremoftranke of the beft learned of our nation:yet (be it fpoken without iniurie onen- apparent:becaufe thereisno man, though but meanely. ace xe hie with thofe inueétiues , that haue beene voskilfully « tuulged againft this arte,but may eafily trace (42, Chambers pen,to wander like a {tranger inthe vnknowne pathes,which others-hauebeaten before him. And therefore fith he hath written nothing herein, which proceedeth from any fenfe, that arifeth ont of his owne knowledge and experience, what maruell is it,if {uffering himfelfe to be blindely mifled by falfe feruilely hath he wholly tied himfelfe to the very letter of his Patterne, thathad be written im latine (as:] knowe feconid | iy auo](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30331031_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
