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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![plaes. Andthis agreeth with the Glofle super R abrica; cap, de Mialeficis, co Mathematscis,where.t faith, Sine aSpiratione eff feribentum; ahegui QOnadruvinm fignificat. And befides Azo with other Civilians doe approoue this diftin@ion. Moreo- wer this vnderftanding of the word,is colle&ted out of thetext it felfe: for fo faith the Emperour inthe forefaid law , Artem Geometriedocere’, reipub. interelt » matematica autem damnabs« hs. lf now (Uarthematicaiwere to be vnderltood , of thofe.4.. difciplines, the Emperourfhould be contrarie to himfelfe in the fame law,andfo Geometric fhould be alfo damnable, fith itis a /pecses of the’ Mathematiks.. Secondly in the Ciuill law the word AZarhematicus ,as oftenias the afpirationis retained is abufiuely'taken by a xerdypnoss by-reafon of the fimilitude which the Mathematiks (as they foretell things tocome) haue with fuperftitious arts of divination. And thus faith ulus Gellius in his firft booke of Nottes Attica, cap. 9. Cnlgus quos Gentilitio vocabulo Chaldcos.dicere oportet, cos eM athematicos vocat. And to this ende the Scholion it felfe,reie€ting the for- ter Etymologic of the Gloff. faith Conffarasraramxdlayeha ye éffe vocabuls Mathematices :wocantur enins Mathematici 0 los 60, quiprobibitas divinationes exercent, quia ills ele fuds pras ditliones: lub nomine: Mathematicornm venditant , ficnt Medics: Meihodici pqui ficrvocari volant ; cum tamen nil] tninus: quane. Methodum certam ¢quantur: eAc comimendat hodsemultos Spea ciofis Etclefie Cathotica titulus , qui wshil minus fant quam Cathox: ict, A vulgo igitur tratta wocis deflexio eff , quia promifcue omnes Dininationes Aftrologia tribuit, per Catachrefin quandam. Thus farre Mor/[bemius, Whereby wefee itis manifeft that thofe whome they called «1 athematici, in the Ciuilaw and in hi- ftorie, were abufiuely fonamed , for fuchas pra@ifed magike and other vnlawfull artes. xO * In like manner it is true, that fuch as were anciently among the Perfians called 44<gi; were obferuers of Starres,as appea~. veth-Math. 2. and were hadin fingular reputation; for their. hich knowledge and deepeiudgement. Yet as Plinie, hbs.30. éap. 1. & 2. reporteth , after they had attained vito greatau- thoritieby three peeinanen? reli gompindigee ss](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30331031_0035.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
