Table of Contents

OF THE INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY.

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LIFE of William Lilly	1
Epistle to the Student in Astrology	10
Introduction to Astrology	13
Of the Planets	ib.
The Signs of the Zodiac	14
------ Northern Signs	ib.
------ Southern Signs	ib.
Diagram of the Sun's Motion in the Zodiac	15
Tropical Signs	16
Equinoctial Signs	ib.
Double-bodied Signs	ib.
Moveable ditto	ib.
Common ditto	ib.
Fixed ditto	ib.
Fiery ditto	ib.
Earthy ditto	ib.
Airy ditto	ib.
Watery ditto	ib.
Dragon's Head and Tail	16, 52
------ to find the place of	17
Figure of the Twelve Houses	20
Erecting Figure of the Heavens	21
Of the Aspects	24
------ Zodiacal ditto	ib.
Orbs of the Planets	25
------ Mundane Aspects	ib.
Of Parallels	ib.
Nature and Signification of the Twelve Houses	27
Of the First House	ib.
------ Second ditto	29
------ Third ditto	ib.
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Of the Fourth House	30
------ Fifth ditto	ib.
------ Sixth ditto	31
------ Seventh ditto	31
------ Eighth ditto	32
------ Ninth ditto	ib.
------ Tenth ditto	33
------ Eleventh ditto	ib.
------ Twelfth ditto	34
Of Saturn and his Significations	35
-- Jupiter and his Significations	38
-- Mars and his Significations	40
-- the Sun and his Significations	42
-- Venus and her Significations	45
-- Mercury and his Significations	47
-- the Moon and her Significations	50
-- Herschel	53
Colours of the Planets and Signs	57
Aries	ib.
Taurus	58
Gemini	59
Cancer	ib.
Leo	60
Virgo	61
Libra	62
Scorpio	63
Sagittary	64
Capricorn	ib.
Aquarius	65
Pisces	66
Use to be made of the Twelve Signs	67
Essential Dignities of the Planets	69
Table of ditto	72
Considerations before Judgment	74
Introduction to the Judgment of a Question	75
To know whether a Thing will be brought to perfection, yea or nay	77
Of the true time of erecting a Figure	80
Of the Planet which hinders or impedites the Thing demanded	81
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QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE FIRST HOUSE. If the Querent be likely to live long?	83
To what part it is best the Querent should direct his affairs	86
What part of Life is likely to be best?	86
If one shall find the Party at Home he would speak with?	95
A thing suddenly happening, whether it signifies good or evil?	96
What Mark, Mole, or Scar, the Querent has on any part of his Body?	97
Parts of Man's Body ruled by the Twelve Signs	ib.
Whether one absent be dead or alive?	98
Measure of Time	100
Of a Ship, and her safety or destruction	105
Parts of a Ship ruled by the Signs	107
Example.--A Ship at Sea. If lost?	108
A Ship at Sea. In what condition?	109
JUDGMENTS CONCERNING THE SECOND House	112
Whether the Querent shall be rich? By what means attain it? &c.	ib.
Signs of Poverty, and its cause	115
If the Querent shall obtain the substance he hath lent, or which he demands?	116
If one shall acquire gain or profit from the Government, or any Nobleman or Person of high rank &c.	117
Example.--If the Querent should be rich, or subsist himself without Marriage?	119
OF THE THIRD House, viz., of Brethren, Kindred, News, Short Journeys, &c.	122
-- an absent Brother?	123
-- Reports, News, Rumours, &c., whether true or false? &c.	126
-- Counsel or Advice given by a Neighbour, &c.	127
-- Short Journeys, whether good to go or not?	ib.
OF THE FOURTH HOUSE, viz., of Parents, Lands, Tenements, Cities, Towns, Farms, &c	134
To find a Thing hidden or mislaid	ib.
Of Buying and Selling Lands, Houses, &c.	136
If it be goon to take the House, Farm, &c.	138
Shall the Querent enjoy the estate of his Father?	140
Of removing from one House or Place to another	141, 221
-- Treasure. Mines, &c. concealed in the Ground	142
Question of purchasing Houses	143
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OF THE FIFTH HOUSE	147
If one shall have Children, yea or nay?	ib.
If a Woman ask whether she may have a Child?	ib.
Whether a Man shall have Children by his Wife, or his intended Wife?	148
Whether a Woman be with Child?	ib.
Is the Child male or female?	150
Shall the Child live or die?	ib.
Of the Time of the Birth?	151
-- Messengers or Ambassadors	ib.
-- a Message sent for Money	152
OF THE SIXTH House, viz. of Sickness, Servants, Small Cattle, &c.	158
What Part of the Body is afflicted?	159
The cause and nature of the Sickness	160
Diseases signified by the Houses	164
Signs of a short Disease	161
------ long Disease	162
Testimonies of Recovery	164
Arguments of Death	165
To know whether the Querent be really ill or not	166
Of the Crises, or of critical days	167
How long before Recovery?	168
Judgments from the Affliction of ☽ at the first Illness, &c.	169
Table, shewing what part of Man's Body each Planet signifies in the Twelve Signs	179
Diseases of ♄	180
------ of ♃	181
------ of ♂	182
------ of ☉	ib.
------ of ♀	183
------ of ☿	184
------ of ☽	185
THE SEVENTH House, &c.	186
Aphorisms and Considerations, for better judging any horary question	ib.
Whether a Man shall Marry?	190
------ a Woman shall Marry?	ib.
The Time of Marriage	ib.
Of Marriage with any particular Person	191
Testimonies that the Marriage shall be hindered	192
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What shall be the cause of the Marriage being prevented	192
To describe the person and qualities of the future Wife, &c.	194
Whether the future Wife, &c. shall be rich or not?	ib.
How the Parties shall agree?	195
From what part a person shall Marry?	197
Whether a Lady have a Lover? &c.	ib.
------ a Gentleman have a Lover? &c.	199
------ a Damsel be virtuous?	200
------ the Child conceived is the child of its reputed father?	ib.
------ a Woman living from her Husband shall return?	201
Of Runaways, Things lost, &c.	202
The Place where the Thing lost is	ib.
How the Thing was lost	203
Whether the Thing missing be stolen?	204
------ a Thing lost shall be found?	ib.
The kind of place a Thing lost is in?	205
Of a Fugitive, and whether he shall be found or returned	207
OF THEFTS	ib.
-- the Age of the Thief	209
Whether the Thief be Male or Female?	210
-- one Thief or more?	ib.
In what part of a house Things lost or stolen may be	214
Whether the Goods shall be recovered or not?	216
Of the Thief's Person	217
-- Battle, War, Duels, Prize Fights, &c.	219
-- Partnership	221
-- Removing from place to place	141, 221
Of Lawsuits	222
-- Making Purchases or Sales	223
Whether the Querent have any Adversaries or open Enemies	227
OF THE EIGHTH HOUSE, AND ITS QUESTIONS	249
Whether an absent Person be dead or alive?	ib.
Of the Death of the Querent	250
Whether the Wife's Fortune will he great? &c.	251
------ the Querent shall suffer by a particular thing of which he is in fear?	252
OF THE NINTH House, &c.	254
-- a Voyage, and its Issue	ib.
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Of a long Journey, and its Issue	255
-- the Return, &c. of a Person who is gone a long Journey	256
-- Profit by any Science, &c.	257
-- THE TENTH HOUSE, &c.	269
Whether a Person shall remain in the Office he holds?	270
------ a King expelled his Kingdom, &c., shall be restored	271
Of the Employment of which any one is capable	272
OF THE ELEVENTH HOUSE, &c.	276
Whether any one shall have the thing hoped for?	ib.
Of the Sincerity of Friends	277
OF THE TWELFTH HOUSE, &c.	278
To know who a private Enemy is	ib.
Whether a Person committed to Prison shall be discharged?	ib.
Whether a Prisoner of War shall escape, &c.	279
Figure of the time when King Charles the First set up his Standard at Nottingham	286
Figure of the exact time of the Death of King Charles the First	290
Fac-simile of the Hieroglyphic of the Great Plague	292
------ of the Astrological Hieroglyphic of the Great Fire in London	293
Aphorisms by Zadkiel	294
Appendix	296

OF THE INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY.

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