A LADY, if marry the GENTLEMAN desired?

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Judgment upon the Figure above-said. THE true state of this Ladies cause stood thus: A Gentleman had been a long time an earnest Suitor unto her for Marriage, but she could never master her affection so much, as to incline to Marriage-thoughts with him, but slighted him continually; and at last, to the great discontent of the Gentleman, she gave him an absolute denial: After which denial so given, she became passionately affectionate of him, and did sorely repent of her folly, and churlish carriage, wishing she might again have former opportunities. This was her condition at what time she propounded the Question unto me. The ascendant and ☉ are for the querent; ♄ Lord of the seventh, is for the man quesited after. The querent was moderately tall, of round visage, sanguine complexion, of a cheerfull, modest countenance, gray eyed, her hair a light brown, occasioned, as I conceive, by ☉ Lord of the ascendant, in the Termes of ♂, she was well spoken, and sufficiently comely. Finding ♄ in the angle of the South, and in ☌ with ♂, and both in ♉, a fixed, earthly Signe, I judged the corporature of the quesited party to be but meane, and not tall, or very handsome, his visage long and incomposed, a wan, pale, or meagre complexion, dark hair, or of a sad chesnut colour, curling and crisp, his eyes fixed, ever downward, musing, stooping forward with his head, some impediment in his going, as treading awry, &c. [this as confessed.] Finding ♄ so, as abovesaid, elevated, and in ☌ with ♂, I judged the Gentleman to be sad, angry, much discontented, and scorning his former flights, (as ever all Saturnine people doe;) I judged him much incenst ed by a Kinsman or Gentleman of quality, signified by ♂, Lord of the third, in part, from the seventh, and of the fourth, being the tenth from the seventh; and that this Gentleman and he lived either in one house, or neer one another, because both significators are angular and fixed, [ and so it was] I said, the Gentleman had no inclination or disposition unto her, finding the ☽ separated from voyd of course, and applying to ☍ of ☉, Lord of the ascendant, it did argue there was small hopes of effecting her desire, because she her selfe, by her own perversenesse, had done her self so grand a mischief. Whereupon she told me the truth of all, and not before, and implored my directions, which way she might be brought on again, if possible: and indeed she was perplexed, and full of heavinesse. Hereupon, with much compassion, I began to consider what hopes we had in the Figure. I found ☽ applying to a ✶ of ♄, this argued the womans desire, and the strength of her affections towards the que- all manner of Questions. 387 sited, because she is signified by the lighter Planet; but there was no Reception betwixt the significators, therefore that application gave little hopes: but finding Reception betwixt ♃ the ☽, and betwixt ☉ and ♃, the ♃ in his Triplicity, ☉ in her House; observing also, that the ☽ did dispose of ♄ in her Exaltation, and of ♃ in her House, and that ♃ was very neer a ✶ dexter of ♄, still applying, and not separated; as also, that ♃ was in his Exaltation, and a fortunate Planet ever assisting nature and the afflicted, and that he was able by his strength to qualifie and take off the malice of ♄: besides, nearnesse of ♃ to the ✶ of ♄, made me confident that the quesited was intimately acquainted with a person of quality and worth, such as I represented, whom I exactly described, and the Lady very well knew: Unto him I directed to addresse her Complaints, and acquaint him fully with her unhappy folly: I positively assured, in the Gentleman described, she should find all honour and secrecy, and I doubted not, but by God's blessing he would again revive the businesse (now despaired of) and bring her to her hearts content: But finding that ♄ and ☉ came to ✶ aspect the 27th of the same moneth, I advised to hasten all things before the aspect was over; and also gave direction, that the nineteenth of June neer upon noon, the Gentleman should first move the quesited in the businesse: and my reason was, because that day ♄ and ♃ were in a perfect ✶ aspect. My counsell was followed, and the issue was thus: By the Gentlemans meanes and procurement, the matter was brought on again, the March effected, and all within twenty dayes following, to the content of the sorrowful (but as to me unthankfull) Lady, &c. In a word, the true reason of this performance is no more then, first, an application of the two Significators to a ✶, viz. the Lord of the seventh and first: Next, the application of the ☽ to the Lord of the ascendant, though by ♂, yet with Reception, was another small argument; but the maine occasion, without which in this Figure it could not have been, the application of ♃ to ✶ of ♄ Lord of the seventh, receiving his vertue which ♂ did render unto him, and he again transferred to the ☉ Lord of the ascendant, he, viz. ♃, meeting with no manner of prohibition, abscission or frustration Cccc 2 untill untill this perfect ☌ with the ☉, which was the 20th of June, so that no difficulty did afterwards intervene. I did acquaint this Lady, that very lately before the erection of this Figure, her Sweet-heart had been offered a Match, and that the Gentlewoman propounded, was such a one as is signified by ♀, one not only of a good fortune, but excellently well descended: I bad her follow my directions, with hope and expectation of a good end, and told her she should not fear his marrying of ♀: Which judgment I gave, by reason ♂ was nearer ♀ then ♄, and so interposed his influence, or kept off ♄. I judged ♂ to be some Souldier, or Gentleman that had been in Armes: this I did the more to enlighten her fancy, which I found apprehensive enough. She well knew both the Gentlewoman and man, and confessed such matters were then in action. Had the Quare been, Who should have lived longest? certainly I should have judged the woman, because ☉ is going to ☌ of ♃, and ♂ afflicts ♄ by his presence. Had she demanded, Whether the Quesited had been rich? I must have considered ♃ Lord of his second house, whom I find in his Exaltation, Direct, Swift, &c. onely under the Sun-beames; I should have adjudged his Estate good. For Agreement, because ☉ and ♄ are applying to ✶, I should have conceived they would well accord; yet doubtlesse ♄ will look for much observancy; for as he is ill by nature, so is he vitiated by ♂, and made thereby chollerick as well as melancholly, so will he be naturally jealous without cause; yet the gentle ✶ of ♃ to both ♂ and ♄, seems by education, to represse that frowardnesse naturally He may be subject unto. If it be demanded, Will the querent be honest? I answer, her significatrix, viz. ☉, is no way afflicted by ♂; her Signe ascending being ♌, and Reception betwixt ♃ and ☽, are arguments of a Vertuous woman. In this nature may you examine any Figure for discovery of what is necessary, &c. all manner of Questions. 389

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16 June 1646