If he should obtain the Parsonage desired.

What this is

Judgement upon this Figure. THE querent is signified by the signe ascending, ♄ therein posited, and ♂ Lord of the ascendant in ♊, an Ayery signe, and ☽ in ♒, of the same triplicity. The ninth House and ♃ Lord thereof are Significators of the Benefice. In the first place I finde no ♂ betwixt ♃ Lord of the ninth, and ♂ Lord of the ascendant, or is the ☽ in any aspect with ♃. 2 I find neither ♂ Lord of the ascendant, or ☽ posited in the ninth. 3 There is no weighty Planet that translates or collects the light of ♃ ( who signifies the preferment ) unto ♂. 4 There is no reception betwixt ♃ and ♂. 5 ♄ is impedited in the ascendant, and by his presence infortunates the question, causing the querent to despair in the obtaining it. 6 The ☽ separates from a △ of ♂, and applies to an opposition of ♄, Lord of the third: which intimated in my judgment, that some neighbour of the querents, either with letter, words, or crosse information would wholly destroy the querents hopes, and that Mercuriall men, viz. Scholars, or Divines would be his enemies; and because I found ♀ in ♎ and seventh house, opposing the ascendant; I judged some Women would inform a-gainst him, or prejudice him in his suit. By all what hath been collected, I dehorted him from proceeding after the matter any further, as not to be obtained; but the Parson being covetous would proceed farther in the matter; and so he did, and when he thought to have the matter absolutely on his side; Behold, a scurvy Letter revealing some manifest truths concerning a Female, dasht the good Mans hopes, & exit. The querent was ♄ and ♂ exactly, had wit and volubility of tongue; and as ♀ and the ☽ are in ☍, he under the Earth, she in the twelfth, he could never discover which of his Neighbours it was that thus affronted him, nor would he aske me; if he had, it must have been ♄ Lord of the twelfth, viz some Farmer, or dealer in Cattle, living North-east from him about fifteen Furlongs; a covetous repining Miser, Sickly, &c. all manner of Questions. 439

Correspondences

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6 August 1644