卷一·第十二章　金星的性质与所主

Of the Planet Venus and her severall significations and nature.

论金星及其诸般所主与本性。

[Name.] [Colour in the Element.] [Motion.] [Latitude.] AFter the Sunne succeedeth Venus; who is sometimes called Cytherea, Aphrodite, Phosphoros, Vesperugo, Erycina. She is of a bright shining colour, and is well known amongst the vulgar by the name of the evening Starre or Hesperus; and that is when she appeares after the Sunne is set: common people call her the morning Starre, and the learned Lucifer, when she is seen long before the rising of the Sunne: her meane motion is 59. min. and 8. seconds: her diurnall motion is sometimes 62. min. a day 64. 65. 66. or 70. 74. 76. minutes; but 82. min. shee never exceedeth; her greatest North or South latitude is two degr. and two min. in February 1643. she had eight degr. and 36 min. for her North latitude.

［名号。］［在天空中的颜色。］［运行。］［纬度。］太阳之后是金星；她有时被称为库忒瑞亚、阿佛洛狄忒、福斯福洛斯、维斯佩鲁戈、厄律西娜。她颜色明亮闪耀，在百姓中以「昏星」或「赫斯珀洛斯」之名广为人知，那是她在太阳落下之后出现的时候；当她在日出之前很久就被看见时，百姓称她为晨星，学者称她为路西法：她的平均行度是五十九分八秒；她每日的实际行度有时是六十二分，有时六十四、六十五、六十六分，或七十、七十四、七十六分；但从不超过八十二分；她最大的北纬或南纬是二度二分；一六四三年二月，她的北纬有八度三十六分。

[Houses.] Shee hath ♉ and ♎ for her houses, she is exalted in 27 ♓, she receiveth detriment in ♈ and ♏, and hath her fall in 27 ♍.

［庙。］她以金牛和天秤为庙，旺于双鱼二十七度，在白羊和天蝎受陷，落于处女二十七度。

[Triplicity.] She governeth the Earthly Triplicity by day viz. ♉ ♍ ♑; she is two dayes stationary before retrogradation, and so many before direction, and doth usually continue retrograde 42 dayes.

［三方。］她在白天主土象三方，即金牛、处女、摩羯；她在逆行之前留两天，转为顺行之前也留同样多天，通常逆行四十二天。

[Her Terms.] She hath these degrees in every Signe for her Termes.

［她的界。］她在每个星座里有以下这些度数作为界。

These degrees are allowed for her Face.

以下这些度数分给她作为面。

[Element.] [Nature.] Shee is a Feminine Planet, temperately Cold and Moyst, Nocturnall, the lesser Fortune, author of Mirth and Jolity; the Elements, the Ayre and Water are Veneriall; in the Humours, Flegme with Blood, with the Spirit and Genitall seed.

［元素。］［本性。］她是阴性行星，温和地冷而湿，夜性，是小吉星，主欢乐与嬉戏；四元素中，空气与水属金星；体液中，她主黏液兼血液，以及元气与生殖之精。

[Manners and quality when well placed.] Shee signifies a quiet man, not given to Law, Quarrel or Wrangling; not Vitious, Pleasant, Neat and Spruce, loving Mirth in his words and actions, cleanly in Apparel, rather Drinking much then Gluttonous, prone to Venery, oft entangled in Love-matters, Zealous in their affections, Musicall, delighting in Baths, and all honest merry Meetings, or Maskes and Stage-playes, easie of Beliefe, and not given to Labour, or take any Pains, a Company-keeper, Cheerful, nothing Mistrustful, a right vertuous Man or Woman, oft had in some Jealousie, yet no cause for it.

［得位时的品行与性质。］她主一个安静的人，不好诉讼、争吵或口角；不邪恶，讨人喜欢，整洁利落，言行中爱好欢乐，衣着干净，宁可多饮而不贪食，好色，常陷于恋爱之事，感情热烈，爱好音乐，喜欢洗浴，喜欢一切正当的欢聚，或假面舞会和戏剧，容易轻信，不愿劳作，也不肯吃任何苦，好交朋友，开朗，毫不多疑，是个真正有德的男人或女人，常受人猜忌，其实并无缘由。

[When ill.] Then he is Riotous, Expensive, wholly given to Loosnesse and Lewd companies of Women, nothing regarding his Reputation, coveting unlawful Beds, Incestuous, an Adulterer, Fantastical, a meer Skip-jack, of no Faith, no Repute, no Credit; spending his Meanes in Ale houses, Taverns, and amongst Scandalous, Loose people; a meer Lazy companion, nothing careful of the things of this Life, or any thing Religious; a meer Atheist and natural man.

［失位时。］此时他放荡、挥霍，完全沉溺于淫逸，与下流的女人为伍，毫不顾及自己的名声，觊觎不正当的床笫，乱伦，通奸，想入非非，是个十足的轻浮浪子，毫无信义、毫无名声、毫无信用；把钱财花在麦酒馆、酒馆里，花在声名狼藉、放荡的人中间；是个十足的懒汉，对今生之事毫不用心，对任何宗教之事也一样；是个十足的无神论者，只顺本性的属血气之人。

[Corporature.] A man of faire, but not tall Stature, his Complexion being white, tending to a little darknesse, which makes him more Lovely; very fair Lovely Eyes, and a little black; a round Face, and not large, faire Haire, smooth, and plenty of it, and it usually of a light browne colour, a lovely Mouth and cherry Lips, the Face pretty fleshy, a rolling wandring Eye, a Body very delightfull, lovely and exceeding well shaped, one desirous of Trimming and making himself neat and compleat both in Cloaths and Body, a love dimple in his Cheeks, a stedfast Eye, and full of amarous enticements.

［体貌。］一个相貌姣好但个子不高的人，肤色白皙而略带些黑，这使他更加可爱；眼睛非常美丽可爱，略带黑色；脸圆而不大；头发美，顺滑而浓密，通常是浅褐色；嘴可爱，樱桃般的嘴唇；脸颇丰满；眼波流转，身体十分可人，可爱而体态极佳；一个喜欢修饰打扮、使自己衣着与身体都整洁完美的人；颊上有可爱的酒窝，目光坚定，充满多情的诱惑。

[Orientall.] When Orientall the Body inclines to talnesse, or a kind of upright straightnesse in Person, not corpulent or very tall, but neatly composed. A right Venerian person, is such as we say, is a pretty, compleat, handsome Man or Woman.

［东出。］东出时，身体偏高，或者说人挺拔端直，不肥胖也不太高，而是结构匀称。一个地道的金星之人，就是我们所说的标致、齐整、好看的男人或女人。

[Occidentall.] When she is Occidental, the Man is of more short stature, yet very decent and comely in Shape and Forme, well liked of all.

［西入。］她西入时，人身材较矮，但体形很得体好看，人人喜欢。

[Quality of men and professions.] Musitions, Gamesters, Silk-men, Mercers, Linnen-Drapers, Painters, Jewellers, Players, Lapidaries, Embroiderers, Women-tailors, Wives, Mothers, Virgins, Choristers, Fidlers, Pipers, when joyned with the ☽ Ballad-singers, Perfumers, Semsters, Picture-drawers, Gravers, Upholdsters, Limners, Glovers, all such as sell those Commodities which adorne Women, either in Body (as Cloaths) or in Face, (as Complexion-waters.)

［所主之人的品类与职业。］乐师、赌徒、丝绸商、绸布商、亚麻布商、画家、珠宝商、演员、宝石匠、刺绣匠、女装裁缝、妻子、母亲、处女、唱诗班歌手、提琴手、吹笛手，与月亮相合时主卖唱艺人，还有香料匠、女缝工、画像师、雕刻师、家具装潢匠、细密画师、手套匠，以及一切出售妆饰女子之物的人，无论是身上的（如衣服），还是脸上的（如美容水）。

[Sicknesse.] Diseases by her signified, are principally in the Matrix and members of Generation; in the reines, belly, backe, navill and those parts; the Gonorrea or running of the Reines, French or Spanish Pox; any disease arising by inordinate lust. Priapisme, impotency in generation, Hernias, &c. the Diabetes or pissing disease.

［疾病。］她所主的疾病主要在子宫与生殖器官；在肾、腹、背、脐及这些部位；淋病即肾的流精，法国痘或西班牙痘；任何由纵欲而起的病。阴茎异常勃起、生殖无能、疝气等，以及糖尿病即多尿之病。

[Savours and colours.] In colours she signifieth White, or milky Skie-colour mixed with browne, or a little Greene. In Savours she delights in that which is pleasant and toothsome; usually in moyst and sweet, or what is very delectable; in smels what is unctious and Aromaticall, and incites to wantonnesse.

［滋味与颜色。］颜色上她主白色，或乳白的天蓝色混以褐色，或略带绿色。滋味上她喜欢可口的；通常是湿而甜的，或非常美味的；气味上是油润芳香、引人放荡的。

[Herbs and Plants.] Myrtle alwayes greene; all hearbs which she governeth have a sweet savour, a pleasant smell, a white flower; of a gentle humour, whose leaves are smooth and not jagged. She governeth the Lilly white and yellow, and the Lilly of the valley, and of the water. The Satyrion or Cuckoe-pintle, Maidenhaire, Violet; the white and yellow Daffadil.

［草药与植物。］常绿的桃金娘；她所主的草药都滋味甘甜，气味宜人，开白花；性情温和，叶子光滑而无锯齿。她主白色和黄色的百合、铃兰，以及水中的百合。萨提里昂草即斑叶疆南星、铁线蕨、紫罗兰；白色与黄色的水仙。

[Trees.] Sweet Apples, the white Rose, the Fig, the white Sycamore; wilde Ash, Turpentine-tree, Olive, sweet Oringes, Mugwort, Ladies-mantle, Sanicle, Balme, Vervin, Walnuts, Almonds, Millet, Valerian, Thyme, Ambre, Ladanum, Civet or Musk, Coriander, French Wheat, Peaches, Apricocks, Plums, Raisons.

［树木。］甜苹果、白玫瑰、无花果、白色的西克莫槭、野白蜡、松节油树、橄榄、甜橙、艾蒿、羽衣草、变豆菜、香蜂草、马鞭草、核桃、扁桃、黍、缬草、百里香、龙涎香、岩蔷薇脂、麝猫香或麝香、芫荽、荞麦、桃、杏、李、葡萄干。

[Beasts.] The Hart, the Panther, small cattle, Coney, the Calfe, the Goat.

［兽类。］雄鹿、豹、小牲畜、家兔、小牛、山羊。

[Birds.] Stockdove, Wagtayle, the Sparrow, Hen, the Nightingale, the Thrush, Pellican, Partridge, Ficedula, a little Bird Feeding on Grapes; the Wren, Eagle, the Swan, the Swallow, the Owsel or Black-bird, the Pye.

［鸟类。］欧鸽、鹡鸰、麻雀、母鸡、夜莺、画眉、鹈鹕、鹧鸪、无花果鸟，一种以葡萄为食的小鸟；鹪鹩、鹰、天鹅、燕子、乌鸫、喜鹊。

[Fishes.] The Dolphin.

［鱼类。］海豚。

[Places.] Gardens, Fountaines, Bride-chambers, faire lodgings, Beds, Hangings, Dancing-Schooles, Wardrobes.

［处所。］花园、泉水、新房、漂亮的住处、床、帷幔、舞蹈学校、衣橱。

[Mettals and Minerals.] Copper, especially the Corinthian and White; Brasse, all Latten ware.

［金属与矿物。］铜，尤其是科林斯铜和白铜；黄铜，一切拉坦铜器。

[Stones.] Cornelian, the Sky-colour'd Saphyre, white and red Coral, Margasite, Alablaster, Lapis lazuli because it expels Melancholy, the Berill, Chrisolite.

［宝石。］红玉髓、天蓝色的蓝宝石、白色与红色的珊瑚、白铁矿、雪花石膏、青金石（因为它能驱除忧郁）、绿柱石、贵橄榄石。

[Winde and Weather.] She governeth the South-winde being hot and moyst; in the temperance of the Ayre, she ruleth the Ætesiæ she foretelleth Summer, Serenity or cleer weather; in Winter raine or snow.

［风与天气。］她主南风，南风热而湿；在空气的调和上，她主地中海的季风；她预示夏天的晴朗或清朗天气，冬天则是雨或雪。

[Orbe.] Her Orbe is 7. before and after any aspect of hers.

［容许度。］她的容许度是她任何相位的前后各七度。

[Yeers.] Her greatest yeers are 151. her greater 82. her mean 45. her least 8. In Man she governeth Youth from 14. to 28.

［年数。］她的最大年数是一百五十一，大年数八十二，中年数四十五，小年数八。在人身上她主十四岁到二十八岁的青春。

[Countries.] Arabia, Austria, Campania, Vienna, Polonia the greater, Turing, Parthia, Media, Cyprus, and the sixt climate.

［地域。］阿拉伯、奥地利、坎帕尼亚、维也纳、大波兰、图林根、帕提亚、米底、塞浦路斯，以及第六气候带。

[Angell.] Her Angel is Anael.

［天使。］她的天使是阿纳尔。

[Day of the weeke.] Her day of the weeke Friday, of which she rules the first and eight houre; and in conception the fift Moneth.

［星期。］她在一周中的日子是星期五，她主当日的第一个和第八个时辰；在受孕中主第五个月。