卷一·第十三章　水星的性质与所主

Of Mercury, and his signification, nature and property.

论水星及其所主、本性与特性。

[Name.] IT is called Hermes, Stilbon, Cyllenius, Archas.

［名号。］他被称为赫耳墨斯、斯提尔朋、库勒尼乌斯、阿尔卡斯。

[Colour.] Mercury is the least of all the Planets, ever distant from the Sun above 27. degrees; by which reason he is seldome visible to our sight: He is of a duskie silver colour; his mean motion is 59. min. and 8. seconds; but he is sometimes so swift that he moveth one degree and 40. min. in a day, never more; so that you are not to marvaile if you finde him sometimes goe 66 68 70 80 86 or 100 in a day: he is Stationary one day, and retrograde 24. dayes.

［颜色。］水星是所有行星中最小的，离太阳从不超过二十七度；因此我们很少能看见他：他呈暗淡的银色；他的平均行度是五十九分八秒；但他有时快到一天走一度四十分，从不更多；所以你若发现他有时一天走六十六、六十八、七十、八十、八十六或一百分，也不必惊奇：他留一天，逆行二十四天。

[Latitude.] His greatest South Latitude is 3. degr. 33. min. His greatest North Latit. is 3. deg. 33. min.

［纬度。］他最大的南纬是三度三十三分。他最大的北纬是三度三十三分。

[House.] He hath ♊ and ♍ for his Houses, and is exalted in the 15 of ♍: he receives detriment in ♐ and ♓, his fall is in ♓.

［庙。］他以双子和处女为庙，旺于处女的某一度（度数原书漫漶不清）：他在射手和双鱼受陷，落于双鱼。

[Triplicity.] He ruleth the aery triplicity by night, viz. ♊ ♎ ♒.

［三方。］他在夜间主风象三方，即双子、天秤、水瓶。

[Terme.] He hath these degrees in every Signe for his Termes.

［界。］他在每个星座里有以下这些度数作为界。

[Face.] These subsequent degrees are his Face or Decanate:

［面。］以下这些度数是他的面或十度分区：

[Nature.] We may not call him either Masculine or Feminine, for he is either the one or other as joyned to any Planet; for if in ☌ with a Masculine Planet, he becomes Masculine; if with a Feminine then Feminine, but of his owne nature he is cold and dry, and therefore Melancholly; with the good he is good, with the evill Planets ill: in the Elements the Water amongst the humours, the mixt, he rules the animall spirit: he is author of subtilty, tricks and devices, perjury, &c.

［本性。］我们不能说他是阳性或阴性，因为他随所结合的行星而或此或彼；他若与阳性行星会合，就变为阳性；与阴性行星会合，就变为阴性；但就他自身的本性而言，他冷而干，因此属忧郁质；与吉星同则吉，与凶星同则凶：在四元素中他主水；在体液中主混合的体液；他主动物元气：他是诡诈、伎俩、计谋、伪誓等等的主使者。

[Manners when well placed.] Being well dignified, he represents a man of a subtill and politick braine, intellect, and cogitation; an excellent disputant or Logician, arguing with learning and discretion, and using much eloquence in his speech, a searcher into all kinds of Mysteries, Learning, sharpe and witty, learning almost any thing without a Teacher; ambitious of being exquesite in every Science, desirous naturally of travell and seeing foraign parts: a man of an unwearied fancie, curious in the search of any occult knowledge; able by his owne Genius to produce wonders; given to Divination and the more secret knowledge; if he turne Merchant no man exceeds him in way of Trade or invention of new wayes whereby to obtain wealth.

［得位时的品行。］尊贵良好时，他代表一个头脑、智力与思虑都精细而有谋略的人；一个出色的辩论家或逻辑学家，论辩有学问有分寸，言谈多用雄辩；探究一切奥秘与学问，敏锐机智，几乎无师自通；志在精通每一门学问，天生渴望旅行、见识异国；想象力永不疲倦，热衷探求任何隐秘之学；能凭自己的天赋创造奇迹；好占卜与较隐秘的学问；他若做了商人，在经商之道或发明新的生财之法上，无人能及。

[Manners when ill placed or dignified.] A troublesome wit, a kinde of Herenetick man, his tongue and Pen against every man, wholly bent to foole his estate and time in prating and trying nice conclusions to no purpose; a great lyar, boaster, pratler, busibody, false, a tale-carrier, given to wicked Arts, as Necromancy, and such like ungodly knowledges; easie of beleefe, an asse or very ideot, constant in no place or opinion, cheating and theeving every where; a newes-monger, pretending all manner of knowledge, but guilty of no true or solid learning; a trifler; a meere frantick fellow; if he prove a Divine, then a meer verball fellow, frothy, of no judgement, easily perverted, constant in nothing but idle words and bragging.

［失位或尊贵不佳时的品行。］一个惹是生非的聪明人，有点狂乱，舌头和笔杆子针对每一个人，一心把家产和光阴浪费在闲扯和毫无目的地试验种种细巧推论上；大说谎家、吹牛者、饶舌者、好管闲事者，虚伪，搬弄是非，耽于邪术，如招魂术之类不敬神的学问；容易轻信，像头驴、十足的白痴，在任何地方、任何见解上都不坚定，到处行骗偷窃；是个打探新闻的人，自称无所不知，却没有任何真实扎实的学问；一个无聊之徒；十足的疯癫之人；他若当了神职人员，便是个只会空谈的人，浮夸，毫无判断，容易被引入歧途，除了空话与吹嘘之外什么都不坚持。

[Corporature.] Vulgarly he denotes one of an high stature and straight thin spare body, an high forehead and somewhat narrow long face, long nose, fair eyes, neither perfectly black or gray, thin lips and nose; little haire on the chin, but much on his head, and it a sad browne inclining to blacknesse; long armes, fingers and hands; his complexion like an Olive or Chesnut colour. You must more observe ☿ then all the Planets; for having any aspect to a Planet, he doth more usually partake of the influence of that Planet then any other doth: if with ♄ then heavy, with ♃ more temperate, with ♂ more rash, with ☉ more genteele, with ♀ more jesting, with ☽ more shifter.

［体貌。］一般说来，他主身材高、身体挺直而瘦削的人，额头高，脸窄而颇长，鼻长，眼睛好看，既不纯黑也不纯灰，唇薄鼻细；下巴上胡须少，头上头发多，颜色是深褐近黑；手臂、手指与手都长；面色像橄榄色或栗色。你必须比观察其他行星更留意水星；因为他与哪颗行星有任何相位，就比别的行星更常沾染那颗行星的影响：与土星则沉重，与木星则较温和，与火星则较鲁莽，与太阳则较文雅，与金星则较爱说笑，与月亮则更善变通。

[Orientall.] When he is Orientall, his complexion is honey colour, or like one well Sun-burnt; in the stature of his body not very high, but well joynted, small eyes, not much haire; in very truth, according to the height of body, very well composed, but still a defect in the complexion, viz. swarty brown, and in the tongue, viz. all for his owne ends.

［东出。］他东出时，面色如蜜，或像晒得很黑的人；身材不很高，但关节匀称，眼小，毛发不多；说实话，就身高而论，体格非常匀称，只是面色总有缺陷，即黝黑，舌头也有缺陷，即一切只为自己打算。

[Occidental.] When Occidentall, a tawny visage, lanke body, small slender limbs, hollow eyes, and sparkling and red or fiery; the whol frame of body inclining to drinesse.

［西入。］西入时，面色黄褐，身体瘦长，四肢细小，眼窝深陷，眼睛闪亮而发红或如火；整个体格倾向干燥。

[Quality of men and professions.] He generally signifies all literated men, Philosophers, Mathematicians, Astrologians, Merchants, Secretaries, Scriveners, Diviners, Sculptors, Poets, Orators, Advocates, Schoolmasters, Stationers, Printers, Exchangers of Money, Atturneys, Emperours Embassadours, Commissioners, Clerks, Artificers, generally Accomptants, Solicitors, sometimes Theeves, pratling muddy Ministers, busie Sectaries, and they unlearned; Gramarians, Taylors, Carriers, Messengers, Foot-men, Userers.

［所主之人的品类与职业。］他总体上主一切读书识字的人：哲学家、数学家、占星家、商人、秘书、抄写员、占卜者、雕刻家、诗人、演说家、辩护律师、教师、书商、印刷工、钱币兑换商、事务律师、皇帝的使节、专员、书记、工匠，一般的会计、诉讼代理人，有时也主窃贼、满口胡言的糊涂牧师、多事的教派分子（而且是没有学问的那种）；文法家、裁缝、脚夫、信差、跑腿仆役、放贷者。

[Sicknesse.] All Vertigoe's, Lethargies or giddinesse in the Head, Madnesse, either Lightnesse, or any Disease of the Braine; Ptisick, all stammering and imperfection in the Tongue; vaine and fond Imaginations, all defects in the Memory, Hoarcenesse, dry Coughs, too much abundance of Spettle, all snaffling and snuffling in the Head or Nose; the Hand and Feet Gout, Dumnesse, Tongue-evil, all evils in the Fancy and intellectuall parts.

［疾病。］一切眩晕，嗜睡或头昏，疯狂，或轻浮之症，或任何脑部疾病；肺痨，一切口吃与舌头的缺陷；虚妄愚蠢的想象，一切记忆缺损，声音嘶哑，干咳，唾液过多，一切头部或鼻子的鼻塞齉鼻；手足痛风，哑，舌病，想象与智力部分的一切毛病。

[Colours and Savours.] Mixed and new colours, the Gray mixed with Sky-colour, such as is on the Neck of the Stock-dove, Linsie-woolsie colours, or consisting of many colours mixed in one: Of Savours an hodg-podge of all things together, so that none can give it any true name; yet usually such as doe quicken the Spirits, are subtill and penetrate, and in a manner insensible.

［颜色与滋味。］混杂的颜色与新奇的颜色，灰色混着天蓝，就像欧鸽颈上那样；麻毛混纺布的颜色，或由许多颜色混成一种的颜色：滋味上，是一切东西混在一起的大杂烩，谁也叫不出它真正的名字；不过通常是那种能提神、精细而有穿透力、几乎觉察不到的滋味。

[Hearbs and Plants.] Herbs attributed to ☿, are known by the various colour of the flower, and love sandy barren places, they bear their seed in husks or cods, they smell rarely or subtilly, and have principall relation to the tongue, braine, lungs or memory; they dispell winde, and comfort the Annimall spirits, and open obstructions. Beanes, three leaved-grasse, the Walnut and Walnut-tree; the Filbert-tree and Nut; the Elder-tree, Adders-tongue, Dragon-wort, Twopenny-grasse, Lungwort, Anniseeds, Cubebs, Marioran. What hearbs are used for the Muses and Divination, as Vervine, the Reed; of Drugs, Treacle, Hiera, Diambra.

［草药与植物。］归于水星的草药，可从花色斑杂认出，喜生于沙质贫瘠之地，种子结在荚或壳里，气味罕见或精微，主要与舌、脑、肺或记忆有关；能驱风，抚慰动物元气，打开阻塞。豆子、三叶草、核桃与核桃树；榛树与榛子；接骨木、瓶尔小草、龙木芋、过路黄、疗肺草、茴芹籽、荜澄茄、马郁兰。用于缪斯与占卜的草药，如马鞭草、芦苇；药物中有解毒糖剂、希拉苦药、迪安布拉散。

[Beasts.] The Hyæna, Ape, Fox, Squirrel, Weasel, the Spider, the Grayhound, the Hermophradite, being partaker of both sexes; all cunning creatures.

［兽类。］鬣狗、猿、狐狸、松鼠、黄鼬、蜘蛛、灵缇犬、雌雄同体者，即兼有两性者；一切狡黠的生物。

[Birds.] The Lynnet, the Parrot, the Popinian, the Swallow, the Pye, the Beetle, Pismires, Locusts, Bees, Serpent, the Crane.

［鸟类。］红雀、鹦鹉、鹦哥、燕子、喜鹊、甲虫、蚂蚁、蝗虫、蜜蜂、蛇、鹤。

[Fishes.] The Forke-fish, Mullet.

［鱼类。］叉鱼、鲻鱼。

[Places.] Tradesmens-shops, Markets, Fayres, Schooles, Common-Hals, Bowling-Allyes, Ordinaries, Tennis-Courts:

［处所。］商人的店铺、市场、集市、学校、公共会堂、滚木球场、包饭馆、网球场：

[Minerals.] Quicksilver.

［矿物。］水银。

[Stones.] The Milstone, Marchasite or fire-stone, the Achates, Topaz, Vitriol, all stones of divers colours.

［宝石。］磨石、白铁矿即火石、玛瑙、黄玉、矾石、一切杂色的石头。

[Winds and Weather.] He delights in Windy, Stormy and Violent, Boistrous Weather, and stirs up that Wind which the Planet signifies to which he applyes; sometimes Raine, at other times Haile, Lightning, Thunder and Tempests, in hot Countries Earthquakes, but this must be observed really from the Signe and Season of the yeere.

［风与天气。］他喜欢多风、多暴、猛烈、狂乱的天气，并掀起他所入相的那颗行星所主的风；有时是雨，有时是冰雹、闪电、雷鸣与暴风雨，在炎热的国家还有地震；但这必须真正结合星座与一年的季节来观察。

[Orbe.] His Orbe is seven degrees before and after any aspect.

［容许度。］他的容许度是他任何相位的前后各七度。

[Yeers.] His greatest yeers are 450; his greater 76; his meane 48; his little or least 20: in Conceptions he governeth the sixth moneth,

［年数。］他的最大年数是四百五十；大年数七十六；中年数四十八；小年数二十：在受孕中他主第六个月，

[Countries.] He hath Grecia, Flanders, Ægypt, Paris.

［地域。］他主希腊、佛兰德、埃及、巴黎。

[Angel.] His Angel is named Raphael.

［天使。］他的天使名叫拉斐尔。

[Dayes of the weeke.] He governeth Wednesday, the first hour thereof, and the eighth.

［星期。］他主星期三，主当日的第一个时辰与第八个时辰。