卷三·第一百三十二章　妻子的数目

Of the number of WIVES.

论妻子的数目。

IF all the Significators of Marriage be in watry Signes, which we usually terme fruitfull, for the most part they note many Wives, or more then one; the contrary, if posited in ♍ ♌ ♊.

若婚姻的征象星全都在水象星座，即我们通常所称的多产星座，多半主妻子多，或不止一个；若在处女、狮子、双子，则相反。

Amongst all the Significators ☽ and ♀ give the most evident testimony, as having most power in mens Marriages; so that usually the ☽ in the seventh, in what Signe soever, gives more then one Wife, unlesse she be extreamly afflicted of ♄ or the ☉: I must confesse, I never knew that the Native failed of having plurality of She-friends (alias, a Concubine or two) when the ☽ was in the seventh, but not alwayes two Wives, except she were very potent, and then she did declare more then one Wife, &c.

在所有征象星中，月亮与金星给出最明显的见证，因为它们在男子的婚姻中最有力；所以月亮在第七宫，不论在什么星座，通常给不止一个妻子，除非她受土星或太阳极大的侵害：我必须承认，月亮在第七宫时，我从没见过本命者少了几个女友（换句话说，一两个姘妇），但并不总是两个妻子，除非她非常有力，那时她就确实表示不止一个妻子，等等。

The ☽ conjoyned to one Planet oncly, whether by platick or partill aspect, denotes onely one Wife: where observe when she is thus joyned to one onely Planet,and is more strong then that Planet with whom she is in aspect, the man out lives his Wife: but if the Planet to whom the ☽ is joyned is more powerfull then the ☽, the Husband dyes before the Wife.

月亮只与一颗行星相会，不论是宽容相位还是精确相位，主只有一个妻子：这里要注意，当她这样只与一颗行星相会，又比与她成相位的那颗行星强，男人就活得比妻子长：但若与月亮相会的那颗行星比月亮有力，丈夫就死在妻子之前。

If the ☽ is bodily joyned to no Planet, consider how many Planets, and they direct and free from Combustion and not in their Fall or Detriment, doe aspect her partilly, but so as ☽ apply to them, and not they unto her, (the ☉ here is not considerable) from thence you may conjecture of the number of Wives; you must consider the quality of the Signs wherein the Planets are that aspect the ☽, for fruitfull Signes double the number. Ptolomey his rule is this, The ☽ in a Signe of one forme and applying to one Planet, notes one Wife; in a Bycorporeall Signe applying to many Planets, many Wives, or Marriage oftener then once.

若月亮没有与任何行星同体相会，就看有多少颗行星（顺行、不焦伤、不在落或陷）与她成精确相位，但要是月亮入相于它们，而不是它们入相于她（这里不算太阳），由此可以推测妻子的数目；你还要考虑与月亮成相位的那些行星所在星座的性质，因为多产星座使数目加倍。托勒密的法则是：月亮在单形星座，入相于一颗行星，主一个妻子；在双体星座，入相于多颗行星，主多个妻子，或不止一次成婚。

If no such thing appeare as formerly mentioned, consider how many Planets direct and free from Combustion, or the ☉ beams are constituted betwixt the mid-heaven and ♀, making progresse from the mid heaven towards the ascendant, and so many Wives shall the Native have.

若前面所说的情形都没有出现，就看有多少颗顺行、不焦伤、不在太阳光束下的行星位于中天与金星之间，从中天朝上升方向推进，本命者就有多少个妻子。

If those Planets so posited betwixt the mid-heaven and ♀ shall suffer by Retrogradation or Combustion, and yet be in their essentiall Dignities, viz. either House or Exaltation, or in mutuall Reception of such dignities, then you may account those Planets in the number, for Significators of a Wife or Wives.

若位于中天与金星之间的那些行星受逆行或焦伤之损，却在它们的必然尊贵中，即庙或旺，或以这些尊贵互相接纳，那么你可以把这些行星也算在数内，作为妻子的征象星。

When these rules hold not, or use cannot be made of them observe how many Planets behold the Lord of the seventh with partill aspect, whether they be Retrograde or Combust, and from thence collect the number of Wives.

这些法则不成立或用不上时，就看有多少颗行星以精确相位照第七宫主，不论它们是否逆行或焦伤，由此汇集出妻子的数目。

The best approved rule I have hitherto found by experience is this, Consider how many Planets there are in the Signe the ☽ is in, she appying unto them, and not separated, so many Wives the Native may expect; if no such bodily presence be, observe how many Planets, having dignities in the Signe she is in, doe behold her with partill aspect, so many Wives may be hoped for, &c.

到目前为止，我凭经验发现最可靠的法则是：看月亮所在的星座里有多少颗行星，她正入相于它们，而不是已经离相，本命者就可期望有多少个妻子；若没有这样的同体相会，就看有多少颗在她所在星座有尊贵的行星以精确相位照她，就可期望有多少个妻子，等等。

Observe this generall rule about Wives, if the Significators be weak, they rather argue Sweet-hearts and Wenches, or such as he may wooe for Wives, rather then marriage it selfe: againe, if the ☽ apply to a Planet in a common Signe, it argues two Wives: If she be in a fruitfull Signe, and apply to a Planet in a fruitfull or Bycorporeall Signe, it argues three Wives: if together with this Aphorisme the Signe of the seventh be prolificall, and the Lord of the seventh in a common or fruitfull Signe, it's then without dispute the Native will have three Wives.

关于妻子，要注意这条通则：若征象星弱，更多主情人与相好的姑娘，或他可能追求为妻的女子，而不是婚姻本身：再者，若月亮入相于双体星座里的一颗行星，主两个妻子：若她在多产星座，入相于多产或双体星座里的一颗行星，主三个妻子：若与这条警句同时，第七宫的星座又是多产星座，第七宫主在双体或多产星座，那么无疑本命者会有三个妻子。