卷三·第一百六十六章　年度小限与小限星座的求法

Of annuall Profections, and by what meanes to find out the Profectionall Signe of every yeer.

论年度小限，以及用什么方法求出每一年的小限星座。

Profection and Progression are all one, and are no more then a regular or orderly change of the Significators according to the succession of Signes.

小限与推进是同一回事，不过是诸征象星按星座的先后，作规则或有次序的更替。

Annuall Progression.

年度推进。

Profection is threefold ; one Annuall, wherein we give thirty degrees, or one whole Signe to a solar yeer ; as if in any ones Geniture there doth ascend the sixt degree of ♊, from the sixt degree of ♊ to the sixt degree of ♋ shall be the Profectionall Signe the first yeer ; in the second yeer, the Profectionall Signe of the ascendant shall be from the sixt degree of ♋ to the sixt degree of ♌ ; in the third yeer, from the sixt degree of ♌ to the sixt degree of ♍ shall be the Profectionall figure of the ascendant; and so untill all the twelve Signes, are ended, and then you must begin againe, for every twelft yeer the annuall Profections are the same : where you must note, that you must begin the yeer of Profection, at what time the ☉ returnes to the degree and minute he was in at the Radix, and for this cause it is called a Solar yeer : also, in every beginning you must have upon every cusp of a house the same degree and minute which was there in the Radix, the Signe onely varied.

小限有三种；一种是年度的，我们给一个太阳年三十度，即整整一个星座；比如若在某人的本命里上升的是双子六度，那么从双子六度到巨蟹六度，就是第一年的小限星座；第二年，上升的小限星座是从巨蟹六度到狮子六度；第三年，从狮子六度到处女六度，是上升的小限盘；如此直到十二个星座全部走完，然后你必须重新开始，因为每到第十二年，年度小限就重复相同：这里你必须注意，小限之年必须从太阳回到他在根盘里所在的那一度那一分之时开始，因此它叫做太阳年：还有，在每一年的开始，每一个宫头上都必须是根盘里在那里的同一度同一分，只是星座改变。

Monethly Profections.

月度小限。

In mensurnall Profection, we give unto every moneth one Signe, so that the Signe of the annuall Profection is the Signe profectionall of the first moneth ; the second, of the second moneth, and so in order; wherefore in that way, we divide the solar yeer into thirteen equall parts, whereof each is called a Profectionall moneth.

在月度小限里，我们给每个月一个星座，所以年度小限的星座就是第一个月的小限星座；下一个星座是第二个月的，依次类推；因此照这种方法，我们把太阳年分成十三个相等的部分，每一部分叫做一个小限月。

Diurnall Profection.

日度小限。

In diurnall Profections, one Signe is given to two dayes three hours and fifty four minutes, &c. but this is more scrupulous then necessary.

在日度小限里，给两天三小时五十四分一个星座，等等；但这比必要的更细碎。

I will onely proceed to annuall Profections, holding this opinion, That if one should follow the nicenesse of the Ancients in every particular;it were impossible to judge one Nativity exactly in halfe a yeers time.

我只往下讲年度小限，我持这样的意见：若一个人在每一项细节上都照着古人的繁琐去做；就不可能在半年的时间里把一张本命判得精确。

Some doe teach how to make one generall Table of Profections, which will serve for all Nativities, as Origanus pag. 766. Maginus, pag. 52. Prim. Mob. &c. I ever held it best to frame a particular Table for every Nativity,which is as easily performed, and more usefull : This which followeth is the Profectionall Table of our Nativity in pag. 500.

有人教人怎样编一张通用的小限总表，供所有本命使用，如奥里加努斯第七百六十六页，马吉尼《第一原动天》第五十二页等。我一向认为最好为每一张本命各编一张专表，这一样容易做，也更有用：下面就是我们第五百页本命的小限表。

By help of this Table you may frame a Profectionall figure for every yeer of the Native's age ; which Figure you must erect by entring the Table aforesaid with the the yeers of the Native compleat, not currant.

借这张表，你可以为本命者的每一岁起一张小限盘；起这张盘时你要用本命者已满的岁数入表，不是用正在走的那一岁。

I would erect a Profectionall Figure for the 25.yeer of the Native's age, I enter 24. yeers compleat, which I find in the third column over the head of 1640. so then our Native's entrance into his five and twentieth yeer of age was the ninteenth of September, 1640. and continued untill the nineteenth of September 1641. over against 1640. in the seventh column you find ♑, over it the ascendant and 6.37. which tels you, the ascending Signe of the Profectionall Figure of the Native's 25. yeer is ♑ ; over against ♑ on the right hand, you find ♏, then ♎, then ♊, and so all the other Signes wherein the Planets and Hylegiacall places are in that yeer.

我要为本命者的第二十五岁起一张小限盘，我用已满的二十四岁入表，在第三栏一六四〇年的上方找到它；所以我们本命者进入他第二十五岁的时间，是一六四〇年九月十九日，一直延续到一六四一年九月十九日。在一六四〇年对面的第七栏里，你找到摩羯，它上方是上升与六度三十七分，这告诉你，本命者第二十五岁的小限盘上升的星座是摩羯；在摩羯对面的右边，你找到天蝎，然后天秤，然后双子，如此等等，就是那一年诸行星与生命征象之位所在的其他所有星座。

In the 26. yeer, you shall find 6.degr. 37. min. ♒ for the cusp of the ascendant,and 14.39. of ♐ for the cusp of the midheaven, and ☉ ♀ and ☿ divolved to the Signe ♏, the ☽ to ♋, ⊗ to ♎, ♄ to ♊, ♃ to ♑, and ♂ to ♍ ; so that by entring with the age of the Native into the Table before-going, you easily frame the Profectional figure of the yeer ; observing that the Signe of every house, and Planet, doth every yeer vary to the next subsequent, retaining the same degrees and minutes they had in the Radix.

第二十六岁，你会找到水瓶六度三十七分为上升宫头，射手十四度三十九分为中天宫头，太阳、金星与水星转到天蝎星座，月亮到巨蟹，福点到天秤，土星到双子，木星到摩羯，火星到处女；所以用本命者的年龄进入前面的表，你就容易编出那一年的小限盘；注意每一宫与每一颗行星的星座每年都换成下一个，保留它们在根盘里的相同度分。

Having framed your Profectionall figure, you must direct the five Hylegiacall places thereof, and therefore your best way will be to observe your generall Speculum, and to draw downe your Directions in order as formerly you did in the Radix of the Nativity,and as I shall by and by direct you ; wherein you must understand that a degree in this way of judgement gives you onely twelve dayes foure houres; and twelve minutes. But for more easie understanding these things, you shall have a Table and the Use of it.

编好小限盘以后，你必须推它的五个生命征象之位，所以你最好的办法是查看你的总镜表，像先前在本命根盘里那样，把推运依次列下来，我马上就会告诉你怎样做；在这里你必须明白，用这种判断方法，一度只给你十二天四小时十二分。但为了更容易明白这些事，你会得到一张表及其用法。