卷一·第十七章　十二星座之说的用法

Teaching what use may be made of the former Discourse of the twelve Signes.

教你如何运用前面论十二星座的那番讲述。

IF one demand of the Artist, of what condition, quality or stature the person quesited, or enquired of is, then observe the Signe of that house whereby he is signified, the Signe wherein the Lord of that house is, and wherein the Moone is, mix one with another, and by the greater testimonies judge; for if the Signe be humane, aierial, that ascends or descends, and the Lord of that Signe or the ☽ in any Sign of the same triplicity or nature, you may judge the Body to be handsome, and the conditions of the party to be sociable, or he very courteous, &c.

如果有人问星占家，所问之人即被问到的那个人，品性、素质或身材如何，那就看代表他的那一宫的星座、那一宫的主星所在的星座、月亮所在的星座，把它们相互混合，按证据较多的一方来判断；因为如果那个星座是人形星座、风象星座，无论是升起的还是下降的，而那个星座的主星或月亮又在同一三方或同一性质的任何星座，你就可以判断此人身材好看，性情合群，或者说他非常有礼，等等。

If the Quere be concerning a Disease, and ♈ be either on the cusp of the Ascendant, or descending in the sixt, you may judge he hath something in his Disease of the nature of ♈, but what it is, you must know by the concurrence of the other significators.

如果问的是疾病，而白羊在上升的宫头，或在第六宫下降，你可以判断他的病里有几分白羊的性质，但具体是什么，必须由其他征象星的配合来得知。

If a Country man or Citizen hath lost or misseth any Cattle, or any materiall thing in his house, let him observe in what Signe the Significator of the thing is in; if in ♈, and it be a Beast strayed, or the like, let him see what manner of places that Signe directs unto, and let him repaire thither to search, considering the quarter of heaven the Signe signifies: if it be an unmoveable piece of Goods, that without man or woman cannot be removed, then let him look into such parts of his house, or about his house as ♈ signifies.

如果一个乡下人或市民丢失了或找不到某头牲畜，或家里某件实物，就让他看那件东西的征象星落在哪个星座；如果在白羊，而丢的是一头走失的牲畜之类，就让他看那个星座指向哪一类地方，到那里去找，同时考虑那个星座所指的天空方位：如果是一件没有人搬就挪不动的不动之物，那就让他在自家屋里或屋子周围白羊所指的那些部位去找。

If one aske concerning Travell, whether such a Country, City or Kingdome will be healthfull or prosperous unto him, yea or no; see in the Figure in what Signe the Lord of the Ascendant is in, if the significator be fortunate in ♈, or if ♃ or ♀ be therein, he may safely travell or sojourne in such Cities or Countries as the Signe of ♈ represents, which you may easily discerne in the abovenamed Catalogue:

如果有人问远行，问某个国家、城市或王国对他是否有益健康、是否顺遂；就在盘中看上升主星落在哪个星座，如果这颗征象星在白羊而得吉，或木星、金星在白羊，他就可以平安地前往白羊所代表的城市或国家旅行或逗留，这些在上面那份名录里很容易查到：

Those Countries subject to the Signe wherein the Infortunes are posited, unlesse themselves be significators, are ever unfortunate: where remember, that a Gentleman enquires usually, if he shall have his health and live jocundly in such or such a Country or City; the Merchant he wholly aimes at Trade, and the encrease of his Stock, therefore in the Merchants Figure you must consider the Country or City subject to the Signe of the second house, or where the Part of Fortune is, or Lord of the second is, and which is most fortified, and thither let him Trade.

凶星所落星座所主的国家，总是不吉的，除非凶星本身就是征象星：这里要记住，一位绅士问的通常是他在某国某城能否保持健康、过得愉快；商人则全心只求生意与资本的增长，所以在商人的盘里，你必须考虑第二宫的星座、或福点所在、或第二宫主星所在的星座所主的国家或城市，看哪一处最有力，就让他到那里去做生意。