卷二·第二十二章（一）　第一宫问事：寿数、方位与一生运程

THE RESOLVTION of all manner of QUESTIONS and DEMANDS.

解答一切问题与所求之事。

Questions concerning the first House.

关于第一宫的问题。

If the Querent is likely to live long yea or not.

问卜者能否长寿。

MANY Men and Women have not the time of their Nativities, or know how to procure them, either their Parents being dead, or no remembrance being left thereof; and yet for divers weighty considerations they are desirous to know by a question of Astrology, Whether they shall live long or not? Whether any Sicknesse is neer them? What part of their Life is like to be most happy? together with many other such Queries people doe demand incident to this house.

许多男女没有自己的出生时刻，也不知道怎样弄到：或是父母已经去世，或是没有留下任何记忆；然而出于种种重大的考虑，他们想借一个占星问题知道：自己能不能长寿？是否有什么疾病临近？一生中哪一段可能最幸福？还有人们来问的许多别的、属于这一宫的问题。

Signes of Health or long Life.

健康或长寿之兆。

[Signes of Health.] IN this Question you must consider if the Signe ascending, the Lord thereof, and the ☽ be free from misfortune, viz. if the Lord of the Ascendant be free from Combustion of the ☉, [Signs contrary, viz. of Sicknesse, Death, &c.

［健康之兆。］在这一问中，你必须考虑上升星座、它的主星和月亮是否没有不幸，也就是说，上升主星是否免于太阳的焦伤，［相反之兆，即疾病、死亡等等；

Misfortune.] from the □ ☍ or ☌ of the Lord of the eighth, twelfth, sixth or fourth house, if he be Direct, in Essentiall Dignity, swift in Motion, or Angular, especially in the first house, (for in this question he is best placed therein) or tenth, or else in the eleventh, or ninth house, and in a good aspect with ♃ or ♀, or the ☉, or in the Termes of ♃ and ♀, it's an argument of Health and long life to the Querent, for the Lord of the Ascendant, or Ascendant it selfe unfortunate or ☽ in bad houses afflicted, shew mischiefe at hand; the aforesaid significators free, argue the contrary: for as you consider the Lord of the Ascendant, so the Ascendant is to be considered, and what aspect is cast unto it, viz. good or evill, and by what Planet or Planets, and of what house or houses they are Lords of.

不幸。］是否免于第八、第十二、第六或第四宫之主的四分、对冲或会合；他若顺行、有必然尊贵、行速快或居角，特别是在第一宫（因为在这一问中，他在第一宫最好），或在第十宫，或者在第十一宫、第九宫，并与木星或金星或太阳成吉相位，或在木星与金星的界里，这就是问卜者健康长寿的论据；因为上升主星或上升本身不幸，或月亮在凶宫受损，表示祸事临头；前述的征象星无损，则表示相反：因为你怎样考虑上升主星，也就要怎样考虑上升，看有什么相位投到它上面，也就是吉还是凶，是哪颗或哪几颗行星投出的，它们又是哪一宫或哪几宫之主。

It's generally received, that if the Lord of the Ascendant be under the Sun beams, or going to Combustion, which is worse then when he is departing, or the ☽ cadent and unfortunated by any of those Planets who have dominion in the eighth or sixth, and either the ☋, ♄ or ♂ in the Ascendant or seventh house, peregrine or in their detriments, or retrograde, or if there be in the degree ascending, or in that degree of the Signe wherein the Lord of the Ascendant is, or with the ☽, or with that Planet who afflicts any of those;

一般都认为，若上升主星在太阳光下，或正走向焦伤（这比正在离开焦伤更坏），或月亮在果宫，又受到那些在第八或第六宫有主管权的行星的侵害，而龙尾、土星或火星又在上升或第七宫，处于游离、在陷或逆行；或者在上升的度数上，或在上升主星所在星座的那一度上，或与月亮同在，或与侵害这些征象星中任何一颗的那颗行星同在；

I say, any fixed Starre of violent influence or nature of the Planet afflicting, or nature of the Lord of the eighth or sixth house, then you may judge the Querent is not long lived, but neer some danger, or shall undergoe some misfortune in one kind or other, according to the quality of the significator and signification of that or those houses they are Lords of.

我是说，若有一颗性质凶烈的恒星，或具有施害行星的性质，或具有第八或第六宫之主的性质，你就可以断定问卜者不长寿，而是临近某种危险，或将遭遇这样那样的不幸，视征象星的性质、以及它所主之宫的意义而定。

The time when any of these Accidents shall happen.

这些事何时发生。

YOU must see if the Lord of the Ascendant be going to Combustion, or to ☍ or ☌ of the Lord of the eighth or fourth, how many degrees he is distant from the ☉, or Lord of the eighth or fourth, and in what Signe either of them are in; if the space betwixt them be eight degrees, and in a common Signe, it denotes so many moneths; if in a fixed Signe, so many yeers; if in moveable, so many weeks: this is onely for example, and in generall; for the measure of time must be limited according to the other significators concurring in judgment herein.

你必须看上升主星是否正走向焦伤，或走向第八、第四宫之主的对冲或会合，他与太阳、或与第八、第四宫之主相距几度，两者各在什么星座；两者之间若相距八度，又在双体星座，就表示同样多的月；若在固定星座，就是同样多的年；若在启动星座，就是同样多的周：这只是举例、大略而言；因为时间的长短，必须按照在判断中共同起作用的其他征象星来限定。

Secondly, having considered the Lord of the Ascendant, see how many degrees the ☽ is also distant from any Infortune, or from the Lords of the sixth or eighth, and in what Signe or Signes, their Nature, Quality and House wherein they are posited.

第二，看过上升主星之后，再看月亮与任何一颗凶星、或与第六、第八宫之主相距几度，在什么星座，它们的性质、品质，以及它们所在的宫。

Thirdly, consider if there be an Infortune in the Ascendant, how many degrees the Cusp of the house wants of that degree the unfortunate Planet is in, or if the unfortunating Planet be in the seventh, how many degrees the Ascendant wants of his true Opposition, and compute the time of Death, Sicknesse or Misfortune according to the dimension of degrees in Signes moveable, common, or fixed.

第三，若有凶星在上升，看宫头距那颗凶星所在的度数还差几度；或若施害的行星在第七宫，看上升距与他正对冲还差几度；再按启动、双体或固定星座中度数的多少，推算死亡、疾病或不幸的时间。

If you find the Lord of the Ascendant afflicted most of all by the Lord of the sixt, and in the sixt, or if the Lord of the Ascendant come to Combustion in the sixt, you may judge the Querent will have very many and tedious sicknesses, which will scarce leave him till his death; and the more certain your judgment will be, if the Lord of the Ascendant, and Lord of the eighth and the ☽ be all placed in the sixth.

若你发现上升主星受第六宫之主侵害最重，而且就在第六宫，或者上升主星在第六宫走向焦伤，你可以断定问卜者会有许许多多缠绵的疾病，几乎到死都不离身；若上升主星、第八宫之主与月亮全都落在第六宫，你的判断就更确定。

If you find the Lord of the Ascendant, the Signe ascending, or ☽ most principally impedited or unfortunated by the Lord of the eighth, or that Planet who afflicts your significators out of the eighth, then you may judge that the Sincknesse with which he is now afflicted, or is shortly to be troubled withall, will end him, and that his death is approaching or that death is threatned.

若你发现上升主星、上升星座或月亮主要受第八宫之主妨害或侵害，或受从第八宫侵害你的征象星的那颗行星侵害，那么你可以断定，他现在患的、或不久将患的病会要了他的命，他的死期将近，或受到死亡的威胁。

But if you find that the Lord of the Ascendant, or Signe of the Ascendant, or the ☽ are chiefly afflicted by the Lords of some other houses, you shall judge his misfortune from the nature of the house or houses whereof the Planet or Planets afflicting are Lords; and the first original thereof, or discovery, shall be signified from something, Man or Woman, &c. belonging to that house wherein you find the Planet afflicting posited, and thereby you shall judge a misfortune and not death:

但若你发现上升主星、上升星座或月亮主要受其他某几宫之主侵害，你就要按施害行星所主之宫的性质来判断他的不幸；事情最初的起因或暴露，要从施害行星所在那一宫所属的某件事、某个男人或女人等等上看出来；这样你判断的是不幸，而不是死亡：

The fixed Starres I mentioned, being of the nature of ♂, shew sudden distempers of body, or Feavers, Murders, Quarrels, &c. of the nature of ♄, quartan Agues, Poverty, casuall hurts by Fals, &c. of the nature of ☿, they declare Consumptions, Madnesse, cozenage by false Evidence or Writings: of the nature of the ☽, Tumults, Commotions, Wind-chollick, danger by Water, &c. of the nature of the ☉, envy of Magistrates, hurt in the Eyes, &c. of the nature of ♃, oppression by domineering Priests, or by some Gentleman: of the nature of ♀, then prejudice by some Woman, the Pox, or Cards, Dice and Wantonnesse.

我提到的那些恒星，若具火星的性质，表示身体突然失调，或发热、凶杀、争吵等等；若具土星的性质，表示四日疟、贫困、跌倒之类的意外伤害等等；若具水星的性质，表示消耗病、疯癫、被假证据或假文书欺骗：若具月亮的性质，表示骚乱、动荡、风绞痛、水上的危险等等；若具太阳的性质，表示官长的嫉恨、眼睛受伤等等；若具木星的性质，表示受专横的教士或某位绅士压迫：若具金星的性质，则表示受某个女人之害、梅毒，或纸牌、骰子与放荡。

[Caution.] You must carefully avoid pronouncing Death rashly, and upon one single testimony; you must observe, though the Lord of the Ascendant be going to Combustion, whether either ♃ or ♀ cast not some ⚹ or △ to the Lord of the Ascendant, ere he come to perfect Combustion, or any other infortune, for that is an argument that either Medicine or strength of Nature will contradict that malignant influence, or take off part of that misfortune; but when you find two or more of the rules aforesaid concurring to death, you may be more bold in your Judgment: yet concerning the absolute time of death of any party, I have found it best to be wary, and have as much as I could, refrained this manner of judgment; onely, thus much by the Question may be knowne, that if you find the significators, as aforesaid, afflicted, you may judge the man or party inquiring to be no long lived man, or subject to many miseries and calamities; and this I know by many verified examples: the knowledge hereof is of excellent use for such as would purchase any Lease or Office, or thing for Life or Lives, &c. or for those who would carefully in a naturall way prevent those casualties their natures or inclinations would run them into.

［告诫。］你必须小心，不要轻率地、凭单独一条证据就宣告死亡；你必须观察：即使上升主星正走向焦伤，在他成全焦伤或遇上任何别的凶星之前，木星或金星有没有向上升主星投来某种六分或三分，因为这是一个论据，表示医药或体质的力量会抵消那恶毒的影响，或减去那不幸的一部分；但当你发现前述规则中有两条或更多同时指向死亡时，你的判断就可以大胆些：不过，关于任何人确切的死亡时间，我发现最好还是谨慎，并且尽我所能地避免作这类判断；凭问卜盘只能知道这么多：若你发现征象星如前所述受到侵害，你可以断定，那个人或来问的人不是长寿之人，或是要经受许多苦难灾祸；这一点我是从许多应验的例子中知道的：这种知识对于想购买任何租约、官职，或按一人或数人寿命计的东西等等的人，或对于想以自然的方法，小心防范自己的天性或倾向会使他们陷入的那些意外的人，都极有用处。

To what part of Heaven its best the Querent direct his Affaires, or wherein he may live most happily.

问卜者最好把事务往天空的哪一方去经营，或在哪里生活最为幸福。

You must know that the twelve Houses are divided into the East, West, North and South quarters of Heaven.

你必须知道，十二宫分为天空的东、西、北、南四方。

The Cuspe of the first House is the beginning of the East, and its called the East Angle, from the Degree of the first house to the Degree or Cuspe of the tenth House or Medium Cœli, containing the 12, 11, and tenth Houses, are East, inclining to the South: from the Cuspe of the tenth House to the Cuspe of the seventh House, containing the 9, 8, and 7, is South, verging towards the West: from the degree of the seventh House to the Cuspe of the fourth House, consisting of the 6, 5, and fourth houses, is the West, tending to the North: from the Degree of the fourth House to the Degree of the Ascendant, containing the 3, 2, and first Houses, is North inclining to the East.

第一宫的宫头是东方的开端，叫做东方角宫；从第一宫的度数到第十宫即中天的度数或宫头，包含第十二、十一、十宫，是东方，向南倾斜：从第十宫宫头到第七宫宫头，包含第九、八、七宫，是南方，偏向西：从第七宫的度数到第四宫的宫头，由第六、五、四宫组成，是西方，倾向北：从第四宫的度数到上升的度数，包含第三、二、一宫，是北方，向东倾斜。

Having viewed the severall quarters of Heaven, see in which of them you finde the Planet that promiseth the Querent most good, and where you finde ♃ ♀ ☽ or ⊗, or two or more of them, to that quarter direct your affaires; and if you have the part of Fortune and the ☽ free from Combustion and other misfortunes, go that wayes, or to that quarter of heaven where you finde her; for you must consider, that though ♃ and ♀ be Fortunes, yet casually they may be Infortunes, when they are Lords of the 8, 12, or 6. in that case you must avoyd the quarter they are in, and observe the ⊗ and the ☽ and Lord of the Ascendant; and as neere as you can avoyd that quarter of Heaven where the infortunes are, especially when they are significators of mischiefe, otherwayes either ♂ or ♄ being Lord of the Ascendant or second House, tenth or eleventh, may (being essentially strong) prove friendly.

看过天空的这几个方位之后，看那颗给问卜者许诺最多好处的行星在其中哪一方，你在哪里发现木星、金星、月亮或福点，或者其中两个以上，就把事务往那一方去经营；若福点与月亮都免于焦伤和其他不幸，就往那个方向走，或往你发现她所在的天空那一方去；因为你必须考虑到，木星和金星虽是吉星，但偶然也可能成为凶星，那就是当它们是第八、第十二或第六宫之主的时候；在这种情况下，你必须避开它们所在的那一方，而去看福点、月亮与上升主星；并且尽可能避开凶星所在的那一方，特别是当它们是祸事的征象星的时候；否则，火星或土星若是上升或第二宫、第十宫、第十一宫之主，（在必然尊贵上有力时）也可能证明是友善的。

The generall way of resolving this Question is thus; If the Querent doe onely desire to live where he may enjoy most health, looke in what Signe and quarter of Heaven the Lord of the Ascendant and ☽ are in, and which of them are strongest, and doth cast his or her more friendly Aspect to the Degree ascending; to that quarter of Heaven repaire for Healths sake:

解答这一问的一般方法是这样的：若问卜者只想住在最能保持健康的地方，就看上升主星与月亮在什么星座、在天空的哪一方，它们之中哪一个最强，并向上升的度数投出更友善的相位；为了健康，就往天空的那一方去。

If the Querent desire to know to what part he may steer his course for obtaining of an Estate or Fortune, then see where and in what quarter of Heaven the Lord of the second is placed, and the ⊗, and his Dispositor or two of them; for where and in what quarter they are best fortified, from thence may he expect his most advantage, &c. Of this I shall speak casually in subsequent Judgments.

若问卜者想知道往哪一方去才能得到产业或财富，就看第二宫之主与福点，以及福点的定位星（或其中两个）在哪里、在天空的哪一方；它们在哪里、在哪一方最受加强，他就可以期望从那里得到最大的好处，等等。对此我在后面的判断里会随时讲到。

What part of his Life is like to be best.

他一生中哪一段可能最好。

See either in what Angle or quarter of Heaven the fortunate and promising Planets are posited in; for in this way of Judicature, we give usually to every house five yeers, but sometimes more or lesse, according as you see the significators promising Life or Death, (but commonly five yeers we give) beginning with the twelfth, and so to the eleventh, then the tenth, then the ninth, &c. and so to the Ascendant; as if in your Question you find ♃ or ♀ in the eleventh or tenth house, you may judge the Man or Woman to have lived happily from the fift yeer of his age to the fifteenth, or in his youth: if they, or either of them, be in the eighth or seventh, they declare that from twenty to thirty he will, or hath lived, and may live contentedly: if ♃ or ♀ be in the 6. 5. or 4. then judge after his middle age, or from 30. to 45. he may do very well: if you find ♃ or ♀ in third, second or first, then his best dayes, or his greatest happinesse will be towards his old age, or after he is forty five untill sixty; if you find the significators of Life very strong, and signifying long Life, you may adde one yeer to every house, for it's then possible the Querent may live more then sixty yeers, or untill seventy, or more, as many we know doe.

看吉祥、许诺好处的行星落在哪个角宫或天空的哪一方；因为在这种判断法里，我们通常给每一宫五年，但有时多些或少些，视征象星许诺的是长寿还是死亡而定（不过通常给五年），从第十二宫开始，然后是第十一宫、第十宫、第九宫等等，一直到上升；比如在你的问卜盘中，你发现木星或金星在第十一或第十宫，你可以断定这个男人或女人从五岁到十五岁，也就是在少年时，过得幸福：若它们或其中之一在第八或第七宫，就表示他从二十岁到三十岁会、或已经过得满意，也可以过得满足：若木星或金星在第六、五或四宫，那就断定他在中年以后，即从三十岁到四十五岁，可能过得很好：若你发现木星或金星在第三、第二或第一宫，那么他最好的日子或最大的幸福将在晚年，即四十五岁以后直到六十岁；若你发现生命征象星非常强，主长寿，你可以每一宫加一年，因为那时问卜者有可能活过六十岁，或到七十岁，或更久，我们知道许多人就是如此。

Lastly, you must observe at the time of your Question, how the Lord of the Ascendant and the ☽ are separated, from what Planet, and by what aspect; the separation of those shew the manner of Accidents which have preceded the Question; their next application, what in future may be expected; if you consider what house or houses, the Planet or Planets they separated from are Lords of, it acquaints you with the matter, nature, person and quality of the thing already happened: ill, if the aspect was ill;

最后，你必须观察，问事之时上升主星与月亮刚离开哪颗行星、以什么相位离开；它们的离相表示问事之前已经发生的种种事情；它们的下一个入相，表示将来可以预期什么；若你考虑它们刚离开的那颗或那几颗行星是哪一宫或哪几宫之主，就可以知道已经发生之事的内容、性质、涉及的人与其品质：相位若凶，就是坏事；

Good, if the aspect was good; and if you observe the quality of the next aspect by application, and the well or ill being and position of the Planet or Planets applied unto, it delivers the quality of the next succeeding Accidents and Casualties, their nature, proportion, time when they will happen or come upon the Querent.

相位若吉，就是好事；你若观察下一个入相之相位的性质，以及所入相的那颗或那几颗行星处境与位置的好坏，就能知道接下来将发生的事故与意外的性质、轻重、何时发生或降临到问卜者身上。