卷二·第二十七章　能否致富、财从何来与讨债领饷

Whether the Querent shall be Rich, or have a competent Fortune? By what meanes attaine it? The time when? &c. and if it shall continue?

问卜者会不会富有，或得到足够的财产？凭什么途径得到？在什么时候？等等，以及能否持久？

WHoever interrogates, be his Condition what it will be, King, Noble, Priest or Lay-man, the Ascendant, the Lord thereof and the ☽ are his significators: and if the Question be in generall termes, (viz. Whether he shall ever be rich yea or not ?) without relation to any particular person from whom he may expect a Fortune, the resolution of it is in this nature:

无论谁来问，不管他身份如何，是国王、贵族、教士还是平信徒，上升、上升主星与月亮都是他的征象星：如果问题问得笼统（即：他这辈子会不会富有？），与他可望从某个特定的人那里得到财产无关，解答就是这样：

Consider the Signe ascending on the Cusp of the second House, the Lord thereof, the Planet or Planets therein posited, or aspecting the Lord of that house or Cusp thereof; the Part of Fortune, the Signe and place of Heaven where it is placed, and how aspected by the Planets, (for ⊗ it selfe emitteth no rayes, or casteth any aspect to any Planet, no more doe the ☊ or ☋.)

看第二宫宫头上升起的星座、它的主星、位于其中的一颗或几颗行星，或与该宫主星或宫头成相位的行星；福点，它所在的星座与天空位置，以及受诸行星怎样的相位（因为福点本身不放射光线，也不向任何行星投出相位，龙头、龙尾也不会。）

First, if you find the Planets all angular, it's one good Signe of Substance; if they be in succedant houses, direct and swift in motion, it's a good signe.

首先，如果你发现诸行星都居角，这是有财产的一个好兆；如果它们在续宫，顺行而快速，也是好兆。

If the Planets be in good houses, direct, and but moderately dignified in essentiall Dignities, it's an hopefull argument of an Estate: Those Rules are generall.

如果诸行星在好的宫位，顺行，又只有中等程度的必然尊贵，这是可望有家业的论据：这些规则是总则。

If the Lord of the Ascendant, or the ☽, and Lord of the second house, viz. of Substance, be corporally joyned together, or if they, viz. Lord of the Ascendant and ☽, have friendly aspect to the Lord of the second, or if ♃ and ♀ cast their △ or ⚹, or be in ☌ with ⊗, or if the Lord of the second be in the Ascendant, or the ☽, or Lord of the Ascendant in the second, or if any Planet transfer the light and vertue of the Lord of the second to the Lord of the Ascendant, or if benevolent Planets cast their ⚹ or △ to the Cuspe of the Ascendant or ⊗, or any fixed Starre of the nature of ♃ and ♀, doe ascend with the cuspe of the second or ⊗ be in ☌ with or neer to such a fixed Starre; or if ♃ who is naturall significator of substance, or ♀ who is naturally a fortune or ☊ be in the second, and no infortune cast his aspect unto them, or if you finde all the Planets direct and swift in motion (viz.) if their daily motion be more then what is assigned for their meane or middle motion, which you may perceive by Page 57. 61. 65. 69. 72. 76. 80. the querent shall not feare poverty, for he will be competently rich or have a sufficient fortune to subsist on, and this his estate shall be greater or lesser according to the Major testimonies, which you are carefully to examine of those significators which doe naturally resolve this question; and here in this demand you must remember to take notice of the quality of the person inquiring or demanding the question, for (Quoad capax) it shall happen to any interrogant.

如果上升主星或月亮与第二宫即财物之宫的主星星体相会，或者它们，即上升主星与月亮，与第二宫之主有友好的相位，或者木星和金星向福点投出三分或六分、或与福点会合，或者第二宫之主在上升，或者月亮或上升主星在第二宫，或者有任何行星把第二宫之主的光与力量传递给上升主星，或者吉星把六分或三分投到上升宫头或福点上，或者有任何木星、金星性质的恒星与第二宫宫头一同升起，或者福点与这样一颗恒星会合或靠近它；或者财物的自然征象星木星，或本性为吉星的金星，或龙头在第二宫，而没有凶星向它们投出相位，或者你发现所有行星都顺行而快速（即）它们的日行多于为它们规定的平均或中等行速，这你可以从第五十七、六十一、六十五、六十九、七十二、七十六、八十页查知，那么问卜者就不必担心贫穷，因为他会相当富足，或有足以维生的财产，而他的家业是大是小，要看主要证据，你须仔细检视那些本来就用来解答这一问的征象星；在这一问里，你还必须记得留意问卜者的身份，因为（按其所能）此事会落到任何一位问卜者身上。

By what meanes attaine it.

凭什么途径得到。

When you have sufficiently examined your Figure, and perceive that the Querent shall have a subsistence or will come to have riches, it will be demanded, how? by whom, or what meanes it may be obtained ?

你充分检视了盘，看出问卜者会有生计或会富起来之后，他会问：怎么得到？凭谁、或什么途径可以得到？

Herein you must observe, that if the Lord of the second house be in the second, the querent shall obtain an Estate by his owne Labour and proper industry; if the Lord of the second be placed in the Ascendant, he shall unexpectedly come to a Fortune, or without much labour attaine it. If that the Lord of the second or the ☽ doe promise substance by any aspect they have to each other, you must consider from what House the aspect is, or of what House the ☽ is Lady of, or if neither of these promise substance; see to the ⊗ what house it is in, and what House of Heaven the Disposer is Lord of.

在这里你必须观察：如果第二宫之主在第二宫，问卜者会凭自己的劳作与勤奋得到家业；如果第二宫之主位于上升，他会意外得到一笔财产，或不费多少力气就得到。如果第二宫之主或月亮以彼此之间的某个相位许诺财物，你就必须考虑这相位是从哪一宫来的，或月亮是哪一宫的女主星；如果这两者都不许诺财物，就看福点在哪一宫，它的定位星是天空哪一宫之主。

If the Planet assisting or promising encrease of Fortune be Lord of the Ascendant, the Querent himselfe will by his owne diligence advance his owne Fortune; if he be a meane man or Mechanicall that interrogates, then by the sweat and labour of his owne hands, his owne Invention, Care and Paines-taking shall put him into a Fortune: but if the Adjuvant Planet be Lord of the second, he will augment his Estate by advance of his owne Stock, and well managing his private Fortune, and adventuring to Buy and Sell in such things as naturally he is addicted unto, or fals in his way in the course of his life, or are of the nature of that Planet (the Signe he is in considered.)

如果助益或许诺增财的行星是上升主星，问卜者会凭自己的勤勉增进财产；如果来问的是普通人或手艺人，就是凭自己双手的汗水劳作、自己的巧思、操心与辛苦使他发家：但如果助益之星是第二宫之主，他会凭增加自己的本钱、善于经营自己的私产，以及冒险买卖那些他天性所好、或在一生中碰巧遇上、或属于那颗行星性质的东西（兼考虑它所在的星座）来增加家业。

If the Lord of the third fortunate the Lord of the second, or the Cusp of the house, or Part of Fortune, he will be assisted in procuring an Estate by some honest Neighbour, or some one of his Kinred, Brethren or Sisters, if he have any, or by some Journey he shall undertake, or removing to that quarter of Heaven from whence the Lord of the third casts his good aspect, or is corporally joined with the Significator of Substance.

如果第三宫之主使第二宫之主、或该宫宫头、或福点得吉，他会在谋取家业上得到某个正直的邻人、或某个亲戚、兄弟或姊妹（如果他有的话）的帮助，或者凭他所作的某次旅行，或凭搬到第三宫之主投出吉相位、或与财物征象星星体相会的那个天空方位去。

If the fortunate Planet or Significator be Lord of the fourth, or placed in the fourth, the Querent will attaine Wealth by meanes of his Fathers assistance, (if he be living) or by some aged person, as Grandfather, &c. or by taking some Farme or Grounds, or purchase of Tenements, Lands or Hereditaments, or well managing the Stock his Ancestors have or shall leave him, or some Stock of Money his Kinred may lend him.

如果那颗吉星或征象星是第四宫之主，或位于第四宫，问卜者会借父亲的帮助（如果父亲在世），或借某位长者，如祖父等，或凭租种某处农场或土地，或购置房产、土地或可继承的产业，或善于经营祖先已经或将要留给他的本钱，或亲族可能借给他的一笔钱而致富。

If the Lord of the fifth doe promise Wealth, then he obtaines meanes: if a Gentleman (by Play, Cards, Dice, Sports, Pastimes,) if of Capacity, and a Courtier, by some Embassage, Message, &c. If an ordinary man propounds the Question, by keeping a Victualling-house, as Ale-house, Inne, Taverne, Bowling-alley, or being a Door-Keeper, Porter to some Gentleman; or be he who he will that enquires, if the Lord of the fifth house be strong, he promises somewhat out of the Estate of the Father, or by making Matches, &c.

如果第五宫之主许诺财富，那么他得财的途径是：若是绅士（凭赌博、纸牌、骰子、游戏、消遣），若有才干又是廷臣，则凭某次出使、传信等；若是普通人来问，就凭开一家饮食店，如麦酒馆、客栈、酒馆、滚球场，或给某位绅士当看门人、门房；不论来问的是谁，若第五宫之主强，就许诺从父亲的产业中得到些什么，或凭撮合婚事等。

If the Lord of the sixth, or Significator, or assistant Planet be in the sixth, and the Signe of the sixth be humane, the Querent may expect good Servants, and profit by their labour: if a King or Prince propounds the Question (as sometimes they doe) you may judge, his Subjects will assist him with many tumbling Subsidies, Privy-Seales, Loanes of Money, &c.

如果第六宫之主、或征象星、或助益之星在第六宫，而第六宫的星座是人形星座，问卜者可望有好仆人，并从他们的劳作中得利：如果是国王或君主提出这一问（他们有时会问），你可以判断，他的臣民会以许多源源而来的补助金、御玺借款、借钱等等来支援他。

If a Nobleman or Gentleman enquire, he shall augment his Estate by Letting Leases, and the discreet managing of his Estate by his Stewards, Bailiffs, and such as undertake for him.

如果是贵族或绅士来问，他会凭出租田产，以及管家、执达吏与替他办事之人的审慎经营来增加家业。

If the Question come from a Country-man, as a Farmer or Husband-man, tell him he may thrive by dealing in little Cattle, as Sheep, Goats, Hogs, Conies, &c.

如果问题来自乡下人，如农夫或庄稼汉，告诉他可以靠经营小牲畜发家，如绵羊、山羊、猪、家兔等。

If a Scholler propound the Question upon the like occasion; advise him to turne Physitian, for he shall thrive by his Salary obtained from people infirme and diseased.

如果有学者为同样的事来问；劝他改行当医生，因为他会靠从体弱多病之人那里得来的诊金发家。

If the Lord of the seventh house fortunate the Lord of the second, or the Cusp of the house, or the ⊗; or that Planet which is posited in the second, let the Querent expect Gods blessing, by meanes of a rich and good Wife, or the assistance of some loving Woman: As also, if a Gentleman propound the Question, then by the Sword, or the Wars, or by Law recovering somewhat detained from him; by contracting of Bargains, by the common acquaintance he hath in his way of Trade or Commerce, if he be a Merchant.

如果第七宫之主使第二宫之主、或该宫宫头、或福点、或位于第二宫的行星得吉，问卜者可望蒙神赐福，凭一位富有贤良的妻子，或某位爱他的女子的帮助而得财：还有，若是绅士来问，就凭刀剑或战争，或凭打官司追回被扣住的东西；若是商人，就凭订立契约，凭他在买卖经营中广结的人脉。

If the Lord of the eighth be that Planet who fortunates the Significators above named, the Querent shall either have some Legacy bequeathed him by Testament of a deceased party, or a further encrease of his Wives Portion, little by him expected at time of his Question, or shall goe uncompelled, and reside in some Country, where encrease of substance shall happen unto him, viz. he shall unexpectedly settle himselfe where formerly he had no intention, and there shall thrive and grow rich.

如果使上述征象星得吉的是第八宫之主，问卜者会得到某位亡者遗嘱留给他的遗赠，或妻子的嫁妆有进一步的增加，这在问卜之时他几乎没有料到，或者会不受逼迫地去某个地方居住，在那里财物增加，即：他会意外地在一个他原本无意前往的地方定居下来，在那里兴旺发财。

If the Lord of the ninth give vertue or fortunate the ⊗ or Lord of the second, or Cusp of the House, the Querent may thrive by some Voyage to Sea, if ♋ or ♓ descend on the cusp of the ninth, and the Lord of the same Signe be therein, or one of his Wives Brothers, or some allied unto her, or a neer Nighbour, to the place where she did live when he first married her, or some religious man or Minister shall befriend him in rhe way of his Vocation or Calling, for the encrease of his Fortune.

如果第九宫之主给第二宫之主、福点、或该宫宫头以力量或使之得吉，问卜者可能凭某次出海航行发家，若是巨蟹或双鱼落在第九宫宫头，而这星座之主又在其中；或者凭他妻子的某位兄弟、或她的某位亲属，或他初娶她时她所住之处附近的某位邻人，或某位宗教人士或牧师会在他的职业或行当上关照他，增进他的财产。

If an Earthly Signe be on the cusp of the ninth, and the Lord of that house be therein posited, he may thrive by removing to that part of Heaven, or that Coast of the Kingdome or County signified by the Signe and quarter of Heaven, and by dealing in the native Commodities of that County, City or Country to which the Heavens direct him.

如果土象星座在第九宫宫头，而该宫之主位于其中，他可能凭搬迁到天空的那一方、或那个星座与天空方位所指示的王国或郡的那一带海岸去发家，并经营那个郡、城市或地区的土产，天象指引他去哪里就去哪里。

If the Lord of the second be fortunate in the tenth house, or the Lord of the tenth and second be in reception, or the Lord of the tenth doe behold the Lord of the second or Cuspe of the second house, or a Planet therein, or the ⊗ with any benevolent configuration; let the Querent endevour the service or imployment of some King, Prince, Nobleman, Gentleman, Master, or the like, and thereby he shall augment his estate or get a subsistence: if one inquires that is young and of small fortune, let him learne a Mechanicall trade, according to the nature of the signe of the tenth and Planet who is Lord thereof; for the heavens intimate he shall doe well in his Magistery or Trade, if he be capable and fit for it; or if he be a man of any education and desirous of preferment, let him expect an Office or Publique imployment in the Common-wealth, in one kinde or other.

如果第二宫之主吉而在第十宫，或第十宫与第二宫之主互相接纳，或第十宫之主以任何吉格局照看第二宫之主、或第二宫宫头、或其中的行星、或福点；就让问卜者设法去为某位国王、君主、贵族、绅士、主人之类效力或受雇，他会由此增加家业或得到生计：如果来问的是年轻而家底薄的人，就让他照第十宫的星座与其主星的性质去学一门手艺；因为天象暗示，他若有能力又合适，会在他的技艺或行当上做得很好；或者如果他受过些教育、又想求个出身，就让他期待在国家里得到某个官职或公职，不论是哪一种。

If the Lord of the eleventh be that benevolent Planet who is significator in the premises, viz. the Planet fortunating, then some friend shall commend the party inquiring to accept of some imployment very advantagious, or some Merchant, Courtier, or servant of a Nobleman, King, or great person shall be the meanes of raising the Querent to a Fortune, and then, things shall unexpectedly happen unto the querent which he never thought of: and this for good.

如果第十一宫之主就是上述那颗作征象星的吉星，即使之得吉的行星，那么会有某个朋友推荐问卜者接受一份很有利的差事，或者某位商人、廷臣、或贵族、国王、大人物的仆从会成为使问卜者发家的途径，那时会有他从未想到的事意外地落到他头上：而且是好事。

If the Fortunate Planet, who casts his Aspect as aforesaid, be in the twelfth, the querent shall advance his Fortune by great Cattle, Horse-races, by imprisonments, or men imprisoned, if the signe of the twelfth be humain; if the Signe be ♉ or ♑ or ♈ by Cattle; if ♍ by corne. And herein mix your judgement with reason.

如果那颗如前所述投出相位的吉星在第十二宫，问卜者会凭大牲畜、赛马，凭监禁之事或被监禁之人来增进财产，若第十二宫的星座是人形星座；若星座是金牛、摩羯或白羊，则凭牲畜；若是处女，则凭谷物。在这里要把你的判断与道理结合起来。

The most assured testimony in Astrology, and upon a Question onely propounded, that the querent shall be rich and continue so, is this, If the Lord of the first and second and Jupiter be joyned together in the second House, first, tenth, seventh, fourth or eleventh; but if they be not in ☌, then that they apply by ⚹ or △ with mutual reception: nay, although they apply by □ or ☍, yet if it be with reception, the party will thrive or have an estate, though with much labour, and many intervening difficulties, yet will he ever more abound then want.

在占星学里，只就一个问题而言，问卜者会富有并且保持富有的最可靠证据是：第一宫之主、第二宫之主与木星在第二、第一、第十、第七、第四或第十一宫会合；但如果它们不成会合，就要它们以六分或三分入相，并有互相接纳：甚至，即便它们以四分或对冲入相，只要有接纳，此人也会兴旺或有家业，虽然要付出许多辛劳，经历许多中途的困难，但他总是有余而不会匮乏。

Of the Reason, or from whence it proceeds, or what is the Cause, why the QUERENT shall not obtaine Wealth.

论问卜者得不到财富的原因，或其由来，或缘故何在。

When in any Question you find your Figure signifies the Querent shal come to an estate, the resolution following is needlesse; but if you find that he shall not obtaine any great fortune, and the Interrogant would know the cause why, or thing impediting, that so he may the Letter direct his affaires, and be more wary in the course of his life, for better prevention of such difficulties:

在任何问题里，若你发现盘显示问卜者会得到家业，下面的解答就不必了；但若你发现他得不到什么大财，而问卜者想知道原因，或阻碍的是什么，好让他更好地安排自己的事，在一生中更加谨慎，以便更好地防范这类困难：

In this Judgment carefully observe the Planet obstructing, or who doth most afflict the Lord of the second, or ⊗, or the cusp of the second, the ☽, or Lord or Dispositor of the ⊗; if the Lord of the first be that Planet, then the Querent himselfe is the cause; if the Lord of the second doe with □ or ☍ behold ⊗, or the Cusp of the second, then want of Money or a sufficient Stock to set himselfe in imployment is the cause: if Lord of the third, his own Kinred will doe nothing for him, or will prove burthensome, or malicious Neighbours will get all the Trade from him, or so under-sell him, that he will be much kept under thereby: and so run thorough the twelve Houses, as in the Chapter before mentioned.

在这一判断里，要仔细观察那颗阻挠的行星，或最侵害第二宫之主、或福点、或第二宫宫头、月亮、或福点之主或定位星的行星；如果那颗行星是第一宫之主，原因就在问卜者自己；如果第二宫之主以四分或对冲照看福点或第二宫宫头，原因就是缺钱，或缺少足够的本钱让自己有事可做：如果是第三宫之主，他自己的亲族不会为他做什么，或会成为他的负担，或心怀恶意的邻人会把生意全抢走，或压价贱卖胜过他，使他因此大受压制：就这样把十二宫一一走一遍，如前面所提的那一章那样。

I thought good here to give this generall caution, that if the Lord of the second house, or Dispositor of ⊗ be Infortunes, yet if they have Essentiall Dignities where they are, or aspects to good Planets, or be placed in such benevolent houses as I formerly mentioned, they may be Significators of Acquisition of Substance; and in like nature both ♃ and ♀ being afflicted or impedited, or Significators, as aforesaid, may be the Planets obstructing as well as any other, for every Planet must doe the work for which he is by divine Providence assigned unto:

我想在这里给出这样一条一般性的告诫：即使第二宫之主或福点的定位星是凶星，但若它们在所在之处有必然尊贵，或与吉星有相位，或位于我先前提过的那些吉宫，它们也可以是获得财物的征象星；同样，木星和金星若受害或受阻，或如上所述是征象星，也可能和别的行星一样成为阻挠之星，因为每颗行星都必须做神意分派给它的工作：

Doe you also ever remember that in what House you find Cauda Draconis, it prenotes detriment and impediment in such things as are signified by that house, as if he be in the second, he denotes consumption of Estate by the Querent's owne folly or not thriving, by his owne proper neglect: in the third, hinderance by evill, beggarly or peevish Kinred, &c. and so judge in all the rest of the twelve Houses.

你还要始终记住：龙尾在哪一宫，就预示那一宫所代表之事有损害与阻碍，比如他在第二宫，就表示问卜者因自己的愚蠢而耗尽家产，或因自己的疏忽而不兴旺：在第三宫，是受恶劣、穷困或乖戾的亲族所阻，等等，其余十二宫都这样判断。

If the QUERENT shall obtaine the Substance which he demands, or hath lent, or the Goods he hath pawned.

问卜者能否得到他所索取的财物，或借出的钱，或典当的东西。

If the Demand of the Querent be, Whether or no he shall procure the Money or Substance from him of whom he intends to demand it ?

如果问卜者问的是：他能否从他打算去要的那人手里弄到钱或财物？

The Lord of the Ascendant and the ☽ are his Significators, the Lord of the second of his Substance.

上升主星与月亮是他的征象星，第二宫之主是他的财物。

The seventh House, and the Lord thereof signifie him or her of whom he intends to demand or borrow Money: In proceeding to judgment,

第七宫及其主星代表他打算向之索取或借钱的那个男人或女人：着手判断时，

See if the Lord of the Ascendant or the ☽ be joyned to the Lord of the eighth, who is Lord of the Substance of the party quesited after, or see if either of them be joyned, or in aspect to a Planet posited in the eighth, if the Planet in the eighth be a Fortune, or the aspect it selfe fortunate, he shall obtaine the money desired; or if he would borrow the money required will be lent him; if he have deposited any Pledge, it will be restored, whether the fortunate Planet in the eighth be received or not: yea, if an infortunate Planet be in the eighth, or Lord of the eighth, and receive either the Lord of the Ascendant or the ☽, the Querent shall obtaine his desire: but if no reception be, he will hardly or ever procure his demands, and if ever, with so much difficulty and labour, as he would rather wish the thing had been undone.

看上升主星或月亮是否与第八宫之主相会，第八宫之主是所问之人的财物之主，或者看它们中有没有哪个与位于第八宫的行星相会或成相位，如果第八宫的那颗行星是吉星，或这相位本身是吉相位，他就会得到所要的钱；或者如果他要借，所要的钱会借给他；如果他存放了什么抵押品，会归还给他，不论第八宫那颗吉星是否被接纳：甚至，如果第八宫里是一颗凶星，或第八宫之主是凶星，只要它接纳上升主星或月亮，问卜者也会如愿：但如果没有接纳，他就很难、或永远得不到他所要的，即便得到，也要费那么多周折与辛劳，以至于他宁愿这事没有做过。

In like manner, if the Lord of the eighth be in the first, or in the second, and the Lord of the second receive him, it's probable the businesse will be effected; but if the Lord of the seventh, or of the eighth be in the first or second, and neither have reception of the Lord of the first or second house, or of the ☽, it's an argument he shall not have his desire accomplished, but shall receive a deniall or more prejudice in the thing demanded.

同样，如果第八宫之主在第一宫或第二宫，而第二宫之主接纳他，这事很可能办成；但如果第七宫或第八宫之主在第一宫或第二宫，却都不接纳第一宫或第二宫之主或月亮，那就是论据，表示他不能如愿，而会遭到拒绝，或在所要之事上受到更大的损害。

If the Lord of the Ascendant and the ☽ be joyned to a Fortune that hath dignity in the Signe ascending, or Signe intercepted in the Ascendant, the matter will be effected; or if any of them be joyned to an Infortune who hath dignity in the Ascendant, and that Infortune receive the Lord of the Ascendant or the ☽, the businesse will be dispatched:

如果上升主星与月亮与一颗在上升星座、或在截于上升之中的星座有尊贵的吉星相会，事情会办成；或者如果它们中的任何一个与一颗在上升有尊贵的凶星相会，而那颗凶星接纳上升主星或月亮，事情也会办妥：

Or if the Lord of the Ascendant or the ☽ be joyned to a fortunate Planet, and he well placed either in the tenth or eleventh, the matter shall be perfected, though there be no reception: The Judgments of this Chapter shall then have place and prove true, when as the the matter in question is amongst ordinary persons, or with such people as with whom there is a community, as Citizens with Citizens, Countrymen with Countrymen, one Tradesman with another; from this Judgment we exempt Kings, Princes, Noblemen and such, who pay Debts slowly, and on whom the Law takes little notice.

或者如果上升主星或月亮与一颗吉星相会，而那吉星又处在第十或第十一宫的好位置，事情就会办成，即使没有接纳：本章的这些判断，在所问之事是普通人之间、或彼此平等相处的人之间时，才适用而应验，如市民与市民、乡下人与乡下人、同行与同行；我们把国王、君主、贵族之类从这一判断中除外，他们还债很慢，法律也很少管得到他们。

If one shall acquire that Gaine or Profit, Wages or Stipend of the King or Nobleman, Generall or Common-wealth, Lieutenant-Generall, or any great Person which he Expects.

一个人能否得到他所期望的、来自国王或贵族、将军或共和国、副将军或任何大人物的收益或利润、工钱或俸禄。

The resolution hereof will serve for any Question of the like nature, where the Querent is much inferiour to the Quesited, or the party or parties from whom he expects the accomplishment of his desires.

这一问的解答，可用于任何同类的问题，即问卜者的地位远低于所问之人，或远低于他期望从之实现愿望的那一方或那几方。

The Ascendant, Lord thereof and ☽ signifie him that askes the Question; the tenth house and Lord thereof, signifie the Quesited, or Person sought after, or from whom the matter is to be required; the second house and Lord thereof are to be considered for the Querent, the eleventh house and Lord thereof shall signifie the Estate, Money or Substance of the King, Nobleman, Generall. &c. or Party enquired after:

上升、上升主星与月亮代表问这问题的人；第十宫及其主星代表所问之人，即所找之人、或要向之索取此事的人；第二宫及其主星要为问卜者考虑，第十一宫及其主星代表国王、贵族、将军等，即所问之人的产业、钱财或财物：

If in the Question you doe find the Lord of the Ascendant or the ☽ joyned to the Lord of the eleventh house, or if any of them be joyned to any Planet in the eleventh house, and that Planet be a Fortune, not in any measure impedited, or ill disposed, then you may affirme that the Querent shall obtaine what Salary, wages, debt, or money the great person of what quality soever owes unto him; or if it happen that the ☽ and Lord of the ascendant be joyned to an unfortunate Planet, and he receive them into some of his essentiall dignities, the querent shall obtaine his Monies, Wages, &c. but not without much solicitation, many weary addresses, feares and distrusts; if it happen any Aspect be betwixt the Significators, the one being an infortune and without reception, the querent will never obtaine what he desires.

如果在这一问里，你发现上升主星或月亮与第十一宫之主相会，或它们中有哪个与第十一宫内的任何行星相会，而那颗行星是吉星，没有受到任何程度的妨害或不良处境，那你就可以断言，那位大人物不论身份如何，欠问卜者的薪俸、工钱、债务或钱款，问卜者都会得到；或者如果月亮与上升主星与一颗凶星相会，而那凶星把它们接纳进他的某种必然尊贵中，问卜者会得到他的钱、工钱等，但免不了许多恳求、许多令人疲惫的申请、担心与疑虑；如果两颗征象星之间有任何相位，其中一颗是凶星又没有接纳，问卜者就永远得不到他所想要的。

In this manner of Judgement be very carefull to observe the Planets true essentiall dignities, and their mutuall receptions, and by which of their mutuall dignities they receive each other.

在这类判断里，要非常仔细地观察诸行星真正的必然尊贵、它们的互相接纳，以及它们是以哪一种彼此的尊贵相互接纳的。

Of the time when the aforesaid accidents treated of in this Chapter may happen.

论本章所讲的上述事情何时会发生。

Herein you must diligently observe unto what Planet either the Lord of the Ascendant or ☽ applyes unto, or is joyned by body, and doth signifie the effecting and performance of the mattter quesited after, for if that Planet be in ⚹ or △ with the Lord of the Ascendant or the ☽, whether he be a Fortune or not, or receive the Lord of the Ascendant or ☽ or not; consider well how both of them project their beames or rayes to each other, untill they come to their perfect aspect, or see how many degrees at the time of the Question asking, they want of being in true partill aspect or ☌, and you may answer that it shall be so many dayes as are the number of degrees betwixt the Significators; if they be both in Cadent houses: if they be in Succedant houses of Heaven; it will be so many weeks; if in Angles, the time will be so many moneths: but herein the Astrologer must use discretion, and consider if it be possible that the matter enquired of may be effected in dayes, weeks or moneths; for if it be a businesse that may require much time, instead of moneths you may adde yeers, and this especially if the Lord of the Ascendant, the ☽ and other Significators be in Angles; but if one Planet be in an Angle, and the other in a Succedant, then they shall signifie moneths; if one be in a Succedant and the other in a Cadent, then they shall denote weeks; but if one be in an Angle, and the other in a Cadent house, they prenote moneths.

在这里你必须仔细观察，上升主星或月亮入相于哪颗行星，或与哪颗行星星体相会，而那颗行星代表所问之事的实现与完成；因为如果那颗行星与上升主星或月亮成六分或三分，不论它是否吉星，不论它是否接纳上升主星或月亮；都要仔细考虑二者如何彼此投射光芒，直到成完全相位，或看在问卜之时，它们距真正精确的相位或会合还差多少度，你就可以回答，所需的天数等于两颗征象星之间的度数；这是在它们都在果宫时：若它们在续宫，就是那么多周；若在角宫，时间就是那么多月：但在这里星占家必须用判断力，考虑所问之事是否可能在几天、几周或几个月内实现；因为如果是一件需要很长时间的事，你可以把月改成年，尤其是上升主星、月亮与其他征象星都在角宫时；但如果一颗行星在角宫，另一颗在续宫，它们就表示月；如果一颗在续宫、另一颗在果宫，就表示周；但如果一颗在角宫、另一颗在果宫，就预示月。

Some of the Ancients have said, that if at the houre of the Question the Planet which signifies the perfection of the thing demanded be in one Signe with the Lord of the Ascendant, the matter shall then be brought to conclusion when that Planet and the Lord of the Ascendant come to corporall conjunction in Degree and Minute; if the Lord of the Ascendant be the more ponderous Planet, or whether there be reception yea or not; but if the Lord of the Ascendant be the more light Planet, so that he make haste to the conjunction of the Planet signifying the effecting of the matter, and that Planet receive the Lord of the Ascendant, the matter will be finished.

有些古人说，如果在问卜之时，代表所求之事完成的那颗行星与上升主星同在一个星座，那么当那颗行星与上升主星在度与分上星体会合时，事情就会办成；如果上升主星是较重的行星，不论有无接纳；但如果上升主星是较轻的行星，因而它赶着去与那颗代表成事的行星会合，而那颗行星接纳上升主星，事情就会办完。

But if that Plapet shall not receive the Lord of the Ascendant, then the matter will not be effected, unlesse the foresaid significators be in an Angle when the Conjunction shall be, or in one of his owne Houses, and especially in that house which is called his joy; as ♒ is the joy of ♄, ♐ of ♃, ♏ of ♂, ♎ of ♀, ♍ of ☿.

但如果那颗行星不接纳上升主星，事情就办不成，除非上述征象星在会合之时在角宫，或在他自己的庙里，尤其是在称为他的喜乐之位的那个庙里；如水瓶是土星的喜乐之位，射手是木星的，天蝎是火星的，天秤是金星的，处女是水星的。

What I have observed in resolving Questions of this nature, is this, that single reception by exaltation without other testimonies profiteth not; that reception by essentiall dignities of House, when benevolent Planets are significators, though by □ or ☍ doe usually shew perfection, yea beyond expectation, and therefore very certainly when by ⚹ or △ aspect it so fals out.

我在解答这类问题时观察到的是：仅仅以旺的单方接纳，没有其他证据，是没有用的；以庙这一必然尊贵的接纳，在吉星作征象星时，即便是以四分或对冲，通常也显示成事，甚至超出预期，所以若是以六分或三分相遇，就非常确定了。

And for the time when, I observe, if a fortune, or the ☽ or Lord of the thing quesited be in the Ascendant, and have any essentiall dignity therein, the number of Degrees betwixt the Cusp of the Ascendant and body of the Planet, doth denote the time when, dayes if a moveable Signe, and the businesse capable of being perfected in dayes, moneths, or yeers, according to the Signe, its quality and nature of the businesse.

至于何时，我观察到：如果一颗吉星，或月亮，或所问之事的主星在上升，并在那里有某种必然尊贵，那么上升宫头与那颗行星本体之间的度数，就表示时间，若在启动星座，又是几天能办成的事，就是天，否则照星座的性质与事情的性质，是月或年。

A Tradesman of this City in the yeer 1634. propounded these severall Demands unto me: because I have seen the experience of my Judgment, and his Queries were pertinent for Resolutions of the Demands of this second House; I have inserted his severall Queries, with the Reasons in Art of my so judging them. His Queries were;

本城的一位商人在一六三四年向我提出下面几个问题：因为我已经看到我的判断得到了验证，他的问题对解答第二宫的问事又很切题，我就把他的几个问题，连同我这样判断的术理一并收入。他的问题是：

1. If he should be rich, or subsist of himselfe without Marriage?

一、他会不会富有，或不结婚能否自立？

2. By what meanes he should attaine Wealth?

二、他凭什么途径得到财富？

3. The time when?

三、在什么时候？

4. If it would continue?

四、能否持久？