卷一·第四章　用星历与宫位表起盘

How to erect a Figure of Heaven by the Ephemeris and Table of Houses, aforesaid.

如何用前述的星历与宫位表起一张天宫图。

In the first place you are to draw the Figure thus; and to know that those twelve empty spaces are by us called the twelve Houses of Heaven, that square in the middle is to write the day, yeer, and hour of the day when we set a figure: the first house begins ever upon that line where you see the figure 1 placed, the second house where you see the figure of 2 stand, the third house where you see the figure 3, the fourth house begins where you find the figure of 4, the fifth house where you see the figure 5, the sixth house where you see the figure 6, the seventh house where you find the figure 7, the eighth house where you find the figure 8, the ninth house where you find the figure 9, the 10th house where you find the figure 10, the eleventh where you find the figure 11, the twelfth house where you find the figure 12: what space is contained between the figure one to the figure two, is of the first house, or what Planet you shall find to be in that space, you shall say he is in the first house; yet if he be within five degrees of the Cusp of any house, his vertue shal be assigned to that house to whose Cusp he is neerest, &c. but of this hereafter.

首先你要把盘画成这样；要知道，这十二个空格我们称为天上的十二宫，中间那个方框用来写起盘时的年份、日子和时刻：第一宫总是从你看到印着数字一的那条线开始，第二宫从印着数字二的地方开始，第三宫从印着数字三的地方开始，第四宫从印着数字四的地方开始，第五宫从印着数字五的地方开始，第六宫从印着数字六的地方开始，第七宫从印着数字七的地方开始，第八宫从印着数字八的地方开始，第九宫从印着数字九的地方开始，第十宫从印着数字十的地方开始，第十一宫从印着数字十一的地方开始，第十二宫从印着数字十二的地方开始：从数字一到数字二之间的空间属于第一宫，你在这一格里看到哪颗行星，就说他在第一宫；不过，若他离某一宫的宫头在五度以内，他的力量就要算给离他最近的那个宫头所属的宫，等等；这一点后面再讲。

The Cusp or very entrance of any house, or first beginning, is upon the line where you see the figures placed; upon which line you must ever place the Signe and degree of the Zodiack, as you find it in the Table of Houses, as if you find 10 degrees of ♈ for the tenth house, you must place the number 10 and Signe of ♈ upon the line of the tenth house, and that same tenth degree is the Cusp or beginning of that house, and so in the rest.

任何一宫的宫头，也就是它的入口、最初的起点，就在印着数字的那条线上；你必须总是在这条线上写上你在宫位表里查到的星座和黄道度数：比如你查到第十宫是白羊十度，就要在第十宫的线上写上十和白羊的符号，这个第十度就是该宫的宫头或起点，其余各宫照此。

In erecting or setting your Figure, whether of a Question or Nativity, you are to consider these three things.

起盘或排盘时，不论是问事盘还是本命盘，你都要考虑以下三件事。

First, the yeer, moneth, day of the week, houre or part of the houre of that day.

第一，年、月、星期几，以及那天的时辰，或时辰中的几分。

Secondly, to observe in the Ephemeris of that yeer and day the true place of the ☉ in Signe, degree and minute at noon.

第二，在那一年那一天的星历里查出太阳正午的真实位置，在哪一座、几度几分。

Thirdly, what hours and minutes in the Table of Houses doe answer or stand on the left hand against the degree of that Signe the ☉ is in the day of the Question; for by adding the hour of the day, and hours and minutes answering to the place of the ☉, your Figure is made, and this Signe where the ☉ is you must alwayes look for in that great column under the title of the tenth house, where you find the ☉ and that Signe together; as if upon any day of the yeer when I set my Figure, the ☉ is in ♈, then the first great page or side serveth, for there you find ☉ in ♈; if the ☉ be in ♉, then the second page serveth, and so in order: and as in the uppermost line you find ☉ in ♈ ♉ ♊, &c. so underneath those characters, and under the tenth house, you see 0 1 2 3 4 5 6, and so all along to 30 degrees; so that let the ☉ be in what degree he will, you have it exactly to degrees in the second lesse column, under the title of the tenth house; if any minutes adhere to the place of the ☉ as alwayes there doth, if those minutes exceed thirty, take the hours and minutes adhering to the next greater degree the ☉ is in; if lesse minutes then thirty belong to the ☉, take the same you find him with, for you must know it breeds no error in an Horary Question.

第三，在宫位表里，太阳在问事当天所在的那个星座的那一度左边，对着的是几时几分；因为把当天的时刻加上太阳位置所对的时分，你的盘就成了。太阳所在的这个星座，你要始终到第十宫标题下那一大栏里去找，找到太阳与那个星座写在一起的地方：比如我起盘那天太阳在白羊，就用第一大页，因为那里写着太阳在白羊；太阳若在金牛，就用第二页，依次类推。正如最上一行写着太阳在白羊、金牛、双子等等，在这些符号下面、第十宫的标题下，你会看到零、一、二、三、四、五、六，一直排到三十度；所以不论太阳在第几度，你都能在第十宫标题下的第二个小栏里准确查到那一度。太阳的位置若带有分数，实际上总是带的，分数超过三十，就取太阳所在度数的下一度所对的时分；若太阳带的分数少于三十，就取他所在的那一度；要知道，这在卜卦问事里不会造成误差。

[Example by the Figure following.] I would erect a Figure of Heaven the sixt of January, being Tuesday, 1646. one hour thirty minutes afternoon, or P. M. that is, Post Meridiem: First, I look in the Ephemeris over against the sixth of January, for the true place of the ☉, and I find it to be 26 39 ♑; then I look in the Table of Houses untill I find ☉ in ♑, which I doe in the tenth great page, and under the number 10, which signifieth the tenth house, I find [Tenth house.] ♑;

［以下面这张盘为例。］我要为一六四六年一月六日星期二午后一时三十分起一张天宫图，「午后」就是拉丁文所说的过了正午：首先，我在星历里一月六日那一行查太阳的真实位置，查得是摩羯二十六度三十九分；然后我在宫位表里一页页找，直到找到太阳在摩羯，那是在第十大页；在数字十，也就是表示第十宫的地方下面，我找到［第十宫。］摩羯；

I enter with the degree of the ☉ which being 26 39 I look for 27, and on the left hand against it, I find 19 h 56 m; in the head of the Table over them H. M. signifying Houres and Minutes:

我拿太阳的度数去查，太阳是二十六度三十九分，我就找二十七度，在它左边对着的是十九时五十六分；表头在它们上方写着「时、分」，表示小时与分钟：

These hours and minutes viz. 19 56, I adde to the time of day in my Question, viz. 1 30 (and so I must alwayes in every Question adde both numbers together, and if they make more then 24 hours, I must cast away 24 hours, and enter the Table of Houses, under the title of time from noon, seeking for the remainder, or the neerest number to it, and on the right hand over against it, under the severall columns, you shall have the Cusps of the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, first, second, third, houses: but to my former purpose:

这十九时五十六分，我加到问事的时刻，即一时三十分上（每一次问事我都必须把这两个数加在一起；如果加起来超过二十四小时，就必须减去二十四小时，再进宫位表，在「午后时间」的标题下找这个余数或最接近的数，在它右边对着的各栏里，你就会得到第十、第十一、第十二、第一、第二、第三宫的宫头）；不过还是回到我前面的例子：

I add 19 56 to 1 30 and they produce 21 hours, 26 minutes; which number I seek for in that column, entituled Time from noon, or Hours, minutes, and which number I find precisely in the eleventh great page, under the ☉ in ♒; and over against 21 26 on the right hand under the column of the tenth house, I find 19, and over its head upward, the Signe of ♒, so then I put the 19 degree of ♒ upon the Cusp of the tenth house.

我把十九时五十六分加上一时三十分，得二十一时二十六分；我在标为「午后时间」或「时、分」的那一栏里找这个数，恰好在第十一大页、太阳在水瓶之下找到；在二十一时二十六分右边、第十宫那一栏下，我查到十九，往上看，它头上是水瓶的符号；于是我把水瓶十九度放在第十宫的宫头上。

[Eleventh house.] In the third column, over against 21 26 I find 17 6, over it the Signe of ♓, above ♓ the number 11, which appoints you 17 degrees, and 6 minutes of ♓ for the Cuspe of the eleventh house.

［第十一宫。］在第三栏，二十一时二十六分对着的是十七度六分，上面是双鱼的符号，双鱼上面是数字十一，这就给你定下双鱼十七度六分作为第十一宫的宫头。

[Twelft house.] In the 4th column you find over against the former number 11 37, over that the character ♉, at the upper end 12, which tels you, that 11 37 degrees of ♉ must be placed on the Cusp of the twelfth house.

［第十二宫。］在第四栏，前面那个数对着的是十一度三十七分，上面是金牛的符号，最上端是十二，这告诉你金牛十一度三十七分要放在第十二宫的宫头上。

[First house.] In the fifth column over against the former number, you have 25 31, over it ♊, over ♊ 1 House, and directs you to place the 25 degrees and 31 minutes of ♊ upon the line or Cusp of the first house.

［第一宫。］在第五栏，前面那个数对着的是二十五度三十一分，上面是双子，双子上面是「第一宫」，这就指示你把双子二十五度三十一分放在第一宫的线上，即宫头上。

[Second house.] In the sixth column you find 17 10, over that ♋, 2 House, which tels you 17 10 degrees of the Signe ♋ must be placed on the Cusp or line of the second house.

［第二宫。］在第六栏，你查到十七度十分，上面是巨蟹、「第二宫」，这告诉你巨蟹十七度十分要放在第二宫的宫头或线上。

[Third house.] In the seventh little column over against the former number you have 2 22, over it the Signe ♌, and in the upper line 3 House; so you are directed to put the 2 deg. and 22 minutes of ♌ upon the Cusp of the third house.

［第三宫。］在第七个小栏里，前面那个数对着的是二度二十二分，上面是狮子，最上一行是「第三宫」；于是你就被指示把狮子二度二十二分放在第三宫的宫头上。

Having now perfected the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, first, second and third House, I must direct you how to performe the rest.

第十、十一、十二、一、二、三宫既已完成，我还得教你怎样做出其余各宫。

You must for understanding hereof know, that the first six Signes of the Zodiack are opposite to the six last, as formerly I told you.

要明白这一点，你必须知道，黄道的前六个星座与后六个星座相对，这是我先前告诉过你的。

Viz. ♈ is opposite to ♎, and ♎ to ♈; ♉ to ♏, and ♏ to ♉, and so all the rest in order.

即白羊对天秤，天秤对白羊；金牛对天蝎，天蝎对金牛；其余依次类推。

The twelve Houses also are opposite each to other: as thus

十二宫也两两相对，如下：

So that the tenth house is opposite to the fourth, the fourth to the tenth; the eleventh to the fifth, the fifth to the eleventh, and so all the rest as you find placed: The use you are to make of it is this, That if on the Cusp of the tenth house you find the Signe ♈, then must you place on the Cusp of the fourth the Signe ♎; and look what degree and minute possesseth the Signe of the tenth house, the same degree and minute of the opposite Signe must be placed on the Cusp of the fourth house, and so of all the other Signes and Cusps of houses; and this is generall, and ever holdeth true; without which rule observed, you cannot erect the Figure aright.

所以第十宫与第四宫相对，第四宫与第十宫相对；第十一宫与第五宫相对，第五宫与第十一宫相对，其余都照你所见的排列。它的用法是这样：如果第十宫的宫头上是白羊，第四宫的宫头上就必须放天秤；第十宫的星座占着几度几分，第四宫的宫头上就必须放对宫星座的同一度同一分；其他星座与宫头都是这样；这条规则普遍适用，永远成立，不照这条规则，你就无法把盘起对。

In our former Figure you see 19 ♒ on the Cusp of the tenth house, ♌ is opposite to ♒, and the fourth house to the tenth; so then I place the 19 degree of ♌ upon the Cuspe of that house.

在我们前面那张盘里，你看到第十宫宫头是水瓶十九度；狮子与水瓶相对，第四宫与第十宫相对；所以我把狮子十九度放在那一宫的宫头上。

Upon the line or Cusp of the eleventh house you see ♓ 17 6 ♍ is the Signe opposite to ♓, and the fifth house to the eleventh; so that I place the 17 degree and 6 minutes of ♍ upon the Cusp of the fifth house.

在第十一宫的线上，即宫头上，你看到双鱼十七度六分；处女是双鱼的对宫星座，第五宫是第十一宫的对宫；所以我把处女十七度六分放在第五宫的宫头上。

The Cusp of the twelfth house is the 11 37 of ♉, I see ♏ is opposite to ♉, and the sixth house to the twelfth; I therefore put the 11 degree and 37 minutes of ♏ on the Cusp of the sixth house.

第十二宫的宫头是金牛十一度三十七分，我看到天蝎与金牛相对，第六宫与第十二宫相对；因此我把天蝎十一度三十七分放在第六宫的宫头上。

I doe so in the rest of the houses, and by this meanes I have framed the twelve houses, and placed the severall Signes of the Zodiack upon the Cusps as they ought to be.

其余各宫我也这样做，用这个办法我就搭好了十二宫，把黄道各星座照应有的样子放在了各宫头上。

Having finished your twelve Houses by the Method preceding, you must now learne to place the Planets therein; which you must doe by observing in the Ephemeris, the exact place of the Planet in Signe and Degree at noone the day of the Figure, and in what House you shall finde the Sign wherein the Planet is, in that House must you place the Planet, within the House if the Planet be in more Degrees then the Cuspe of the House; without the House, if his Degrees be lesse then those of the Cusp of the Houses.

照前面的方法做完十二宫之后，你现在要学怎样把行星放进去；做法是：在星历里查出起盘那天正午该行星所在的确切星座与度数，你在哪一宫找到这颗行星所在的星座，就把行星放进那一宫；如果行星的度数大于宫头的度数，就放在宫内；如果他的度数小于宫头的度数，就放在宫外。

Over against the sixt day of January aforesaid, I finde ♄ to be in 27. 58. of ♈: I look for ♈ in the Figure, but find it not; I find ♓ on the Cuspe of the eleventh, and ♉ on the Cuspe of the twelfth House; so I conclude that the Signe ♈ is intercepted; for so we say when a Signe is not upon any of the Cuspes of Houses, but is included betwixt one House and another: I therefore place ♄ in the 11 House, as you may see.

在上述一月六日那一行，我查到土星在白羊二十七度五十八分：我在盘上找白羊，却找不到；我看到第十一宫宫头是双鱼，第十二宫宫头是金牛；于是我断定白羊被截在宫内了，一个星座不在任何宫头上，而夹在一宫与另一宫之间，我们就这样说；因此我把土星放在第十一宫，你可以看到。

In the next place I finde the place of ♃ to be 27.40 ♊. I find 25.31. ♊ to be on the Cuspe of the first House, because the Degrees adhering to ♃ are greater then the Cuspe, I place ♃ within the House. And because he is noted Retrograde I place the letter R, the better to informe my judgement.

接着，我查到木星的位置是双子二十七度四十分。我查到双子二十五度三十一分在第一宫宫头上，因为木星所带的度数大于宫头，我就把木星放在宫内。又因为星历注明他在逆行，我就写上表示逆行的字母，好帮助我的判断。

In the fifth column of the Ephemeris I find ♂ the sixth of Janury to be in the 13. 55. ♑; which Signe in the Figure is the Cusp of the eighth House: I therefore place ♂ as neer the Cusp as I can, but his Degrees in the Signe being lesse then the Cuspe of the House, I place him without the House.

在星历第五栏，我查到火星一月六日在摩羯十三度五十五分；盘上这个星座是第八宫的宫头：所以我把火星尽量靠近宫头放，但他在该星座的度数小于宫头，我就把他放在宫外。

I finde the ☉ the sixth day of Ianuary to be in 26.39. ♑ whom I place beyond the Cuspe of the eighth House, because the Degrees of the ☉ in ♑ are more then the Cuspe of the House.

我查到太阳一月六日在摩羯二十六度三十九分，我把他放在第八宫宫头之后，因为太阳在摩羯的度数大于该宫的宫头。

In the same line, and over against the sixt of Ianuary, I finde ♀ to be in 10. Degrees, and 53 minuts of ♓.

同一行、对着一月六日，我查到金星在双鱼十度五十三分。

I finde the Signe of ♓ on the Cuspe of the eleventh House, and there I put ♀ in the tenth House, neer the Cuspe of the eleventh House, but not in the House, because the Degrees of the Signe she is in, are not equivalent to the Degrees of the Cuspe of the eleventh House, but are short of them.

我看到双鱼在第十一宫的宫头上，于是把金星放在第十宫，靠近第十一宫的宫头，但不在那一宫里，因为她所在星座的度数不及第十一宫宫头的度数，还差一些。

In the eight Column I finde under the Caracter of ☿ 13.18. above it ♒. I therefore place ☿ neer the Cuspe of the tenth House, but not in the House; for you may see he is neerer in Degrees to the Cuspe of the tenth House then the ninth; for by how much neerer he is in Degrees to the Cuspe of any House, having the same Signe, by so much the neerer he ought to be placed to the Cuspe of that House.

在第八栏，我在水星的符号下查到十三度十八分，上面是水瓶。所以我把水星放在第十宫宫头附近，但不在那一宫里；你看得出，按度数他离第十宫宫头比离第九宫宫头更近；因为在同一个星座里，行星的度数离哪一宫的宫头越近，就应把他放得离那一宫的宫头越近。

In the ninth Column, under the Column of the ☽ I finde over against the sixth of Ianuary 20. 54. and over the Figures ♑: so then I place the ☽ very neer the ☉ in the eighth House, and betwixt the Cuspe of the House and the ☉; for you may see the ☽ hath not so many Degrees as may put her beyond the ☉; nor hath she so few to be without the eighth House. How to reduce the motion of the ☽ and other Planets to any houre of the day, you shall be instructed hereafter.

在第九栏，即月亮那一栏下，对着一月六日，我查到二十度五十四分，数字上面是摩羯：于是我把月亮放在第八宫，紧挨着太阳，在宫头与太阳之间；因为你看得出，月亮的度数不够多，放不到太阳后面，也没有少到要放在第八宫外。怎样把月亮和其他行星的运行推算到当天任一时刻，后面会教你。

In the tenth column I find over against my said day, 11. 10. over it ♌ and ☊: so you see the ☊ is in 11. deg. 10. min. of ♌; which I place in the middle of the third house, because ten degrees are very neare as nigh the Cusp of the third house as fourth; the ☋ being alwayes in the opposite Signe and degree to the ☊, I place in the ninth house, viz. in 11 degrees 10 minutes of ♒; This being done, I must observe how the ☽ seperates and applies the same day;

在第十栏，我查到对着我那一天的是十一度十分，上面是狮子和龙头：所以你看，龙头在狮子十一度十分；我把它放在第三宫的中间，因为十度离第三宫宫头和离第四宫宫头差不多一样近；龙尾总在龙头的对宫同一度上，我就把它放在第九宫，即水瓶十一度十分。这一步做完，我还必须看月亮当天离开谁、趋向谁；

I find the sixt of Ianuary on the right-hand page of the Book, that the ☽ did last seperate from a ☌ of ♂ and now is applying to a ☌ of ☉ at 11 48, that is, at eleven of clock and 48 minutes after at night, then to a □ of ♄ at fourteen hours after noon, or at two of clock the next morning.

我在书的右页一月六日那一行查到：月亮最近离开了与火星的会合，现在正趋向与太阳会合，时间是十一时四十八分，即夜里十一点四十八分；然后趋向与土星的四分，时间是午后十四时，即次日凌晨两点。

Thus have you one Figure of Heaven erected, and the Planets therein placed, though not rectified to the hour of the day, for how to reduce their motion to any hour I shall shew hereafter: But because I have by experience found, that many Learners have been much stumbled for want of sufficient directions in former Introductions to set a Scheame of Heaven, I shall be a little more copious, and shew an example or two more.

这样，你就起好了一张天宫图，也把行星放了进去，只是还没有校正到当天的时刻，怎样把它们的运行推到任一时刻，我以后会讲。不过，我从经验中发现，以往的入门书对起盘的指点不够，许多初学者因而大为困惑，所以我要讲得详细一点，再举一两个例子。

I would erect a Figure on Saturday the 17 of Ianuary 1646. for eleven of clock and twenty after noon: the ☉ that day at noon is in 7 degrees and 52 of ♒: in the eleventh page of the Table of Houses I find ☉ in ♒; under the column of the tenth house I look for the eighth degree of ♒, because 52 minutes want but little of a degree; over against the eighth degree on the left hand, under the title of Time from noon, I find 20 42, viz. 20 hours 42 minutes; so then I work thus,

我要为一六四六年一月十七日星期六午后十一时二十分起一张盘：那天正午太阳在水瓶七度五十二分；在宫位表第十一页，我找到太阳在水瓶；在第十宫一栏下，我找水瓶第八度，因为五十二分离一度差不了多少；在第八度左边、「午后时间」标题下，我查到二十时四十二分，即二十小时四十二分；于是我这样算，

From 32 hours and 2 min. I subduct 24 hours, as I must ever doe, if there be more then 24 hours, and then there remaines as you see, 8 hours and 2 min. which I find not precisely in the Table of Houses, but I find 8 0, which is neer my number, and which serves very well; over against 8 h and 0 m I find 28 0, and in the upper part I find ♋, and over it the tenth house, so then I have 28 degrees, 0 min. of ♋ for the Cusp of my tenth house: in the same line, on the right hand to this 28 degr. of ♋, you shall find 4 36, over it ♍, in the upper part the eleventh house: so then 4 degr. 36 min. of ♍ are the Cusp of the eleventh house; then have you over against the said number of 8 hours 0 min. in the fourth column, 0 ♎ 4, over its head the twelfth house, this tels you the Cusp of the twelfth house is 0 degr. 4 min. of ♎: in the fifth column over against the said former number, you have 21 3, over them figures at the top of the page, ♎, and then the first house; which signifies, that you must place the 21 deg. and 3 min. of ♎ on the Cusp of the first house: adjoyning to the 21 degr. and 3 min. of ♎ in the sixth column, I find 13 57, over it the Signe ♏, in the upper part the second house, by which I know, that 13 degr. and 57 min. of ♏ must be placed on the Cusp of the second house.

从三十二小时二分中，我减去二十四小时，凡超过二十四小时都必须这样做，于是如你所见，剩下八小时二分；这个数在宫位表里找不到恰好的，但我找到八时零分，接近我的数，完全够用；对着八时零分，我查到二十八度零分，上部是巨蟹，再上面是第十宫，于是我得到巨蟹二十八度零分作为第十宫的宫头；在同一行，这个巨蟹二十八度的右边，你会查到四度三十六分，上面是处女，上部是第十一宫：所以处女四度三十六分是第十一宫的宫头；然后在第四栏，对着前述的八时零分，你有天秤零度四分，头上是第十二宫，这告诉你第十二宫的宫头是天秤零度四分；在第五栏，对着前述那个数，你有二十一度三分，数字上方、页面顶端是天秤，然后是第一宫，这表示你必须把天秤二十一度三分放在第一宫的宫头上；紧挨着天秤二十一度三分，在第六栏里，我查到十三度五十七分，上面是天蝎，上部是第二宫，由此我知道天蝎十三度五十七分要放在第二宫的宫头上。

In the seventh and utmost column over against my foresaid number of 8 hours and 0 min. I find 15 46, over them the Signe ♐, in the upper column over their head the third house, pointing out 15 degr. 46 min. of ♐ for the Cusp of the third house; so then your Cusps of houses stand thus:

在第七栏，也就是最外一栏，对着前述的八时零分，我查到十五度四十六分，上面是射手，再上一格、在它们头上是第三宫，指出射手十五度四十六分是第三宫的宫头；于是你的各宫头如下：

Tenth house 28 ♋.

第十宫，巨蟹二十八度。

Eleventh house 4 36 ♍.

第十一宫，处女四度三十六分。

Twelfth house 0 4 ♎.

第十二宫，天秤零度四分。

First house 21 3 ♎.

第一宫，天秤二十一度三分。

Second house 13 57 ♏.

第二宫，天蝎十三度五十七分。

Third house 15 46 ♐.

第三宫，射手十五度四十六分。

The Cusps of the other houses are found out by the opposite Signes and houses, as I formerly directed, viz. the fourth house being opposite ever to the tenth, and the Signe ♑ to ♋, I place the 28 degr. of ♑ on the Cusp of the fourth house: the fifth is opposite to the eleventh, and ♓ is the opposite Signe to ♍, I therefore place the 4 degr. 36 min. of ♓ for the Cusp of the fifth: the twelfth house is opposite to the sixth, so is ♈ opposite to ♎, therefore I place 0 degr. 4 min. of ♈ on the Cusp of the sixth house: the seventh house is opposite to the first house, and ♈ to ♎, I therefore place the 21 degr. and 3 min. of ♈, the opposite Signe to ♎, on the Cusp of the seventh house: the eighth house is opposite to the second, and ♉ to ♏, I therefore place the 13 degr. and 57 min. of ♉ on the Cusp of the eighth house: the ninth house is opposite to the third, and ♊ to ♐, I therefore make the 15 degr. and 46 of ♊ the Cusp of the ninth house:

其余各宫的宫头，照我先前指示的，用对宫星座与对宫宫位求出：第四宫总与第十宫相对，摩羯与巨蟹相对，我就把摩羯二十八度放在第四宫的宫头上；第五宫与第十一宫相对，双鱼是处女的对宫星座，因此我把双鱼四度三十六分作为第五宫的宫头；第十二宫与第六宫相对，白羊也与天秤相对，所以我把白羊零度四分放在第六宫的宫头上；第七宫与第一宫相对，白羊与天秤相对，因此我把天秤的对宫星座白羊的二十一度三分放在第七宫的宫头上；第八宫与第二宫相对，金牛与天蝎相对，因此我把金牛十三度五十七分放在第八宫的宫头上；第九宫与第三宫相对，双子与射手相对，因此我把双子十五度四十六分作为第九宫的宫头：

The Planets are to be placed in the Figure as formerly directed; nor let it trouble you, if you find sometimes two Signes in one house, or almost three, or sometimes one Signe to be on the Cusps of three houses, ever place your Planets orderly as neer the degree of the house, as the number of degrees your Planet is in will permit.

行星照前面指示的放进盘里；有时你会发现一宫里有两个星座，甚至将近三个，有时一个星座占了三个宫头，不必为此困扰；总要按行星所在的度数，尽可能有条理地把它们放在靠近宫头度数的地方。

You must ever remember that if your hour of the day be in the morning, or as we say Ante Meridiem, or before noon, you must reckon the time, as from the noon of the day preceding: As for example.

你必须始终记住：如果你的时刻在上午，即我们说的「午前」，或正午以前，你就要从前一天的正午起算时间。举例如下。

I would erect a Figure the 26. day of Ianuary 1646. being Munday, for 9. of the clock and 45 min. before noon.

我要为一六四六年一月二十六日星期一上午九时四十五分起一张盘。

My time stands thus: 9 ho. 45 min.

我的时刻是这样：九时四十五分。

To this I adde 12. houres, because it is properly in our account, the 21. houre and 45 minuts after noon of the Sunday preceding: so then you may say thus; the Figure is set for 9. hours and 45. minutes ante meridiem, or before noon of the Monday.

我在这上面加十二小时，因为按我们的算法，这其实是前一天星期日午后第二十一时四十五分：所以你可以这样说：这张盘是为星期一午前九时四十五分起的。

Or else 25. of January, being Sunday, 21 hours and 45 min. post meridiem, or after noon, which is all one with the former time.

或者说是一月二十五日星期日午后二十一时四十五分，与前面说的是同一个时刻。

I find the ☉ at noon the same 26 day, to be in 16 degr. and 59 min. of ♒; I look in the Table of Houses what hours and min. correspond to the 17 degrees of ♒ in the tenth house; in the eleventh page I finde the Signe ♒, and along in the column of the tenth 17 degr. 0 min. on the left hand I find over against them, 21 hours 18 min. to these I add the hours and min. of the day, viz. 21 45; added together, they make 43h 03m from which in regard they are more then 24 hours, I substract 24.

我查到同一天，即二十六日正午，太阳在水瓶十六度五十九分；我在宫位表里查第十宫水瓶十七度对应几时几分；在第十一页我找到水瓶这个星座，沿着第十宫一栏找到十七度零分，在它们左边对着的是二十一时十八分；我把当天的时刻，即二十一时四十五分，加上去，加起来是四十三时零三分，因为超过二十四小时，我从中减去二十四。

With my 19 hours and 3 min. I enter the Table of Houses, and under the title of hours and minutes, or Time from noon, I seek my number, In the tenth page I find 19 hours and 1 min. which is the next number unto my desire, over against it I see 14 0, and in the upper part ♑ and tenth house, signifying the 14 degr. of the Signe ♑ is to be placed on the Cusp of the tenth house, the rest of the houses are found out in order as they stand in the Table of Houses over against my number of 19 hours and 1 min.

我拿着十九时三分去查宫位表，在「时、分」即「午后时间」的标题下找我的数；在第十页我查到十九时一分，这是最接近我所要的数，对着它我看到十四度零分，上部是摩羯和第十宫，表示摩羯十四度要放在第十宫的宫头上；其余各宫按宫位表里对着我这个十九时一分的那一行，依次查出。

I hope these examples will be sufficient for all young Learners; but that they may presently consider whether they have set their Figure right yea or no, let them take this general rule, that if the Figure be erected from noon to Sun set, the ☉ will be in the ninth, eighth or seventh house; if it be erected from Sun set till midnight, he shall find the ☉ in the sixt, fift or fourth house; if it be set from midnight till ☉ rise, he shall find the ☉ in the third, second or first house; if the Figure be set from ☉ rise till noon, then he shall find the ☉ in the twelfth, elenth or tenth house, &c.

我希望这些例子对所有年轻的初学者已经够用；不过为了让他们当下就能检查自己的盘起得对不对，请他们记住这条通则：如果盘是从正午到日落之间起的，太阳会在第九、第八或第七宫；从日落到午夜之间起的，太阳会在第六、第五或第四宫；从午夜到日出之间起的，太阳会在第三、第二或第一宫；从日出到正午之间起的，太阳会在第十二、第十一或第十宫，等等。