卷二·第五十四章　买卖货物

Of Buying and Selling Commodities.

论买卖货物。

The Buyer is signified by the Lord of the ascendant and the ☽; the Seller by the Lord of the seventh; see if the ☽ be joyned with the Lord of the seventh, the querent may then buy the thing or Commodity he desires, and this quickly; if the Lord of the ascendant be a more light Planet then the Lord of the seventh, the querent will occasion the sale of it, & e contra, if the Lord of the seventh be the lighter Planet: if the preceding Significators have no aspect to each orher, behold if the ☽ or some other Planet transferre not the light of the one to the other, a Friend shall then appeare who will drive on the bargaine for them both, so that the matter will be done:

买方由上升主星与月亮代表；卖方由第七宫主星代表；看月亮是否与第七宫主星相合，若是，问卜者就能买到他想要的东西或货物，而且很快；若上升主星是比第七宫主星更轻的行星，就是问卜者促成这桩买卖，若第七宫主星是较轻的行星，则反之：若前面这几颗征象星彼此没有相位，就看月亮或别的行星是否把一方的光传给另一方，若有，就会有一位朋友出面，替双方推动这桩买卖，事情就会办成：

In this manner of Judicature, you must distinguish what you are to buy; as if a Servant or Sheep, Hogges, Coneys, &c. the sixt house and his Lord are then considerable: if it concerne Horses, Asses, Camels, Oxen or Cowes, Judgment must be drawn from the twelft house and the ascendant: if a House, Towne or Castle, then the fourth house and his Lord, and so consider in any other Commodity.

在这类判断中，你必须分清要买的是什么；例如买仆人，或绵羊、猪、兔子等等，那就要看第六宫及其主星：若涉及马、驴、骆驼、牛或母牛，判断要取自第十二宫与上升：若是房子、城镇或城堡，就看第四宫及其主星，其他任何货物都照此考虑。

If the Lord of the seventh be in the ascendant, the Seller will importune the querent to buy; the contrary if the Lord of the ascendant be in the seventh, for then the querent hath most mind to buy: if either ♃ or ♀ be in the ascendant, the Buyer performes his work suddenly without any labour; so if the ☉ be in the ascendant, and not corporally joyned to any other Planet; if ☿ or the ☽ be in the ascendant, not infected with the evill aspect of an Infortune, they fortunate the Buyer, and he performes what he intended; ♄ ♂ or ☋ in the ascendant, argue labour and difficulty, and that the matter will not be had without much labour, & that the Buyer is a cunning companion, and means deceitfully, and will deceive the Seller, if possible: if the Infortunes be in the seventh, have a care of the Seller, he wil find out one trick or other to delude the Buyer; he is a crafty Fellow, &c.

若第七宫主星在上升，卖方会缠着问卜者买；若上升主星在第七宫，则相反，因为那时问卜者最想买：若木星或金星在上升，买方很快就把事办成，毫不费力；太阳在上升，而不与任何别的行星星体相合，也是如此；若水星或月亮在上升，又不受凶星恶相位的沾染，它们使买方顺利，他能办成想办的事；土星、火星或龙尾在上升，表示劳苦与困难，事情不费很大力气就得不到，而且买方是个狡猾的家伙，存心欺诈，只要可能就会骗卖方：若凶星在第七宫，要提防卖方，他会想出这样那样的花招来蒙骗买方；他是个狡诈的人，等等。

If the ☽ be voyd of course, unlesse the Significators apply stongly, there's seldome any Bargaine concluded, or Commodity at that time bought, and yet both parties wrangle, and have some meetings to no purpose: If the Planet from whom the ☽ separates enters Combustion, he that sels his Land or House at that time, shall never recover them againe: but if the Planet from whom the ☽ did last separate, be free from misfortune, and beholds the Lord of that Signe from whence the Judgment, or thing in question is required; it's then possible the Seller may in time re-purchase the Lands or Commodities againe, or others of as good value.

若月亮空亡，除非两颗征象星有力地入相，很少能谈成什么买卖，或在那时买到货物，然而双方还会争来争去，见几次面，却毫无结果：若月亮所离开的行星进入焦伤，那时卖掉土地或房子的人，永远赎不回来了：但若月亮最后离开的那颗行星没有受损，又照看所问之事据以判断的那个星座的主星；那么卖方日后有可能把土地或货物再买回来，或买回价值相当的别的东西。