卷二·第六十五章　沃勒与霍普顿谁会得胜

A Figure erected to know whether Sir William Waller or Sir Ralph Hopton should overcome, they being supposed to be engaged neer Alsford, ♀ 29th of March, 1644.

为了解威廉·沃勒爵士与拉尔夫·霍普顿爵士谁会得胜而起的一张盘，当时据说他们在阿尔斯福德附近交战，一六四四年三月二十九日，星期五。

The ascendant is for our Army, the ☽ ♃ & ♀ for our Generals, viz. Sir William & Major Generall Browne, a valiant & prudent citizen of London, who may justly Challenge a large share of honor in that dayes service: Sir Ralph Hopton is signified by ♄ Lord of the seventh, his Army by ♑, in the descending part of heaven, which is usually given to the Friends and Assistants of the Enemy; there is onely ♂ and ☋ in the ninth, so that by this it appeared Sir Ralph had no supplyes ready to attend that dayes successe, &c.

上升代表我军，月亮、木星与金星代表我们的将领，即威廉爵士与布朗少将，布朗少将是伦敦一位英勇而审慎的市民，那天的战事中他理应分得很大一份荣誉：拉尔夫·霍普顿爵士由第七宫之主土星代表，他的军队由摩羯代表，在下降的那一半天空里，那一部分通常给敌人的朋友与援军；第九宫里只有火星与龙尾，所以由此看来，拉尔夫爵士那天没有援军可以随时接应，等等。

From the existence of the ☽ in her exaltation, and in the eleventh house with ♃, she being Lady of the ascendant, and having principall signification for us and our Army, engaged for the Parliament, I concluded all was, and would be well on our side, and the victory ours: by her separation from ♃, I said, I did verily conceive we had gained already from them some ammunition, or performed some service against them, which judgment was more strengthened by ☉, Lord of our assistants and substance, posited in the tenth house, in the very degree of his Exaltation; and though I did imagine, by reason of the proximity of ♄ to ☉, we should not gaine the whole, or have a perfect victory without diminution of some part of it, yet I was confident we should obtaine a considerable proportion of their Ammunition, and obtaine a compleat victory, the onely thing enquired after; for that the ☽ did apply to ♀, and then to a ⚹ of ☿, he angular, I acquainted the querent that within eleven or twelve hours after the question we should have perfect newes, and it pleasing and good; for considering the fight was within fifty miles of London, I ordered my time according to discretion, not allowing dayes for the time, but hours; for you may see the ☽ is distant from ♀ eleven degrees, but withall is in her swift motion, and encreasing in light, all which were arguments of our successe, and the Enemies routing; as it did appeare the same Friday by a Letter that came from the Army, certifying, that our Generals took the Thursday before, one hundred and twenty Commanders and Gentlemen, five hundred and sixty common Souldiers, much Ammunition.

月亮在她的旺宫，又在第十一宫与木星同在，她是上升之主，主要代表我们和为议会作战的我军，我由此断定我方一切都好，也会一直好下去，胜利属于我们：由于她离开木星，我说，我确实认为我们已从他们那里缴获了一些弹药，或已对他们打了一仗，这一判断又因太阳而更加坚定，太阳是我方援军与物资之主，位于第十宫，正在他的旺度上；我虽然设想，由于土星靠近太阳，我们不会全数缴获，或得不到一场毫无减损的完全胜利，但我确信我们会缴获他们相当一部分弹药，并获得完全的胜利，这正是所问的唯一一件事；因为月亮入相金星，然后入相水星的六分，水星在角宫，我便告诉问卜者，问卜之后十一或十二小时之内，我们会得到确切的消息，而且是令人高兴的好消息；因为考虑到战场在离伦敦五十英里之内，我凭审慎定下时间，不按日计，而按小时计；因为你可以看到，月亮离金星十一度，但同时她正行速快，光亮渐增，这些都是我方成功、敌人溃败的证据；正如同一个星期五由军中寄来的一封信所证实的，信中说，我们的将领在前一天星期四俘获了一百二十名军官与绅士、五百六十名普通士兵，还有大量弹药。

That according to naturall causes in Art, the Enemy should be worsted, I had these reasons; first, because ♄ the Lord Hopton's Significator is sub radiis; next, he is in his Fall; thirdly, in no aspect of any Planet, but wholly peregrine and unfortunate, beholding the cusp of the seventh with a □ dexter, arguing losse to his Army, and dishonour to himself by the fight, &c.

依占星术中的自然因由，敌人应当失利，我的理由是：第一，霍普顿勋爵的征象星土星在太阳光下；其次，他在他的落；第三，他与任何行星都不成相位，完全游离而不吉，又以右方四分照看第七宫宫头，这表示他的军队会有损失，他本人也会因这一仗蒙羞，等等。