卷二·第六十七章　离家者生死、归期与问卜者的寿数

If the absent party be alive or dead?

离家在外的人是生是死？

The true resolution of this Question depends much upon a right understanding, what relation the querent hath to the party enquired of, for you have oft read in the preceding judgments, that in every Question great care is to be taken, that the intentions of the Demandant and quesited party may be carefully apprehended, that thereby one Significator be not mistaken for another; wherefore for better satisfaction of this part of judgment we now are handling, you must enquire whether he, viz. the querent, enquire of the death of a Friend, or of his Wife, or a Father, or a Child, or of a Servant, &c.

这个问题要解答得正确，很大程度上取决于弄清问卜者与所问之人是什么关系；因为你在前面的判断里常常读到，每个问题都要十分小心地把握问事者与所问之人的意图，免得把一颗征象星错当成另一颗；所以为了把我们现在讲的这部分判断做得更好，你必须问清楚：他，即问卜者，问的是一位朋友的死活，还是他妻子、父亲、孩子或仆人等等的死活。

Give the first house and his Lord for the significator of the querent; but for the party quesited, give the Signe of that house he is signified by, the Lord thereof and the ☽ for his Significators: if you find the Lord of his ascendant in the fourth or eighth, either from his owne ascendant, or of the Figure, that configuration is one argument the man or woman enquired after, is deceased; (this must be judged where the party hath been long absent, and in remote parts, and strong intelligence concurring therewith.)

以第一宫及其主星作问卜者的征象星；至于所问之人，就以代表他的那一宫的星座、该宫之主与月亮作他的征象星：若你发现他的上升之主在第四宫或第八宫，不论是从他自己的上升数起，还是盘上的第四、第八宫，这个配置就是一个证据，表示所问的男子或女子已经死了；（这要在那人离家已久、身在远方，又有确实的消息与之相合时，才这样断。）

Together with this, consider if the Lord of his ascendant or the ☽, be in the twelfth from his owne house, with any evill Planet, or if he be in the twelft, in aspect of any unfortunate Planet, either by □ or ☍, or if the ☉ be unfortunate or afflicted, or the ☽ in like manner, for then the absent is dead:

同时还要看：他的上升之主或月亮，是否在从他自己那一宫数起的第十二宫，与某颗凶星同在；或者他是否在第十二宫，又受某颗不幸行星的四分或对冲；或者太阳不幸或受克，或者月亮也是如此；若是这样，离家者就已经死了：

If the Significator of the absent man or woman be in the sixt from his owne house, or sixt of the Question, or in any □ or ☍ or affliction of the Lord of the sixt, without Reception, or the benevolent aspect of a Fortune, the absent is then sick: but if he be but going unto, and is not separated from the aspect, he hath not been, but he will be suddenly ill, or very shortly: but if he be going from the ☌ of evill Planets, either by body or aspect, so that he be surely separated from them, or is departing from Combustion, it argues the party enquired of hath lately escaped a danger or sicknesse, or perill equivalent; the greatnesse of the disaster or infirmity you shall judge to be according to the quality of the Signes the Significators are in, and manner of aspect afflicting, having relation to the house from whence the aspects are.

若离家的男子或女子的征象星在从他自己那一宫数起的第六宫，或在问题盘的第六宫，或受第六宫主星的四分、对冲或别的伤害，而没有接纳，也没有吉星的善相位，那么离家者正在生病：但若他只是正入相，还没有离开那个相位，那他还没病过，但会突然病倒，或很快就病：若他正离开凶星的会合，不论是星体会合还是相位，确实已经离开，或正脱离焦伤，就表示所问之人新近逃过了一场危险或疾病，或与之相当的险境；灾祸或病痛有多大，要照征象星所在星座的性质、施克相位的种类来断，并联系那些相位所出自的宫。

It's considerable, that you poyse in your judgment, whether the Significator of the absent party be in the sixt, and not joyned to the Lord of the sixt, or to any unfortunate Planet afflicting him, or whether he be in any amicable aspect with either of the Fortunes, or if he be strong in the Signe, you must not then judge the man sick, but rather weary or drowsie, or perhaps he hath let blood of late, &c. or taken some Physick for prevention of a disease which he feared.

值得考虑的是，你在判断时要掂量：离家者的征象星虽在第六宫，却没有与第六宫主星会合，也没与任何克他的不幸行星会合，或者他与两颗吉星之一成友好的相位，或者他在所在星座里有力，那你就不要断那人生病，而是疲倦或困乏，或许他新近放过血等等，或为了预防他所担心的某种疾病而服过药。

I doe onely observe, if the Significator of the absent be strong, and separated from a Fortune, and in a good house, the absent lives; if he be afflicted, or was lately in □ or ☍ of the Infortunes, he was perplexed, or suffered much misery, according to the nature of the house from whence afflicted; but I judge him not dead, unlesse together with that mischance, the Lord of the eighth doe unfortunate him.

我只是观察到：若离家者的征象星有力，离开一颗吉星，又在好的宫里，离家者就活着；若他受克，或新近处在凶星的四分或对冲里，他曾经苦恼，或吃了很多苦，按施克的那一宫的性质而定；但我不断他死，除非在那次不幸之外，第八宫主星也来伤害他。

Whether one absent will returne or not, and when?

离家者会不会回来，何时回来？

Consider by what house the absent party is signified, and what Planet is his significator; then see if his significator be in the first house (let his Journey be whither it will,) yet if it be a long Journey, and beyond Seas, then see if he be in the ninth, or if in the twelft, if a very long Journey was undertaken; or if he be in the fift, if a moderate Journey was intended, or in the third, if a short Journey:

看离家者由哪一宫代表，哪颗行星是他的征象星；再看他的征象星是否在第一宫（不论他的行程去往何处，）不过若是长途旅行，到了海外，就看他是否在第九宫，若出的是非常远的远门，就看是否在第十二宫；若打算的是中等的路程，看他是否在第五宫，若是短途，看是否在第三宫：

If he be in any of these houses, or do commit his disposition to any Planet in any of these houses, it signifies the absent will not dye in that Voyage, but returne: if he be in the seventh, he will returne, but not in hast; nay, he will tarry long; and he is at time of the Question in that country unto which he first went, nor hath he hitherto had any thoughts of returning; howsoever, now he hath:

若他在这些宫中的任何一宫，或把他的处置交给位于这些宫中任何一宫的行星，表示离家者不会死在这趟行程中，而会回来：若他在第七宫，他会回来，但不急；不，他会耽搁很久；问卜之时，他就在他最初去的那个地方，到目前为止还没有想过回来；不过现在他想了：

If he be in the fourth, he will stay and abide longer then if he were in the seventh: if his Significator be in the third or ninth, and in any aspect with any Planet in the ascendant, the absent is preparing to come home, and is fully resolved thereof; or if he be in the second, in aspect with a Planet in the 9th, he is endeavouring to provide moneys for his Voyage homewards, nor will it be long ere he be at home; but if he be in a Cadent house, and not behold his owne ascendant, he neither cares for his returne, or hath any thoughts thereof, nor can he come if so be he would; if he be cadent and also afflicted, and behold not the ascendant, but is otherwayes impedited, there's no hopes of his returne, nor will he ever come; but if either his Significator be Retrograde, or the ☽ joyned to a Retrograde Planet, and behold the ascendant, it imports his sudden return when not expected: if you find his Significator impedited, see what house he is Lord of that doth infortunate him; if it be the Lord of the fourth, the man is detained and cannot have liberty; if it be the Lord of the sixt, he is ill; if the Lord of the eight, he feares he shall dye by the way, or before he gets into his owne Country; if the Lord of the twelft, he is as a prisoner, and cannot procure liberty: such configurations as these seem to impede his returne.

若他在第四宫，他会比在第七宫时待得更久：若他的征象星在第三或第九宫，又与上升里的某颗行星有相位，离家者正在准备回家，而且已下定决心；或者若他在第二宫，与第九宫里的某颗行星有相位，他正在设法筹措回程的钱，不久就会到家；但若他在果宫，又不照看他自己的上升，他既不在乎回来，也没有回来的念头，即使想回也回不来；若他在果宫，又受克，不照看上升，还有别的阻碍，那就没有回来的希望，他永远不会回来；但若他的征象星逆行，或月亮与逆行的行星会合，并照看上升，这表示他会在没人料到时突然回来：若你发现他的征象星受阻，就看伤害他的那颗行星是哪一宫之主；若是第四宫之主，那人被扣住，没有自由；若是第六宫之主，他病了；若是第八宫之主，他害怕死在路上，或在回到本国之前死去；若是第十二宫之主，他像个囚犯，无法取得自由：这样的配置似乎会阻碍他回来。

Having considered the Significator of the absent, now have recourse to the ☽, the generall Significatrix, for if she be in ☌ or good aspect of the absent's Significator, or commit her disposition unto him, and he posited in the ascendant, it argues his returne; the neerer the aspect is to the degree ascending, the sooner he returnes; the more remote, the longer it will be.

考虑过离家者的征象星之后，再求助于月亮这位总的女征象星，因为若她与离家者的征象星会合或成善相位，或把她的处置交给他，而他位于上升，就表示他会回来；相位离上升的度数越近，他回来得越早；越远，就越久。

The Significator onely posited in the eighth, without other impediment, prolongs his returne, but at last he will come: but if unfortunated therein, he dyes and never returnes: ☽ separating from the Lord of the fourth, seventh, ninth or third, or any Planet under the earth, and then joyned to the Lord of the ascendant, or a Planet above the earth, the absent will returne.

征象星只是落在第八宫，没有别的阻碍，会使他的归期拖长，但最后他会来：但若他在那里受害，他就死了，永不回来：月亮离开第四、第七、第九或第三宫之主，或离开任何在地平线以下的行星，然后与上升主星或某颗在地平线以上的行星会合，离家者会回来。

The time when he will returne.

他何时回来。

You are herein with descretion to consider, first, the length of the Journey; then the Lord of the ascendant and Significator of the party absent, and to observe, whether they are of the superiour Planets or not, or whether the Journey was long or short, or according unto discretion, in what space of time a man might come and goe, or performe by water or land, such or such a Journey or Voyage; if you find both the Significators applying by ⚹ or △ aspect, observe in your Ephemeris when the day of the aspect is, and then much about that day or neer unto that time, shall you heare some newes of the party, or have a letter fom him, or concerning him; this supposes the party so neer, that a possibility thereof may be, for if the distance be very farre, then you may judge within a fortnight or more of the day of the aspect:

在这一点上你要审慎地考虑：首先，路程的长短；然后看上升主星与离家者的征象星，观察它们是否属于上位行星，或者路程是长是短，或照常理推断，一个人走水路或陆路往返这样那样的一段行程要多少时间；若你发现两颗征象星以六分或三分入相，就在你的星历表里查那相位在哪一天，大约在那一天或那段时间前后，你会听到那人的一些消息，或收到他的信，或别人写来关于他的信；这是假定那人离得够近，有这种可能才行，因为若距离非常远，你可以断在相位之日以后两周或更久之内：

But if you be asked, When he will come home, or when the Querent shall see him? then is it very probable, when both the Significators come to ☌, he will come home and the Querent shall be in his company; if the Significator of the absent be in any Signe preceding one of his owne houses, observe how many degr. he wants ere he gets out of that Signe and enters his owne house, and put them into dayes, weeks, moneths or yeers, according to discretion, and the nature of the Signe and place of heaven he is in; for movable Signes argue a short stay in the place; common ones, more long; fixed doe prolong and shew long time,

但若有人问你：他什么时候回家，或问卜者什么时候能见到他？那么很可能当两颗征象星会合时，他会回家，问卜者会与他相聚；若离家者的征象星在他自己某个庙之前的一个星座里，就看他还差多少度才出这个星座、进入他自己的庙，再按审慎的判断，按星座的性质与他所在天空的部位，把这些度数折成日、周、月或年；因为启动星座表示在那地方停留得短；双体星座，长些；固定星座拖延，表示时间长，

Of the death of the Querent, or space of his owne life.

论问卜者的死亡，或他自己的寿数。

If one is fearfull of death, or feels himselfe ill, or would be resolved, Whether, according to naturall causes, he may live a yeer, two, three or more, the better to dispose of some matters concerning his owne private affaires, and shall demand such a Question of you, give the ascendant, his Lord and the ☽ for his Significators, and see in what houses they are in, and how dignified essentially, unto whom they apply, or with what Planets associated: if the Lord of the first be joyned with any of the Fortunes, and commit his vertue unto him,and that Planet is well dignified and commit his disposition to no Planet, then see if that Fortune be Lord of the eighth ; for if he be not,then assuredly the Querent out-lives the yeer, or two or three, or time by him propounded ; but if the Planet to whom the Lord of the ascendant is in ☌ with, or commits his disposition unto, be Lord of the eighth, then whether he be a good or an ill Planet, he kils (for every Planet must doe his office,) and signifies, that the Querent shall dye within the compasse of time demanded ; and this judgment you may averre with more constancy, if the ☽ be then impedited, unlesse some other Planet be joyned with the Lord of the ascendant, who receives either him or the ☽ ,for then he shall not dye in that space of time enquired of by him.

若有人怕死，或觉得自己有病，或想弄明白：按自然的原因，他能否再活一年、两年、三年或更久，好安排他自己的一些私事，因而向你提出这样一个问题；就以上升、上升主星和月亮作他的征象星，看它们在哪几宫，必然尊贵如何，入相于谁，或与哪些行星相伴：若第一宫之主与某颗吉星会合，把他的德性交给那吉星，而那颗行星又有很好的尊贵，并不把自己的处置交给任何行星，那就看这颗吉星是否第八宫之主；因为若他不是，问卜者必定活过这一年、两年、三年，或他所提出的期限；但若上升主星与之会合、或把自己的处置交给的那颗行星是第八宫之主，那么不论他是吉星还是凶星，他都会致死（因为每颗行星都必须尽它的职分，）表示问卜者会在所问的期限之内死去；若这时月亮受阻，这个判断你可以断得更坚定些；除非另有某颗行星与上升主星会合，接纳他或月亮，那么他就不会在他所问的这段时间里死去。

Consider if the Lord of the ascendant be joyned to an Infortune, who receives him not either by House or Exaltation, or by two of his lesser Dignities, and the ☽ also at that time unfortunate, it signifies the Querent's death.

考虑上升主星是否与某颗凶星会合，而那凶星既不以庙、也不以旺、也不以两种较小的尊贵接纳他，而月亮这时也不幸，这表示问卜者死亡。

If in like manner you find the Lord of the first joyned to the Lord of the eighth, unlesse the Lord of the eighth receive him, and so notwithstanding, as that the Lord of the first receive not the Lord of the eighth, though he receive the Lord of the first ; because if the Lord of the eighth receive the Lord of the first, and the Lord of the first the Lord of the eighth, whether Fortune or Infortune, you may justly feare the Querent's death ; but if the Lord of the eighth receive the Lord of the ascendant, so there be not mutuall Reception, it hinders not.

同样，若你发现第一宫之主与第八宫之主会合，除非第八宫之主接纳他，而且即使如此，也要第一宫之主不接纳第八宫之主，虽然第八宫之主接纳第一宫之主；因为若第八宫之主接纳第一宫之主，第一宫之主也接纳第八宫之主，不论他是吉星还是凶星，你都可以有理由担心问卜者会死；但若第八宫之主接纳上升主星，只要没有互相接纳，就不妨事。

Having considered judiciously that the Querent shall not dye, behold whē or in what time it wil be ere theLord of the ascendant is joyned to that Planet who receiveth him with a compleat ☌ , untill that time and yeer or yeers signified by that ☌ , the Querent shall be secure, and so may ascertaine himself, that at this time he shall not dye.

审慎地判定问卜者不会死之后，看上升主星要到何时、过多久，才与接纳他的那颗行星完全会合；直到那次会合所表示的时间与年数为止，问卜者都是安全的，可以确知自己这段时间不会死。

But if you find upon just grounds in Art the querent shal dye, behold when and at what time the Lord of the first is joyned to the Lord of the eighth, or to the abovesaid Infortune, who receives him not, but afflicts him, and is the interficient Planet ; for when their perfect ☌ is, whether by body or aspect, at that time he is like to dye.

但若你按本门学问的正当依据，发现问卜者会死，就看第一宫之主何时与第八宫之主会合，或与上面所说那颗不接纳他、反而伤害他的凶星会合，那颗星就是杀星；因为到它们精确会合之时，不论是星体会合还是相位，那时他很可能会死。

But if the Lord of the first is so disposed, or he in such a condition, as you conceive that by him alone, without other testimonies, you cannot sufficiently judge of his death or life, then doe you consider the ☽ , and judge by her position, as you did of the Lord of the first : but as I related before, if the Lord of the eighth and the Lord of the first be joyned together and each receive other, or at leastwise, the Lord of the first receive the Lord of the eight, it prenotes his death, as aforesaid : when the interficient Planet comes to the degree wherein the two Significators were in ☌ , or if they were in □ or ☍ aspect, then when the malevolent Interfecer comes to the degree of the Zodiack wherein the Lord of the ascendant was at time of the Question ; or when the unfortunate Anareta, transits the degree ascending, and there meets with the malevolent aspect of the Lord of the sixt, or when an Eclipse,or its opposite place fals to be either the degree ascending or the degree of the Signe wherin the Lord of the ascendant was, or of the ☽, if you judged by her, and not by the Lord of the ascendant.

但若第一宫之主所处的位置或状况，让你觉得单凭他、没有别的证据，不足以判断他的生死，那就考虑月亮，照她的位置来判断，就像你对第一宫之主所做的那样：但正如我前面说过的，若第八宫之主与第一宫之主会合，并且彼此接纳，或者至少第一宫之主接纳第八宫之主，就预示他的死，如前所说：时间是：杀星来到两颗征象星会合的那个度数之时；或者若它们成的是四分或对冲，那么当凶恶的杀星来到问卜之时上升主星所在的黄道度数之时；或者当不幸的杀星经过上升的度数，并在那里遇到第六宫主星的凶相位之时；或者当一次交食或其对冲之点，正落在上升的度数、或上升主星所在星座的那个度数上，或者落在月亮所在的度数上，若你是凭她、而不是凭上升主星来判断的话。

When, or about what time the Querent may dye ?

问卜者何时、约在何时会死？

When the Question is absolute,and without limitation, and the querent shall propound unto you, being an Astrologian, his Question in this manner of way, viz. When shall I dye, or how long may I live ? In this demand, you are to behold the Lord of the ascendant, the ascendant it self, and the ☽ , the Lord of the 8th or infortunate Planet in the eighth, and that Planet unto whom either the Lord of the first or the ☽ is joyned by body or malevolent aspect, and you shall determine the death of the Querent according to the number or distance of degrees which are betwixt the Lord of the first and the Lord of the eighth, or of that Planet to whom either the Lord of the ascendant or ☽ is joyned, for those number of degrees shall shew either moneths or yeers :

当问题是绝对的，不限期限，问卜者知道你是星占家，用这样的方式向你提问，即：我什么时候会死，或我还能活多久？对这种问题，你要看上升主星、上升本身和月亮，第八宫之主或第八宫里的凶星，以及上升主星或月亮以星体或凶相位与之会合的那颗行星，按第一宫之主与第八宫之主之间、或与上升主星或月亮所会合的那颗行星之间的度数或距离，来断问卜者的死期，因为这些度数会表示月数或年数：

If the Lord of the first be in ☌ with the Lord of the eighth in an angle, it notes so many yeers ; for in these judgments, angles do not accelerate death, but shew that life and nature are strong, and a possibility of overcoming the malignity of the humour afflicting : if the abovesaid ☌ be in a succedant house, it notes so many moneths; but note, if the Signe be fixed, it gives halfe yeers, halfe moneths : if in a cadent house, so many weeks : you must understand this Question with mature judgment, and well consider whether the Significators are extreamly afflicted, or have sufficieutly manifested that according to naturall causes,the Querent cannot long live, or that death is not farre from the Querent.

若第一宫之主与第八宫之主在角宫会合，就表示那么多年；因为在这类判断里，角宫不加速死亡，而是表示生命与体质强健，有可能克服那折磨人的体液的毒性：若上面所说的会合在续宫，表示那么多月；但要注意，若是固定星座，就给半年、半月：若在果宫，那么多周：你必须以成熟的判断来理解这个问题，好好考虑征象星是否受克极重，或是否已充分表明，按自然的原因，问卜者活不长，或死亡离问卜者不远。

If the Significators doe not presage death at present, then acquaint him, it's possible, he may live so many yeers as there are degrees betwixt the ☌ of the Lord of the ascendant and the Lord of the eighth, or of that Planet at time of the Question afflicting him. The Ancients have ever observed, that the Lord of the ascendant is more in this judgment to be considered then the ☽, and therefore his affliction or ☌ with the Lord of the eighth, or Combustion with the ☉ is especially worth consideration,and most to be feared ; for naturally the Lord of the first doth signifie the life and body of the querent, and not by accident.

若征象星眼下并不预示死亡，就告诉他，他有可能活上若干年，年数等于上升主星与第八宫之主会合所差的度数，或与问卜之时伤害他的那颗行星之间的度数。古人一向认为，在这种判断中，上升主星比月亮更要紧，因此他受克、或与第八宫之主会合、或被太阳焦伤，尤其值得考虑，也最可怕；因为第一宫之主天然地、而不是偶然地代表问卜者的生命与身体。

If the Lord of the ascendant be separated from the Lord of the eighth, or the Lord of the eighth from him, or from that Planet who did afflict him, it's not then probable the querent shall dye, in so many yeers as there are degrees betwixt them, viz. from that their separation : where observe, the ☌ of the ☽ with the Lord of the eighth, doth not much hurt, unlesse the Lord of the first be also joyned with him ; for let the ☽ be afflicted, yet if the Lord of the ascendant be strong, it's no great matter ; but if the ☽ be well Fortified, and the Lord of the ascendant be weak and afflicted, the strength of the ☽ assists nothing for the evasion of the querent ; for although in the querent's affaires she hath much to do, yet in this manner of judgment little, where life or death are in question.

若上升主星已离开第八宫之主，或第八宫之主已离开他，或离开了那颗伤害他的行星，那么问卜者就不大可能在等于它们之间度数的那么多年里死去，这度数从它们分离时算起：要注意的是，月亮与第八宫之主会合，并没有多大害处，除非第一宫之主也与他会合；因为即使月亮受克，只要上升主星有力，就没什么大不了；但若月亮得力很好，而上升主星虚弱受克，月亮的力量对问卜者的逃脱毫无帮助；因为在问卜者的事务上她虽然管得很多，但在这种关乎生死的判断上，她管得很少。

Whether the Man or Wife shall dye first.

丈夫与妻子谁先死。

This doth more neerly depend upon the Nativity of either party, then upon an horary Question, and therefore I would advise in the resolution of this Question, that first the Artist doe demand of the querent, his or her age,or if they have it, the time of their Birth, and that he erect the Figure thereof, and see what possibility there was in the Radix, of the length or shortnesse of the querent's life if time give you leave , see if the ☉ or ☽ in the Radix, or the ascendant of the Nativity, doe neer the time of the Question, come to any malignant direction, or whether the querent be not in or neer a Climactericall yeer or yeers, which are the seventh, fourteenth, one and twentieth,28. five and thirtieth,two & fortieth,&c. or whether you find not maleficall transits of the infortunate Planets either by their neer ☌ to the degree of the ☉ ☽ or ascendant in the Radix, or whether they cast not their □ or ☍ aspects to the degrees of the ☉ ☽ or ascendant of the Radix, now at this instant time of the Question ; this I would have well considered : and then erect your Figure according to the time of the day given, and behold who asks the question, and let the Lord of the ascendant be for him or her, the Lord of the seventh for the quesited party ; see which of them is weakest, or most afflicted in the Figure, and whether the ascendant or seventh house hath any malevolent Planet posited therein, or whether there arise with the ascendant, or descend with the cusp of the seventh, any maleficall fixed Starres ; for in this manner of judgment they shew much :

这更多取决于双方各自的本命，而不是卜卦，所以我建议解答这个问题时，星占家先问问卜者他或她的年龄，或者若他们有出生时间，就起出本命盘，看根盘里寿命长短的可能如何；若时间允许，看根盘中的太阳或月亮、或本命的上升，在问卜之时前后是否遇到某个凶恶的推运，或问卜者是否正当、或接近一个或几个关口之年，即第七、第十四、第二十一、第二十八、第三十五、第四十二年等等，或你是否发现凶星有恶性的行经，就是在此刻问卜之时，以近距离会合根盘中太阳、月亮或上升的度数，或向根盘中太阳、月亮或上升的度数投出四分或对冲；这些我希望好好考虑：然后按所给的当日时刻起你的盘，看是谁问的，以上升主星代表他或她，以第七宫之主代表所问的一方；看他们哪一个在盘中最弱、或受克最重，上升或第七宫里是否有凶星，或是否有凶性的恒星随上升一同升起，或随第七宫宫头一同下降；因为在这种判断里，恒星显示得很多：

Behold whether the Lord of the seventh, or of the ascendant goe to combustion first,or to the affliction of any malignant Planet,or to the Lord of the eighth ; for it is an assured rule, that if the Lord of the ascendant be most afflicted, or first goe to combustion, and the first house it selfe be unfortunated by the presence of an Infortune, that then the querent dyeth first : and so judge for the quesited, if the same misfortunes befall to the seventh house, and his Lord, &c.

看是第七宫之主还是上升主星先进入焦伤，或先遇到某颗凶星的伤害，或先去会第八宫之主；因为这是一条可靠的规则：若上升主星受克最重，或先进入焦伤，而第一宫本身又因凶星在场而不幸，那么问卜者先死：若同样的不幸落在第七宫及其主星上，就照此断所问之人，等等。

What manner of death the Queret shall dye.

问卜者会死于何种方式。

In this manner of judgment observe the Lord of the eighth, if he be therein posited, or what Planet is neerest to the cusp of the house, and hath Dignities therein ; for you must take signification of the quality of death from either of these, or from that Planet who afflicts the Lord of the ascendant, and have Dignities in the eighth :

在这种判断中，观察第八宫之主，看他是否就位于第八宫，或者哪颗行星离该宫宫头最近，并在其中有尊贵；因为你必须从这两者之一取得死亡性质的征象，或者从那颗伤害上升主星、又在第八宫有尊贵的行星取得：

If the Planet signifying death is either ♀ or ♃ , you may assure the querent, he or she shall dye a fair death : and observe what Diseases they or either of them in the Signe they are in doe signifie, and what part of mans body they represent in that Signe, and you may certifie the querent, that the disease or infirmity he or she shall dye of, will be of the nature of the Planet, and in that part of the body they signifie in that Signe. Usually,good Planets in the eighth, a fair,gentle death ; malevolent ones, either strong Feavers,or long continued Sicknesses, and much afflicting.

若代表死亡的行星是金星或木星，你可以向问卜者保证，他或她会善终：再观察它们或其中之一在所在的星座里代表什么疾病，在那个星座里代表人体的什么部位，你就可以告诉问卜者，他或她将死于的疾病或病痛，会有那颗行星的性质，在那颗行星于那个星座里所代表的身体部位。通常，吉星在第八宫，主善终、安详；凶星，主高热，或长久不愈的病，折磨很重。