卷二·第七十九章　能否得到想要的教区长职

If he should obtaine the Parsonage desired.

他能否得到想要的教区长职。

Judgement upon this Figure.

对这张盘的判断。

The querent is signified by the signe ascending, ♄ therein posited, and ♂ Lord of the ascendant in ♊, an Ayery Signe, and ☽ in ♒, of the same triplicity. The ninth house and ♃ Lord thereof are Significators of the Benefice. In the first place I finde no ☌ betwixt ♃ Lord of the ninth, and ♂ Lord of the ascendant, or is the ☽ in any aspect with ♃.

问卜者由上升星座、在其中的土星、以及上升主星火星代表，火星在双子这个风象星座，月亮在水瓶，属同一三方。第九宫与其主木星是圣俸的征象星。首先，我发现第九宫主星木星与上升主星火星之间没有会合，月亮与木星也没有任何相位。

2 I finde neither ♂ Lord of the ascendant, or ☽ posited in the ninth.

二、我发现上升主星火星与月亮都不在第九宫。

3 There is no weighty Planet that translates or collects the light of ♃ (who signifies the preferment) unto ♂.

三、没有较重的行星把木星（代表这份升迁）的光传递或收集给火星。

4 There is no reception betwixt ♃ and ♂.

四、木星与火星之间没有接纳。

5 ♄ is impedited in the ascendant, and by his presence infortunates the question, causing the querent to despaire in the obtaining it.

五、土星在上升受阻，他在那里出现，使这个问题不吉，使问卜者对得到它感到绝望。

6 The ☽ seperates from a △ of ♂, and applies to an opposition of ☿, Lord of the third : which intimated in my judgment, that some neighbour of the querents, either with letter, words, or crosse information would wholly destroy the querents hopes, and that Mercuriall men, viz. Schollars, or Divines would be his enemies : and because I found ♀ in ♎ and seventh house, opposing the ascendant; I judged some Women would inform against him, or prejudice him in his suit.

六、月亮离开火星的三分，入相水星的对冲，水星是第三宫之主：依我的判断，这表示问卜者的某个邻居会用信件、言语或不实的告发完全毁掉问卜者的希望，水星型的人，即学者或神学家，会是他的敌人：又因为我发现金星在天秤、在第七宫，与上升对冲；我断有些女人会告发他，或在他的请求上害他。

By all what hath been collected, I dehorted him from proceeding after the matter any further, as not to be obtained; but the Parson being covetous would proceed further in the matter ; and so he did, and when he thought to have the matter absolutely on his side ; Behold, a scurvey Letter revealing some manifest truths concerning a Female, dasht the good Mans hopes, & exit.

根据所收集的这一切，我劝他不要再追求此事，因为得不到；但这位教区长贪心，偏要再追下去；他也就这么做了，正当他以为事情已稳稳在握之时；瞧，一封恶毒的信件揭出了关于一位女子的某些确凿真相，打碎了这位好人的希望，于是下场。

The querent was ♄ and ♂ exactly, had wit and volubility of tongue ; and as ☿ and the ☽ are in ☍, he under the Earth, she in the twelfth, he could never discover which of his neighbours it was that thus affronted him, nor would he aske me ; if he had, it must have been ♄ Lord of the twelfth, viz. some Farmer, or dealer in Cattle, living North-east from him about fifteene Furlongs ; a covetous repining Miser, Sickly, &c.

问卜者恰是土星与火星的样子，有机智，口齿伶俐；又因为水星与月亮对冲，他在地平之下，她在第十二宫，他始终没查出是哪个邻居这样冒犯他，也没来问我；若他问了，那必定是第十二宫主星土星所代表的人，即某个农夫或牲口贩子，住在他的东北方约十五弗隆处；一个贪婪、爱抱怨的守财奴，多病，等等。