卷二·第九章　疾病的总体预断

CHAP. IX.

第九章

Generall Prognostications of the Disease.

疾病的总体预断。

1. FIrst of all (quoth my Author) The House of Heaven is of more force then the Sign; and its very like; and the Signe then the Planet; and the Planet then the fixed star he is with: But Doctor Reason told me, the Planet was of more force then the signe, because he was nearer to the earth.

一、首先（我的作者说），天上的宫比星座更有力，这很可能是对的；星座又比行星更有力；行星又比与它同在的恒星更有力。但理性医生告诉我，行星比星座更有力，因为它离地球更近。

2. If the ascendent, and the luminaries, and their Lords be afflicted by the Malevolent, or by an ill House, or by the Lord of Death, (its no great matter what star it is) and the benevolents lend no aid, 'tis shrewdly to be uspected the sicknesse drags death ats taile; he's a wise Physitian that can cut the cord.

二、若上升点、两光以及它们的主星，受凶星所害，或受凶宫所害，或受死亡之主所害（是哪颗星倒关系不大），而吉星又不施援手，那就很可以怀疑这场病尾巴上拖着死亡；能剪断这根绳子的，才算高明的医生。

3. If the forenamed significators be well disposed and not afflicted, the fear of death is more then the harme.

三、若前面所说的这些征象星配置良好、不受侵害，那么怕死的心多于实际的伤害。

4. A Benevolent Planet in the sixth, cures the disease without the helpe of a Physitian.

四、吉星在第六宫，不靠医生帮助也能把病治好。

5. A Malevolent Planet there causeth a change in the disease, and usually from better to worse.

五、凶星在那里，会使病情起变化，而且通常是由好转坏。

6 An infortune in the seventh shews but, a paltry Physitian, though he be a Collegiate. A fortune there, the contrary.

六、凶星在第七宫，表示医生不过是个蹩脚货，哪怕他是医师学院的院士。吉星在那里，则相反。

7 A fortune in the tenth shewes proper Physick who ever gives it.

七、吉星在第十宫，表示所用之药对症，不论是谁开的。

8 A fortune in the fourth brings the disease to a good and speedy end (unlesse he be Lord of the eight.) Every man must do his office; and as the case may be ordered, Jupiter may kill a man as soon as Saturne.

八、吉星在第四宫，使病得到良好而迅速的结局（除非它是第八宫之主）。各人都得尽各人的职分；视情形而定，木星也可能像土星一样快地杀人。

9. Jupiter helps most in cold diseases, Venus in hot.

九、木星对寒性的病帮助最大，金星对热性的病帮助最大。

10. The bodies of Jupiter and Venus soon cure the sick; their Trines and Sextiles will not be much behind hand in the businesse: And to tell you my owne opinion without any complements; The Quartile and Opposition of Jupiter and Venus is better then the Sextile and Trine of Saturn or Mars in this case, unlesse they be Lord of the ascendent. And by the time you have been acquainted with Dr. Experience but halfe so long as I have been, hee'l make you beleeve that what I say, is true.

十、木星和金星的本体能很快治好病人；它们的三分与六分在这件事上也差不了多少。说句不客气的老实话：在这种情形下，木星、金星的四分与对冲，比土星或火星的六分与三分还要好，除非土星火星是上升主星。等你同经验医生打交道的时间有我一半长，他就会让你相信我说的是真的。

11 A Malevolent in the ascendent threatens death; and makes the sick as crossegrained as Bajazet the Turkish Emperour when he was in the iron Cage.

十一、凶星在上升点，主有死亡之险；还使病人脾气乖戾，就像突厥皇帝巴耶济德被关在铁笼里时那样。

12. Good stars in bad places, afflict the humour they governe; They doe the like if they be afflicted with malevolent. Was never any of you that reads these lines abused by honest people?

十二、好星落在坏的位置，会使它所主管的那种体液受损；若受凶星侵害，也是如此。读这几行的诸位，难道从没被老实人坑过吗？

13 Th conjunction of the Moon and Mercury is as constant as a weather-cock: the disposition of Mercury is very various according to his position and aspect: With the Fortunes he is better then either. He's just like the people of this Nation; he followes the swinge of the times.

十三、月亮与水星会合，就像风向标一样变化无常：水星的性情随其位置与相位而千变万化；与吉星同在时，他比两者中的任何一个都好。他活像这个国家的人民，跟着时势摇摆。

14 The Moon in conjunction with the Sun upon a criticall day, alwayes portends mischiefe; and take this for a Maxime from me, and say I told you of it; no aspect is so propitious to the Moon as the Trine and Sextile of the Sun. Nothing so hatefull to the squeamish Virgin as hls Conjunction Quartile and Opposition.

十四、月亮在危象之日与太阳会合，总是预示祸害；从我这里把这句当作格言记下，就说是我告诉你的：没有哪种相位对月亮比太阳的三分与六分更吉利；对这位挑剔的处女，没有什么比他的会合、四分与对冲更可憎。

15 If the Moon upon a Criticall day apply to a malevolent, you'l say that is but a scurvy signe: I am halfe of your opinion: yet it is good to be wise, & that you may be so, see which of them is strongest; the Moon, or the Malevolent; if the Moon be strongest, she'l make a handsome shift with him: if she be weakest, you know the old Proverbe, The weokest goes to the wals, and the sick is like to be forced to make use of a winding-sheet instead of a featherbed.

十五、若月亮在危象之日入相一颗凶星，你会说这是个糟糕的兆头：我同意你一半；但做人要聪明，为了让你聪明，要看两者谁更强，月亮还是那颗凶星：若月亮更强，她会体面地对付过去；若她更弱，你知道那句老话：“弱者被挤到墙边”，病人怕是只能用裹尸布代替羽毛床了。

16. If the Moon upon a Critical day be with the bodies of Sol, Mars, or Saturn; and which of them shee's withall, be Lord of the eighth House: away trots life to seeke a new habitation; for shee's weary of her old House.

十六、若月亮在危象之日与太阳、火星或土星的本体同在，而她所同在的那颗星又是第八宫之主，那么生命就要快步离去，另寻新居；因为她已厌倦了旧宅。

17. If the Moon on a Critical day be strong in her House or exaltion, though aspected to no Planet at all; shee'l play her part stoutly (for all she is a woman) that she'l restore the sick to his pristine health, if she were not too too much afflicted at the Decumbiture.

十七、若月亮在危象之日强旺，在自己的庙或旺之处，即使不与任何行星成相位，她也会（别看她是个女的）奋力尽责，使病人恢复原来的健康，只要她在卧床之时受害不太重。

18. If the Moon be not at all afflicted at the Decumbiture (as such a thing may be) yet if she be afflicted on the Critical day, a good Crisis cannot be expected: Sicknesse keeps his old house, unlesse death dispossesse him. This in general; But he that would go the wisest way to worke in judging of diseases, must come to particulars. The thing I promised you in this Chapter, was general Prognostications of diseases; which that I may make lucidly appear to you, (for you shall not find one of Pharaohs Taske-masters of me, to set you to make Bricks, and give you no straw;) Be but pleased seriously to weigh in the Ballance of Reason, these particulars.

十八、即使月亮在卧床之时毫不受害（这种事是可能有的），但若她在危象之日受害，就不能指望有好的危象：病魔守着它的老宅不走，除非死亡把它赶出去。以上是总论；但想用最明智的方法判病的人，必须深入细节。我在本章答应给你们的，是疾病的总体预断；为了把它清楚地摆在你们面前（你们会发现我可不是法老的督工，叫你们做砖却不给草），请你们用理性的天平认真掂量下面这几项细目。

1. First of all, What diseases every Planet of himselfe distinctly causeth.

一、首先，每颗行星本身各自引起哪些疾病。

2. What diseases distinctly are under every severall signe of the Zodiack.

二、哪些疾病各自归属黄道上的每一个星座。

3. What particular part and member of the body, every Planet generally ruleth.

三、每颗行星大体上主管身体的哪个部位与器官。

4. What particular part and member of the body, is under the the influence of every signe of the Zodiack, and house of the heavens in a Caelestial Scheme.

四、身体的哪个部位与器官，受黄道每一个星座以及天象图中天上每一个宫的影响。

5. What part of the body every Planet particularly rules, according to his transit through each signe.

五、每颗行星按照它经行各个星座，具体主管身体的哪个部位。

Of all these in Order, and in the same Order they are set down; and if I should happen to be a little critical against my Author, who can helpe it?

这一切都将依次讲述，次序就照上面所列；若我碰巧对我的作者稍加挑剔，谁又能拦得住呢？