卷二·第十三章·第一部　病长病短之兆

PART. I.

第一部

Signes of long or short sicknesse.

病长病短之兆。

1 FIrst, the 6th. house being possessed by a fixed sign, argues length in the disease; if the signe that possesseth the Cuspe by the 6th. be moveable, the disease will be short; if the signe be common, the disease will either be meane in respect of length, or else a change of the disease, or a relapse is to be feared.

一、首先，第六宫由固定星座占据，主病程长；若占据第六宫宫头的星座是启动星座，病会短；若是双体星座，病的长短会居中，不然就要担心病会转变或复发。

2 If the latter degrees of a signe be upon the Cuspe of the 6th. the disease will quickly end either one way or another.

二、若某个星座的末几度在第六宫宫头上，病很快就会结束，不论往哪个方向。

3 A fixed signe under Cuspe of the 6th. shews tough and hard humours to be the causes of the disease, and such as are hard to be expelled, they stick to the body like birdlime.

三、固定星座在第六宫宫头之下，表明病因是黏韧坚硬、难以排出的体液，它们像粘鸟胶一样粘在身上。

4 Saturne Lord of the 6th. shewes long diseases; Jupiter, Mars and the Sun short; Mercury such as are as constant as the weathercock.

四、土星为第六宫主，主长病；木星、火星与太阳主短病；水星所主的病，跟风信鸡一样“恒定”。

5 If the Lord of the 6th be stronger then the Lord of the Ascendent, the sicknesse gets strength against nature: if you find it so upon a figure in urine, judge the disease increaseth.

五、若第六宫主比上升主星强，病就压过本性而得势；若你在验尿之盘上见到这样，就断病在加重。

6 If the Lord of the 6th. be weaker then the Lord of the ascendent, nature, gets strength over the disease, and will at last put him to a totall rout.

六、若第六宫主比上升主星弱，本性就压过疾病而得势，最终会把它彻底击溃。

7. Common signes shew the disease will stay in one state, as long as a Cat is tyed to a Pudding.

七、双体星座表明病停留在一种状态的时间，跟把猫拴在布丁上一样长。

8. The Lord of the 6th. if he be a Malevolent, it is an ill omen; if he be a benevolent, you need not so much as feare a long sicknesse; for the disease will be cured both speedily and easily, unlesse the said benevolent be Lord also of the 8th.

八、第六宫主若是凶星，是不祥之兆；若是吉星，你连长病都不必担心；因为病会治得又快又容易，除非这颗吉星同时也是第八宫主。

9. If the Moon apply to the Lord of the 6th. the disease will be increased till it has put life to it's trumps.

九、若月亮入相第六宫主，病会一直加重，直到把性命逼到最后一招。

If the moon be Lady of the ascendent, ill dyet was the cause of it; perhaps a surfeit by drinking.

若月亮是上升主星，起因是饮食不当；也许是饮酒过量。

If Venus be Lady of the 6th. 'tis women, or it may be sports and pastimes, or such gewgaies as Venus delights in: you know how to judge of the rest of the Planets according to their severall natures.

若金星是第六宫主，起因是女人，或者是游乐消遣，或金星所喜的那类小玩意儿：其余行星，你知道怎样按它们各自的本性去判断。

10. If the Lord of the sixth apply to the Quartile or Opposition of the Lord of the ascendent, the disease increaseth, and is not yet come to his height.

十、若第六宫主入相上升主星的四分或对冲，病在加重，还没到顶点。

I confesse this, and many other Aphorismes hereabouts, belong not at all to the Decumbitures; but to questions upon Urine, and most of them, if not all of them, will hold true in them also.

我承认，这一条以及这附近的许多警句，根本不属于卧床之盘，而属于验尿的问卜；不过其中大多数，即便不是全部，在卧床之盘里也同样成立。

11. The Lord of the 6th. and 8th. is but a scurvy unlucky signe, and shews the sicknesse will end in death: if it be in the 4th. it shews the sicknesse will end in the Grave.

十一、第六宫主兼第八宫主，是个糟糕不吉的兆头，表明病以死亡告终：若它在第四宫，表明病以入墓告终。

12. The Lord of the 6th. and the 12th. cryes aloud that the Patient opposeth his own health.

十二、第六宫主兼第十二宫主，大声宣告病人在与自己的健康作对。

13. The Lord of the 8th. in the 6th. and the Lord of the 6th. in the 8th. if they be in friendly aspect, the sick soon recovers.

十三、第八宫主在第六宫，第六宫主在第八宫，若它们成友好的相位，病人很快康复。

14. I confesse the former Aphorisme seems a paradox to me; I should rather think sicknesse and death had made a match together, to take away the life of the Patient, and shall do so still, till I have spoken with Doctor Experience about it.

十四、我承认，前一条在我看来像是个悖论；我倒宁可认为疾病与死亡结成了一对，要一同夺走病人的性命；而且我还会一直这样认为，直到我就此和经验博士谈过为止。

15. If there be an Opposition, Sextile, or Trine between the Lord of the sixth and Jupiter, the sick soon recovers; for Jupiter will handle him without mittons, and 'tis very probable Venus will not come much behind them in the businesse.

十五、若第六宫主与木星之间有对冲、六分或三分，病人很快康复；因为木星对付它毫不手软，而金星很可能在这件事上也不会落后多少。

16. Even in such a case Jupiter be in the ninth House, the sicknesse comes by reason of some Physick formerly taken, which will at last much conduce to the Patients health.

十六、即使在这种情形下，若木星在第九宫，病是由于从前服过的某种药而起，而这药最终会大大有益于病人的健康。

I doubt my Author mistooke the ninth House for the tenth; did I say I doubted it? nay, I know it.

我怀疑我那位作者把第十宫错当成了第九宫；我是说我怀疑吗？不，我知道就是如此。

It is the tenth house, that it is, the house of Physick, and not the ninth.

是第十宫，正是，第十宫才是医药之宫，不是第九宫。

17. A malevolent in the 6th, is an ill signe; but a benevolent there is as good a one for all that.

十七、凶星在第六宫是坏兆头；但吉星在那里，却也同样是好兆头。

18. The Lord of the 12th, and the 6th shews Witch-craft, or possession by the Devil, thats as bad: and if he be a malevolent, you may take it for granted, 'tis as sure as a club.

十八、第十二宫主兼第六宫主，表明是巫术，或者是魔鬼附身，那也一样糟；若它是凶星，你可以当作定论，确凿得像棍棒一样。

19. The Lord of the ascendent in the 6th. and the Lord of the 6th. in the ascendent, shews long diseases; and such as will continue till one of them, if not till both of them make his exit out of the signe he is in.

十九、上升主星在第六宫，而第六宫主在上升点，主长病；这病会一直持续，直到它们之中的一颗、甚至两颗都离开所在的星座为止。

20. If in such a case the malevolent cast ill aspect to her, bid her Physitian use his wits as far as he can, though the fear of death is not small.

二十、在这种情形下，若凶星以不良相位照她，就叫她的医生尽量用心，因为死亡之忧不小。

21. The Lord of the Ascendent and 6th house, in Quartile, Opposition, or Conjunction, in such degrees as Artists call Azemini, and in Angles, threatens such perpetuall pain, which none but Doctor Death is likely to cure.

二十一、上升主星与第六宫主成四分、对冲或会合，在星占家所称的残缺度数上，又在角宫，预示一种无休无止的疼痛，恐怕只有死神博士才治得好。

22. The Lord of the 6th. in the ascendent, shewes the disease will continue long enough, nay longer then 'tis welcome; but it doth not signifie the sick must needs dye; for that belongs to the 8th house and his Lord.

二十二、第六宫主在上升点，表明病会持续得够久，甚至久得令人厌烦；但这并不表明病人必死；因为那归第八宫及其主星管。

23. 'Tis no good signe of quick recovery, when the Lord of the 6th. house is a malevolent.

二十三、第六宫主是凶星时，不是速愈之兆。

24. If the Sun, Moon, and Lord of the ascendent, be free from ill beams of ill Planents, and apply to fortunes that are any thing strong and like to do good, the cure will come as soon as you can in reason hope for it.

二十四、若太阳、月亮与上升主星不受凶星的恶光，又入相那些有几分力量、可望行善的吉星，痊愈会在你按理所能期望的最早时候到来。

25. Tis alwaies bad when the Sun, moon, or Lord of the ascendent apply to the Lord of 6th, 8th. or 12th. houses; and tis not a whit better, if they be Lord of those houses.

二十五、太阳、月亮或上升主星入相第六、第八或第十二宫主，总是不好的；若它们自己就是这几宫的主星，也一点不比这更好。

26. It is an exceeding good signe at the beginning of a sicknesse, if neither the Lord of the ascendent, Sun nor Moon behold the Lord of the 6th. or 8th. houses.

二十六、病刚起时，若上升主星、太阳、月亮都不照第六宫主或第八宫主，那是极好的兆头。

27. Its very ill when the Lord of the ascendent is afflicted, namely if he be retrograde or in an ill house, in his detriment or fall, or besieged the malevolents. All houses which behold not the ascendents, are ill houses; namely the 6th. 8th. and 12th. I will take no notice at all of the second in this case, because it is succeeding to the first; but the 7th. shall not scape so, because it opposeth the ascendents: it is very bad when the Lord of the ascendent is there.

二十七、上升主星受克，是很不好的，即它逆行，或在凶宫，在陷或落，或被凶星所围。凡不照上升点的宫都是凶宫，即第六、第八、第十二宫。这里我完全不理会第二宫，因为它是第一宫的续宫；但第七宫不能这样放过，因为它与上升点对冲：上升主星在那里是很不好的。

28. In such cases, tis true the disease may happily be cured, if good courses be taken; but either a relapse into that disease is to be feared, or else the disease is subject to a change out of that disease into another as bad, whereby the sick is in danger of death, unlesse in the mean season the Lord of the ascendent grows stronger; for the stronger he is, the better able he is to preserve life.

二十八、在这些情形下，病固然可能幸而治愈，只要调治得法；但不是要担心旧病复发，就是病会转成另一种同样坏的病，病人因而有死亡之险，除非在这期间上升主星变强；因为他越强，越能保全性命。

29. The Lord of the ascendent infortunated by the Lord of the 6th. though he be but in his terme, prolongs the sicknesse.

二十九、上升主星为第六宫主所伤，哪怕他只是在第六宫主的界里，也会使病拖长。

30. If the Lord of the ascendent be infortunated by the lord of the 8th. gives feare enough, that none but death can end the quarrel between the sick and the sicknesse.

三十、若上升主星为第八宫主所伤，那就足以令人担心：病人与疾病之间的争斗，只有死亡才能了结。

31. If the lord of the ascendent be slow in motion, the sicknesse will be as slow in the parting, and slower if Saturn be lord of the ascendent: but if the lord of the ascendent be swift in motion, according to the haste he maks, such speed you may expect of the disease.

三十一、若上升主星行速迟缓，病也会同样迟迟不去；若土星是上升主星，就更慢；但若上升主星行速快，他走得多急，病就去得多快。

32. The lord of the ascendent angular and strong, and no way impedited, let the disease be never so violent, the feare of death is more then the harme.

三十二、上升主星居角而强，毫无阻碍，那么不论病多凶，怕死的心都比实际的害处大。

33. The lord of the ascendent entring into another signe, though it be out of his own house into another; provided it be not into the house of the lord of the 6th. 8th or 12th. the disease soon ends in health; if it be into the house of the lord of the 8th. the sick dyes at the time; if it be into the house of the lord of the 6th. the sicknesse is increased; if into the house of the lord of the twelfth, the sicke either keeps ill dyet, or is unruly, or is mad to takes supper in another word; in such a case, he that will not be ruled by reason, must be ruled by force.

三十三、上升主星进入另一个星座，即使是从自己的庙进入别处；只要不是进入第六、第八或第十二宫主的庙，病很快就以康复告终；若进入第八宫主的庙，病人在那时死去；若进入第六宫主的庙，病会加重；若进入第十二宫主的庙，病人不是饮食不当，就是不听管束，或者疯了似的要去另一个世界吃晚饭；遇到这种情形，不肯听理性管束的人，就得用强力管束。

34. If the lord of the ascendent be weak of himself, yet if he joyned to a fortune, the recovery will be very speedily; for if the fortune be any thing strong, he will helpe it forward with tooth and naile.

三十四、若上升主星本身弱，但他若与一颗吉星相会，康复会很快；因为那吉星只要有几分力量，就会拼尽全力推它一把。

35. The lord of the ascendent, the Sun or the moon joyned to an infortune, prolongs the disease; and the weaker they are, the longer is the disease like to last.

三十五、上升主星、太阳或月亮与凶星相会，使病拖长；它们越弱，病就可能拖得越久。

36. If the significator of the disease be in a signe of the nature of the disease: for example, suppose the disease proceeds of melancholy, if the significator be in an earthly signe, it exceedingly prolongs the disease; judge the like by the rest of the humours; in such cases the cure is exceeding difficult; vis unita fortior.

三十六、若疾病的征象星在与病性相同的星座：比如，假设病由忧郁质而起，征象星若在土象星座，就大大拖长病程；其余体液依此类推；在这些情形下，治疗极难；合在一起的力量更强。

37. If the significator of the sicknesse be an infortune, and applyed to the lord of the ascendent, it mightily retards the cure; you see what need there is the Physitian be an Astrologer; I know not how a man should help nature, unlesse he knows it.

三十七、若疾病的征象星是凶星，又入相上升主星，大大延缓痊愈；你看医生多么需要是个星占家；一个人若不了解本性，我不知道他怎能帮助本性。

38. If the moon be with the lord of the ascendent, or applyed to him, the cure comes gallantly on, if she be swift in motion; but if she be slow in motion, she hales the cure back-wards.

三十八、若月亮与上升主星同在，或入相他，治疗就进展顺利，只要她行速快；但若她行速慢，她就把治疗往后拖。

39. If the moon decrease both in light and motion, and be with the Quartile, Opposition, or body of Saturn, the disease is extream; for the next time she comes to his body or opposition, unlesse you can cure the disease before, and he is a Physitian indeed that can do it, death takes possession of the breathlesse Corps of the Patient.

三十九、若月亮光与行速都在减，又与土星成四分、对冲或体合，病就极重；因为她下一次到他本体或对冲之处时，除非你能在那之前治好这病——而能做到的才真算医生——死亡便会临到病人。

40. The moon, or any other significator of the sick joyned to a Planet direct and swift in motion, shews but a short sicknesse; But if the Planet be retrograde or slow, the cure will be as slow to a haire.

四十、月亮或别的病人征象星，与一颗顺行而行速快的行星相会，表明病短；但若那颗行星逆行或行速慢，治疗也会分毫不差地同样慢。

41. If Scorpion ascend, the sick is the causer of his own sicknesse; because then Aries is upon the cuspe of the 6th. house and one Planet is lord of both places; and if he be in either of both those houses, it is so much the worse, for he will add fire to the fuel, and blow the Bellows too.

四十一、若天蝎上升，病人是自己致病的；因为那时白羊在第六宫宫头，一颗行星同主这两处；若他就在这两宫之一，那就更糟，因为他会火上加油，还要拉风箱。

42. Both the Luminaries in Cadent houses and their dispositors together with the lord of the ascendent afflicted, shews a disease so dangerous, that the Physitian hath need enough to look about him.

四十二、两光都在果宫，它们的定位星连同上升主星又受克，表明病情危险，医生要十分小心。

43. If in such a case the benevolents set the helping hands, the disease will be prolonged, and ever acute become chronick; yet if the benevolent be strongest, the disease will at last be cured beyond all hope; if the malevolents be strongest, tis shrewdly to be feared, that death must turn Physitian when all comes to all.

四十三、在这种情形下，若吉星伸出援手，病会拖长，连急症也会转成慢性病；但若吉星最强，病终会治好，出乎一切希望；若凶星最强，那就很可担心，到头来只有死亡来当医生了。

44. Suppose Mars be lord of the ascendent, and in the 6th yet if he be in any aspect to Venus, 'tis not desperately bad, because she mitigates his evill.

四十四、假设火星是上升主星，又在第六宫，但他若与金星成任何相位，就不至于糟到绝望，因为她缓和他的恶。

45 The lord of the 6th. in the 8th. afflicted by Saturn or Mars, if he be weak, viz. retrograde or combust, or in his detriment, the discase will continue till death cures it.

四十五、第六宫主在第八宫，受土星或火星所克，若他又弱，即逆行或焦伤，或在陷，病会一直持续到死亡来了结它。

46. The Sun, Moon, or lord of the ascendent with a fortune, and that fortune they are with retrograde, promiseth cure; but together with the promise, comes a threatning of length of the disease.

四十六、太阳、月亮或上升主星与吉星同在，而那吉星逆行，主可治愈；但随着这个许诺，也带来病程长久的威胁。

47. The Moon in a blad place of the heavens, prolongs thr disease if she be in a fixed signe, without any further dispute of the story.

四十七、月亮在天空中的不利之处，若又在固定星座，病就拖长，不必再多争论。

48 Never forget this generall rule, the stronger the Moon is at the decumbiture, the better it is for the sick; the weaker she is at that time, the worse.

四十八、永远别忘了这条通则：卧床之时月亮越强，对病人越好；那时她越弱，越糟。

49 It were a good thing and very commendable if the nativity of the sick could be procured; for if Saturne be Lord of the Nativity, the sick may live, though the Moon be in with his body, or opposition at the decumbiture.

四十九、若能得到病人的本命盘，那是好事，很值得称道；因为若土星是本命的命主，即使卧床之时月亮与他本体相会或对冲，病人也可能活下来。

50 Judge of the length or shortnesse of the disease according as the disease is; for it is not to be expected that a Feaver should last seven yeare; and it is as little to be hoped that a Consumption should be cured in a day.

五十、要按病的性质来判断病程的长短；因为不能指望一场热病持续七年，也同样别指望痨病一天就好。