卷一·第十七章　排行：母亲生过几个孩子

XVII. On Knowing How Many Children the Native's Mother Has Borne.

第十七章　论此人的母亲生过几个孩子。

[1] If you want to know how many children his mother bore before she bore him, look at the Ascendant and the lords of its triplicity, and see which of the lords of its triplicity is the stronger.

[1] 若想知道他母亲在生他之前生过几个孩子，就看上升及其三分主，看哪颗三分主更强。

[2] If you find the stronger of them in the Ascendant, say that this child is the first; if you find it in the Midheaven, say that he is the fourth or the first; if you find it in the seventh, say that he is the seventh or the first,

[2] 若见较强的那颗在上升，就说这孩子是头胎；若在中天，就说他是第四胎或头胎；若在第七，就说他是第七胎或头胎，

[3] for the angles signify the first.

[3] 因为角主头一个。

Watch lest a malefic be angular together with the lord of the triplicity, or regard it by square or opposition, for this brings the death of brothers.

要留意是否有凶星与这颗三分主同在角，或以四分、对冲照见它，因为那主兄弟死亡。

[4] If they are both cadent, perhaps nothing is allotted: it either brings the death of brothers or makes them live abroad.

[4] 若两颗都落在果宫，或许什么也没分到：要么主兄弟死亡，要么使他们客居异乡。

If they are on the left side of the Ascendant, under the earth, count from it to the Ascendant, and from this it will be clear to you how many she bore before him.

若它们在上升的左侧、地平之下，就从它数到上升，由此就能看出她在他之前生过几个。

If a bicorporeal sign occurs in the count, count that sign double.

数到双体星座时，这个星座要算两次。

[5] If you find a malefic in between, say that it was a miscarriage, or a child with a mark and a defect.

[5] 若见其间有凶星，就说那是流产，或是身有记号、残缺的孩子。

[6] If you find a benefic, say that they are more than the number you have reckoned and that they live, provided that benefic is direct in its course and bright in its light.

[6] 若见其间有吉星，就说孩子比你算出的数目还多，而且都活着——只要那颗吉星顺行、光亮充足。

[7] If you find the lord of the triplicity above the earth, count from the Ascendant to it, and the rest of the examination is as I have written for you; and perhaps there is one who is still awaited [text uncertain].

[7] 若见三分主在地平之上，就从上升数到它，其余看法照我给你写的；也许还有一个在等候〔原文疑有讹误〕。

[8] If you find neither a malefic nor a benefic between the Ascendant and the Midheaven, say that this one is the firstborn; and if he is not the firstborn, the one before him does not count and there is no good in it, being a miscarriage or the like,

[8] 若见上升与中天之间既无凶星也无吉星，就说这个是头胎；若他不是头胎，那么他之前那个不算数，也没什么好的，是流产之类，

[9] or it signifies the death of the one who was before him: if such a native has an elder brother, he will see his death. If you find a malefic in between, say that the one who was before him will be of no use and will die.

[9] 或者主他前一个的死亡：此人若有兄姐，必见其死。若见其间有凶星，就说他前一个没有用处、会死去。

[10] Look from the Ascendant to the IC: if you find a planet in between, say that his mother will bear another child.

[10] 再从上升看到天底：若见其间有行星，就说他母亲还会再生孩子。

[11] If that planet is a malefic, it signifies the destruction of the one who comes after him, or that he will have none.

[11] 若那颗行星是凶星，主他之后那个孩子夭亡，或者他根本没有弟妹。

[12] If you find nothing there, say that his mother will have no one after him.

[12] 若见那里什么也没有，就说他母亲在他之后不会再生。