卷三·第七节第十五至十七章　买鸟放飞、买牲畜与驯养小畜

CHAP. XV. Of buying of Birds, and letting them flie to return again.

第十五章　论买鸟，以及放它们飞出而再回来。

EVer remember, if the Birds you intend to buy are Faulcons or Hawks and the like, that the Moon be in Gemini, Libra, or Aquaries, or in the first 15. degrees of Capricorn, and fortifie the Ascendent, the sign of the sixth and its Lord.

始终要记住，若你打算买的鸟是隼或鹰之类，要月亮在双子、天秤或水瓶，或在摩羯的前十五度，并加强上升、第六宫的星座及其主星。

If the Birds are Pea-cocks, Turkeys, ordinary Cocks and Hens, &c. or any houshold Poultry, let the Ascendent, the sign of the sixth and their Lords be fortunate, and the Moon in an earthy or fixed sign well dignified; this causeth them to be profitable, good, and to remain with you: but if the Cocks you buy are for fighting or of the Game, let the Moon, Sun, and Mars be strong, and if possible, in reception of each other, or of the Lord of the sixth, &c.

若鸟是孔雀、火鸡、普通的公鸡母鸡等，或任何家养的家禽，就让上升、第六宫的星座及其主星吉利，月亮在土象或固定星座，有良好的尊贵；这使它们有利、好，并留在你身边：但若你买的公鸡是用来斗的，或是斗鸡种，就让月亮、太阳和火星强，若可能，彼此接纳，或受第六宫主星接纳，等等。

If thou intendest to buy Pigeons, or any such Bird for thy pleasure, let the Ascendent, the sixth, their Lords and the Moon, as hath been said, be strong or under no impediment, and let the Moon be in Sextile or Trine of Venus with reception, and if possible out of the fifth house; and if you can, let the sign of the sixth be Taurus or Libra, but Taurus, especially, for that it is the house of Venus, and exaltation of the Moon, and also fixed, which will conduce much to their staying with you.

若你打算为了消遣买鸽子或任何这样的鸟，就让上升、第六宫、它们的主星和月亮，照前面所说，强或不受阻碍，并让月亮带接纳与金星成六分或三分，若可能，出自第五宫；若你能做到，让第六宫的星座是金牛或天秤，但尤其是金牛，因为它是金星的庙，月亮的旺，又是固定星座，这会大大有助于它们留在你身边。

But if thou wouldst know when thou hadst best venture to let them first flie, that they may not wander away or forsake the place, let not the Moon apply to Conjunction or Aspect with any Planet going to combustion, or to Mars, especially out of aëry signs, or to Saturn; for all these denote no return, or that they shall be killed or come to some mischance or other.

但若你想知道最好什么时候冒险让它们第一次飞出去，使它们不迷失、不离开那地方，就不要让月亮以会合或相位入相于任何正走向焦伤的行星，或入相于火星，尤其是从风象星座出发，或入相于土星；因为这些都表示不回来，或它们会被杀死，或遭到这样那样的不测。

Wherefore let the sign ascending, the sign of the sixth, and their Lords, and also the Moon, be free from all impediment and in good aspect of Iupiter or Venus, provided they be not combust or going thereunto, and let as many of these as you can be in fixed signs or beholding them, especialy the Moon, the Ascendent and the sixth house.

所以要让上升的星座、第六宫的星座和它们的主星，还有月亮，免于一切阻碍，与木星或金星成吉相位，只要它们不焦伤或不走向焦伤，并让其中尽可能多的几个在固定星座或照看固定星座，尤其是月亮、上升和第六宫。

And lastly if thow wouldst buy Water-fowle, as are Swans, Geese and Ducks, let the aforesaid significators and places be in watry signs, viz Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces; if to remain or keep from straying, let Scorpio be preferred; Pisces also in this matter hath preheminency before Cancer.

最后，若你要买水禽，如天鹅、鹅和鸭，就让上述征象星与位置在水象星座，即巨蟹、天蝎和双鱼；若要它们留下、不走失，就优先取天蝎；在这事上双鱼也优于巨蟹。

CHAP. XVI. Of buying fourfooted beasts.

第十六章　论买四足牲畜。

SEE that in this work thou fortifiest that sign which doth represent the beast to be bought, or that which is neerest to its nature, and fortifie it, and the Moon, the Lord of Ascendent, sign of the sixth and their Lords, and let the Moon if possible be in reception with the Lord of the sign signifying the beast, or the Lord of the sixth, and free from impediment, or if not in reception, yet in Sextile or Trine.

在这件事上，要看你加强代表所买牲畜的那个星座，或最接近它本性的那个星座，加强它，还有月亮、上升主星、第六宫的星座及其主星，若可能，让月亮与代表那牲畜之星座的主星，或与第六宫主星接纳，并免于阻碍，或若不接纳，也要成六分或三分。

If the beast to be bought be Bull, Ox, Cow or Horse, or any other great Cattel, let the Moon be in Taurus, or the last fifteen degrees of Sagittary.

若要买的牲畜是公牛、阉牛、母牛或马，或任何别的大牲畜，就让月亮在金牛，或射手的后十五度。

If Sheep, in Aries; if Goats, in Capricorn, or in Taurus, if it cannot be otherwise helped; and if the Beast be a male, place your significators in masculine signs, if a female, the contrary:

若是羊，在白羊；若是山羊，在摩羯，若实在别无办法，也可在金牛；若牲畜是雄的，就把你的征象星放在阳性星座，若是雌的，就相反：

If Dogs or Hounds for hunting, fortifie the Ascendent, the sixth and their Lords, also the Moon, and let the Ascendent be in the last 15. degrees of Leo or Sagittary, for this maketh them strong and bold; and for swiftness, let the Moon and your significators be in aëry signs; understand the same in buying Race Horses.

若是狗或猎犬，就加强上升、第六宫及其主星，还有月亮，并让上升在狮子或射手的后十五度，因为这使它们强壮勇敢；要它们快，就让月亮和你的征象星在风象星座；买赛马也照此理解。

Let the Moon in buying any beast be fortunate, in Sextile or Trine of the Fortunes, and free from the malevolent Aspects of the Infortunes.

买任何牲畜时，让月亮吉利，与吉星成六分或三分，免于凶星的恶相位。

As for matter of the price, as buying to advantage and cheap, I refer thee to the 3. chap. of the 3. Sect. of this 3. Book, where is sufficiently of this matter, which will serve in any thing of this nature Mutatis mutandis, varying your Rules according to Art, and so thou art to take notice in any other house where any thing is left out; you must have respect to the foregoing Chapters for businesses of the same nature, and so frame your business according to discretion and understanding; for it is not for me to insist on every particular in every house, for that would swell this Volumn to a bulk as large again as it is, naturally I abhorring tedious Discourses, especially if it may be helped; so also in Sect. 4. and 2.

至于价钱的事，如买得划算、买得便宜，我请你去看本书第三卷第三节第三章，那里关于这件事讲得足够了，它在任何这类事上都适用，只要作必要的变更，照此术来变换你的规则，在任何别的宫里有什么略去的，你也要这样留意；对同类性质的事，你必须参照前面的各章，照判断力与理解来安排你的事；因为我不能在每一宫里坚持讲每一个细节，因为那会把这本书胀成现在的两倍大，而我天生厌恶冗长的论述，尤其是在可以避免时；同样在第四节第二

Chap. I have given thee sufficient Rules for electing a time to make any agreement of love between brethren; the like I might have handled in the fourth house between the Son and the Father: in the fifth between the Native and his Son; and in this house between him and his Servants, &c.

章里，我已经给了你为兄弟之间立下任何友爱之约择时的足够规则；同样的事我本可以在第四宫讲父子之间的：在第五宫讲本命者与他的儿子之间的；在这一宫讲他与他的仆人之间的，等等。

But since those Rules are sufficient, the significators being varyed (as I have said) what need is there for me to inlarge my Volumn when it may be sufficient otherways? for it is but placing the fourth house and its Lord (as you have heard of the third) for the Father: the fifth, for the Son; the sixth, for the servant; the seventh for the wife, Leaman, or open enemy, &c. and then you are right; and thus much for this, or any other business.

但既然那些规则就够了，只要（如我所说）把征象星变换一下，我何必在别处已足够时还要扩充我的书呢？因为只要（像你听过的第三宫那样）为父亲取第四宫及其主星：为儿子取第五宫；为仆人取第六宫；为妻子、情人或公开的敌人取第七宫，等等，你就对了；关于这事，或任何别的事，就讲这么多。

CHAP. XVII. Of bringing up Dogs, or Taming of small Cattel.

第十七章　论养狗，或驯养小牲畜。

EVer you are herein to fortifie the Ascendent, its Lord, the Moon and her dispositor, the sign of the sixth and its Lord, and let the Moon be increasing in light and motion, and in reception with the Lord of the sixth or his Dispositor, or in good Aspect with them, or either of them, or the Lord of the Ascendent or its Dispositor in reception or good Aspect with them or either of them; and if possible, let the Moon, the Lord of the Ascendent, or the Lord of the sixth be in Sextile or Trine (with reception) with Jupiter or Venus, or in good Aspect, if not reception; yet if thou canst not observe all this, be sure to observe as much thereof as thou canst; but especially fortifie the Moon, the Lord of the Ascendent and the Lord of the sixth, and if possible, let them be in some benevolent configuration of Jupiter or Venus, and so order your time according to discretion and your Rules, &c.

在这事上你始终要加强上升、其主星、月亮及其定位星、第六宫的星座及其主星，并让月亮在光与行速上增长，与第六宫主星或其定位星接纳，或与他们二者或其中之一成吉相位，或让上升主星或其定位星与他们二者或其中之一接纳或成吉相位；若可能，让月亮、上升主星或第六宫主星与木星或金星成六分或三分（带接纳），若不带接纳，也要成吉相位；但若这一切你不能遵守，一定要尽你所能多遵守几条；但特别要加强月亮、上升主星和第六宫主星，若可能，让它们与木星或金星成某种吉的格局，照判断力与你的规则来安排你的时间，等等。