卷三·第十节第二至三章　造船、下水、航海与学艺习乐

CHAP. II. Of building of Ships and Gallies, and of lanching them, and of voyaging by Sea.

第二章　论建造船只与桨帆船，使之下水，以及航海。

THE first thing we are to provide for any voyage at Sea is a Bark, Gallie, Ship or such like Vessel; wherefore it seemeth requisite unto me I here shew a fit time for making of such Commodities, and then we shall come to the time of Voyaging. Some of the Ancients have placed this Election in the fourth House; but because Voyages are under the signification of the ninth House, and they cannot be accomplished without Ships, I thought it more convenient to place it in this House.

任何航海我们首先要准备的，是一艘三桅帆船、桨帆船、海船或这类船只；所以我认为应当在这里先说明制造这类用具的合宜时间，然后再讲航海的时间。有些古人把这一择日放在第四宫；但因为航海属第九宫所主，没有船就不能完成航海，我认为放在这一宫更合宜。

In the composition or building of Ships there are three sorts considerable; the first are such as serve for War, the second for Traffique or Merchandise, the third we term Gallies and ordinary Vessels.

在船的制造或建造上，有三类要考虑；第一类是用于战争的，第二类是用于贸易或经商的，第三类我们称为桨帆船和寻常船只。

Wherefore in building of Ships for War or swift sailing, fortifie the Ascendent and its Lord, the Moon also and its dispositor, and place them in the Ascendent, tenth or eleventh, and let the sign ascending be fixed; fortifie also the fourth House and its Lord, which hath signification of Ships naturally, and if possible let all the angles be fixed, but be sure you make the Moon and the rest of your significators swift in motion.

所以在建造战船或快船时，要加强上升及其主星，也加强月亮及其定位星，把它们放在上升、第十宫或第十一宫，并让上升的星座是固定的；也要加强第四宫及其主星，它自然地代表船只，若可能，让所有角宫都是固定的，但务必使月亮和你其余的征象星行速快。

Let also the Planet from whom the Moon last separated be strong and well disposed, also swift in motion, or place her dispositor in a watry sign free from all impediment and affliction; and if you cannot place the Moon nor the Lord of the Ascendent in the Ascendent, tenth or eleventh, place one of the Fortunes there, and let him be free from the malevolent aspects of the Infortunes; and let him be if possible oriental, and make the Lord of the seventh weak and slow in motion.

也让月亮最后离开的那颗行星强而安置良好，行速也快，或者把她的定位星放在水象星座，免于一切阻碍和侵害；若你不能把月亮或上升主星放在上升、第十宫或第十一宫，就把一颗吉星放在那里，让他免于凶星的凶相位；若可能让他东出，并使第七宫主星虚弱、行速迟缓。

In building of Ships for Traffique observe all that you have already heard in the other, onely adde this thereunto, that Mercury must chiefly be fortified and assisted of the Fortunes, and placed if possible in the tenth, eleventh or Ascendent; fortifie also the Lord of the second, and Part of Fortune and its dispositor, and let not the Moon be slow in motion, yet it mattereth not much whether she be very swift, as in the former.

在建造商船时，遵守你在前一种里已听到的一切，只要再加上这一点：水星必须特别加强，并受吉星相助，若可能放在第十宫、第十一宫或上升；也加强第二宫主星、福点及其定位星，不要让月亮行速迟缓，但她是否像前一种那样很快，关系不大。

In building of Gallies and other Ships you need not stand so much on the swiftness of the Moon and your other significators, onely let her not be very slow; yet if thou canst conveniently make her and all the other swift it will be the better; in other things observe what hath been said already.

在建造桨帆船和其他船只时，你不必那么讲究月亮和你其他征象星的速度，只要她不太慢；不过你若能方便地使她和其他所有征象星都快，就更好；其他方面遵守已经说过的。

In buying or making of Ships you may also observe these rules; begin your work when Jupiter or Venus are located in the fourth House in a watry sign, strong and free from all manner of impediment, or in a sign of their nature, and let the Moon be in Taurus, Gemini or the beginning of Cancer. or Virgo or Sagittary, or the last degrees of Capricorn; for the latter degrees of Capricorn are reputed watry, and the first degrees earthy; but it is best to place the Moon or the Ascendent in Pisces.

在买船或造船时，你也可以遵守这些规则；当木星或金星位于第四宫、在水象星座、强而免于一切阻碍，或在与它们同性质的星座时，开始你的工作，并让月亮在金牛、双子或巨蟹的开头，或处女或射手，或摩羯的末几度；因为摩羯的后几度被视为水象，前几度为土象；但最好把月亮或上升放在双鱼。

Let the Sun also be in Trine of the Fortunes, and the Moon increasing in light and motion, as also in latitude, and beheld also of the Fortunes; but let not Mars be in any aspect of the Ascendent, nor of the Moon, for it denotes casualties thereunto by fire, and that the Ship shall at the last be burnt; also if the Moon be in Aquaries, and the Sun and Mars in aspect to her, viz. by Square or Opposition, or else bodily joyned thereunto, it signifieth the Ship shall endure many storms and much damage and fear of shipwrack:

也让太阳与吉星成三分，月亮在光、行速以及纬度上都增长，也受吉星照看；但不要让火星与上升或月亮成任何相位，因为那表示船只遭火灾的意外，船最后会被烧毁；还有若月亮在水瓶，太阳和火星以四分或对冲与她成相位，或与她体合，就表示船会经历许多风暴、许多损失与船难之虞：

Also if the ☽ be not in ♒, but in a watry sign in either ☌, □ or ☍ of the ☉ and ♂, it denotes the Ship shall be drowned and suffer shipwrack, and shall be sunk with all that is in her to the bottom of the sea: Moreover, if the ☽ be in any such configuration of them, and be in a fiery sign, the Ship shall be split upon a rock, and shall lose most of her Goods, or stick upon the Sands, and so perish.

还有若月亮不在水瓶，而在水象星座，与太阳和火星成会合、四分或对冲，就表示船会沉没、遭遇船难，连同船上的一切沉到海底：此外，若月亮与它们成这样的格局，而又在火象星座，船就会在礁石上撞裂，失去大部分货物，或者搁浅在沙滩上，就此毁坏。

Lastly, if the Moon be in humane signs, and afflicted by the Sun and Mars, as you have heard, it shall meet with Pirates and Cutters at Sea, which shall slay all that are in her, ransack her, and last of all sink her.

最后，若月亮在人形星座，像你听过的那样受太阳和火星侵害，船就会在海上遇到海盗和劫船者，他们会杀死船上所有的人，洗劫它，最后把它弄沉。

Now as touching lanching of Ships, and setting forth to Sea, to avoyd the tedious reiterations and tautologies of the Ancients, you need do no more then this: See that the Moon be strong essentially and accidentally, well placed in the Heavens, and in good aspect of the Fortunes, viz. Jupiter or Venus, and free from the malevolent aspects of the Infortunes, as also the Ascendent, and its Lord, and Part of Fortune, and its dispositor at either of the times; for look by how much your significator is impedited by the Malevolent, and by so much shall the Ship or the persons therein be damnified; according to the signification of the significator, and the Planet afflicting.

至于船只下水和出海，为了避免古人冗长的重复与赘言，你只需做这么多：看月亮在必然与偶然上都强，在天上位置良好，与吉星即木星或金星成吉相位，免于凶星的凶相位，上升及其主星、福点及其定位星，在这两个时刻都要如此；因为你的征象星受凶星阻碍到什么程度，船或船上的人就受损到什么程度；依征象星和施害之星的含义而定。

In Navigating and Voyaging by Sea you are to follow the same rules as hath been delivered unto you for travelling by Land; onely you are to elect watry signs in this, as in the other earthy: but as touching the main end of your Voyage, whether it be for gain or any other thing, you are to order your significators accordingly; but be sure you ever remember to observe these five times to fortifie them to your best advantage.

在海上航行和航海时，你要遵循已经交给你的陆路旅行的规则；只是在这里你要选水象星座，在那里选土象星座：至于你航海的主要目的，不论是为获利还是为别的什么，你都要照此安排你的征象星；但务必始终记住遵守这五个时刻，尽你所能加强它们以获最大好处。

The first is the time wherein the Ship is first begun; the second is the time wherein it is bought or purchased; the third when it is lanched; the fourth is the time of the entring thereinto; and the fifth and last is the time wherein it sets out to Sea: The which you having observed, and according to art ordered, especially your entring thereinto, and setting forward (if you cannot obtain the other times) is sufficient to be said hereon, &c.

第一是船最初开工的时间；第二是购买或买下它的时间；第三是下水之时；第四是登船的时间；第五也是最后一个，是它出海的时间：这些你若已遵守，并依此术安排好，尤其是你登船和启航的时刻（若你得不到其他时刻的话），关于这件事要说的就够了，等等。

CHAP. III. Of learning of Sciences, and of Singing and Musick.

第三章　论学习学问，以及歌唱与音乐。

HEre I may seem to rob the tenth House of this Election; but since the tenth properly hath signification of Majestie, and one may exercise Singing and any other Science without making it their profession; and because the rules depend rather on this House then the tenth or any other, it is requisite it should be here placed.

在这里我可能看似从第十宫夺走了这一择日；但因为第十宫本来代表威仪，而一个人可以练习歌唱和任何别的学问，而不把它当作自己的职业；又因为这些规则更依赖于这一宫，而不是第十宫或别的宫，所以它应当放在这里。

Wherefore if you would learn any Science see that the Ascendent be an humane sign, as also that the Moon be located in an humane sign, and the Lord of the Ascendent in the tenth House or entring thereinto, and the Lord of the tenth in configuration of the Ascendent, as also the Lord of the ninth; and let the Moon be joyned to Mercury, or applying to him by a good aspect, and Mercury strong and well dignified.

所以若你要学习任何学问，就要让上升是人形星座，也让月亮位于人形星座，上升主星在第十宫或正进入第十宫，第十宫主星与上升成格局，第九宫主星也一样；让月亮与水星相连，或以吉相位入相于他，水星强而尊贵良好。

Make also Mercury behold the Lord of the Ascendent in a good aspect, and let not the Moon be decreasing in light, nor descending in latitude; and make the Lord of the ninth to be in reception with the Lord of the Ascendent.

也让水星以吉相位照看上升主星，不要让月亮光亮减少，也不要纬度下降；并使第九宫主星与上升主星接纳。

In learning of Musick thou art to have regard to the chief significators thereof, viz. Venus, Mercury and the Moon: Wherefore that there might herein be found a true harmony, place Venus in some of her own dignities (if thou placest her as strong as possible it will be the better) and Mercury applying unto her, being also in some of her dignities; as also the Moon especially in Pisces, or separating from Mercury, and applying to Venus; and let the Ascendent be a sign agreeable to the nature of this business, and let Venus have power therein; and it will be the better if Mercury also have dignity therein.

在学习音乐时，你要顾到它的主要征象星，即金星、水星和月亮：所以为了在其中找到真正的和谐，就把金星放在她自己的某种尊贵之中（若你把她放得尽可能强，就更好），水星入相于她，也在她的某种尊贵之中；月亮也是，尤其在双鱼，或离开水星而入相于金星；并让上升是一个与这件事性质相合的星座，让金星在其中有力量；若水星在其中也有尊贵，就更好。

Look that neither Venus, Mercury nor the Moon be remote from an angle, unless it be the Moon, and then place her in the ninth House, strong and well disposed, and let the other significators be also strong.

注意金星、水星和月亮都不要远离角宫，除非是月亮，那就把她放在第九宫，强而安置良好，并让其他征象星也强。

Also if the Lord of the Ascendent were in the ninth strong and free from affliction, it were very good; and place the Moon in Capricorn to learn singing, and this causeth a shrill voyce; but in playing on any Pipe or Instrument touched with the mouth, place the Moon in the last face of Leo, Scorpio or Pisces, because these are Mute signs; but in learning Prick-song or any other Song wherein words are to be uttered, place her in Gemini or Virgo, and fortifie the ninth House and its Lord, and let them be free from all the Impediments of the Malevolents, as also the tenth and its Lord, if you intend to make it your profession.

还有若上升主星在第九宫，强而免于侵害，就很好；学唱歌把月亮放在摩羯，这使嗓音尖亮；但吹任何笛管或用嘴吹奏的乐器，就把月亮放在狮子、天蝎或双鱼的最后一面，因为这些是哑星座；但学有谱的歌曲或任何要唱出歌词的歌，就把她放在双子或处女，并加强第九宫及其主星，使它们免于凶星的一切阻碍，若你打算以此为业，也要加强第十宫及其主星。

Also if thou wouldst exceed all others in singing (as saith Bonatus) place Mercury direct and joyned to Venus retrograde, either in the Houses, Exaltations or other Dignities of any of them.

还有若你想在歌唱上胜过所有人（如博纳提所说），就把顺行的水星放在与逆行的金星相连之处，在它们任何一方的庙、旺或其他尊贵之中。