卷四·第三节第一章　诸星在旺，及受土星、火星刑冲合

SECTION III. Containing some other necessary Instructions for the judging of Events portended by any Revolution of the Years of the World; Also shewing how to judge of such Years as signifie fertility, sterility, wars, peace, health or sickness, alteration of and in the air, and of all other things foreknown by the position of the Heavens at the Ingress of the Sun into the first point of Aries.

第三节　载有为判断世界任何年度回归所预示之事的其他一些必要指示；也说明怎样判断表示丰饶、不毛、战争、和平、健康或疾病、空气的变化以及其中之事的年份，还有凭太阳进入白羊第一点时的天象所预知的其他一切事。

CHAP. I. Shewing the Significations of the Planets in their Exaltations, and also in Conjunction, Square or Opposition of Saturn or Mars at that time in any Revolution.

第一章　说明诸行星在其旺时的征象，以及在任何回归中那时与土星或火星会合、四分或对冲时的征象。

IN this matter we shall have chief respect to the superiour Planets, who by reason of their magnitude and slowness of motion in comparison of the other, do effect more forcibly and infallibly on the Elementary things of the world, and bodies of men.

在这件事上我们主要要留意上位行星，它们因为体积大、运行比其他行星慢，对世上的元素之物与人的身体作用得更有力、更准确无误。

We shall begin then with Saturn, being the highest as you have heard, who if he be at the time of the Sun his Ingress into the first point of Aries in Libra, especially the 21 degree thereof, which is the sign and point of his exaltation, and receive the light and nature of Venus, he shall signifie and denote and be the fore-runner of some great and most notable thing to happen during that Revolution, especially in those parts subject to Libra and Saturn, and men shall suffer much loss and detriment in their estates and fortunes, and that his significations shall be of long continuance; but if Venus be fortunate, Occidental, direct, free from the affliction of the Malevolents, or other impediment, free from combustion and the Sun-beams, Saturn shall be the portender of good, prosperity and increase of the Kingdoms and Powers in the places subject to his dominion and the sign Libra; but if Venus be weak, retrograde, unfortunate, afflicted by the Malevolents, combust, under the Sun-beams and impedited, judge the contrary; but yet you may be confident of some strange Catastrophe to happen thereupon, but the nature thereof will incline rather to evil then good.

那么我们从土星开始，如你所听到的，他是最高的，若在太阳进入白羊第一点之时，他在天秤，尤其在其第二十一度，那是他得旺的星座与度数，又接受金星的光与本性，他就会表示、预示，并作为在那次回归期间要发生的某件重大而极显著之事的先兆，尤其在隶属天秤与土星的那些地方，人们会在家产与财运上遭受许多损失损害，他的征象也会延续很久；但若金星吉利、西入、顺行，免于凶星的侵害或其他阻碍，免于焦伤与太阳光下，土星就会预示他所主的地方以及天秤所辖之地的好事、兴旺，王国与权力的增长；但若金星弱、逆行、不吉、受凶星侵害、焦伤、在太阳光下而受阻，就判断相反；但你仍可确信，会因此发生某种奇特的变局，只是其性质会更偏于凶而不是吉。

Also if Jupiter in any Revolution be in the 15 degree of Cancer being his exaltation, fortunate and strong accidentally as being well aspected of the Fortunes and no wise afflicted by the Malevolents, and well aspected of the Moon, and she also strong both essentially and accidentally there is no doubt to be made of it but that he shall be the occasioner of some great alteration in Church-affairs and matters Divine and appertaining to the Law, and that for the better; but if they be afflicted, weak and impedited, judge the contrary, viz. that the alteration shall be for the worse.

还有，若在任何回归中木星在巨蟹第十五度，即他的旺，吉利而偶然地强，因为受吉星良好相位，丝毫不受凶星侵害，又受月亮良好相位，她也必然地与偶然地都强，那就毫无疑问，他会引起教会事务、神圣之事与属于法律之事的某种重大变化，而且是变好；但若它们受害、虚弱、受阻，就判断相反，即这变化会变坏。

Again, if at the Sun his ingress you find Mars in the 28 degree of Capricorn, being his exaltation, he denotes many and great Mutations, yet not altogether so notable and strange as the two other preceding, and the nature and quality thereof shall be according to his own proper signification, viz. wars, fire, combustions, uproars, slaughters, thefts, rapines and robberies, and such like, unless he be beheld of Saturn by a Sextile or Trine, and Saturn be then also well dignified and free from all manner of impediment and affliction, or behold other Planets of whom he is received and well aspected, and those Planets also fortunate and free from all manner of impediment; but if otherwise, it shall be the worse.

再者，若在太阳进入之时你发现火星在摩羯第二十八度，即他的旺，他表示许多重大的变动，但不全然像前面两个那样显著奇特，其性质与品质会依他自己特有的征象，即战争、火、火灾、骚乱、杀戮、偷窃、劫夺与抢劫，诸如此类，除非他受土星六分或三分照看，而土星那时也尊贵良好，免于一切阻碍与侵害，或照看接纳他、与他相位良好的其他行星，而那些行星也吉利，免于一切阻碍；但若不然，就会更坏。

There is nothing to be said of the Sun in this particular, who (by reason the Revolution is still made by his return to the first point of Aries) can never be in the point of his exaltation in any Revolution of the World: neither indeed have I found any of the Ancients regard any of the inferiour Planets in this matter; onely Bonatus testifieth of Albumazar (a most learned Arabian in this Heavenly Science) that in every Revolution of the World we are to have regard to the exaltation of Mercury, which is the 15 degree of Virgo, and see what Planet is then therein receiving Mercury, or Mercury him, for he shall be Lord or chief Denoter or Significator of what is portended by him according to his strength or weakness, as you have heard of the Superiours; for after the same manner must you judge, &c. And truly I see no reason why we may not after this rule judge of Venus and the Moon also.

在这件事上关于太阳没有什么可说的，他（因为回归总是以他回到白羊第一点来作）在世界的任何回归中都永远不可能在他得旺的那一点：其实我也没有发现任何古人在这件事上留意下位行星；只有博纳提引阿布马撒尔（一位在这门属天学问上极有学问的阿拉伯人）作证说，在世界的每次回归中，我们都要留意水星的旺，即处女第十五度，看那时有哪颗行星在其中接纳水星，或水星接纳他，因为他会依他的强弱成为所预示之事的主星或首要的示象者或征象星，如你听过上位行星那样；因为必须照同样的方式判断，等等。说实话，我看不出有什么理由我们不可以照这条规则也判断金星与月亮。

In every Revolution see what Planet is in his exaltation, and how aspected by either Saturn or Mars; for if it be Saturn, he shall cause much dammage and detriment and trouble to those Regions and Places subject to the Planet with whom he is in Configuration; and if Saturn be in a fixed sign, and the Planet also in a fixed sign, the evill shall continue so many years as there wanted degrees betwixt the perfect Conjunction or Aspect; if in common signs, so many moneths; if movable, so many weeks or dayes: but if one be in a fixed sign, and the other in a common one, you are according to discretion to make commixture of moneths and years; one in a common sign, and the other in a movable, make commixture of moneths and weeks, or weeks and days, as you see reason; but if by other testimonies thou findest that the evil shall not continue after that Year wherein your Revolution was made although the Conjunction or Aspect be in or from fixed signs, yet shalt thou give but moneths then for every degree they want of the perfect Conjunction or Aspect:

在每次回归中，看哪颗行星在他的旺，以及他受土星或火星怎样的相位；因为若是土星，他会给隶属于与他成格局的那颗行星的地区与地方造成许多损害损伤与麻烦；若土星在固定星座，那颗行星也在固定星座，凶会延续的年数，等于离完全会合或相位所差的度数；若在双体星座，就那么多月；若在启动星座，就那么多周或日：但若一个在固定星座，另一个在双体星座，你就要凭斟酌把月与年混合；一个在双体星座，另一个在启动星座，就把月与周，或周与日混合，看你认为合理的；但若你从其他见证发现凶不会延续到作你那次回归的那一年之后，那么即使会合或相位是在固定星座中或从固定星座来的，你也只能按离完全会合或相位所差的每一度给一个月：

Note also, that if the Conjunction or Aspect be by common signs, and thou thereby judgest moneths, and the evil still continue longer then thy time prefixed, then. shalt thou convert them into Years: So likewise if thou didst judge days or weeks thy significators being in movable signs and the evil still continue after those weeks or days be expired, then art thou to say the continuation thereof will be so many moneths or years, &c. for as Ptolomy in his Centilo. 1. saith, A te & à scientia; for though thou hast the art to help thee, yet thou art not wholly to lay aside discretion and reason.

还要注意，若会合或相位是由双体星座构成，你因此判断为月，而凶仍延续得比你预定的时间长，那么你就要把它们换算成年：同样，若你的征象星在启动星座，你判断为日或周，而那些周或日过完之后凶仍延续，那么你就要说它的延续会是那么多月或年，等等。因为正如托勒密在他的《金言百则》第一则所说：「出于你，也出于学问」；因为你虽有技艺相助，却不可全然抛开斟酌与理性。

But if any Planet by his body or aspect doth frustrate the Conjunction or Aspect of Saturn, then shall not the evil happen in the places subject to the Planet in exaltation, but to those places ruled by the Planet so frustrating; but if there be no frustration by neither the interposition of the body or aspect of any Planet, but that Saturn do come by his beams to touch the beams of the Planet so in exaltation, the evil by him threatned shall assuredly happen in those Regions and Places subject to his Dominion, &c.

但若有任何行星以他的星体或相位使土星的会合或相位受挫，凶就不会发生在隶属在旺之星的地方，而是在那颗使之受挫的行星所主的地方；但若没有任何行星以星体或相位的插入使之受挫，而土星以他的光线来接触在旺之星的光线，他所威胁的凶就必定会发生在隶属在旺之星统辖的那些地区与地方，等等。

Also if any Planet in exaltation in any Annual Revolution be beheld of Mars (as you heard of Saturn) by a Square or Opposition, or else afflicting any Planet by his bodily Conjunction, he shall denote very much evil, detriment and dammage to the people under his jurisdiction that is in exaltation; but if the Planet so exalted be afflicted by Square or Opposition, it will be the more grievous by reason the nature of Mars is to cause quarrels, dissentions, wars, bloodshed and thefts which will then be incident to those parts; as touching the durability of the time, you are to judge thereof according to the nature of the signs your significators are in, as you have heard of Saturn, whether they be movable, fixed or common, &c.

还有，若在任何年度回归中有任何在旺的行星受火星（如你听过土星那样）以四分或对冲照看，或者火星以星体会合侵害任何行星，他就会给在旺的那颗行星所辖的人民表示很多凶、损害与损失；但若那颗得旺的行星受四分或对冲侵害，就会更严重，因为火星的本性是引起争吵、纷争、战争、流血与偷窃，那时这些就会落在那些地方；至于时间的长短，你要依你的征象星所在星座的本性来判断，如你听过土星那样，看它们是启动、固定还是双体，等等。

Consider also the position of the Sun and Moon, and see how in every Revolution they are placed, and in Conjunction or Aspect with any Planet; for if either of them be in any Configuration with any Planet in the whole Heavens, they shall be joyned in signification therewith; and note that if the Moon be lately separated from any Planet according to the nature thereof, and the place of Heaven he is located and hath dominion in, mayst thou judge of what hath lately happened; but if he be applying to any, thereby mayst thou know what is immediatly to happen, &c.

也要考虑太阳与月亮的位置，看在每次回归中它们怎样位置，与哪颗行星会合或成相位；因为若它们中任一个与全天中任何行星成任何格局，就会在征象上与之相联；还要注意，若月亮刚离开任何行星，依那行星的本性，以及他所在并有主权的天区，你就可以判断最近发生了什么；但若她正趋近任何行星，你就可以由此知道马上要发生什么，等等。