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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section IV – Chapter IX
Chapter IX
Of the Signification of Comets and Blazing-Stars appropriated to the seven planets
Receive these following rules, as from the Chaldeans, Arabians, and such as
were very expert in former ages.
[The portences of such comets as belong to Saturn]
Wherefore know, that if any comet of the nature and complexion of Saturn
appears in the Ascendant of the Revolution of the World, it denotes many evils;
famine, pestilence, banishments, want, anxiety, terror and trouble, chronic
diseases, and melancholy distempers, catarrhs, quartan agues, falling sickness,
leprosies, palsies, cancers, and those diseases which are of continuance,
lingering consumptions and the like; destruction to beasts appertaining to the
use of man; excessive cold weather in winter, 1
clouds, frost and snow, strong
and high winds, tempests, shipwrecks, destruction of the fish, as also of fruit by
caterpillars, locusts and such like vermin; great inundations and storms, to the
annoyance of cattle and all things; men and kingdoms under the dominion of
Saturn shall suffer detriment and be in danger of destruction.
[Comets of the nature of Jupiter and their portences]
Such as are of silver colour, bright and of great splendour, and of the
nature of Jupiter, cause a plentiful year when they appear in the Ascendant, as
you have heard; wholesome blasts of air with many seasonable showers
especially if it is a watery sign. It also denotes such infirmities as are of the
nature of Jupiter 2
and many alterations and changes in such kingdoms, regions
and places subject unto him, the which I have there also at large set down.
1 NOTE BY RAMESEY: but you are still to remember the nature of the climate; for this inordinate cold
in Ethiopia will cause but temperate air, etc. and therefore this is to be understood of these northern
parts.
2 NOTE BY RAMESEY: which you have heard in the second Book of this volume.
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