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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section IV – Chapter X
Chapter X
Showing the Significations of Comets, when they appear in any of the twelve Signs
of Heaven
[Of the signification of comets when they appear in Aries]
Albumasar 1 and Junctinus with many others say, that if any of the aforesaid
comets or blazing-stars appear in Aries, it signifies evil and detriment to noble
men and the grandees of the earth in the eastern parts, and abundance of
sadness to the commoner sort; 2 also noise of the clashing of arms,
bloodshed, and the death of some eminent Prince, or slaughter of some great
Lady, with fear and trouble of slaughter amongst men; 3
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also great drought,
common diseases in the head, eyes and brain, a rot amongst small cattle,
especially sheep, and a dejection of great and noble men, or an unthroning of
some king, and a rise or promotion of vile and ignoble mean people.
If its apparition is in the eastern part of Heaven it will operate sooner and there
shall be enmity amongst men; but if in the western, slower and much evil and
detriment from kings or superiors, and many showers, inundations and frequent
snows n winter.
[In Taurus]
If any blazing-star or comet appear in Taurus it signifies mischief to men and
diminution of their goods, also injuries and wrongs put upon them; it uses also
to signify, as say the ancients, the death of some great man, captivities, injuries,
and a toleration of evils; detriment to the greater sort of cattle, especially bulls,
cows and oxen; great winds, a corruption of fruit, and destruction of corn, and
in winter much cold, also grievous earthquakes, vehement sicknesses, and dry
scurvy diseases, proceeding of putrefaction, as scabs etc.
1 Abu Ma’shar
2 NOTE BY RAMESEY: and truly I conceive all nations, kingdoms and people, cities and towns,
villages and families under the sign of Aries will suffer the same.
3 NOTE BY RAMESEY: you must remember to confine your judgement herein to the places wherein
the blazing-star or comet has power, so also in the subsequent rules in the like case.