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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Section I – Chapter III
Chapter III
Showing which [planets] are the significators of the King, people, their enemies
and assistants, in any Revolution of the Years of the World
Largely have the ancients treated of these matters, yet some therein have come
very short, and to little of no purpose troubled their heads, leaving still the
student both in doubts and errors; wherefore according to the sincerity of my
first undertakings, I shall here endeavour to undeceive my readers touching
these particulars, and impart unto them the truth and surest rules for the judging
thereof.
I shall first give you some of their instructions, and then my own, or such as I in
my judgement hold to be most rational, 1
that so you may be the better able to
distinguish truth from falsehood.
[Note that those in authority are understood by the tenth house, when there is
no king]
We shall begin with the significator of kings, 2 which, they say is thus to be
known or found. 3
Look to the Lord of the tenth house in your figure at time of the revolution of
the Sun into the first point of Aries, who if he be free from combustion,
retrogradation, impediments, and such like; and within five degrees of the cusp
of the tenth, either before or after, e.g., within or without the house, he shall
without doubt be the kings’ significator, or chief rulers, without any farther
inquiry; but if he be any ways impeded, as in detriment, fall, combust,
peregrine, retrograde or besieged, etc. he shall not be significator of the king or
chief rulers.
1 It should be clear here that Ramesey says that he will first tell us what the ancients said and then
what he believes to be rational. In other words, his judgment is his opinion but that opinion is not
demonstrated in practice and consistent, accurate prediction!
2 NOTE BY RAMESEY: but you are to note that in any nation where no such are, the grandees or
chief rulers of the times are to be understood.
3 I would in fact say the 10 th signifies the ruler(s) that are the legal executives of the nation. In many
western governments that are Constitutional Monarchies, it is not the king or queen that has the
executive authority but it is rather the Cabinet of Ministers, lead by a Prime Minister, that are the
executors of the nation’s laws.
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