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Eading over that elegant and well-penn’d Piece, The . Life of this
learned Native s I
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or his Birch, andfeveral eminent Accidents, by which I have endeavoured to finde out the true Aicendent thereof ? yet ihali not be fo confident or over
weening, as to affirm it to a ticile true ; I may perhaps (in tamo) fail o f the verity hereof^ However, I fib ail adventure copu'lifh Gome Realbns in Art, that I have been at (no fmall) pains to excogitate, whichieem to me toe- vince it probably (at iea.ft) to be his true N ativity. .*
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i . The learned Authorof his Life faith, That in his yoijnger years he was fo pregnant in Learning, chat at 1 3 years of Age he was admiteed into Alag- dalen CoHedge in the Univerfity of O x ford : Thac he fhould be of Pates lb admirable in his Vouch, need nor aUonifh any thac ihali Afirologically view this Figure: for $ , the Patron of Learning , is (imply the moib powerful therein ; and the © , Lord of the Afcendent, is in Conjun&ion with him e and that which fo notably fharpned his Und^rfUnding , and gave Wing« ro his Ingenuity, anidtj&de himhonour’d thereby, was & in his Aicendent, and he Lord o f the tenth Houfe. ;A$vd that he Ihouldat fuch years (as the Author o f his Life affirms) be fo feriousa Student, chat he generally fpent thirteen hours of the Day at his Book, may be denoted by the Lord o f the Afcendents being in Conjun6\ion with 2, in his greacefi Dignities, and this in a melan
choly and earthly Signe; the Reception between and % doth not inconfiderably add unto the fame. But as thefe are Radical Pofitions , lb they are generally to be obferved, as well at one time o f the Natives Life, as at another. But to fignifie chat particular Accident, I finde by Cakula: ion that the M . C. about the 1 3 year of his Age, came (by Direction) to the& of G and '5.
2. Aged 24 years, he encred into Holy Orders ; and at that rime he had .the ^M edium Calidire&ed ad Triwm Jovis , and Luna ad Sextilnm Jo- vis e which Directions are properly natural to caufe the Honour they pro
duced.
3. Being aged 34 years, he commenced Do&or of Divinity: the Afccn- denc was then directed ad d Solis, & d cum Latitudine.
4. Aged 39. made Canon of Chrift-Church in O x ford b ythe King, and ehofe
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lo o C o l l e c t i o G e n i t u r a r u m: Or,
chofe pubiick Orator by the Univerfity : he had then a moft advantagi- ous Revolution > and ja p tier cranfiting his CMedium Coeli molt of the year.
He was made Chaplain to the King at 42 years of A ge* and more then ordinarily in favour with his then facred Majelly 5 as may appear by the Kings Meifage to the Parliament, in ’ EW* Ba sM/xn , wherein his Ma jelly is pieafed to requett his Attendance on bis Perfon in the time of his great
e r (and moll to-be-lamented) Sufferings : He had then the M edium Co?/i directed to Aide bar an, a Kingly fixed Star o f the firft Magnitude a and to the Qvurcile o f the Sun alfo ; which in other things wanted not its Sig
nifications.
6. Aged <>5. on e/ipril 24. j66g>. he died; having ( like Mojes of the promifed Lind ) but aGlimpieof his Majeliies accels to the Throne of his Anceiiors, ( for whofe Caufe be had been fo great a Sufferer) but was not permitted co fee him fecled there : he had then the Afcendent directed ad {¿uadratum Saturnu
d eg. ntiné
u ifeentio ObliqnaX2 S aturni I6 <j. 4 5 .
jtfeen tio Obliqna AfcenAentit n o . 56,
t¿4rcus D irefiionis $4 . 4 9 .
Tnefe concurrent Directions, to me* prove this to be the true Nativity o f this learned Perfon. Take however one or two more Tettimonies in. gene
ral , which very much feem coftrengchen the truth o f thefe feveral Parti
culars*
He was (faith the learned Author o f his Life) o f a juft heighth for Stature, and all proportionate Dimentions5 avoiding the Extreams o f Grofs and Meagre* And infol. 85. of his Life > ’cis fa id, .— H ü T ace ca rried D ig- nity and ^ ttra H ion s in i t; [c a r e e e v e r clouded with a Frown , or f o m uch as d a r n e d by % eferv ed n efs. Which Characters o f Defcription , eJMars in Leoin the Afcendent, may juftly challenge, as all Aftrologers con- fent.
In Page 59 o f his Life, we read,— — ' H is M em ory was ferv icea b k t but not officious; fa ith fu l to T hings and Bujtxefs> but unwillingly retaining the Pun- d u a lities o f Wards : w hich DefeZl he frequently lam ented, it being harder f o r him to g e t one Sermon by H eart, then to Pen twenty.
This may juftly (in Aftrologie) be attributed to the Combnftion of $ 5 for although he be the moft potent Planet in che Figure, yet his Combufiion tnuft neceifarily have its Effects.
Thus much for this learned *Do&ors Nativity«
A Collection o f d iv e r s ch oice N a t iv i t i e s
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noting him moft apt andpropenfe to
The Latitude o f thè Pianeti*
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N this learned Perlons Geni- curej vve findeStudy. The Trine o f the Sun and $ to U » from the tenth Home, gave him cbe great Honour he enjoyed by Learning* and his skill in Languages and Antiquity. He was indeed a general Scholar; no Science, either Liberal or Mecbinick, but be was acquainted therewith.
He was bom at Amerfham in BttckJ»gham-bKire ; Of Parentage (in the Eye of the W orld) but mean : yet he bemg ordained from his Nativicy.fot greac A cq u ire :^ » in Learning, & c , was about the 1 yth year o f bis Age, preferred to Sir fVtuiam ro wait upon him at Ch ids Co<ledge in O x ford : he had then Operating Medium Call ad¿ ($ ,& & % > & ¿ 2 • which
lingularDireftions , were the mediate Cautes ( nexc under Q o p ’s Provi
dence, of his laying a Foundation to his future Honour and Preferment*
which he failed not co enjoy and partake o f , until the Iniquity o f the Tithes prevailed fo highly among us, that Learning began to be negleéfced.
When he was.26 years old,he publifhed bis Notes o n C i v il Law, and a little before , was made Chaplain of Chriils-Church , Prebendary o f Chichefb r and Santm t Afcendent Was then dire&cd ad& J>,, and ejMcdlum Call ad £ J>, cum & fine Latitudine.
Aged near 40 years, he < ied, having been about 20 years (as faith the Hi- fiory of his Life) before a ffixed with the Got t : the Afcerident was then di- xeéted adQ D , and che Moqn nearly come to t he Conjunction o f Tj. Thus then we fee c-iac there are other Caufcs of the Gout beiides the Radical Af
fliction of the Sun and Moon : bere is 5, Lotd of the Sixth , Combuil in
*U, in the tenth Hpufe. Jlrgolfeys* ■■■■ — — I f the Lord of the Sixth be in the Tenth» it notes mole fiarlo» te the Native by great <j>erfo»s Sic. and by finch means, Sickjiefs and Trouble of tJMinde will invade and difquiet him: and by the Tyranny of our late Times, he was much molefted and difquieted 5 which gave Opportunity to his ( too ) cruel Fate to ieize upon him; which never deferred him till Death. But chat w ich made it the more malicious, was the unhappy Q of the two Infortunas from Cardinal Signes.
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e n i t u r a r u m : O r ,‘^ U rE may remember V T that the o was eclipfed almoft iq D i
gits in the very De
gree of Tjj Lord of the Afcendenc at Birth) on the 2.6 o f December, viz,, a little after this Revolution begamhnd on March the 13.
he died
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which very day, tbq © was in;D coche.Afcen- denc of the Radix ; and Lana :was in {f o f < T*, Lord of the Afcendenc t h e r e o f a n d of the Sixth in the Revolutio- nal Figure. I11 the Re
volution it felf;the 2> is in domo Martis & Mortis Art □ to the Afcendenc and its Lord» at Birth: an intercepted Signe in the Eighth of the Radix , afcends in the Revolution jand T? ism <? to Lord thereof. Thus all things concur
ring together, might well denote the year dangerous: butbefidesall thefffi the © was dire&ed to the eighth Houfe in the Revolution, juft about the time he died ; and about threeweeks or a moreth beforfe,it is moft probable he firft fickned to deathbecaufe about that time, the Afcendent of the Re
volution was direfted to the D of c?, and cP of T*, • ' '
Thus much for theT[ativity of this worthy Terfou * ^.hofelofs3 not onely Amerfham, but England, may lament! but yet rejoyce in this3 that they we're trudy bleffed3 in bringingforth fogreat a Son of Learning.
The Latitude of the Planets»
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lthough this learned Per- fon (for inch beyond all perad- venture he was)was in his Life-time a greatnK H saeS
'■ '¥$ Cüïïe&idn v f divers choice Nativities. i o 3
great Enemy to Aiirologie , Ï lhaiJnoc refuie to give his Nacivity piacem my BJ56fci‘bécaûfë itgîoch not meanly'evincethe Power and Influences o f the Scab y in as much aJat truelÿ defcribes his Perfon, Temper and Diipofirion'j, The- Man » I nluî^donfefs, I never favy ; but relying on -the Credit of the Author o f his £ifô,‘ I believe him to have been a Perfon of Middle Stature»
Thin Body '»’ Lively Countenance» andFreih Complexion j C^f. toflgnifie which ArtrôIogiéàHÿ» we finde vy > a Signe of Brevity a*ifd Sparenefs » co af-!
tend the HofOftô^e» and the D in & > «another-Signe of Brevity, in exail A to the Afcendehf? £ The Author of his Life reports him to have been Grey’
betimes : fohfcghificacion of whichi we finde in his Nativity-.ft» Lord of the Afcenderft, -pofitedin > » a fiecy Signe, ( quite contrary to his own nature) near Co* Sc’orfnÿà’violent fixed Star. Now, a Planet Cold and Dry, being pofited in a Signie Hot and Dry, may very wellabate of its own nature, and receive an imprèiTîon of the Nature of the Sigrie- j as we fee it apparent in Veg&ables, rftehotceii Ground ripens any thing the fooneft. /This Native:
mtiU/fbr thefame Reafon have been alfo very Cholerick , although the Au-?
thofitff HirLife hath mentioned'fio fuch Charaiter o f him ; and by that Hu
meurs wafling oithe'Humidum Radicale, it is no wonder that he'fhould fe<ânr!Anriènt in his Youch.. And to allure all Men ( that {hall Read this) tbïifiéliisis no Fi'éfcon, or faigned-Story , cunningly compelled to agree with thé'Significations of: his Genicpre ».viz,. that he was Cholerick, Icande- monifrate the fame From his own‘Writings : for he contended with divers e- minent Per Forts under Pretence of Zeal tothe Truth,chat never were known tobegin with him ,-. as Mr. Saltmarjb, Mr. Sympfon» Mr. Walker's Mr. Came»
as the-Author of his Life maketh to appear : fo chat pne may juflly fay ofhim*.
as a learned and ingértioüs Perfon bhce of Gajfendusthe french Phyfiti an,— - H e made that to fee'm the Severity o f his Devotioni whicï/ïn Truth was the Ma-
rofenèfs of his Nathre. \ J . " , ;
To prove this his true Nativity further, 1er it be confiderèd, that he was, molt fortunate id Wives, as %. in © in the feventh Houfe, might well denote, together with $ ‘hef A toft from the feventh Houfe ; Nor could he bebuc very Uxorious» ai U*s (lifpofing offtV aptly argfiés. ’
Being aged itf.hdVvas firfllenttoche Univerficy : the 0 wa$ then dire ¿led
«¿faf ft. c ■' * ■ • / "■
- Aged z f , he commenced Mafter of Arcs : the Sun was then dire&ed a d d
jo v is. _ ; ■ , .
■ Aged 27. he went to Preach at Lincolns-Inne, where he continued ten years together : the Afcendenc was then diredled to the oft?, the D tothe A of the Sun, and the Sun to the of
Aged 37. he left Lincolns-Inne,at\dwent to Redrijf» where hé continued 43 years : he had then the Afcendenc directed co che A of % , and co the If Of D.
. Aged 69 years,he was chofenone of the Presbyterian Affembly s
^JMcdiunt
Coeli ad A Solis, '
-Aged 80 years, he died : Afcendenc ad ¡P ft, andco the Bulls Eye.
Revolution
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• * 1 0 4 C o u t c T i o G é m i t u»a>u m: O f ,
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He Afccndcor o f the Revolado»i« the oppofite place of the Sun in the Ra*
dix » and the Lord o f the Eighth is in Quar- tiletotb e Afcendenc ; 12, Lord of the Afcen- Cenc at Birth » is here pohted in the iixth Houfe * andthe Sun with ^J is there alfo 3 the Moon is in Oppo
sition o f i j i w Q j a r * tile of © , end ó he*
hoids the Sun with a Quardle alfo. A ll w.Jcb are Arguments verydangerou?in iuch a Revolution! wherein fo dire a Direction happens » as before hath been rcmcTnbred. Butbeiîdes this, to iraké the year the morecruel and fatal, we finde thatthe Moon wan eclipfed 19 Digits in the place o f the Sun, a few moneths before the Revo
lution f'eg.’ n, and operated in full force near the time o f his Death. Nor is it improba1 le * but that the SunsEclipfein Augttft 1054. happening on the eighth Houfe of the Radix, and upon the place of h in the Resolution,might considerably add unto the foregoing difmal Prefages. Thu* is a JuMiceiit the Decrees c f G o s> and Nature moil eminently cbfetxable , vise. To cue him off (partly) by the Influences of Eclipies, that in his Jife-dme fofuri- oufly çnreax cured the. Obfcurarion of their ir.oli apparent Effects. See his Diicourfe againLi Lili/. Let not any iriltake me ; 1 do onely a (Terr the veri- . ty o f Influences in D efers o f the Luminaries, but cannot defend Lilly in a- ny point, becaufe he deferves notorioufly to be condemned, in thatbepre*
tended unto the Science o f the Stars, and wasnot able to anfwer Mr. Gat*- Efr’s Sophiims againlt the fame.
On July the 8 .16 54 . be was firft taken with a fainting Fir : the Moo»
was then in the oppohte place o f the Afcendent* going to ap <P o f Lord thereof, who was newly become Retrograde.
On jufy 1 7. his Tertian grew too ftrorg for Nature : was then in é o f the ©»and both near the iixth Houfe of the Revolution, and the i> was in the Afcendent of the Radix.
On July 22. he began to be at a littleeafe,and to talk and difcoqrfe freely:
thé 2> was then in ¿ of u,, Lord of the Afcendenc of the Revolución.
}*ly 26. in the Morning he was in great pain : the $ was.in O o f & and the ©.
jnly 27. about feven o f the Clock at Night, be departed this Life : the Moon was thenexa£Hy in Quardle o f T*, Lord of the Afcendent o f the Ra
dix.
The © in lit in the Eighth o f the Nativity, in □ of S* may very well por
tend a Tertian Fever to cut off Life ; alfo a violent wailing o f the Vital Spi
rits before Death : both which were true in this Nativity.