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those Beasts which are Mild and Gentle, and yet of great benefit to Mankind, are appropriate to
him.
[BIRDS.] The Stork, the Snipe, the Lark, the Eagle, the Stock-dove, the Partridge, Bees,
Pheasant, Peacock, the Hen.
(FISHES.] The Dolphin, the Whale, Serpent, Sheath fish or River Whale.
[PLACES.] He delighteth in or neer Alters of Churches, in publick Conventions, Synods,
Convocations, in Places neat, sweet, in Wardrobes, Courts of Justice, Oratorie.
[MINERAL & PRECIOUS STONES.) Tyn. Amethist, the Saphire, the Smarage or Emrald,
Hyacinth, Topaz, Chrystal, Bezoar, Marble, and that which in 4England5 we call Free stone.
[WHEATHER.] He usually produceth serentiy, pleasant and healthful North Winds, and by his
gentle Beams all ayes the ill weather of any former Malignant Planets.
[WINDS.] He governeth the North Wind, that part which tendeth to the East.
[ORBE.] His Radiation or Orbe, is nine degrees before and after any of his aspect.
[GENERATION.] He governeth the second and tenth moneth; his proper seat in man is the
Liver; and in the Elements he ruleth the Ayre.
[YEERS.] His greatest yeers are 428. his greater 79. his mean 45. least 12.
[AGE.] Men of middle age, or of a full Judgment and Discretion.
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[CLIMATE.] He governeth the second Climate.
[COUNTRIES.] Babylon, Persia, Hungaria, Spain, Cullen. [NUMBER.] The number of three is
attributed to him.
[ANGEL.] Zadkiel.
[DAY OF THE WEEK.] Thursday, and rules the first hour after Sun rise, and the eighth; the
length of the Planetary hour you must know by the rising of the Sun, and a Table hereafter
following.
All Planets except Mars are friends to Jupiter. In gathering any Hearb appropraited to Jupiter, see
that he be very powerfull either in Essential or Accidental Dignities, and the Moon in some
manner in good aspect with him, and if possible, let her be in some of his Dignities, &c.
CHAP. X.
Of the Planet MARS, and his severall significations.
MARS doth in order succeed Jupiter, whom the Ancients sometimes called Mayors, Aris, Pyrois,
Gradivus; he is lesse in body then Jupiter or Venus, and appeareth to our sight of a shining, fiery,
sparkling colour, he finisheth his course in the Zodiack in one yeer 321 dayes, or thereabouts; his
greatest latitude North is 4, 31 min. his South is 6 degr. and 47. [COLOUR IN THE ELEMENT
& LATITUDE.]
[MOTION.] His mean motion is 31 min. 27 seconds. His diurnall motion is sometimes 32. 34.
36. 38. 40. 44. min. a day, seldom more.
He hath Aries for his Day house, and Scorpio for his Night-house; he is exalted in 28 degr. of
Capricorn, and is depressed in 28 Cancer, he receiveth detriment in Libra and Taurus; he is
retrograde 80 dayes; stationary before direction two dayes; after, but one day.
[TRIPLICITY & TERMS.] He governeth wholly the Watry Triplicity, viz. Canser, Scorpio,
Pisces. In the whole twelve Signs, Ptolomy assigneth him these degrees for Terms, viz.
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In ARIES, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.
In TAURUS, 27, 28, 29, 30.
In GEMINI, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
In CANCER, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
In LEO, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
In VIRGO, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
In LIBRA, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
In SCORPIO, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
In SAGITTARIUS, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
In CAPRICORN, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.
In AQUAIRUS, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
In PISCES, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.
He hath allotted him for his Face these degrees.
In ARIES, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
In GEMINI, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
In LEO, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
In SCORPIO, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
In CAPRICORN, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
In PISCES, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
[NATURE.] He is Masculine, Nocturnall Planet, in nature hot and dry, cholerick and fiery, the
lesser Infortune, author of Quarrels, Strifes, Contentions.
[MANNERS WHEN WELL DIGNIFIED.] In feats of Warre and Courage invincible, scourning
any should exceed him, subject to no Reason, Bold, Confident, Immoveable, Contentious,
challenging all Honour to thenselves, Valiant, lovers of Warre and things pertaining thereunto,
hazarding himself to all Perils, willingly will obey no body; nor submit to any, a large reporter of
his own Acts, one that fights all things in comparison of Victory, and yet of prudent behaviour in
his own affaires.
[WHEN ILL PLACED.] Then he is Pratler without modesty or honesty, a lover of Slaughter and
Quarrels, Murder, Theevery, a promoter of Sedition, Frayes and Commotions; and Highway-
Theef, as wavering as the Wind, a Traytor, of turbulent Spirit, Perjurer, Obscene, Rash,
Inhumane, neither fearing God or caring for man, Unthankful, Trecherous, Oppressors,
Ravenous, Cheater, Furious, Violent.
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[CORPORATURE.] Generally Martialuts have this forme; they are but middle Stature, their
Bodies strong, and their Bones big, rather leane then fat; their Complexion of a brown, ruddy
colour, or flaxen, and many times crisping or curling, sharp hazle Eyes, and they piercing, a bold
confident countence, and the man active and fearlesse.
[ORIENTALL.] When Mars is Orientall, he signifies Valiant men, some white mixed with the
rednesse, a decent talnesse of Body, hairy of his Body.
[OCCIDENTALL.] Very ruddy Complexion d, but mean in Stature, little Head, a smooth Body,
and not hairy; yellow Hair, stiffe, the natural humours generally more dry.
[PRINCES.] Ruling by Tyranny and Opression, or Tyrants, Usurpers, new Conquerours.
[QUALITIES OF MEN AND PROFESSION.] Generals of Armies, Colonels, Captaines, or any
Souldiers having command in Armies, all manner of Souldiers, Physitians, Apothecaries,
Chirurgions, Alchimists, Gunners, Butchers, Marshals, Sergeants, Bailiffs, Hang-men, Theeves,
Smiths, Bakers, Armourers, Watch-makers, Botchers, Tailors, Cutlers of Swords and Knives,
Barbers, Dyers, Cooks, Carpenters, Gamesters, Bear-wards, Tanners, Carriers.
[DISEASES.] The Gall, the left Eare, tertian Feavers, pestilent burning Feavers, Megrams in the
Head, Carbunckles, the Plague and all Plague sores, Burnings, Ring wormes, Blisters
Phrensies, mad sudden distempers in the Head, Yellow jaundies, Bloody flux, Fistulaes, all
Wounds and Diseases in mens Genitories, the Stone both in the Reins and Bladder, Scars or smal
Pocks in the Face, all hurts by Iron, the Shingles, and such other Diseases as arise by abundance
of too much Choller, Anger or Passion.
[COLOUR AND SAVOURS.] He delighteth in Red colour, or yellow, fiery and shinning like
Saffron; and in those Savours which are bitter, sharp and burn the Tongue; of Humours, Choller.
[HEARBS.] The Hearbs which we attribute to Mars are such as come near to a rednesse, whose
leaves are pointed and sharp, whose taste is costick and burning, love to grow on dry places, are
corosive and penetrating the Flesh and Bones with a most subtil heat: They are as followeth. The
Nettle, all manner of
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