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clue ivqit'try^ to rohat the vigor of a Planet appertains in refpe& of himfelf^ 

 and to what in his vicinity to us. For a Planet in his Apog£a^ or exalta- 

 tion is more chearful and aftive , but in his Perigaa or declenfion more 

 communicative. " So the Sun in his Elevation, when he enters the 

 Interpret, cc Tropick of Cancer, is in heat more recolledted and vigorous 5 buc 

 additara. ,5 ^j^^^ j^^ ^^j|g ^^ ^^^^ jj^g Meridian, as in Capricorn^ he is more faint, 



« yet more difperfed in his influence. For in his Afcenfion,he is not only 

 " nearer to the fixed Stars 5 but his beams then falling at more equal 

 "and right angles 5 become more united , and by a direct refultance 

 "from the earth intermix, and fo reduplicate their force 3 whereas ia 

 " his declenfion, they are oblique, and therefore feeble and errant ia 

 " refledion. Wherefore with the Inhabitants under the Equator, the 

 " heat is more intenfe ; than it is with Northern Confiners , where the 

 " Sun daily keeps his circuit near about the Horizon ; But yet in this 

 " Perigean motion, the Suns beams are more communicative, though 

 " Ie(s aftive^ becaufe departing from the point of their incidence in the 

 " rebound , their reflection is oblique and difperfed. This enquiry 

 " touching the projedtion of beams in a right or oblique Jine, would 

 "be made with diligence, for it concerns all the influences of the hea- 

 " vens upon terrene bodies 5 the general conftitution of the year 5 the 

 " divers temperatures of the air in the five Zones 5 the complexion of 

 " different Climates and the like. 



^ Fourthly, to be brief, let there be taken in all the remaining Acci- 

 dents of the motion of Planets , as vehat are the Accelerations^ Retarda^ 

 tinns, Progreffes, Stations, Retrogradations , of every one of them ia 

 their courfe, what their diftance from the Sv»^ their Combujiions, En~ 

 creafe, and Diminutions of Light, Eclipfes, and whatfoever elfe of this 

 nature- For all thefe caufe, that the Beams of the Planets do work 

 more flrongly^ or more weakly, and after divers ways and diftin(3: 

 virtues ; And thefe four obfervations , belong to the Radiations of 

 Star. 



§ Fifthly, let there be received in, whatfoever may any way, open 

 and difclofe the natures of Stars Errant or Fixt, in their proper ef^ 

 fence and aftivity ; as what is their Magnitude'-) of what colour and 4- 

 fpe& ^ vjhzz Scintillation and Vibration of lights what Situation to- 

 wards the Poles or y£quino3ialj what Ajierifms ^ which are more mingled 

 with other Stars ; which are move folitary , which arefuperiour, which 

 inferiour j which of the fixt Stars are within the line and courfe of the 

 Sun and Planets (namely within the Zodiack) which without , which 

 of the Planets is more Jrvift j which more JIoiv 5 which may move in 

 the Ecliptick^line j which mzy expatiate in latitude from it ; what Pla- 

 net may be retrograde, which not j what Planet may beat any diftance 

 from the Sun, which is tyed to attend the Sun , which moves fwifter ia 

 Apogeo, which in Pcrigeo'-y to conclude the Irregularities of iJ/<2rx; .the 

 cxpatiations o^ Venus, the wonderful Labours or Pailions, which are 

 often found in the Sun,2iX\d in Venus, and thelike.^ 



§ Laft of all, let there be taken into A^rologie , even from traditi- 

 on the particular Natures, and Inclination of Planets, as ahb of fixt 

 Stars ■■) which feeing they are delivered over with fuch an univerfal con? 

 fvint, they are not lightly toberejeded; but where they crofs the 

 grounds and reafons of natural Principles. And of fuch obfervations 



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