MARS doth in order succeed Jupiter, whom the Ancients sometimes called
Mavors, Aris, Pyrois, Gradivus;
Colour & Latitude 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.
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.
HousesHe 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 & Face [Note Lilly uses a different set of
plicity rulerships than I do] He governeth wholly the Watry Triplicity,
viz. Cancer, 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 AQUARIUS, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
In PISCES, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.
Nature He is Masculine, Nocturnall Planet, in nature hot
and dry, cholerick and fiery, the lesser Infortune, author of Quarrels, Strifes,
Contentions.
Manners & Actions, 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 themselves, 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. 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.
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.
QUALITY OF MEN & 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.
SICKNESSES. 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.
COLOURS & 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
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of Thistles, Rest-harrow or Cammock, Devils-milk or Petty spurge, the white and red
Brambles, the white called vulgarly by the Hearbalists Ramme, Lingwort, Onion, Scommony,
Garlick, Mustard-seed, Pepper, Ginger, Leeks, Ditander, Hore-hound, Hemlock, red Sanders,
Tamarindes, all Hearbs attracting or drawing choller by Sympathy, Raddish, Castoreum,
Arsolarr,Assarum, Carduus, Denedictus, Cantharides.
TREES. All Trees which are prickly, as the Thorn, Chestnut.
BEASTS, &:c. Panther, Tyger, Mastiffe, Vulture, Fox; of living creatures,
those that are Warlike, Ravenous and Bold, the Castor, Horse, Mule, Ostrich,
the Goat, the Wolf, the Leopard, the wild Asse, the Gnats, Flyes, Lapwing, Cockarrice,
the Griffon, Bear.
FISHES, BIRDS, &c. The Pike, the Shark. the Barbel, the Fork-fish, all
stinking Worms, Scorpions.
BIRDS. The Hawke, the Vultur, the Kite or Glead, (all ravenous Fowle) the Raven,
Cormorant, the owle, (some say the Eagle) the Crow, the Pye.
PLACES. Smiths, Shops, Furnaces, Slaughter-houses, places where Bricks or Charcoales
are burned, or have been burnes,
Chimneys, Forges.
STONES. Adamant, Loadstone, Blood-stone, Jasper, the many
coloured Amatheist, the Touch-stone, red Lead or Vermilion.
WEATHER. Red Clouds, Thunder, Lightning, Fiery impressions, and pestilent Airs,
which usually appear after a long time of
drinesse and fair Wheather, by improper and unwholesome Mysts.
