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An Astrological Judgment Touching Theft
First how to find out or discover Theft Secondly to discover Fugitives and Beasts
Compendiously set forth for the good of all
people A piece not before Extant
Anthony Griffin, Student in Astrology.
To His much Honoured Friend Mr. Charles Chip, The author wisheth all happiness in this world, And Eternal felicity in the world to come. Sir,
I MADE BOLD to Dedicate this small piece to you, though somewhat a stranger to you at present, yet being desired by a faithful friend of yours: who informed me of the great respect you owe to Art, I could do no less.
Therefore good Sir, let me Crave your pardon in this my presumption, and let me desire you to pass by my imbecilities, which I do not fear but that you will, when you have seriously considered my Minority, and how hard a matter it is to comprehend the profundity of this sublime Science.
And now to let you understand what moved me here to make my self public, is the true love that I owe to my Country, and I hope most will receive benefit by those my weak endeavours, and upon this accountonly, I have presumed to make know to the world this little tract of Astrology touching Theft, knowing it must pass the Censure of various capacities, and from the unskilled I expect blots, but from the Judicious a friendly Correction, and if at last it may be crowned with your Protection, my expectation is fully answered: who faithfully desires to subscribe himself.
Sir, your devoted servant for ever to command, Anthony Griffin
To the Judicious Reader
Reader,
When I did seriously consider what mischief is done by Thieves and Cheaters, I could do no less but make public this little Treatise touching Theft, &c.
Wherein Astrologically is plainly laid down some very excellent Rules of Art Experimentally amplified, easy to be understood by the meanest capacity, and certainly will be of much advantage, not only to those who are well versed in this most sublime Science; but to most others that are desirous to be instructed therein: and for the better understanding I have here showed you whether the Figure at the time of the question is Radical or not: that you may not deceive your selves nor the querent: but certainly direct him how to find the Thief or goods stolen, &c. and not out of the querent’s house, but he judgeth it stolen because theft is so much practiced by servants, &c.
Therefore I have demonstrated to thy view, whether it be stolen or remain in the house (if so) in what part thereof it may probably be found. But if the goods are stolen, I have showed thee the best Rules how to describe the Thief or thieves, which way they live, strangers or familiars, &c.
Likewise concerning Beasts, if they are stolen or strayed, and Fugitives with many other maters very useful and beneficial, to all that are students in this Art, viz. Judicial Astrology: so Courteous Reader, let me desire thee to pardon my imbecilities, and if God permit me with Life and health, I shall furnish thee with another Piece Treating of the judgement of all horary questions, more particular than any yet extant: and to all carping Criticks and fantasticall sencerers I thus make them an answer, Ut Ignam Caves Omnibus ignotis, Allatrant its barbari; Quicduid non intelligent Carpunt at damnant.
Thine Anthony Griffin An Astrological Judgment Touching Theft &c.
First to know whether the Figure be radical or not. If the Lord of the Ascendant and the Lord of the hour be both of one Triplicity the Figure is radical and Judgment may safely be given. Example:
If Aries ascends and Mars be Lord of the hour the Figure is radical, the same if Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces ascends, Mars governing that Triplicity: if that Sagittarius or Pisces ascends and Jupiter be Lord of the hour, the Figure is Radical, and thus observe of all the rest: which by your own discretion you may easily find out.
When the latter degrees of a sign ascends it is not safe to give Judgment unless the Age, Corprature, and Complexion of the Querent doth agree with the degrees ascending.
Also when the Second, Third, Fourth or Fifth degrees of a sign ascends, chiefly in signs of short ascension, it is not safe to give judgment unless the Querent be young and short in stature. Likewise if the Moon be in the first degrees of a sign or else in the Latter, give no Judgment, for the Querent comes to try thee and likewise for deceit.
Likewise if the Moon be unfortunate or be void of course, or if Scorpio do ascend, or if the Dragon's-tail be in the first or seventh house, or if that the fortunes and the infortunes be of equal strength, all these do signify errors in Judgment, and an unlucky end of the question. Narrowly observe whether the seventh House or his Lord be afflicted, for then it is an Argument that the Artist shall not gain Credit by the question, for the seventh House signifies the Artist himself.
Now I shall begin concerning Theft or any other thing lost. When a Question is propounded concerning Theft, it is very convenient to examine the figure and see whether the thing enquired after be stolen or not or whether it be in the Querent's house or not which may be discerned several ways as thus.
Choice tokens that the Goods are not Stolen. If neither the Lord of the House of the Moon, or the Lord of the house of the second separate not themselves one from another, nor any Planet from, then the thing enquired after is in its own place. If that the disposer of the Moon, and the Lord of the Ascendant be in Conjunction, then is the thing missing in the house of the Querent. If, that the Lord of the Ascendant did separate from Jupiter, or from the Lord of the second, then did the Querent lay it down or forget it. If that the Lord of the Hour be in the Ascendant, the thing wanting is not stolen but in the Querent's house.
If that Cancer Ascends and the Moon be in the fourth, and the Lord of the second be in the seventh, or in the sign of the eighth, or at a Sextile or Trine to the Moon, then the thing enquired after is not stolen, but taken away in Jest.
If that the Moon be in the seventh, in the sign of the Lord of the Hour, the Lord of the Hour being Lord of the seventh, the Goods are not taken away, but over-looked and mistaken.
If that the Lord of the Ascendant and the Lord of the Hour be in Conjunction, the thing enquired after is not stolen.
If the Lord of the Hour, the Lord of the fourth, and Planet in the fourth, the Moon or her dispositor, any of these significators being joined near together, doth argue that the goods are not stolen but near the Querent. Having found whether the Goods be in the house or not, now I shall show you in what part of the house you may discover them in. First I shall show what places every Sign doth represent.
Aries A place where small beast are kept, as Sheep and such like. In houses the Roof Plastering, or covering of the house, Kitchens, Slaughterhouses, backhouses, houses of office, Chimneys, fireplaces, distilling house, brew house, or a place where iron is wrought on.
Taurus A stable of great beasts and places where Implements of Cattle are laid up, low grounds and Cellars, and ground newly taken in, pastures and sowed lands.
Gemini Upper Rooms, Chests, Trunks, walls and plasterings of the house, storehouses, hay-lofts, and Barns, Hills, and Mountains. Cancer Wells, Cellars, Trenches, Cisterns, a place where water is kept, or doth stand, great waters, Rivers, Marshy grounds, ditches with Rushes and all kind of moist and flabby places.
Leo Fireplaces as Chimneys, Stoves, Furnaces, Ovens, many times a place where a dog is kept, a Stable, a Park or Forest, or ground newly taken in.
Virgo Studies, Closets, Coffers, Chests, Trunks, Cupboards, Dairy-houses, a resting place for women, Warehouses, a place of great Cattle as Horses, Oxen, Calves, &c.
Libra Grounds near Windmills, out-houses, sides of Hills, tops of Mountains, a place of Hawking or Hunting, in houses high Chambers, garrets, one Chamber within another.
Scorpio Sinks, Kitchens, Warehouses, a place of creeping venomous Beasts, quaggy and stinking grounds, Ruinous houses, Caves and Prisons, and likewise Gardens, Orchards, and Vineyards.
Sagittarius Stable of great beasts, as Horses, Cows, Oxen, and in houses upper rooms where fire is or hath been kept.
Capricorn A place where old tools for husbandry are laid up, dark places in houses near the ground or threshold.
Aquarius Roofs or eaves in houses, hilly grounds newly digged, a place of running waters full of pits, and grounds where no house is nigh them. Pisces Watery grounds, springs, Rivers, Water mills, moats about houses, Wells, Pumps, Cisterns, Conduits and places where water is kept.
Note if the Moon be significator and in Pisces then the thing is hidden in a Well.
To know in what part of the house the thing missing is in.
First consider the sign Ascending, and the sign the Lord of the Ascendant is in and in what quarter.
Secondly the sign the Lord of the second is in.
Thirdly the sign of the fourth, and the sign the Lord of the fourth is in, and the Planet in the fourth.
Fourthly the sign the Moon is in.
Fifthly the sign where the Part of Fortune is.
Sixthly the sign the Lord of the hour is in, and Collect all these testimonies together, and according to the Major testimony so Judge.
Example:
If that the Major part of these Testimonies be Aiery signs, it is in some Chamber, Garret, or Eaves of the house, or in some Hayloft, and so Judge of all the rest.
If that the principal significator of the Major part of these be dropping betwixt two signs, the thing missing is fallen down betwixt two Rooms, or between the Wainscoat and walls, or dropt between some slit or hole or the like.
Note that earthy Signs signify near the earth, low places in houses, Cellars, low rooms, store-houses for Com and Hay, places where old tools for husbandry are laid up, dark places or the ground near the threshold or the like.
In fiery Signs where fire is kept. In watery Signs where water is kept, a sink or some moist place or a place near some Cistern, or where water doth constantly stand. Aries East Taurus. S. by E Gemini W. by S. Cancer North Leo E. by N. Virgo S. by W. Libra West Scorpio N. by E.
Sagittarius E. by S. Aquarius W. by N. Pisces N. by W
This Table doth show what part every sign doth signify, and by it you may know in what part of the house the goods are in, likewise it may direct the Querent to what part the Thief is gone, which afterwards will be described more at large.
That the Goods are Stolen.
If the Lord of the House of the Moon, or the Lord of the second, do separate from any Planet it is Stolen.
If a Peregrine Planet give virtue to the Moon, or the Moon to him, it is stolen.
If the Lord of the Ascendant do give virtue to the significator of the Thief it is stolen.
If that the Significator of the Thief be Peregrine it is stolen.
If the significator of the Thief be in Conjunction, or Aspect the Lord of the Ascendant by Quartile or Opposition, it is stolen.
If the significator of the Thief behold the Moon by Quartile or conjunction it is stolen.
If any Planet be in the Ascendant and give virtue to the significator of the Thief, it is stolen.
If a Peregrine Planet be in the Ascendant or second House it is stolen.
If that the part of fortune or his Lord be unfortunate it is stolen.
If none of these aforesaid Testimonies be, it is not stolen. But nevertheless, in your Figure exactly observe and compare the testimonies for not stolen, and those testimonies for stolen, and see which is most weightiest and according give Judgement.
How to find out the significator of the Thief. The significator of the Thief is a Planet peregrine in any of the four angles or second house, if not, take the Lord of the seventh for he is the significator of the Thief.
A description of the Thief by Saturn in any of the 12 Signs The Thief hath a hoarse voice, high forehead, great and full face, almost black eyes, small hair on his chin but thick on his head. A large great forehead, an ill-favored countenance, and looking downwards very sad and Melancholy, and an inconstant person having a thick nose.
The Thief is moderate in his manners, betwixt wickedness and gentleness, to them that are in his company, one of a fair voice and a very well- spoken person, and gives good Counsel, and he esteems much of himself, broad shoulders, a small waist, his beard of the Common fashion, and he hath but little hair on his head.
Black eyes, a small face, a broad great forehead a great space betwixt his eyes, and one that is an unconstant person.
A lean face, hollow eyes, a thick neck, great Armes, broad shoulders, and looking down wards, one that is very forgetful.
A great head, and his hands very hairy, one of a profound judgment yet unconstant in mind
A great and a large forehead, long neck, black hair, his nose stretcheth out, and often the nails of his hands goes off, and he is one well descended.
A long and narrow forehead, fowl great shoulders and feet, a high stiff heck, the whole body in general but mean, generally in the sign he hath much hair upon his head.
An indifferent great body and straight, a great nose, and a great Countenance, his neck thick and hairy, like wise a great mocker.
A long face and yellowish, a sharp voice, a straight forehead, thick feet and hands, and like wise very rough and hairy, and a stammering in his speech.
A great head, round eyes, a thin face towards his Chin, and his employment most in moistness, as a Dyer, Shipwright, or a fisherman, &c. Being strong and fortunate by good Aspects, he is a man of a good descent, and a noble Gentleman born, though Saturn be evil of himself, yet in this sign he hath the similitude of good manners, great eyes, unequal teeth, one of little speech drawing his words as though it were with his tongue, and swift of body.
A short description of the other planets – Jupiter, Mars, Sol, Venus, and Mercury.
Furthermore if the significator be Jupiter, and in the place of Saturn, it doth signify a white mixed with yellow, if a man he hath around beard, if either man woman they have some darker sight than ordinary, one of some Gentility.
If Mars be significator in the place of Jupiter, the Thief shall be of yellowish complexion drawing to redness, a round face, a long and sharp chin, his brows bent like a bow or horn of the Moon, whose end doth reach to his nose, a thin beard, light and swift of going about his own matters, one of a sharp wit and very bold, and confident.
If the Sun be significator and in the place of Mars, the Thief is of a whitish brown, a very round face. A singer, a Taylor or a butcher.
If Venus be significator in the place of the Sun, he or she is white, and void of all blots or marks, and hath an honest and a comely countenance, very comely-eyed, wonderful gentle, loving and tender.
If Mercury be in the place of Venus and significator, it signifies a thin beard, little hair, of a sandy complexion, somewhat long visaged, full of speech and chattering, without reason or discretion, but very ingenious and witty.
A description of the Thief by the Moon in any of the 12 signs. The Moon significator of the Thief and in the first half of Aries gives a mean stature, a thick ruddish coloured hair. In the last half of Aries mean stature and lean, a great head, high forehead, great eyes, long visage, a long neck, and straight shoulders, &c.
The Moon in the first half of Taurus, gives the body to be gross: but in the last half, lean and mean, a fair stature, black hair, and rough like a thornbush. The Moon in the first half of Gemini, gives the body to be mean and lean, but in the last half gross and thick, a round face, little mouth, long nose, a fair voice, and one of a good Counsel.
The Moon in the first half of Cancer, gives a mean stature and lean, but in the last half somewhat gross and tall, yet somewhat crooked, black eyes somewhat impedited, crooked teeth, and the hair inclining to a dark brown or quite black. The Moon in the first half of Leo, gives a stature and thick, in the last half, tall and lean, smooth hair, a smooth face, a little head, yet great eyes, short neck, one that is very rash and of great strength, and likewise a great voice.
The Moon in the first half of Virgo, the body is inclinable to grossness, in the last half, to leanness, small eyes, indifferent long visaged, a long neck, much hair and of a brownish color.
The Moon in the first half of Libra, gives the body to be gross, in the last half, lean, a mean stature, a long face, long legs, fair voice, of a laughing countenance, a lover of women, and beloved of women.
The Moon in the first half of Scorpio, gives a mean tall stature, somewhat lean, but in the last half gross, a small face, little mouth, broad thick lips, and very long legs, and of dark auburn colored hair.
The Moon in the first half of Sagittarius, gives a tall stature, somewhat lean, but in the last half gross, a fair stature, a long face, a great flat nose, and sometimes Canker eaten, a sandy colored hair, and one that delights much in Riding, and hath been hurt by some four footed beast, or else by Iron, chiefly if the Moon be unfortunate.
The Moon in the first half of Capricorn, give a mean stature and lean, but in the last half somewhat gross, a brownish colored hair, a narrow forehead, thick lips, broad nose, great hands, and his body looks as if it were withered; and one that is very wrathful.
The Moon in the first half of Aquarius, gives a short mean stature, in the last half mean and lean, one that much useth the water, and hath one leg shorter than the other, and if the Moon be unfortunate, hath been either hurt by Iron, or else hath had a brand in the hand.
The Moon in the first half of Pisces, gives a mean stature somewhat gross, but in the last half mean, a great head, round eyes, and a great nose.
The Mark of the Thief. Look to the Moon, and if she be significator, and in Scorpio, and unfortunate by Saturn or Mars, and Venus have any Aspect by the Moon, the party is hurt in the privy parts, by some woman, A Winchester Goose, generally if that the Moon behold the significator of the Thief or have any dignities where he is.
If the Moon be significator of the Thief, and she unfortunate, it shows some defect in the party's eyesight, chiefly if she be in the Ascendant afflicted by Saturn, Mars, or the Sun.
If Mercury be significator, and in Quartile or Opposition of Saturn, it notes the Thief to have some impediment in his speech. If Venus be significator and in any signs of Mars, it notes a woman infamous for whoredom. Venus significator and in Quartile or Opposition to Mars signifies the like.
Venus significator of the Thief, and in Leo, or with the Dragons-tail, denotes the Thief to have a Copper nose.
Saturn or Mars in Opposition to the significator of the Thief shows that the Thief is sick or will be shortly.
Venus significator and void of course gives a Mark in the face, or a goggle eye, or a Wart, but if slow of motion, then she gives a hollow Mould.
If that the Moon have any dignities where a Peregrine Planet is, then there is a Mark where the Moon is, or where that Peregrine Planet is, the sign will discover in what part of the body it is in.
If that the Moon be in Quartile or Opposition to the significator of the Thief in the second house, it notes a Mark in the neck, if in the third house in the Arms and shoulders and so in order &c.
If that the Moon be weak or in Quartile or Opposition to Saturn or Mars, it denotes a Mark to be in the sign where the Moon is.
If that the Lord of the sixth be unfortunate, there is a Mark in the sign where he is, and likewise in the sign of the cusp of the sixth. Also observe the same method by the sign Ascending, and by the sign that the Lord of the Ascendant is in. If the Lord of the Ascendant be unfortunate then it is certain.
If Saturn be unfortunate in the Ascendant, gives a bruise or the like in the head or face, Mars unfortunate in the Ascendant signifies a cut in the head or face, or else damnified by Iron.
If that the Sun be significator and in fiery signs and unfortunate, it doth note a bald head and short curled hair. But unfortunate in watery signs, it signifies the Thief to have a scaled head. Whether the Thief be of the family of the Querent or not.
If that the Lord of the Ascendant be in the Ascendant in his own sign, then is the Querent robbed by himself, probatum est.
If that a Planet be in the first house and his sign be on the second, then was the Querent robbed by his own counsel.
If a Planet be in the first house, and that Planet's sign be on the third house, and that sign be feminine, say he was robbed by his sister or some Kinswoman or some neighbour near him, and so in order of the rest of the houses.
If that both the Luminaries behold the Ascendant, the Thief is one of the family.
The Lord of the seventh in the Ascendant the same. If that the Sun and Moon be both in their own houses, it is one of the family.
But if only one of the lights doth behold the Ascendant, the Thief is one that is a familiar in the house but doth not dwell there.
If the Lord of the Ascendant be joined with a Planet near the Ascendant, it notes the Thief to be a private Thief in the house.
If the Lord of the Ascendant be in the second or sixth, it is one of the household servants.
If the Lord of the sixth be in the second, or in the Ascendant, it is a servant belonging to the house.
If the Lord of the seventh be in the sixth or eighth from his own house, it is a servant, but if in his own house, then some Jolly fellow of great name and fame in the house.
Which of the houses may be suspected for the Theft. If the Sun be: significator, it signifies the Father, Uncle, Grandfather or Master.
The Moon the Mother, Sister or Nurse, or otherwise some Tankard bearer, or Water-woman, a Charwoman or the like.
If Venus, the Wife or Mistress, chiefly in the tenth or seventh house. Saturn in the fourth accuseth the Father; or some old serving man or woman.
Jupiter significator accuseth some Gentleman of a good family that hath stained the reputation of his kindred, a great wanderer, and is not suspected and probably may be a guest in the house, and of a Sanguine complexion. Mars significator denotes a Brother or a Prentice, a Son or a Daughter of the Querent.
If Mercury, it is some familiar friend, if he be in the eleventh house, otherwise some runner of Errands, or some servant of the house. Whether the Thief be of the kindred of the Querent, or some neighbor, friend or stranger.
If the Sun be in Opposition to the Ascendant, it is an overthwart neighbour.
If the Lord of the seventh behold the Ascendant by Trine or Sextile, it is a neighbour.
If the Sun and Moon be both in their Triplicities it is a neighbor. If the significator of the Thief be in the house or exaltation of the Lord of the Ascendant, the Thief is of the kindred of the Querent.
The Lord of the Ascendant being in the house or exaltation of the Thief, it denotes kindred.
The Sun and Moon beholding each other by a Trine Aspect, it denotes kindred.
The Lord of the third or fifth in the Ascendant, or applying to the Lord of the Ascendant denotes kindred.
The Sun and Moon both in their faces, the Thief doth call the Querent Cousin.
The Lord of the Ascendant in the second or sixth, the Thief is one of the household Servants.
The significator of the Thief in the ninth house it is a stranger.
The significator of the Thief in a moveable sign aspected of the Moon or Mercury, or in their houses, or in any of their dignities, it is a stranger.
If that the significator be in an Angle in the terms of Jupiter or the Sun, the Thief is more noble than the Querent.
If that the Sun and Moon be both in the second, third; fourth, fifth, ninth, tenth, or eleventh house, it is signified that one of the house committed the fact. When you find the Thief to be one of the household, behold the significator and so Judge as I described before.
Note that the significator of the Thief is a Planet peregrine in any of the four Angles, but if none be there, then take the Lord of the seventh, he is the significator of the Thief.
To know how many Thieves there are.
The significator of the Thief being in a fruitful sign it notes more than one Thief.
The significator of the Thief in a double bodied sign the same.
If that the Sun and Moon do behold each other, it signifies the same.
If that the significator of the Thief be in a sign where there is more than one Peregrine Planet, it notes more Thieves than one.
The Moon being in the fourth house in a common sign, there is more than one Thief.
If that the Moon and Mercury be in equal signs it notes more Thieves than one.
So many Peregrine Planets that there is, but chiefly in the second or seventh houses, so many Thieves there are.
If that the significator of the Thief be in a fixed sign it signifies but one Thief and no more.
If that the Moon be in any Angle in a fixed sign, it notes only one Thief.
If that the Moon and Mercury be in unequal signs then there is only one Thief.
To know whether the Thief be a man or a woman.
If that the Ascendant be a Masculine sign, and the Lord of the house a Masculine Planet, the Thief is a man.
If otherwise, they be Feminine, it notes a woman.
If that one be Masculine and the other Feminine, it shews two Thieves, viz. a man and a woman.
Also if that the significator of the Thief be in a Masculine sign and the Moon in a Masculine sign, it denotes a man.
If in Feminine signs then a woman. According to the major part of testimonies give judgment. How to know the Age of the Thief.
If that the Sun be significator of the Thief and he betwixt the Ascendant and the tenth house, but chiefly in Aries. Taurus or Gemini, it notes the Thief very young almost in Childhood.
From the tenth house to the seventh house, but chiefly in Cancer, Leo or Virgo, it signifies youthful years.
From the seventh to the fourth house, chiefly in Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, it signifies the Thief is of a middle age.
If the significator of the Thief be between the fourth house and the Ascendant it signifies old age.
If that the significator of the Thief be in the house of Saturn or Aspected of him, Or in the latter degrees of a sign, it signifies age.
If that the significator of the Thief be direct and a heavy Planet, or joined with a heavy Planet, it signifies good Age, but if retrograde then old.
If that the significator of the Thief be joined to a Planet that is retrograde it signifies old age.
Mars notes middle age, but not so much as Jupiter, nor Jupiter so much as Saturn.
The Moon or a Peregrine Planet in the first degrees of a sign notes youth, in the middle of a sign Riper years, in the latter degrees of the Moon old age.
If that Mars, Venus or Mercury be significators of the Thief, according as posited in the four quarters of the signs, so give judgment as before directed.
The Moon increasing the Thief is young, the Moon decreasing the Thief is old.
The Moon in the beginning of the month notes young, in the middle of the month middle age, in the end of the month it signifies old age. Two Peregrine Planets that are significators in Quartile or Opposition of one another, especially from the first to the seventh house, it signifies that one Thief will accuse another, probatum est.
To know whether the Thief be in Town or not. Behold the significator of the Thief, and if that you find him in the end of a sign direct, or separating from combustion, or applying to a Planet in a Cadent house, say that he is gone or going out of town.
Also if the Lord of the Ascendant be in one quarter and the Moon with the significator of the Thief be in another above ninety degrees asunder, it denotes the Thief is out of Town a pretty large distance from the querent. |