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fth column over against the former number, you have 25,31, over It Gemini, over GeminI 1 House, and directs you to place the 25 degrees and 31 minutes of Gemini upon the line of Cusp of the first house.

[Second house.] In the sixth column you find 17,10, over that

Cancer, 2 House, which tels you 17, 10 degrees of the Signe

Cancer must be placed on the Cusp or line of the second house.


[Third house.] In the seventh little column over against the former number you have 2,22, over it the Signe Leo, and in the upper line 3 House; so you are directed to put the 2 deg. and 22 minutes of Leo upon the Cusp of the third house.

Having now perfected the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, first, second, and third House, I must direct you how to perform the rest.

You must for understanding hereof know, that the first six Signes of the Zodiack are opposite to the six last, as formerly I told you.

Aries——— Libra Taurus——— Scorpio

Gemini——— Sagittarius Cancer——— Capricorn

Leo ——— Aquarius Virgo——— Pisces

Viz. Aries is opposite to Libra, and Libra to Aries; to Taurus to Scorpio, and Scorpio to Taurus, and so all the rest in order.

The twelve Houses also are opposite each to other: as thus

10 11 12 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9

So that the tenth house is opposite to the fourth, the fourth to the tenth; the eleventh to the fifth, the fifth to the eleventh, and so all the rest as you find placed: The use you are to make of it is this, That if on the Cusp of the tenth house you find the Signe Aries, then on the Cusp of the fourth the Signe Libra; and look what degree and minute of possesseth the Signe of the tenth house, the same degree and minute of the opposite Signe must be placed on the Cusp of the fourth house, and so of all the other Signes and Cusps of houses; and this is generall, and ever holdeth true; without which rule observed, you cannot erect the Figure aright.

In our former Figure you see 19 Aquarius on the Cusp of the tenth