ウィリアム・リリー （William Lilly ）
1602/4/30 or 5/1 時間不明 （※月の位置---4/30の場合、獅子座12°5'付近、5/1の場合、25°47'付近）
Diseworth ,Leicestershire, England
-ホラリー占星術の創始者、CHRISTIAN ASTROLOGY"の著者-
チャートの持主は、アラン・レオ以前の占星術を学ぶ古典主義の人々が研究の対象とする占星術師で、その著者に”Christian Astrology"がある。
出生時間が分からない為、チャンドララグナで見ると、 ラグナロードの太陽が９室で高揚し、９室支配の火星と星座交換して、ラージャヨーガを形成する。
９室には２、１１室支配の水星、３、１０室支配の金星、冥王星、天王星などが在住し、９室に惑星集中であることから、宗教的な傾向が認められる。
月は１２室支配で、４、９室支配の火星が７室支配で４室に在住する土星と相互アスペクトしている。
４室は土星とラーフの在住と火星のアスペクトを受け、傷ついており、母親、心理的安定、喜びに問題が生じていることを示す。
５室支配の木星は２室に在住し、収入面での保証や権利収入などの可能性も見られる。
スーリヤラグナで確認すると、５室支配の太陽がラグナに在住し、３、６室支配の水星、２、７室支配の金星とコンジャンクトし、ラグナロードの火星が４室支配の月と５室でコンジャンクトする。
９、１２室支配の木星が６室乙女座に在住し、８室には、１０、１１室支配の土星がラーフと同室する。
ここまで見てきて、良いと思われるのは、１、９室の星座交換、１、５室の星座交換などであり、５室は９室から９室目の９室の本質を表す部屋であり、９室の象意も生じる為、チャートの中で最もよく現われている象意は９室の宗教、長距離旅行、巡礼、高度な学問などである。
ラシチャートで太陽、水星、金星はバラニーであり、容易に人の意見を聞くタイプではなく、我が道を行くタイプであり、権威には屈服や迎合しない一匹狼である。
ナヴァムシャでは、太陽、金星が減衰しており、木星、火星、月の配置は良いがそれほど良いチャートには思えない。
太陽、水星、金星がバラニー、月がマガー、火星がプールヴァパールグニーであるから、かなり火の性質が強く、一匹狼で大胆不敵な人物であったと思われる。
バラニーは人の秘密を扱う仕事に向いていると言われており、そうした意味で、人々の秘密の情報を収集し管理し、時には予言したという意味での占星術の才能が発揮できたかもしれない。
全く占星術の才能そのものとしては水星の配置もそれほど良いわけではなく、木星にしてもそれほど強い配置をしているとは言いにくいのであり、やはり、バラニーに在住する太陽、水星、金星がポイントになってくると思われる。
高揚する太陽とそれにコンジャンクトする惑星群（冥王星、天王星含む）の良いヨーガが力を発揮したと考えるのが自然である。
惑星集中自体がサンニャーシヨーガで、精神的な傾向を示し、チャンドララグナから見て、１、９室の星座交換で、非常に高い精神性を表すことを表示している。
資料を見ると、①の部分に関しては、７、８、９室の象意のコンビネーションが考えられ、主人の死による配偶者と地位の獲得、配偶者の死による遺産の相続など、特に８室の象意が強く感じられるのである。出生時刻修正はこの辺りがポイントになると思われる。
ちなみにヴィムショッタリダシャーでは妻の死により遺産を相続した1633年はおそらく月-木星、月-土星、月-水星期のどれかである。
②に関しては、キリスト教と占星術の調和を説く辺りは彼が宗教的、精神的な人物であることを示し、９室の象意が感じられる。
③の部分に関しては、自分が施した徳によって幸運によって助けられるということで９室の象意が考えられる。
④に関しては、彼が天文学者や占星術の研究家ではなく、実際に占星術を活用した根っからの占星術師であったという評価がされているが、当にこれらの象意がバラニーを表しており、
地に足のついた実践家タイプの占星術師であったことを示している。
（資料-ウェブより-）
ウィリアム・リリー（1602～1681） 占星術の新しい手法・ホラリーを生み出した商売上手
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彼は1602年５月１日、イギリスはレスターシャー州の小作人の息子として生 まれた。
18歳で教育を終えた後、ロンドンに出てある家庭の召使として働き始めた。
この主人の妻が占星術に関心をもっていて、リリーはこの時占星術と初めて出会ったのだ。
その妻が死に、主人が後妻を迎えた後まもなくして主人までも死んでしまった。
①この若い未亡人とリリーはまもなく結ばれ、そして結婚した。
彼はふってわいた幸運？から、妻と地位を同時に手に入れることになったのである。
1632年にほんの２ヵ月間、占星術師エヴァンスから占星術を学んだ後、①翌年1633年に妻が死んで、遺産が転がり込んで来た。
身の回り死ばっかりである。 翌年早くも再婚を果たすと、占星術の研究に没頭するべく順調だった店を畳んだ。
そして自信をつけたリリーは、1641年に占星術師として開業。
最初の占星暦書（ｱﾙﾏﾅｸ）を1644年に出版し（その暦書はその後幾度にもわたって増刷された ）政治的にも大きな影響力も持つことになった。
彼は占星術の指導者としても認知された存在で、歴史上高名なお抱え占い師とは違って、マイペースでビジネスとしての確立した商売人であり、かといってがめつかった訳ではなく、町の占い師として気軽に活躍し、なおかつ名を馳せた人物でもある。
そして彼は数々のケースブックを残してもいる。もっとも、このケースブックは残念ながら占星術のデータとしてはあまり使えるものではない。
②1647年、リリーは「キリスト教占星術」発表して、キリスト教と占星術の調和を説いた。この時代、イギリスでは幸いにも占星術の地位は落ち着いていたようである。
そしてこの翌年、彼は占星術史上に残る有名な予言を残した。彼はこの後も、占星術を用いてノストラダムスもどきの予言をたくさん重ねていくことになるのである。
そしてそれは成就されていくのだが・・・ このころのイギリスの政治は議会派と王党派に別れてせっており、その内乱に多くの占星術師が巻き込まれてライバルとして争ってもいた。
リリーは議会派に与していたが、王党派が敗れチャールズ一世の悲劇が起こり、③リリーのラ イバルでもあった王党派のジョージ・ウォートンが逮捕された。
がリリーは処刑寸前、彼を釈放させるよう働きかけた。そしてこの行為は後に王党派が巻 き返したとき、彼を助けることになる徳でもあったのだ。
1666年、以前にリリーが予言していた通りにロンドンで大火災が起こった。
それ故、彼は放火の疑いで詰問されるはめになってしまったそうである。
そしてリリーは自らの予測（ﾛﾝﾄﾞﾝの､大火とﾍﾟｽﾄによる崩壊）に従ってロンドンを脱出し、土地の暴落の時に手に入れていたサリー州の土地へ引っ越し、占星術師としての引退の幕を引いたのであった。
そして彼は、医学を学び開業医としての免許を取得、1970年に医師として再出発を果たした。
が、1675年には自身が 健康を害し、診療から身を引いた。けれども占星暦の発行だけは口述筆記になっても続けて、それは1681年、死の直前まで続いたのであった。
医者の不養生という言葉がある。多くの占い師は自らの運勢の隆起と没落に翻弄されていたのに比べて、④リリーは占星術を最もよく活用し、時代をうまく渡り歩いた占星術師でもあった。
彼はそれまでの天文学者たる占星術師ではなかった。
研究家というのでもなかった。彼は根っからの占い師であったのだ。 彼が占星術家として活躍した時代は、ある意味で占星術にとって幸運な時代であったともいえる。
リリーが死して、まもなくイギリスでは大学から占星術が締め出され、天文学との分離を余儀なくされてその地位を失っていったのだから。
（注：資料はウェブから引用。①②③の記号は原文に追加。）
1602 May 1: William Lilly born at Diseworth, Leicestershire, the eldest son of William and Alice Lilly.
1603 April 10: Death of Queen Elizabeth I. James VI of Scotland proclaimed King James I of England.
1613 Lilly goes to Grammar School at Ashby-de-la-Zouch where he is taught by John Brinsley, one of the finest teachers of his time.
1618 Death of Lilly's mother.
1619 Lilly leaves school. His father cannot afford to send him to university. Teaches at the village school in Diseworth
1620 Lilly's father in debtor's prison. April 3: Lilly leaves Leicestershire and walks to London, arriving on Palm Sunday, April 9th, at 3.30 in the afternoon. Employed as servant of Gilbert Wright, salt merchant, in the Strand.
1622 (1622-4) In addition to his other duties, Lilly nurses Wright's second wife who is suffering from cancer.
1624 September: Death of Mrs Wright
1625 March: Death of James I. Charles I proclaimed King. June: Gilbert Wright leaves London to avoid the plague, leaving Lilly to guard his goods. Lilly regularly attends Puritan lectures and sermons at St Antholin's church. November: Gilbert Wright returns to London; marries Ellen Whitehaire. Settles on Lilly an annual sum of ￡20 in recognition of his services.
1627 May 22: Death of Gilbert Wright. Lilly takes charge of settling his estate. September 8th: Lilly marries Ellen Wright, his late master's widow at St George's church, Southwark. October: Lilly made a freeman of the Salter's Company, London.
1632 Takes lessons in astrology from John Evans of Gunpowder Alley.
1633 October: Death of Lilly's first wife who leaves him a fortune of nearly ￡1,000. Lilly buys thirteen houses on the Strand and the lease on the corner house (Mr B.'s houses).
1634 Lilly begins studying occultism; teaches Sir George Peckham astrology; searches for buried treasure in Westminster Abbey. Lilly's first meeting with his patron William Pennington.November 18: marries Jane Rowley, "of the nature of Mars", who brings him ￡500 as a dowry.
1635 November: Death of Lilly's father. Lilly instructs Nicholas Culpeper in astrology.
1636 May: Lilly, suffering from "the hypochondriack mellancholly", rents a house at Hersham, Surrey, burns his magical textbooks and lives quietly in the country for the next five years.
1638 10th February: Lilly's "Fish Stolen" horary.
1639 22nd May: Solar eclipse in Gemini; the subject of Lilly's first astrological treatise. First Bishop's War between England and Scotland.
1640 Apr 13: The Short Parliament refuses to grant King Charles any money for a Scottish war unless civil and ecclesiastical grievances are settled. May 5: The Short Parliament dissolved. Jun: The Second Bishop's War. The English defeated at the Battle of Newburn. Nov 3: The Long Parliament meets. Impeachment of the King's principal ministers Strafford and Laud. 1641 September: Lilly, "perceiving there was money to be got", returns to London and sets up as a professional astrologer from his house in the Strand.
1642 August 22nd: King Charles raises the royal standard at Nottingham; the beginning of the First Civil War. November 28th: Lilly's judgement on Prince Rupert and the Earl of Essex. 1643 February: Lilly's first meeting with Bulstrode Whitelocke. March 18th: Lilly's horary regarding the armies of the King and Queen. April 17th: His judgement upon the outcome of the siege of Reading. November 30th: Horary pronouncing upon the last illness of John Pym.
1644 March 29th: Lilly's horary on the outcome of the battle of Cheriton between Sir William Waller and Sir Ralph Hopton. May 13th: Judgement upon the Earl of Essex's disasterous western campaign. June: Publication of Merlinus Anglicus Junior, Lilly's first almanac. Lilly's acrimonious first meeting with John Booker. July 2nd: The Royalists defeated at Marston Moor. August: Publication of The Prophesy of the White King. October: Publication of England's Propheticall Merline. December 3rd: Lilly's horary regarding the death of Archbishop Laud.
1645 Lilly clashes with George Wharton, the Cavalier astrologer. June 14th: Publication of The Starry Messenger. Lilly's prediction of a great Roundhead victory appears on the day that news reaches London of the King's defeat at the Battle of Naseby. Lilly interrogated by the Committee of Examinations for criticising the government in his almanacs. The case against him is dismissed. Publication of A Collection of Ancient and Modern Prophecies.
1646 May 5th: Charles I surrenders to the Scots. July 13: Surrender of Oxford; the end of the First Civil War. Lilly's first meeting with Elias Ashmole. Begins writing Christian Astrology.
1647 March 11th: Lilly's "Presbytery" judgement. May 27th: If Attaine the Philosopher's Stone judgement. August: Lilly consulted by Jane Whorewood regarding the King's escape from imprisonment. Lilly's portrait painted. Lilly and John Booker summoned to appear before Major-General Fairfax at Windsor who questions them on the lawfulness of astrology. November: Christian Astrology published. Publication of The World's Catastrophe, The Prophecies of Ambrose Merlin and Trithemius on the Government of the World by the Presiding Angels.
1648 Lilly claims to have supplied a hacksaw to facilitate Charles I's unsuccessful attempt to escape from Carisbrooke Castle. March 23: Royalist revolt against Parliament breaks out in Wales; beginning of the the Second Civil War. April 29: Lilly consulted by Richard Overton the Leveller. Summer: Attends the siege of Colchester with John Booker to encourage the Parliamentarian troops with predictions of victory. Awarded ￡50 and an annual pension of ￡100 by Parliament for his services to the Roundhead cause. Publishes A Treatise of the Three Suns.
1649 January 20: Lilly attends the trial of Charles I January 30: King Charles beheaded.
1650 Procures the release of George Wharton from prison.
1651 Lilly publishes Monarchy or No Monarchy and Several Observations upon the Life and Death of Charles I.
1652 Publication of Annus Tenebrosus. Lilly buys Hurst Wood, Hersham, in the parish of Walton-upon-Thames, Surrey. October: Summoned before the Committee for Plundered Ministers for his criticisms of the government; imprisoned for 13 days but released through the influence of his political friends.
1653 February 16: Death of Jane, Lilly's second wife. April 20: Oliver Cromwell forcibly dissolves Parliament.
1654 October: marries Ruth Nedham.
1655 Lilly indicted for fortune-telling.
1658 Lilly receives a gold chain and gift of money from Charles Gustavus, King of Sweden, as a reward for publicly urging an English alliance with Sweden against Denmark. September: Death of Oliver Cromwell.
1659 John Gadbury criticises Lilly for failing to foresee the imminent death of the Swedish king; Lilly's reputation further dented by his prediction that Richard Cromwell would succeed in establishing a strong government after Oliver's death.
1660 March: The Parliament elected under the protection of General Monk call for the restoration of the monarchy. Hostile attacks by Lilly's rivals and enemies. May: Restoration of Charles II. June: Lilly examined by a Parliamentary committee enquiring into the execution of Charles I but discharged after giving evidence. October 24th: Samuel Pepys visits Lilly's house in company with Ashmole, Booker and others.
1661 January: Lilly arrested as a "supposed fanatic"; swears allegiance to Charles II.
1664 Publication of the second part of Samuel Butler's Hudibras; Lilly lampooned as the astrologer Sidrophel.
1665 June 27: Lilly Leaves London to avoid the Great Plague and settles in Hersham. Appointed churchwarden at Walton-upon-Thames.
1666 September: The Great Fire of London October 25: Lilly examined by a Parliamentary Committee investigating the causes of the Great Fire.
1668 Lilly writes his autobiography.
1670 October 8: Acquires a license to practise medicine.
1672 Lilly and Ashmole recover manuscripts written by the Elizabethan polymath Doctor Dee.
1675 Lilly's last public altercation with his rival John Gadbury. Lilly collaborates with Henry Coley on the translation into English of the Considerations of Bonatus and the Aphorisms of Cardan.
1676 Publication of The Astrologer's Guide.
1677 The astrologer Henry Coley becomes Lilly's amanuensis.
1681 June 9th, 3a.m.: Death of William Lilly.
William Lilly (April 30, 1602-1681), was an English astrologer. He was born in 1602 at Diseworth in Leicestershire, where his family were long-established yeomen. He received a basic classical education at the school of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, but makes a point of saying that his master never taught logic. At the age of seventeen, his father having fallen into poverty, he went to London and was employed in attendance on an elderly couple. His master, at his death in 1627, left him an annuity of ￡20; and, Lilly having soon afterwards married the widow, she, dying in 1633, left him property to the value of about ￡ 1000. He now began to dabble in astrology, reading all the books on the subject he could fall in with, and occasionally trying his hand at unravelling mysteries by means of his art. The years 1642 and 1643 were devoted to a careful revision of all his previous reading, and in particular, having lighted on Valentine Naibod's Commentary on Alcabitius, he "seriously studied him and found him to be the profoundest author he ever met with." About the same time he tells us that he “did carefully take notice of every grandaction betwixt king and parliament, and did first then incline to believe that as all sublunary affairs depend on superior causes, so there, was: a possibility of discovering them by the configurations of the superior bodies." And, having thereupon "made some essays," he "found encouragement to proceed further, and ultimately framed to himself that method which he ever afterwards followed." He then began to issue his prophetical almanacs and other works, which met with serious attention from some of the most prominent members of the Long Parliament. If we may believe his statements, Lilly was on intimate terms with Bulstrode Whitlock, William Lenthall the speaker, Sir Philip Stapleton, Elias Ashmole and others. Even John Selden seems to have acknowledged him, and probably the chief difference between him and the mass of the community at the time was that, while others believed in the general truth of astrology, he ventured to specify the future events to which he referred. Even from his own account, however, it is evident that he did not trust implicitly to the indications given by the aspects of the heavens, but kept his eyes and ears open for any information which might make his predictions safe. It appears that he had correspondents both at home and in foreign parts to keep him conversant with the probable current of affairs. Not a few of his exploits indicate rather the quality of a clever police detective than of a profound astrologer. After the Restoration he very quickly fell into disrepute. His sympathy with the parliament, which his predictions had generally shown, was not calculated to bring him into royal favour. He came under the lash of Butler, who, making allowance for some satiric exaggeration, has given in the character of Sidrophel a probably not very incorrect picture of the man; and, having by this time amassed a tolerable fortune, he bought a small estate at Hersham in Surrey, to which he retired, and where he diverted the exercise of his peculiar talents to the practice of medicine. He died in 1681. Lilly's life of himself, published after his death, is still worth looking into as a remarkable record of credulity. So lately as 1852 a prominent London publisher put forth a new edition of Lilly's Introduction to Astrology, "with numerous emendations adapted to the improved state of the science." This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. WILLIAM LILLY LILLY, WILLIAM (1602-1681), English astrologer, was born ifl 1602 at Diseworth in Leicestershire, his family having been settled as yeomen in the place for many ages. He received a tolerably good classical education at the school of Ashby-dela-Zouche, but he navely tells us what may perhaps have some significance in reference to his after career, that his master never taught logic. In his eighteenth year, his father having fallen into great poverty, he went to London and was employed in attendance on an old citizen and his wife. His master, at his death in 1627, left him an annuity of 20; and, Lilly having soon afterwards married the widow, she, dying in 1633,left him property to the value of about 1000. He now began to dabble in astrology, reading all the books on the subject he could fall in with, and occasionally trying his hand at unravelling mysteries by means of his art. The years 1642 and 1643 were devoted to. a careful revision ~f all his previous reading, and in particular, having lighted on Valentine Naibods Commentary on Aichabitius, he seriously studied him and found him to be the profoundest author he ever met with. About the same .time he tells us that he did carefully take notice of every grandaction betwixt king and parliament, and did first then incline to believe that as all sublunary affairs depend on superior causes, so there, was: a possibility of discovering them by the configurations of the superior bodies. And, having thereupon made some essays, he found encouragement to proceed further, and ultimately framed to himself that method which he everafterwardsfollowed. He then began to issue his prophetical almanacs and other works, which met with serious attention from some of the most prominent members of the Long Parliament. If we may believe himself, Lilly lived on friendly and almost intimate terms with Bulstrode Whitlock, Lenthall the speaker, Sir Philip Stapleton, Elias Ashmole and others. Even Selden seems to have given him some countenance, and probably the chief difference between. him and the mass of the community at the tame was that, while others believed in the general truth of astrology, he ventured to specify the future events to which its calculations pointed. Even from his own account of himself, however, it is evident that he did not trust implicitly to the indications given by the aspects of the heavens, but like more vulgar fortune-tellers kept his eyes and ears open. for any information which might make his predictions safe. It appears that he had correspondents both at home and in foreign parts to keep him conversant with the probable current of affairs. Not a few of his exploits indicate rather the quality of a clever police detective than. of a profound astrologer. After the Restoration he very quickly fell into disrepute. His sympathy with the parliament, which his predictions had generally shown, was not calculated to bring him into royal favor. He came under the lash of Butler, who, making allowance for some satiric exaggeration, has given in the character of Sidrophel a probably not very incorrect picture~of the man.; and, having by this time amassed a tolerable fortune, he bought a small estate at Hersham in Surrey, to which he retired, and where he diverted the exercise of his peculiar talents to the practice of medicine. He died in 1681. Lillys life of himself, published after his death, is still worth looking into as a remarkable record of credulity. So lately as 1852 a prominent London publisher put forth a new edition of Lillys Introduction to Astrology, with numerous emendations adapted to the improved state of the science. William Lilly William Lilly (April 30, 1602-1681), English astrologer, was born in 1602 at Diseworth in Leicestershire, his family having been settled as yeomen in the place for "many ages." He received a tolerably good classical education at the school of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, but he naively tells us what may perhaps have some significance in reference to his after career, that his master never taught logic. In his eighteenth year, his father having fallen into great poverty, he went to London and was employed in attendance on an old citizen and his wife. His master, at his death in 1627, left him an annuity of ￡20; and, Lilly having soon afterwards married the widow, she, dying in 1633, left him property to the value of about ￡1000. He now began to dabble in astrology, reading all the books on the subject he could fall in with, and occasionally trying his hand at unravelling mysteries by means of his art. The years 1642 and 1643 were devoted to a careful revision of all his previous reading, and in particular, having lighted on Valentine Naibod's Commentary on Alcabitius, he "seriously studied him and found him to be the profoundest author he ever met with." About the same time he tells us that he “did carefully take notice of every grandaction betwixt king and parliament, and did first then incline to believe that as all sublunary affairs depend on superior causes, so there, was: a possibility of discovering them by the configurations of the superior bodies." And, having thereupon "made some essays," he "found encouragement to proceed further, and ultimately framed to himself that method which he ever afterwards followed." He then began to issue his prophetical almanacs and other works, which met with serious attention from some of the most prominent members of the Long Parliament. If we may believe himself, Lilly lived on friendly and almost intimate terms with Bulstrode Whitlock, Lenthall the speaker, Sir Philip Stapleton, Elias Ashmole and others. Even Selden seems to have given him some countenance, and probably the chief difference between. him and the mass of the community at the tame was that, while others believed in the general truth of astrology, he ventured to specify the future events to which its calculations pointed. Even from his own account of himself, however, it is evident that he did not trust implicitly to the indications given by the aspects of the heavens, but like more vulgar fortune-tellers kept his eyes and ears open for any information which might make his predictions safe. It appears that he had correspondents both at home and in foreign parts to keep him conversant with the probable current of affairs. Not a few of his exploits indicate rather the quality of a clever police detective than of a profound astrologer. After the Restoration he very quickly fell into disrepute. His sympathy with the parliament, which his predictions had generally shown, was not calculated to bring him into royal favour. He came under the lash of Butler, who, making allowance for some satiric exaggeration, has given in the character of Sidrophel a probably not very incorrect picture of the man; and, having by this time amassed a tolerable fortune, he bought a small estate at Hersham in Surrey, to which he retired, and where he diverted the exercise of his peculiar talents to the practice of medicine. He died in 1681. Lilly's life of himself, published after his death, is still worth looking into as a remarkable record of credulity. So lately as 1852 a prominent London publisher put forth a new edition of Lilly's Introduction to Astrology, "with numerous emendations adapted to the improved state of the science." This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. William Lilly (1602 - 1681) To the Student in Astrology My Friend, whoever thou art, that with so much ease shalt receive the benefit of my hard Studies, and dost intend to proceed in this heavenly knowledge of the Stars, wherein the great and admirable works of the invisible and alglorious God are so manifestly apparent. In the first place, consider and admire thy Creator, and be thankful unto him, be thou humble, and let no natural knowledge, how profound and transcendent soever it be, elate thy minde to neglect that divine Providence, by whose all-seeing order and appointment, all things heavenly and earthly, have their constant motion; but the more thy knowledge is enlarged, the more do thou magnifie the power and wisdom of Almighty God, and strive to preserve thy self in his favour; being confident, the more holy thou art; and more neer to God, the purer Judgment thou shalt give. Beware of pride and self-conceit, and remember how that long ago, no irrationall Creature durst offend Man, the Microcosm; but did faithfully serve and obey him, so long as he was master of his own Reason and Passions, or until he subjected his Will to the unreasonable part. But alas! when iniquity abounded, and man gave the reins to his own affection, and deferred reason, then every Beast, Creature and outward harmful thing, became rebellious and unserviceable to his command. Stand fast, oh man! to thy God, and assured principles, then consider thy own nobleness, how all things created, both present and to come, were for thy sake created; nay for thy sake God became Man: thou art that Creature, who being conversant with Christ, livest and raignest above the heavens, and sits above all power and authority. How many pre-eminences, advantages hath God bestowed on thee? thou rangest above the heavens by contemplation, conceivest the motion and magnitude of the stars; thou talkest with Angels, yea with God himself; thou hast all creatures under thy dominion, and keepest the Devils in subjection: Do not then for shame deface thy nature, or make thyself unworthy of such gifts, or deprive thyself of that great power, glory and blessedness God hath allotted thee, by casting from thee his fear, for possession of a few imperfect pleasures. Having considered thy God, and what thyself art, during thy being Gods servant; now receive instruction how in thy practice I would have thee carry thyself. As thou daily conversest with the heavens, so instruct and form thy minde according to the image of Divinity; learn all the ornaments of vertue, be sufficiently instructed therein; be humane, curteous, familiar to all, easie of access, afflict not the miserable with terror of harsh judgment; in such cases, let them know their hard fate by degrees; direct them to call on God to divert his judgments impending over them: be modest, conversant with the learned, civil, sober man, covet not an estate; give freely to the poor, both money and judgment: let no worldly wealth procure an erroneous judgment from thee, or such that may dishonour the Art, or this divine Science: Love good men, cherish those honest men that cordially Study this Art: Be sparing in delivering Judgment against the Common-wealth thou livest in. Give not judgment of the death of thy Prince; yet I know experimentally, that Reges subjacent legibus Stellarum [kings are subject to the law of the stars], marry a wife of thy own, rejoyce in the number of thy friends, avoid law and controversie: in thy study be totus in illis [whole in that] that thou maist be singulus in arte [single in art]; be not extravagant or desirous to learn every Science, be not aliquid in omnibus [someone in everything]; be faithful, tenacious, betray no ones secrets, no, no I charge thee never divulge either friend or enemies trust committed to thy faith. Instruct all men to Live well, be a good example thyself, avoid the fashion of the times, love thy own Native Country: exprobrate no man, no not an enemy: be not dismaid, if ill spoken of, Conscientia mille testes [a thousand will bear witness to your morality]; God suffers no sin unpunished, no lye unrevenged. William Lilly