Bub. And Venus in the second Inferna Porta.
Nor. I see it, peace, then Saturn in the Fifth,
Luna i'th' Seventh, and much of Scorpio,
Then Mars his Gaudium, rising in th'ascendent,
And joyn'd with Libra too, the house of Venus,
And [Imum] Cœli, Mars his exaltation
In the seventh house, Aries being his natural house
And where he is now seated, and all these shew him
To be the Almuten.
Rus. Yes, he's Lord of the Geniture,
Whether you examine it by Ptolomeys way,
Or Messethales, Lael, or Alkindus.
Fis. No other Planet hath so many dignities
Either by himself, or in regard of the Cusps.
Nor. Why hold your tongue then if you know it; Venus
The Lady of the Horoscope, being Libra,
The other part, Mars rules: So that the geniture,
Being Nocturnal, Luna is the highest,
None else being in sufficient dignity,
She being in Aries in the Seventh house,
Where Sol exalted, is the Alchoroden.
Bub. Yes, for you see he hath his Termin
In the degrees where she is, and enjoyes
By that, six dignities.
Fis. Which are clearly more
Than any else that view her in the Scheam.
Nor. Why I saw this, and could have told you too,
That he beholds her with a Trine aspect
Here out of Sagittary, almost partile,
And how that Mars out of the self same house,
(But another Sign) here by a Platique aspect
Looks at the Hilege, with a Quartile ruling
The house where the Sun is; all this could I
Have told you, but that you'll outrun me; and more,
That this same Quartile aspect to the Lady of life,
Here in the seventh, promises some danger,
Cauda Draconis being so near Mars,
And Caput Algol in the house of Death.
Lat. How, Sir? I pray you clear that.
Nor. What is the question first?