After my mistress was dead, I lived most comfortably, my master having a great affection for me.
After that his Majesty was beheaded, the Parliament for some years effected nothing either for the publick peace or tranquillity of the nation, or settling religion as they had formerly promised.
Astrology in this time, viz. in 1633, was very rare in London, few professing it that understood any thing thereof.
I believe God rules all by his divine providence and that the stars by his permission are instruments.
I did formerly write one treatise, in the year 1639, upon the eclipse of the sun, in the eleventh degree of Gemini, May 22, 1639; it consisted of six sheets of paper.
I had not that learning from any Bookes or Manuscript... it is deduced from a caball lodging in Astrology.., the Asterismes and Signes and Constellations give greatest light therunto.
If people suspect their Cattle Bewitched, if they be great Cattle, make the twelfth house their ascendant, and the eleventh their twelfth house, and vary your Rules with Judgment.
In November, the 18th day, I was again the second time married, and had five hundred pounds portion with that wife; she was of the nature of Mars.
In October 1633 my first wife died, and left me whatever was hers: it was considerable, very near to the value of one thousand pounds.
In that year I printed the Prophetical Merlin, and had eight pounds for the copy.
In the seventeenth year of my age my mother died.
In the years 1637 and 1638, I had great lawsuits both in the Exchequer and Chancery, about a lease I had of the annual value of eighty pounds: I got the victory.
In this year 1634, I purchased the moiety of thirteen houses in the Strand for five hundred and thirty pounds.
It happened, that after I discerned what astrology was, I went weekly into Little Britain, and bought many books of astrology, not acquainting Evans therewith.
It was my fortune, upon the sale of his books in 1634, to buy Argoll's Primum Mobile for fourteen shillings, which I only wanted.
Of my infancy I can speak little, only I do remember that in the fourth year of my age I had the measles.
Worthy sir, I take much delight to recount unto you, even all and every circumstance of my life, whether good, moderate, or evil; Deo gloria.
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