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Concerning the time when the constellations take their effects, our Prognosticators say that some take their effects, the same year, some not the same year but long after, as great conjunctions and Eclipses. For they say if the Moon be eclipsed one hour, she worketh her effect a month after, if two hours, two months after: and the Sun for every hour it is Eclipsed taketh his effect an whole year after. Truly this rule which they follow, must needs be against all reason. For why should not all conjunctions and oppositions of the Sun and Moon differ their effects as well as those conjunctions and oppositions in which the Sun and Moon is Eclipsed? if they show forth their power immediately after, why should not these also ⟨image 46⟩do the same? Moreover the Epignosticall Astrologers who have conferred the course of the heavens, with histories show very manifestly, that Eclipses do not defer the time of working their spite upon the earth.

Concernyng the tyme when the constellations take their effectes, our Prognosticators say that some take their effectes, the same yeare, some not the same yeare but long after, as great coniunctions and Eclipses. For they say if the Moone be eclipsed one houre, she worketh her effect a moneth after, if two houres, two monethes after: and the Sunne for euery houre it is Eclipsed taketh his effect an whole yeare after. Truely this rule whiche they follow, must needes be agaynst all reason. For why should not all coniunctions and oppositiōs of the Sunne and Moone differre their effectes as well as those coniunctions and oppositions in which the Sunne and Moone is Eclipsed? if they showe forth their power immediately after, why should not these also ⟨image 46⟩do the same? Moreouer the Epignosticall Astrologers who haue conferred the course of the heauens, with histories shew very manifestly, that Eclipses do not deferre the tyme of working their spite vpon the earth.

In the year of our Lord. 1419. the Sun was Eclipsed in Aries, and presently after showed all his force. There was a great sedition in Prague that year: In Paris an uproar between them of the City and the University, and two thousand Scholars were slain. Then also Wenceslaus king of Bohemia being in a great palsy dyed In the year .1524. There was a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpius & also a great Eclipse of the Sun in June, which took their effects the same year: Charles king of France driven forth of his country: war between Danes and the men of Sleswicke. There was a great plague in Germany, Civill dissension amongest the Princes of the Empire and them which took the part of John Huss .1452. An Eclipse of the Sun