Thomas Gataker B.D. his vindication of the annotations by him published upon these words,…

But to let all the rest pass, concerning his own geniture, whereof he hath drawn a Scheme, he tells us, that certain malignant Stars situate in the Angle of the Earth, and afflicting the Moon in the quadrate Angle of the West, did portend him great danger by slips and falls from aloft: whereunto he adds, that accordingly he had had two grievous falls, whereby his feet were hurt; (some such malignant Stars in likelihood had Mephibosheth in his Geniture. See 2. Sam. 4.4. and 9.13.) and withal admonishes men very sadly and seriously, not rashly to imagine, that they can escape and avoid dangers, when they have malignant Stars in their geniture so situated: and subjoins, that unless the one of them had ben seated in its dignities, and the Moon supported with the Trigon of Venus, he had hardly escaped with his life. But Mercury being in his principal essential dignities, conferred on him a Mercurial wit; (It was well he made him not a thief) to which the sextile of Saturn added profound Cogitations, (such as you see these conceptions are) and the Sun fervour of spirit; (gallant spirits, I hope then all that are born at Noon-tide, if no unlucky Planet cross it) Jupiter in the ninth, and Mercury in the third House, imported journeys as well long as short. the Signs were all prosperous and honourable, by reason of their beneficial Significators; Mars only excepted, (he might otherwise have proved a brave Warrior) who being Lord of the ninth House, imported at some time peril by water, which yet else where he imputes to the Moons being then in the sign of Aquarius, and wounded with another malignant aspect; thus the Stars in the Heavens, it seems fight together, and wound one an other) which he called to mind, when being wrecked on the Swedish Coast, he hardly escaped with his life; but the most lucky trine of Venus (well deserving therefore the title of a Deity) to the Moon, and the Moon withal hasting in his geniture to the Sextile of the Sun, did mitigate many calamities to him. And are not these such fopperies ⟨p. 146⟩and fooleries as do justly deserve laughter? Or may we not well deem those given up to strong delusions to believe lies, that give heed to such frivolous fancies as these?

But to let all the rest passe, concerning his own geniture, whereof he hath drawn a Scheme, he tels us, that certain malignant Stars scituate in the Angle of the Earth, and afflicting the Moon in the qadrate Angle of the West, did portend him great danger by slips and fals from aloft: whereunto he adds, that accordingly he had had two grievous fals, whereby his feet were hurt; (some such malignant Stars in likelyhood had Mephibosheth in his Geniture. See