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men to great fame through military dignity; signifies a person of a strong body, ruddy complexion, a fair countenance, and black hair. In the second House, Puer increaseth substance, obtained by other mens goods, by plunderings, rapines, confiscations, military Laws, and such like; he concealeth both the theef and the thing stolen, but discovereth no treasure. 16 In the third House Puer raiseth a man to honour above his brethren, and to be feared of them; signifies journeys to be dangerous, and denoteth persons of good credit. In the fourth House Puer signifies dubious inheritances and possessions, and signifies a Father to attain to his substance and estate through violence. In the fifth House Puer sheweth good children, and such as shall attain to honours and dignities; he signifies a woman to have a male-child, and sheweth honours to be acquired by military discipline, and great and full fame. In the sixth House Puer causeth violent diseases and infirmities, as wounds, falls, contusions, bruises, but easily delivereth the sick, and sheweth the Physician and Chirur- gion to be good; denoteth servants and animals to be good, strong, and profitable. In the seventh House Puer causeth a wife to be a virago, of stout Spirit, of good fidelity, and one that loveth to bear the Rule and Government of a house; maketh cruel strifes and conten- tions, and such adversaries as will scarcely be restrained by Justice. Puer in the eighth House sheweth him that is supposed to be dead to live, signifieth the kinde of death not to be painful, or laborious, but to proceed from some hot humour, or by iron, or the sword, or from some other cause of like kinde; sheweth a man to have no legacies or other inherit- ance. In the ninth House Puer sheweth journeys not to be undergone without peril and danger of life, yet nevertheless declareth them to be accomplished prosperously and safely; sheweth persons of little Religion, and using little conscience, notwithstanding giveth the knowledge of natural philosophy and physick, and many other liberal and excellent Arts. Puer in the tenth House signifies Princes to be powerful, glorious, and famous in warlike atchievements, but they shall be unconstant and changeable, by reason