"A figure erected to know whether Sir William Waller or Sir Ralph Hopton should overcome, they being supposed to be engaged near Alresford, 29th March 1644."
Christian Astrology pp399 - 400.
"The ascendant is for our army, the Moon, Jupiter
& Venus for our General’s, viz. Sir William and Major General Browne, a valiant and prudent citizen of London who may justly challenge a large share of honour in that days service. Sir Ralph Hopton is signified by Saturn ruler of the seventh, his army by Capricorn, in the descending part of heaven, which is usually given to the friends and assistants of the enemy. There is only Mars and the dragon’s tail in the 9th house, so that by this it appeared Sir Ralph had no supplies ready to attend that day’s success.
From the existence of the Moon in her exaltation, and in the eleventh house with Jupiter, she being ruler of the ascendant and having principal signification for us and our army, engaged for the Parliament I concluded all was and would be well on our side and the victory ours.
By her separation from Jupiter I said I did conceive we had gained already from them some ammunition or performed some service against them which judgment was more strengthened by the Sun ruler of our assistants and substance posited in the 10th house in the degree of his exaltation and though I did imagine by reason of the proximity of Saturn to the Sun we should not gain the whole or have a perfect victory without diminution of some part of it yet I was confident we should obtain a considerable proportion of their ammunition and obtain a complete victory.
The only thing enquired after for that the Moon did apply to Venus and then to sextile Mercury he angular I acquainted the querent that within eleven or twelve hours after the question we should have perfect news and it pleasing and good for considering the fight was within fifty miles of London, I ordered my time according to discretion not allowing days for the time but hours for you may see the Moon is distant from Venus 11 degrees, but withal is in her swift motion and increasing in light all which were arguments of our success and the enemies routing. It did appear the same Friday by a letter that came from the army certifying that our Generals took the Thursday before one hundred and twenty commanders and gentlemen five hundred and sixty common soldiers much ammunition.
That according to natural causes in art, the enemy should be worsted, I had these reasons, first, because Saturn the ruler of Hopton’s significator is sub radius. Next, he is in his fall, thirdly in no aspect to any planet but wholly peregrine and unfortunate beholding the cusp of the seventh with a dexter square argue loss to his army and dishonour to himself by the fight, etc."