A Report that Cambridge was taken
by the King's forces; if true?
21st April 1643. 16.28.33GMT. 51N31. 00W06. Pp. 200-201. Christian Astrology.
First, I considered that the angles were all movable, and that Mars was conjunct the cusp of the tenth and Saturn the cusp of the seventh, one argument that the report was false.
Secondly, I found the Moon cadent and in Gemini a sign of weakness for the Moon, a second indication of a false rumour.
Thirdly, I found the north node on the cusp of the ascendant, a sign of good to the Parliament for the first house signified that honourable society. I found Venus the ruler of the ascendant and our significator in her exaltation and Mars ruler of our enemies ascendant, in other words the seventh, entering its fall in Cancer and afflicted by a square with Saturn. I saw the Moon separating from Jupiter placed in the seventh and transferring its light and virtue to Venus which gave me reason to expect that there would come good to us or our side from this report or rumour and no benefit to our enemies . I saw Mars and Saturn in a square which assured me our enemies were so full of division and treason and preventing one another’s plans that no good should come to them upon this report. And so in short I judged Cambridge was not taken and what we had heard of its being captured were lies.