rs to advance with much alacrity
and cheerfulness of spirit; to show themselves gallant in the most
dangerous attempt.... And now to sum up all: It is most apparent to
every impartial and ingenuous judgment; That although His Majesty cannot
expect to be secured from every trivial disaster that may befall his
army, either by the too much Presumption, Ignorance, or Negligence of
some particular Persons (which is frequently incident and unavoidable
in the best of Armies), yet the several positions of the Heavens duly
considered and compared among themselves, as well in the prefixed Scheme
as at the Quarterly Ingresses, do generally render His Majesty and his
whole Army unexpectedly victorious and successful in all his designs;
Believe it (London), thy Miseries approach, they are like to be many,
great, and grievous, and not to be diverted, unless thou seasonably
crave Pardon of God for being Nurse to this present Rebellion, and
speedily submit to thy Prince's Mercy; Which shall be the daily Prayer
of Geo. Wharton."(7)

In the light of after events, it is probable that Wharton's stock as
an astrologer was not greatly enhanced by this document, at least among
members of the Royal family. Lilly's book, on the other hand, became a
favorite with the Parliamentary army.

After the downfall and death of Napoleon there were unearthed many
alleged authentic astrological documents foretelling his ruin. And on
the death of George IV., in 1830, there appeared a document (unknown, as
usual, until that time) purporting to foretell the death of the monarch
to the day, and this without the astrologer knowing that his horoscope
was being cast for a monarch. A full account of this prophecy is told,
with full belief, by Roback, a nineteenth-century astrologer. He says:

"In the year 1828, a stranger of noble mien, advanced in life, but
possessing the most bland manners, arrived at the abode of a celebrated
astrologer in London," asking that the learned man foretell his future.
"The astrologer complied with the request of the mysterious visitor,
drew forth his tables, consulted his ephemeris, and cast the horoscope
or celestial map for the hour and the moment of the inquiry, according
to the established rules of his art.

"The elements of his calculation were adverse, and a feeling of gloom
cast a shade of serious thought, if not dejection, over his countenance.

"'You are of high rank,' said the astrologer, as he calculated and
looked o