To determine as minutely as he science will allow, of fruit-fulness or barrenness, (for it is absurdity itself, to attempt at predicting the precise number, and none but a silly person would attempt it) it must be observed, above all other things, what sign the is in; for if in , a moderate family may be expected; if the is in , a large family is the general result of marriage; (in this instance the author has always found and fruitful); if the is in , she is less fruitful than in the other signs; if the is in these angular, in the tenth, first, or seventh houses, she increases the probability of children. A fruitful sign on the cusp of the tenth or eleventh houses, denotes offspring; but the in

in , or evil aspect to or , denotes barrenness in both parties. Yet to be correct in these cases, the horoscopes of both husband and wife should be inspected carefully, and the majority of testimonies taken.

The contingencies relative to the fortune in life or death, of children are taken from the good or ill aspects of the , for if the be afflicted by the or ill aspects of or , the children will either die in youth, or be unfortunate, and a great trouble to their parents. In these cases, or assisting in the configuration, will nullify the evil effects. The particular destiny of children can only be deduced from their own individual horoscopes.