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Abano discusses now some of the meanings of Laetitia and Tristitia in the various houses.

Laetitia

Laetitia in the first house means king, priest, noble person,¹ just people, good company, justice, faith, honors, good life.
In the second house it means increase of wealth, gain, obtaining what one wishes.
In the third it means good luck, science, inner goodness, amity, friendship with relatives, good siblings, just people, who fear God.

In the fourth it means inheritance, usefulness, obtaining what one wishes,² just things, things that are occult or hidden or under the earth.³
In the fifth it means help from children, honor for one’s household, mirth, songs, dances, coming out of difficult situations, long life, obtaining one’s hope.
In the sixth it means servants, subjects, sickness through coldness and through envy, good success.

In the seventh it means good marriage, victory over enemies, good partnerships, usefulness, gain.
In the eighth it means gaining the wealth of dead people, usefulness, gain through marriage or friendship.
In the ninth it means travel for religious matters or science, faith, honor, counsel, gain through travel, change of place, talking to priests.

In the tenth it means honors, dignity, judges, congregation of clerics or lords and noblemen.
In the eleventh it means happiness through one’s friends, dignity, honor, gain through friends.
In the twelfth it means freedom from servitude and prison, travel in faraway lands, staying away a long time.

In the thirteenth it means usefulness through travel and prelates and churches, obtaining one’s wish.
In the fourteenth it means help from friends, gifts, good news in what one hopes to get, long life.
In the fifteenth it means good according to the other figures.⁴

Tristitia

Tristitia in the first house means difficulties, pain, problems, poverty, debts, evil fancy, desire to hurt, disgrace through merchandise.
In the second house it means difficulty in obtaining wealth, little gain through merchandise, poverty, dearth, damage in movable things.
In the third it means adultery, incest, fights and disorder with family members.

In the fourth house it means evil children,⁵ loss through trees and fruits, ruin for a city or castle, secret enmity, loss of inheritance, acquisition of secret things.
In the fifth it means little gain from merchandise, little happiness through children, false documents, you will gain what you want but you will lose it soon afterward, loss through fruit trees.⁶
In the sixth it means problems, difficulties, sickness (long), pain in the head, prison, poverty.

In the seventh it means dishonest women, unjust marriage, discord with friends, thieves, evil men, traitors.
In the eighth it means fear, problems, desperation, death, gain from the sick person, fury, malignity.
In the ninth it means problems traveling, delay, sickness, change of place for the worse.

In the tenth it means fall from grace, elevation of the inferior, loss of honor, exaltation of evil people.⁷
In the eleventh it means change, variety in friendship, misfortune in what we wish to gain, lack of help.
In the twelfth it means many great enemies, fear, problems, things ill done, damage, loss of animals and servants, death of the prisoner.

In the thirteenth it means change of place, travel, loss through lords or judges, loss of wealth.
In the fourteenth it means ill luck, loss, toil, misfortune due to enemies, dearth.
In the fifteenth it always bodes ill, except for rain and stability.⁸

MQS

Footnotes

1. because of Laetitia’s connection with the noble side of Jupiter. ↩︎
2. Likely due to the Fourth House’s connection with the end of the matter. ↩︎
3. It probably means that such things are obtained, unearthed etc., due to Laetitia’s connection with upward movement. ↩︎
4. Laetitia cannot be the Judge. Abano assigns meanings to every figure in every house, including the Judge, even though only eight of the sixteen figures can become Judge. I don’t know why this is the case, whether it is due to a blind, an oversight, a lack of understanding, or a simple “stylistic exercise”, so to speak. Considering Abano’s intellectual prowess and great education, I doubt he wasn’t aware of the fact that Laetitia and other figures cannot be the Judge. ↩︎
5. The connection of the Fourth House with children escapes me. ↩︎
6. The Fourth House is the ‘orchard’, the Fifth are the orchard’s wealth, i.e., its fruits. ↩︎
7. I find some of these interpretations extremely ingenious, and worthy of attention. The Tenth House indicates honor and elevation, but Tristitia indicates lowliness and evil, so the combination of the two can yield either a fall from grace or the elevation of someone who isn’t worthy of being elevated. ↩︎
8. Tristitia cannot be the Judge. ↩︎