{maketoc}The period between 1339 and 1571 represents the time between Neptune's movement from a ((conjunction)) (0/360 degree relationship) and to a ((lower square)) (90 degree relationship) with Pluto. As such it see it has the first quarter of 1399Neptune-Pluto1892. Close examination shows that this period defined all the issues of the entire ((Neptune-Pluto)) wave and that outer planet transits of the time closely mirror how history played out. The full historical and astrological layout appears in ((1398-1571: The Medieval World at its Height)), but gain much by briefly defining what happened during this opening quarter.<h2>1390s: Converging Circumstances and Outer Planet Activity</h2>In Europe, the XIVth century proceeded from brutality. Too large economies, England and France waged war with one another from about the 1330s forward. Peasant uprisings over food shortages (there were many) met with cruel suppression. Partially as a result of famine, poor weather, partially as a result of increased contact with the East, Europe suffered through the Black Death. Some ares lost as much as 50% of their population. Underlying all of this, the Church, the most ubiquitous and unifying institution throughout the region came under what many viewed as French captivity, symbolized by the nuncio's move to Avignon. As the century ended and the Neptune-Pluto conjunction loomed each of these developments, along with others mentioned soon, set the stage for next hundred years and the 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 in its entirety.