The interpretation of dreams digested into five books by that ancient and excellent philosopher, Artimedorus / compiled by him in Greek, and translated afterwards into the Latine, the Italian, the French, and Spanish tongues, and now more exactly rendered into English ...

The Second Booke of Arti∣medorus His Exposition of Dreames. (Book 2)

To Watch.

TO dreame that in the Night one watcheth in a Chamber, signify∣eth to the rich, great affayres: to the poore, and to those which would use any subtleties, or deceits, it is ••ood: for the first shall not be without worke and gaine, the others undergoing their attempts with great subtlety, shall ••ome to the height of their enterprise.

To go out and salute one.

TO dreame you are going out of the house in the morning, and are not hin∣••red nor stopt, is good: for it signifyes ••our businesse shall have good issue: but not

to be able to get out, nor finde issue out of the house, is hinderance to those that would travail, and impeachment of affayrs, an•• long sicknesse to the sick. To salute his fa∣miliar friend, to speak to him and embrace him is good: for it signifies you shall speak and hear good news: but if they be not our very familiars, but onely simply known•• to us, the dream is not so good: if they b•• our enemies, if signifies we shall enter into friendship with them. To kisse the dead, to him which is sick, signifies death: to him which is in health, it forbids him to speake of his affayres at that present, because h•• hath kissed the mouth of the dead: notwith∣standing, if the dead party hath béene ou•• pleasant and private friend, it hindreth not a whit, either to speak or undertake any thing.

Of the Apparell in generall.

THe habits accustomed and agréeable to the season, are good: as in Summe•• a habite of Linnen cloth and fine Wooll in Winter a new garment, and of strong wooll. To him onely which is at law, and which is a servant desiring liberty, new a•••• parell is bad, because he must have long

time to use them, and refuse them again. A white garment is good only to Priests: to others it signifies trouble: to Mecha∣nicks, it signifies they shall have no work: and revealeth Malefactors: to the sick it is death but the black garment it is health. Notwithstanding, I have often séene poore men, servants, and captives, having dreamt they were attyred in black, died. This black habit is bad except to them which would doe secret things. To have a garment of divers colors, or scarlet, for Priests, jesters and Stage-Players, it is good, to others it signifies troubls, dangers, and revealing of secrets: to the sick it is they shalbe tormen∣ted with strong and abundant humors. A robe of scarlet to servants, and rich men is good: signifying liberty and honour, or dig∣nity. It kils the sick, and brings greater poverty to the poore; to many it hath signi∣fied captivity, for the man clad in purple or scarlet, must also have a diadem or a crown, and many about him to guard his body. Every such robe dyed in Scarlet, is to some hurts, to others, an ague. A wo∣mans gown is good; onely to those which have no wife, and which come upon stages ••o play. Others after this dream, lose their wife, or fall into great sicknes, by reason of

the delicacy and effeminatenesse of those which wear such garments. And yet not∣withstanding in cause of rejoycing and as∣semblies, neither gowns of divers colours▪ nor womens gowns, are bad. To have a gown of the fashion of some strange nation is good luck among strangers, to him which purposeth to go, or remain, or leade his life amongst them, to others it is sicknesse, and hindrance of affayrs: to have a delicate and sumptuous gown, is good for rich and poore: for to the first, their present prosperity shall continue, and to the other, their goods shall increase. Broken and torn gowns, is hur•• and hindrance of affayrs. A Coat, a jacket or short cloak, or shirt of woollen cloth, is an∣ger, and losse of a Law suit: wherefore it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 better to dream you lose them, then you have them. But the losse of any other hab•••• is not good; except to the poore, servan•••• captives, and debtors: for these garments being lost, argue losse of evils; which en∣compasse them: for others it is not good 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dream of losse or nakednesse: for it signifi¦eth losse of goods, and pleasant things. •• fair and brave gown, and of divers colour•• is good for a rich and joyfull woman, for the one kéeps her brave for her pleasure, the other divers colours argue her profit. It ••••

always better to dream to have good, fayr, rich, and cleanly garments, then little and durty; except to those wh•••• exercise ••o∣venly and durty trades.

To dreame one washeth his garments.

TO dreame to wash ones clothes, or an other bodies, is to staine, and lose, or escape some hurt, and danger about the body, or life: for clothes being washed, lose their uncleannesse. This dreame al∣so shewes, that some body shall learne and perceive our secrets, for to wash, is to take, and amend, or correct, and therefore it is an ill dreame for them which are in doubt to be reproved or surprised.

Of Exteriour Braveries.

RIngs of yron about one, signifie goods, but with labour. Also rings of gold which have stones are good: for those which have no stones▪ signifie paines without pro∣fit. But alwayes massy and full rings are better then hollow, which signifie deceit and falshood, and greater hope then profit. Rings of Amber, Ivory, and such like,

are good only for women. Carcanets, chains▪ pearles, pre••ious stones, and all adornings of the head and necks of women, are good for women: ••o widowes and maids, they signifie mariage; to those which have no children, that they shall have: and to those which have husbands and children, they be∣token purchases and riches: for as women are provided of these deckings, so shall they be stored of husbands, children, and goods. But to men, this dream signifies deceit, craft, and confusion in accounts of money, not because of the matter, but of the form▪ and fashion.

Of Gold, and losse of Rings.

FOr a man to dream he hath gold is not bad, because of the matter; as every one will say, but contrariwise it is good, as I have known by experience: but often∣times when one hath dreamt, that he hath too much or an excesse, and ill agreeing to the sex by reason of the fashion and figure: as to men, billiments, chains, and caxque∣nets, in like manner: as to poore me▪ to dream of a crown of gold, and plate and great piec••s of gold. For when any one shal have such a dream the gold signifieth evill, not in respect of the matter, but the work∣manship and figure. But if the head tyres

be lost, broken, or bruised, in the dream, it is losse to a woman. Losse of Rings to a man, signifies not onely the losse of them that had charge over his goods, as the wife, the tennant, &c. but also the losse of his goods, lands and possessions, or that he will not lend or give away any more, to such as he hath lent and committed charge to be∣fore times: to many, this dream hath fore∣told losse of eyes, for the eyes have some a∣gréement with the rings, because of the ra∣diance of the stones: but when as your dreame is eyther of hosen or shooes, we must judge as of the apparell.

Of the Kembing ones selfe, and of curled Hayre.

TO dreame ••o combe him or her selfe, is good both to man and woman, for it signifyes to goe out of evill time and affayres. But to plate and curle his hayres is good onely for women, and Courtiers which use it. To others it is debt and im∣peachment for money, and sometimes im∣prisoning and sedition.

Of the Looking-Glasse.

TO be before a Looking-Glasse and to sée themselves accoring to their true shape▪ is good for him and her which would be married: for the Glasse represents to the man his Wife, and to the woman her Husband. It is good also to sad and affli∣cted people, for it signifieth they shall soon passe out of heavinesse, because heavi•• men look not in a Glasse, But this dream to the sicke is death. Others by this dream have gone into a strange Country: to see himselfe in the glasse not such as he is, signifieth he shall be made father of Ba∣stards or other mens children. But to sée himselfe more ill▪ favoured and deformed, is heavinesse and anger. As also to dreame to sée himselfe in the water, is death to the dreamer, or some familiar friend of his.

Of the Ayre, and that which is there done.

THe Ayre cléere and pure is good to all, chiefly to those which have lost goods, and which would make voyages. The ayre troubled and cloudy, on the contrary

signifyeth hinderance and anger. Raine without great winde or tempest is good for all, except to those which go into a strange Country, and those which have their voca∣tion and work abroad without shelter. Lit∣tle Rains and dr••ps of water, is good for Plowmen, to others it is little gain. Great tempestuous Rains are troubles, hurt and dangers: except to those which are servants poore and afflicted: for it argues short de∣liverance from theyr present evils, as presently after so suddaine a Tempest comes fayr Weather. Snow and yse séen in theyr time, signifye nothing, but that the spirit when the body sléeps remembers the cold of the day. But out of time and sea∣son, it is onely good for plowmen, to others not: for it argues that theyr businesse shall go forward coldly, and forbids them to tra∣vaile. Hayles are troubles and heavinesse and reveales secrets. Thunder without Lightnings, to servants trouble and fal∣shood: but Lightning without thunder, vaine feare and without cause. To sée the Elementary fire, cleane pure and cleare, not great nor thicke, are threatnings to some Nobles and men of gea•• Estates. But large fire and th••eke, is approach of Enemies, Povertie, and Famine.

In what place soever the fire is: and from what place it comes, be it from the North South, East, or West, from that side shall the Enemies come, and about those Re∣gions shall they run; or else there shall be famine: but yet it is worse to dream that he carries the fire. To see in your dream tor∣ches and burning flames fall from heaven, signifie that Wood stacks, Colonnies, and trées shall be burnt: it is also great and extream danger of life to him that dreams it. Lightning without tempest, falling near without touching the body, signifyeth change of place: falling before a man, for∣bids travailing. To be touched and smitten with Lightning, such a dreame is good for those which would not have their sin and povertie hidden; for others will reveale them: to the rich and mighty men adorned with great dignity, as that of a Scepter, or Crown of gold it is good; for the fire re∣sembleth the gold: to others this dreams signifyeth losse of goods. Moreover, to those which are unmarried it signifieth marri∣age be they rich or poore: but it breaketh marriages made, and maketh friends ene∣mies, for Lightning looseneth, but uniteth not: those that have children, upon this dream shall lose them: for the trée toucht

with Lightning withers, and loseth both fruit, flower, and bud: to dream of Light∣ning makes Champions honourable, and graceth Oratours, and all such as would show themselves and make appearance. Also it is good for him which is at Law, in case of honour and renowne, though losse in cases of Possessions and houses, but not losse of Land to them which possesse it: to those which pretend to take Possession, it denies entrance. Also it signifieth to him which is in a strange Country, that he shall return to his owne, and to which is in his owne, that he shall die there: you must understand, it is all one to dreame you are onely toucht on the head, or on the stomack, or to be burned by the Lightning: but take héed lest you dreame you are all burned and consumed by the Lightning, for it is death to him which dreams it. Also you must know, that it is not good to be scorcht with lightning, being with his face on the earth, or lying on ones backe, or be∣ing in a ship, but onely being upright upon his feet or sitting in a royall and magestick Seat.

Of Houshold fire.

TO dreame you sée fire on the Harth cléere, and little, is good; but much is ill. Little and cleare, is abundance of goods: dead fire is Poverty. And if there be any one sicke in the house, it is death. To hold torches and fire-brands by night, is good: especially to yong folks; to whom most often it signifieth love, with pleasure and effect. But to sée another hold a torch, is ill to those which would be secret. A burning light in the House, cléer and clean, is affluence of goods, to the Poore; to un∣married▪ persons, marriage: to the Sicke, health. But an obscure and troubled Light, is heavinesse and death by Sick∣nesse. A light put out is health to the sick: for soon after one will light it againe. A Lampe of Brasse, is eyther great goods, or great evils, according to the disposition of the light. A Lampe of Earth signifieth least hurt: the one and the other reveale secrets. A Lampe séene in a Ship, is a signe of great joy and tranquility to Na∣vigators.

Of burning houses.

HOuses burning with a cléer fire with∣out falling or diminishing, is Riches to the Poore; and to the Rich▪ higher E∣state and Dignity: But to the Houses which burn, or fall, or consume, are ill to all and signifie death of masters, children, ser∣vants, Parents, or Friends. In like sort, trées burning before or within the house. The doore of the house séeming to be on fire is death to the good wife, and dan∣ger to him which dreams it. To kindle the Fyre easily in the Oven or Harth, is a signe of Generation: but for it to goe out straight after is hurt.

Of Dogs and the Chase.

THe hayes and ginnes, and all such things to ensnare and surprise beasts are ill, unlesse to them which seeke Servants run away, and a thing lost, for then it signifieth speedy recoverie. It is better to set and hold them your selfe, then to see another hold them, in asmuch as it is better to trouble then to be troubled. Gray∣hounds going to the Chase, are good to all,

and signifie actions and imployments ensu∣ing: to such as are accused, and are in suit of law they are il, but returning from hun∣ting, they take away feare, and hinder a workeman. A houshold Dog signifyes farms, servants, and possessions to come: an other mans dog fawning on us, signifyeth craft and deceit against us by his Master: byting and barking at us, signifie injuries, adversities, and oftentimes Agues. Little Ladies dogs, signifie delight and pastime.

Of Beasts of all sorts.

A Sheep signifieth advancement, and obtaining of goods, wherefore it is good to dreame you have many of them, or see them of others and feed them: Espe∣cially to those which desire to handle Go∣vernment and charge of people, and those which have attained thereto already: it is also good for Sophisters, Pedaunts, and Schoole-masters. The Ramme signifieth the Master, or the Prince and King. It is good to dreame to be lifted on high surely, and by plain and easie places, especially for Orators, Atorneys, Proctors, and all those which have desire to heap up gold and sil∣ver, by his labour. Goats signifie no good

but are worse to Navigators. Asses bearing charge, strong, and obedient, are good for friendship and company, and signifie the Wife, companion, or friend; being not proud above their estate, or fierce, but gentle, and very obedient, and they are also good in all affairs and enterprises. Mules are good for al works, especially to husbandry, only they crosse weddings and procreations. If the Asses or Mules are hot or mad, and do any hurt, or be savage, it argueth deceit, by some of our owne house, or subjects. Mules also signifye sicknesse, as I have known by experience. Oxen in labour are good for all, but in a heard they are trouble divulga∣tion, and perill: the Bul signifies any great personage, especially if they threaten and pursue you; to Mariners it is tempest, and if he wound you, it is hurt and shipwrack, by some inconvenience which shal fall from the top of the Mast, as I have often expe∣rienced, and it daily often falls out. Thus much shall suffice concerning domesticall and familiar Beasts. Now let us speake of Wilde and Savage Beastes. To sée a gentle, familiar and fawning Lyon, signifyes good, and profit: by the King to a man of warre: by the sentence of the Judges to the Wrestler or Fencer: by the

Magistrate to the Mechanick, and by the Master to the servant. For the Lyon re∣presents these persons for his force and might; but if he be hot, and would hurt, it signifies fear and sicknesse, and threatning by such persons, and danger of fire: to sée, or have the forehead of a Lyon, is good for all; and most often the begetting of a manchild: the Lionnesse signifieth as the Lyon, only lesse goods, and lesse hurts, and not by men, but by women. I have also known by this dreame of a Lyonnesse sca∣ring or byting, rich personages have falne into crimes and accusations: the Leopard signifieth (both the man and the woman) wicked and deceitfull, by reason of the di∣versity of colours: also people of a strange Countrey, sicknesse, exceeding feare, and sore eyes: the she Beare signifyeth the Wife, sicknesse, and return from a strange Country: the Elephant seen in a dreame, is feare and danger. I have often obser∣ved and knowne, that the Elephant af∣frighting one, signified sicknesse: and cat∣ching and killing one, signifyed death. I knew in Italy a rich and healthful woman, which dreamt that she was mounted upon an Elephant, and shortly after dyed. You must understand that every wilde beast ge∣nerally

representeth our enemies, and ther∣fore it is alwayes better to overcome them then to be overcome of them: the Wolfe signifieth the yeare, and a cruell Enemie hunting plainly against us. The Foxe sig∣nifieth the same that the Wolfe, and an Enemy hunting secretly, by surprising and spying; and most often deceit by a woman: the Ape signifyes a Malefactour and decei∣ver: the Wilde Bore signifyeth Raine and Tempest to those which travaile, and to such as pleade a strong Adversarie, to Plowmen sterilitie, and to him which marrieth, a rude and angry Wife: to ships it signifies the governance and course, and in land journeyes, the way easie or hard to hit, according to the disposition of the heart. In other places it signi yes, that there are fugitives and deceivers, false and perjured Persons, fearfull, and unassured. One may judge of every other Beast, ac∣cording to the former manner, and by those to whom they appertaine. And you must remember, that domesticall Beasts which∣shew themselves fierce and savage, signi∣fye ill: and contrariwise cruell and savage Beasts, which in your dreame represent themselves gentle, and domesticall, sig∣nifye good. Besides they signifye exceed∣ing

profit if they speake our language, especially if they say any good thing or joy∣full; and all which they speake, common∣ly fals out.

Of creeping Beasts.

THe Dragon signifies a King or Lord, and the time for his length; also riches, gold, and silver: when one dreames that he comes and gives any attempt, or speaks, it signifies great goods, if the contrary, it sig∣nifies evill. A dragon folded and wreathed, and terrifying, signifieth great danger, and captivity, also death to the sick. The Ser∣pent signifieth sicknesse, and enmity, and to whom he shall appeare, they shall governe him, and the enemy and sicknes shall han∣dle us. The Aspe and Adder signifie mony and rich wives. I have knowne by experi∣ence, that these two Beasts comming to∣wards us wreathed and wound together, have béene arguments of good, especially, if they bite us. Any beast which one dreams that his Wife carrieth hid in her bosome with pleasure and pastime, signifyeth she shall be corrupted by the Enemy of him that dreams it. But if she be fearfull and sad by reason of the aforesaid Beast so car∣ried,

she shall be sicke, and if she be with childe, her fruit shall be indangered.

Of Fishing.

NEts, and all other Instruments of Flaxe to catch Fishes, signifye the same which the Hayes and Ginnes in the Chase, of which we have spoken above: So a Line of Silke, or Horse hayre and wrought, signifye deceit and craft. Where∣fore it is alwayes better to dream you hold them your selfe, then that any other holds them: To catch much fish together, and very big, signifie to all, gain and profit: except those which exercise an Art, or trade which requires sitting by it, and Masters, Teachers, and Schoole-masters: for the first cannot fish and do their trade, the others shall have foolish Schollers and Auditors, because the Fishes are mute: to catch little Fishes, is heavinesse, and no profit. Every Fish of divers colours is poi∣son to the Sick, deceit and treason to the whole. Red Fish signifye to servants and malefactors, torments: to the sick grosse fe∣vers, and inflamations; revealing, to those that would be secret. Fish which have seales, and which one may pill▪ are good for

the Sick, Captives, and Poor, and to every afflicted Person, for it signifyeth to them abolition and losse of evils, wherewith they shall be encompassed.

Of Frogges.

FRogs are abusers and Praters. But to see them in a dream is good for those which live upon the Commons. I knew a man, who dreamt that he beate with his fyst, and the knuckles or joynts of his fin∣gers upon frogges, and it fell out that his master gave him might and authority over all the affayres of his house. So then one must think, that the Proud represents the House, the Frogs the inhabitants, and the striking of his fingers the commandement.

Of great Monsters or Fishes of the Sea.

TO see a great Fish in the Sea, is good for no man, onely the Dolphin excep∣ted, which promiseth Winde from the place from whence he commeth: but out of the Sea every Fish and great monster is good, for they can hurt no more, nor save them∣selves, and therefore besides that, our

dream signifyes that our Enemies cannot hurt us: it sayes moreover, that the wic∣ked shall be punished. Notwithstanding, the Dolphin séene out of the Sea, is not good, but signifyes the death of some of our good friends.

Of Dive-dappers and Cormorants.

TO sée in a dreame Dive-dappers and Cormorants, and other such like birds of the Sea, is perill to Marriners, but not death: to others they signifye theyr friends and whores, deceivers, and wicked perjured Pyrates, which haunt Rivers and the Sea. And if in dreaming he sées these Byrds, and lose any thing, he shall never recover it againe. Duckes also and Drakes, and other Byrds of the River, signifye the like.

Of dead Fishes.

TO see or finde Fishes dead in the Sea is not good, for it betokens vain hopes. But it is better to catch them or buy them any way. Also it is good to eat them drest, and according to their dressing you must judge as followeth. To see a Fish in his

Chamber is ill to a Master, and to the sick. A woman with childe dreaming that she hath a Fish in stead of a Childe, according to the opinion of the Ancients, she shall have a dumbe childe: but as I have known, it signifyes more often she shall have a dy∣ing childe, or of little life.

Of Birding, or hunting of Birds.

THe Lime-twigges and glew, is the returne of those which are farre off, the recovering of Fugitives or any lost thing: Of the Nets and Hayes to catch Birds in, we must judge as of those of wilde Beasts.

Of all sorts of Birds.

GReat Byrds are better for the rich then the poore, little and tidy are the contrary. To see an Eagle flying over a Stone or a Tree, or in a high place, is good for those which would undertake bu¦sinesse: but to those which are in feare i•• is evill. Also it signifyeth returne of him which is in a farre Country, and if his flight be farre, and at ease and pleasure it is good; and signifyes, that the business

shall have end, but not so soone. An Eagle flying, and falling upon the head of him which dreams it, signifies his death. To be mounted upon an Eagle, signifieth to Kings, Princes, and mighty and rich per∣sonages, death: but to the poor it is good, for they shall be welcome, and received of all rich men, from whom they shall draw great profit; and oftentimes it signifyeth changing ones Countrey, and going into another Nation: the Eagle threatning, signifyeth threatning of some great perso∣nage, but being gentle, or giving any thing, or speaking, hath beene found a good dream by experience: the woman which dreams that she hath conceived an Eagle, shall beare a childe which shall rise (according to his quality) to goods and honour: to sée a dead Eagle, is good for a servant, and him which is in feare, for it signifies the death of the master and the threatner: to others it is hinderance of affayres. The Byrd called a Gripe, is good for earthen potters, tanners and dyers of leather, but to physitians and patients they are evill. Also, they signifie wicked striplings and robbers dwelling without the towne, and and evill in every thing: the Fawlcon and the Kyte, signifye théeves and Robbers:

the Crow may signifie the Adulteresse and the Thiefe: the Raven signifyeth hinde∣rance of affayres, an old Wife, and win∣ter. Bats signifie néedy folks, and trou∣ble in vaine, which the Jay also signi∣fyeth. Wilde Pigeons signifye wilde and dissolute women, and tame Pigeons signi∣fie honest women and Matrons. Especial∣ly pleasure in businesse, and in case of frienship, company, and reconciliation, they are good; because they flock together. Cranes and Storkes séene in a flock, sig∣nifie that Thieves and Enemies should be flyed from. In Winter, bad Weather and tempest: in Summer drought. But being séene alone, and apart, they are good for a Travailer, and signifye the return of him which is farre off: they be also good in case of Weddings and Procreation, especially the Storke, by reason of the ayde and nou∣rishment which her little ones give her. The Swan signifyeth a man Musitian, and his Musieke revealeth secrets, by rea∣son of his colour. Being séene of the sick it signifyeth health, but if he sing, death: for he never sings but near death.

Of Flyes.

BEes are good to Plowmen, and to such as thereby get profit▪ to others they signifye trouble, by rea•••••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the noyse they make: and wounds, by reason of their sting: and sicknesse by reason of their honey and waxe. Fluttering upon ones head, they are good to him which should be a Thiefe or Captain: to others, they signifye evill; especially death before people or souldiers. To shut in these flyes, and also to kill them, is good to all, only except to Country men and Plowmen.

To Sayle.

TO dream to sail well, is good for all, but to be in a tempest upon the River or Sea, is ill, and signifyeth heavinesse and danger. To suffer shipwracke, the ship being overwhelmed or broken, is most dan∣gerous to all, except those which are de∣tained by force, for to them it signifyeth re∣leasing and liberty. It is alwayes best to saile in a great ship which hath charge. Also, it is better to saile by sea, then by land. To have a minde to saile and not

to be able, is hinderance of affayres: to see from the land, ships on the sea sailing at their ease, is good for all: and signifieth to travail, or to return from travail, or Messengers and newes from sea. Ships going fro•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Haven to sea, signifye goods and slow a••••yres, but arriving to the Ha∣ven, the contrary: for the artificiall haven signifyeth alwayes our friends and bene∣factors: the Rocks those whom we love by constraint: the anchors surety, but hinde∣rance of voyages: the ropes which keep the ship at land, are debts and impediments: the mast signifieth the master of the house, or Galley: to see any part of the ship on fire and burn, signifyes danger, lest she break on that side, or danger to him which by that side of the ship is meant.

Of Husbandry.

THe Plough is good for marriages, pro∣creation, and affayres, but it requireth time: the yoak is good, if not to servants, wherefore it is better for them to see it bro∣ken: the sythe is hurt, for it cutteth all, and signifyeth the time of halfe a year: the saw signifyeth the woman and her profit: the cutter of the plough, the wood, the fan,

and five, is hurt, departure, and losse: the cart is the life of him that dreams it: to dream to cut vines, or reap out of time, signifyes that your busines shall be slacked to such time as men use to cut vines and mow: sheaves of corn, or like grain, are also hindrance, for this is not ready meate. Holes in the earth, ridges, or secret places of the earth where grains are sowed, or hid∣den, signifie the wife, the life, and the goods of him which dreamt it. Hedges, pales, ditches, set for limits and confines of inhe∣ritances, are ill: and yet to such as are in fear they signifye surety, they hinder tra∣vailing: but in other affayrs signifye ayd, friends, and support in necessity.

Of Trees.

THe Oaks are people, and also folks, the Olive trée, is the wife, the combat, principality and liberty, and therefore it is good to see it flourishing well, bearing fayr and ripe fruit in season: to beate downe Olives, is good for all but servants: to gather olives on the ground, or tread upon them, is pain and anger: the Bay tr••e is a rich and fayr wife, it is also ill successe of affayrs, because it is bitter: but as for phy∣sitions

Poets, and Divines, it is good for their art. The Cypresse trée, is patience, and lingring. Pine trees, and bodyes of fyrre tress, have reference to Patrons and Mariners, because that thereof men make ships and also Rosen: to others it signi∣fyeth sloth, and feare. Orange trées, Pome∣granate trees, Apple trées, and Pear trées, must be accounted of as their fruits, wher∣of we spoke in our first book, in the spéech of meates. Pine trées, black Poplars, Elmes, Ashes, and other such like, are good onely for Soldiers, Joyners, and Carpen∣ters. To others they are povertie, because they are trees without fruit. Béech and Myrtle trées, are wanton women, and are good for those which would undertake any such businesse, and for the sick, to others they are paine and labour.

Of the Dung.

COw Dung, Horse-dung, and all o∣thers (except mans) is good onely to a Plough-man, to others it is heavinesse and hurt. It hath been proved by experience, that it is profit to such as are of meane Estate. To sée great store of mans dung, is great evill; especially, to be fowled

therewith is most evill: to lay his dung in his Chamber is great sicknesse, or di∣vorce of his wife▪ or friend, or change of Lodging, It is very great danger to dream to ease ones belly in the Church: in the Market or Hot-house, is shame, hurt, and revealing of secrets: but to ease ones bel∣ly well, with ease and much, in a privie Chamber-pot, is good for all, it is a signe of allegiance, and discharge of care and bu∣sinesse. I have knowne it good also to ease ones selfe by the Shore, in the Fields, paths, Rivers, and ponds: and the like to dreame of a Cupboord.

Of Flouds, Ponds, Fountaines, and Welles.

RIvers having their waters cleare and cleane, sliding gently, are good for ser∣vants, and those which have Law-suits, and such as would travail, for they signi∣fye the Masters and Judges, which doe as they will, and also Travailers, because they run daily. But if the river be durty, and violent, it is contrary; the threatning of Masters and Judges, and hindrance of journeyes. 'Lis yet worse, if the River seemes to carry Houses and inheritance

of him which dreams it, or himselfe either, and abundance of evill, if it carry him even to the sea. It is also ill to be upon the River whose waves run against the per∣son, and he cannot get out, for with pain shall one suffer and support the evils that he hath, hath he never so great a courage. The great▪ flouds are rigorous Judges, angry masters, presses of people, assemblies and noyse, by reason of the violence and murmuring whereof: it is good to passe them on foot, or swimming: to swim in a River or pond, is to fall into great incon∣venience, it is ever better to swim without stay to the shore, then to be asléep in swim∣ming. A clear River running into the house, is the comming of some rich man, by whom one shall reap great profit, but a troubled and violent River, and removing of moveables in the house, is the violence of some enemy. A River tunning out of a rich mans house, signifyes that he shall have authority in the town, and be very bountifull, and liberall. To the poor man it is dou••t of his Wife, or others of the house, which he shall hardly rule: to see other then River water enter into the house troubled and durty, is doubt of fyre, but being fayr and clear, it is gain, posses∣sions,

and money. In the like sort is it to set in his ground or house a Well, which was not there before: and it also signifieth wife or children, to those which have none: to see a Well full of water in the house, is good, if it be open above, and strangers draw not out of it, for that should be losse of wife, children, or goods: the pond be∣ing great, signifyes the same that the Ri∣ver, but that it signifyes hindrance of tra∣vailing: but being little or mean, is a rich, and pleasant wife loving her pleasures. It is very good to sayle in a Pond or River, but not to swim. Fountains and Springs, abounding with good water, are good to all, especially to the Sick and poore, an∣nouncing to them health, and Riches: but dry is clean contrary.

Of Fennes, Mountains, Marishes, Pathes, and Woods.

MArshes and Fens are good onely to Shepheards, to others they are im∣peachments. Mountains Uallyes, Woods, and Plains, are heavinesse, fears and trou∣bles, stripes to servants and malefactors, and hurt to the rich: it is always better to crosse over them, and not to stay there, or

number in the way. Large, plain, and easie pathes, are fore-runners of health, and s•• on the contrary.

Of Law, and places of Pleading; and of Physitians.

PLaces of Pleading, Judges, Attor∣neyes, and Proctors; are trouble, an∣ger, expense, and revealing of secrets. If the sick man dreames he obtaines his suit▪ he shall come to better estate, if otherwise, he shall dye: and if he which is in suit, dream that he sits in the Judges seat, he shall not be overthrowne, but rather his adverfary. Physitians séene in a dream▪ to him which is in law, signifie the same that Attorneys and proctors.

Of High Estates and Dignities.

TO dream to be a King or Emperor, to the sick is death, for as the King, so al∣so death is subject to none: to him which is in health it is losse, or separation of pa∣rents and friends, for the King hath no companion: to a Malefactor it is surpri∣sing, and discovering of his fault, for the King is knowne, and encompassed with

his Guard: the scepter, crown and habit or ornament royall, signifie as much: the poore man which dreams he is a King, shall do worthy déeds, whereof he shall have honour without profit: the servant shall be at liberty: it is very good for •• Phylosopher, Poet, or Soothsayer, for there is nothing more frée and royall, then a worthy spirit: to dream to be a Captain, to those that are accustomed therto is good, to the poore it is trouble and defaniation: to the servant, liberty: to be a Towne-Clarke, is to do another mans worke with pain void of profit: to the sick, it is death: to the servant it is good government of the house, faith, and authority. To be a Major or Bayly of the Town, or to have charge and government of children and women, are troubles and angers: to have commis∣sion and power over the living is good for physitians and those which are studious, of the government of life and health: to others it is trouble and defamation: to give alms and generall distributions, to the sicke is death and dissipation of goods: to the whole trouble and defamation: to good men being poore, it is good, betokening goods and▪ ad∣vancement comming to them, for without goods one cannot give such Almes. Also it

is good to Players and Moris-dancers, for it signifyeth to them honour and praise. When one maketh the foresaid Alms and distribution, to dream that one takes his part, is good; but not to take it or receive it, is good to none, but evidently signi∣fyeth death, for the dead receive no more. Any dignity which requires carrying of gold and purple, is death to the sick, and discredit to others. To be made a Bishop is good for all, onely except those which would be secret: to be chief of the House, assembly or Congregation, is pain, anger, and oftentimes hurt: any state belonging to a man, which a woman dreameth she hath, it signifyeth to her death: and the contrary.

Of Warre, of the Army, and Election of men at Armes.

WAr, and affayres of war, are trou∣bles and anger to all, excepting Captains and souldiers, and such as live by it, for to such it is gaine. Arms which cover the body are great surety, as the Buckler, Helmet, Corslet, and such like: other which one tosses and brandishes, as the Pike, the Lance, the Arrow and Dart,

signifye debate and sedition: the Wood∣knife or Sword, is courage, force, and ver∣tue: the Buckler and Helmet, have also reference to the wife, who shall be eyther fayre and rich, or poore and ill favoured, according to the quality of the harnesse. To chuse men of war or souldiers to the battaile, is death to those which are some way sick, and often to old folkes: to others it is businesse and angers, change of place, flights and voyages, to the idle and poore, it is work and profit, which shall befall them, for the souldier is not idle, nor without praise: to a servant it is honour and estimation.

Of single Combat.

SIngle Combat signifieth noyse or Law suits, which resemble the paines and labour of the Combatants: the Armes of him which flyeth, signifie to go to Law: of him which pursueth, signifie to call one to law. Sometimes I have knowne that this dreame hath many times forefold Marriages.

Of the Sunne.

TO dream the Sun riseth shining and clear, is good to all, and also setting so; it signifyeth gaine, operation, prote∣ction, and liberty to servants, but to such as would be secret is ill, for it discloses and discovers all. In like sort, if it rise towards the East, it reléeveth the sicke after he hath béene very low, and signifies that sore eyes shall not make blinde the patient, and the returne of him which is farre off. Also it is good for him which would travaile to∣wards the East, to others in all affayrs it is crosse. If the Sun séemes to rise in the South or North, you must judge thus; the Sun being darke or bloudy, or as it were murmuring with anger or heate, is ill to all, and signifieth sorenesse of eyes, sick∣nesse, and children. And yet it hath béene found good to them which are in doubt, and which would be secret: the Sun descend∣ing upon the earth or any house, is a signe of danger by fire. Entring the Chamber and threatning, is great sicknesse or burn∣ing. But if it speaketh or maketh any good signe, it is abundance of goods. The Sun vanishing away, or hiding and absenting it

self, is ill to all, except to those that would be secret; most often it is losse of sight, or death of a childe: it is alwayes better to sée the Sun-beames entring the house, then the Sun it selfe, for the beames are abun∣dance of goods, the sun abundance of evils, which one cannot suffer, no more then he can endure the light or great heate of the Sun neare him. The Sun giving or stea∣ling away any thing, is losse and danger.

Of the Moone.

THe Moon is the Wife, Nurse, daugh∣ter, or Sister, of him which dreames thereof, and signifies money, riches▪ Mer∣chandise and trafficke: also Navigation, the eyes of him which dreames, and the Master, or Mistresse. And therefore, if the Moon turn her selfe into good, and joy, it is good and honour, by those whom it re∣presents, and on the contrary. To see him∣selfe in the Moon, is the son of the man, the daughter, of the woman that dreames it: this dream also is good for exchangers, usurers, and takers of receit for Uictuals. Also it is good for those which would shew themselves, and appeare, but it discloseth the hidden, and puts sicke men and Marri∣ners

in danger of theyr lives, what good or evill the Sun signifieth, the same signifi∣cation hath the Moone also: but lesse or more to the woman, then to the man.

Of the Starres.

TO see all the starres clear and fayre, is good for a travailer, and for all bu∣sinesse, and for secrets, in which they agrée not with the Sunne or Moone. Those stars or Planets, which are causes of cold, sig∣nifye anger and dangers, but those which cause fayre and calme weather, are prospe∣rity and Riches. Those which are the cause of the winter shortest day, are change into evill: or the worst of the Summers shortest day into good or better. Such stars as vanish and goe out of the skie, are po∣verty, and forsaking to the rich: for you must imagine that the skie signifyes the house of him that dreams, the stars, his goods and possessions: to the poore this dream signifies death. It is only good for them which have attempted some great evils: whosoeuer dreams that the starres vanish out of the skie, his hayres shall fall from his head. Starres falling upon the earth, or vanishing, is losse of parents, or

friends, great or little, according to the qua∣lity of the starres. To rob the stars is not good, for it hath faln out, that after this dream, the dreamers thereof have commit∣ted sacriledge and for it, have been appre∣hended and punished. To eat the stars also is not good, except to Astrologians, and Sooth-sayers, to whom it signifieth gain, to others death: to sée the starres under the eaves of thē house, is that the house shall be forsaken, consumed, or burnt, or that the ma∣ster of the house shal die: the comets, beams and burning rayes, and other like things, séen in a dream, signifie as their nature.

Of the Rain-bow.

THe Rain-bowe on the right hand is good, on the left ill: and we must judge the right or the left according to the Sun, and in what quality soever it appeareth, it is a good signe to any one that is afflicted, with poverty, or any other affliction, for it changeth the time, and ayre.

Of Clouds.

WHite clouds, is prosperity, moūting from the earth on high, is a voyage,

the return of the absent, and revealing of secrets. Red or inflamed, is ill issue of af∣fayrs, smoaky, dark, or obscure, is ill time or anger.

Of the Windes.

GEntle windes are good, violent, are wicked, and evill people: troublesome tempests of winde, are perils and troubles.

Of Earth-quakes, and gaping of the Earth.

THe earth trembling, is change of estate and affayrs, but openings, déep pits, concussions, and turning upside down of the earth, are injuries, death, and losse of goods. Onely this dream hath béen tried good to those which purposed to travell, and which were indebted.

Of the Ladder, the Step, a Case, a Milstone, a Pestle, and the Cock.

THe Ladder is a signe of travelling, the steps are advancement. Some say they are danger. A case, or frying pan is hurt, and a woman which is given to talk. The Milstone, signifieth end of great and angry matters, and a good and loyall

servant: the pestle is the man, the Morter the woman: the Cock is the father of the family, or Master of the Lodging.

Of Egges.

EGges, to Physitians, Paynters, and th••se which sell and trade with them are good, to others it is good to have little store of them, and signifyeth gain, but plen∣ty of them is care, pain, noise or law suits.

Of Monsters, or things against Nature.

YOu must understand and hold in gene∣rall, that all Monsters, and impossibili∣ties, according to the course of Nature are vain hopes of things which shall not fall out.

Of Bookes.

BOoks are the life of him which dreams of them: to dream to eat them, is good to Schoolemasters, and all which make profit by Bookes, and which are studious for eloquence, to others it is suddaine death.

Of Partridges.

PArtridges signifie men and women: but most often women without consci∣ence, ungratefull, hard.

Of Snares.

SNares, and detaining, impeachment and sicknesse: to servants they are loy∣alty, honour, and authority, for which the unthankefull shall be deposed. To those which are not maried, they are weddings: to those which have no children they are a signe that they shall hade.

Of Stripes.

IT is good to whip and scourge those on∣ly which are under us, except our wife, for it should be a doubt that she hath been naught, others bring profit to them which beate them. To be scourged of the gods of the dead, or of our subjects is not good, but the good of them. It is alwayes good to be whipped with rods, or with the hand, and signifyeth profit, but with leather, reedes, or cudgels, is not good.

Of Stripes.

TO dreame to be dead, is wedding to him which is to marry, for death and mariage represent one another. And there∣fore for the sicke to dreame they are ma∣ried, or they celebrate theyr Weddings, is a signe of death. For him which hath a wife, to die signifies separation from her, or his companions, friends, or parents, for the dead keepe not company with the living, nor the contrary. To him which is at home, it signifies he shall go abroad, it is a good dream for fathers, for poets, Orators, and philosophers, for the first shall have children which shall live, the others shall compose workes worthy of memory: Moreover, I have made experience that this is a good dreame for those which are in heavinesse or feare: for the dead have no more feare and heavinesse. Also to those which are in suit for inheritance, and which would buy lands for the dead are Lords of the earth. In o∣ther Law-suits, this dreame is not good, but for sick it heales them, for the dead are sicke no more: it is all one to dreame that you are dead, or that you are caried and bu∣ried for dead: to dream to be buried quicke is not good: for often it signifyes prison and

captivity. Be it good or evill that death sig∣nifyes, if one dreams that he is killed by an other mans hands, that good or evill shall come by his means: if one dreams he kils himselfe, the dreamer shall have that good or evill which death signifyeth by himselfe. Death by sentence of Justice, makes our goods or evils greater: to be hanged or strangled by another, or by himself, is trou∣ble and anguish, it is also change of place, and house: to be burned quick signifyes as much as to be scorched with Lightning, whereof we have spoken above, but proper∣ly to the sick, it is a signe of health: to yong folks, calamities, concupiscence, and heats of youth: to be crucified, is good to those which would go to sea, and to the poore: but to the rich the contrary: to the unmarried it is weddings, to servants liberty, it is al∣so change of place: to be crucified in the town, is to have such an estate and office, as the place requires where one dreams he is: to have combat with beasts, is good to the poore, and signifyeth goods, whereby they may nourish themselves, and entertaine a traine: to the rich it is anger, and injuries. To many this hath béene a token of sick∣nesse: it is liberty to servants, if they dream they are killed by the beasts.

Of carrying another, or being carried.

FOr to carry another, is better then to be carried, inasmuch as it is more ho∣nour to give, then to take. For he which carrieth, representeth him which doth good, or a pleasure, and he which is carried, him which receiveth: to be carried by a woman, a childe, or a poore person, is meanes of profit, and supportment. It is good for a servant to be carryed by his Master, and for the mean man to be carryed by the rich.

Of the Dead.

ONly to see the dead, without any other accident or speech, is to be in the same estate and affection, wherein the aforesaid dead persons were towards us. For if they were our benefactors, the dream signifyeth good and joy to vs, and so on the contrary it is excéeding bad, when the dead séem to ca∣ry away and take from us apparell, goods, money, or victuals, for it seemeth death to the dreamer, or to some of his parents▪ or friends: if the dead give us victuals, mo∣ney, or apparell, it is a good dream, but to such as they give none, it is another case.

I knew a man which dreamt that his wife being dead, made all the beds in his house, and the next day after, many of his grea∣test friends fell sicke.

Of Money, and Treasures.

SOme say, that to dreame of money, and all kinde of coyne is ill. But I have tryed that little money of Brasse, and Bullion, signifieth heavinesse, and angry words. But money of silver, words and talk of great affayres, of gold farre greater: ••t is also better to dream to have little silver, then much, because that one cannot employ great heapes, without payne and fare: to finde treasure hid in the earth, if the treasure be little, the evill shall be little: if great, the evils great, with anger, heavinesse, or death, for they open the earth for the dead, as well as for the treasure.

Of Weeping.

TO weepe and grieve, whether it be for any friend departed, or for any cause, it is joy, and myrth, for some good act, and not without reason: for our spirit

hath some affinity and resemblance with the exteriour ayre, which invyroneth us. As therefore ayre is always subject to change from fayre weather to tempests, and from tempests to fayre weather and a calm, so it is likely that our spirit changeth from hea∣vinesse to joy, and again from ioy to heavi∣nesse. And therefore also to be merry, is a signe of heavinesse. But the party must have some cause of sadnesse, otherwise to be sad without cause, were a signe you should be sad for a cause.

Of a Tombe.

FOr to have a sepulchre or tombe, or to build one, is good for a servant: for he shall have liberty: and to him which hath no childe, for he shall have one that shall survive him: also it is often a signe of ma∣riage, and getting of lands: it is a good dream in generall both to rich and poore, but graves falling, or fell and ruinated, are the contrary.

Of the dead reviving and dying again.

THe dead reviving, are troubles and hurt, for we must thinke, as if the

thing were indeed, what trouble there would be if the dead should revive, which would re-enter into the fruition of theyr goods, and that would be anger and great losse to those which enjoyed them after theyr death: the dead dying again, signify∣eth the death of those which beare theyr name, being theyr near kindred and affini∣tie, if they seeme to dye twice. A potion or mortall bit signifyeth the same that death. In like sort every beast that one shall finde under the bed: which things signifie to die shortly.

Of Weddings.

SEeing that marige and death have some affinity, as the one signifying the other, I purpose in this place to speake thereof: To mary a Maid, to him which is sick is deathe it is good for him which would en∣terprise any good businesse▪ for he shall have good issue: and he which hopeth for any good, shall obtain it: for he which marieth gets some good or dowry by his wife: to others it is trouble and divulgation: for without this men make no Weddings: but if one takes an old woman, he shall pur∣sure not new, but old affayres, not without

profit: if any one sees his wife maried to another, it is change of affayrs and actions, or else separation: if the woman dreams she is maried to any other then her hus∣band, she shall be separated from him, or sée him dead, as some say. But I have found this not always true, but onely when the wife is not with childe, or hath no children, or hath no inheritance to fell: for if she be with childe, she shall beare a sonne whom she shall see married, and by this meanes, not her selfe but her sonne shall be maried to another. And ••he which hath any good to sell, shall sell it and shal make a contract of covenant, as one doth for mariage.

Of the Swallow and Nightingall.

THe Swallow signifieth no evill, if she makes no attempt, which denounceth some evil: or if she appeare in no other then her naturall colour: but she signifieth good work, and principally weddings, and mu∣sicke, and promiseth a husw••••ely wife, and a house keeper: for the Swallow liveth and makes her Nest with us under the same roofe: the Nightingall signifyeth as the Swallow: only lesse good, for he is not so familiar with us.

To flye.

TO dreame to flye a little height from the Earth, being upright is good, for∣asmuch as one is lifted higher then those that are about him, so much greater and more happy shall he be. It were better for him not to be in his Country, for it signi∣fyeth wandring or not resting, or return∣ing to his Country: to flye with wings, is good generally for all: to servants, it is liberty: to the poore, riches: to the rich, office and dignity: to flye very high from the Earth and without wings, is feare and danger: as also to flye over the houses and through the stréets, and fore-knowne wayes, it is trouble and sedition: to flye into heaven, is for servants to enter into rich houses, and especially the Court: to those which would be secret it is ill, for all the world sées the heavens: to flye with the Byrds, is to kéep company with stran∣gers, and pain and punishment to Malefa∣ctours. It is alwayes good, after having flown on high, to desce••d low, and after that to wake: but it is best of all to flye when one will, and come down when one will: for it is a signe of facility and good

disposition in affayres. But to flye by con∣straint, as being pursued by men, spirits, or beasts, is not good, for they are great angers and dangers: to flye backwards is not ill to those that would sayl: for com∣monly in a ship which goeth her course without tempest, the people take their ease and lye backwards to others, it is want of work and businesse, for those which lye so are idle: to the sick it is death: it is very ill to desire to flye and cannot: or to flye with the head lowermost, and the feet up∣ward, and what kinde soever the sick flye, it is death: for we defend that the soules departing from the body, flye into heaven with a great flight, as little Byrds do: to flye is ill for those which have a trade or handy-craft, which requireth no removing out of his place: it is good for captives. Many by this dream of flying, have be∣come blinde, because they fear to fall: to flye in a chayre or bed, or being set in any underprop, for the better sustaining of him∣selfe, is great sicknesse: but it is not so ill to him which should travaile, for it is a signe that he should travail with his fami∣ly, with his tooles and moveables, in a Cart or Coach.

Of such as are worty to be believed.

THose which in a dreame tell us any thing, and are worthy to be believed, are in the first place sent from God, for to lye in a thing, that agrees not with God: next, Sacrifices, for these are pleasing to God. Then Kings and Princes, for every thing which ruleth, hath power and might of God. After them, fathers, Mothers, and Masters, for they are as Gods, giving us, first our life, and after our forme of good life. The next Prophets, and amongst them, such as are not given to lying, nor deceiving, as Sooth-sayers, Astrologians, and Interpreters of Dreames. Then the dead. For those which lye, do it eyther for feare, or for hope of good. But the dead neither feare us, nor expect any good at our hands. After children, old folkes, and beasts are worthy of belief, in whatsoever they declare unto us▪ in our dreames. No others are to be believed, except those which live well and solitarily.

The Conclusion of the Authour, upon the Second Book.

IF peradventure any of those, which shall have had my Bookes in theyr hands, suppose that I have put any thing in eyther Booke which I have not known by experience, he abuseth himselfe. But ha∣ving seene and understood the preface of this Book, he shall know my purpose, and intent. Moreover, if any one have an opi∣nion contrary to any speech by me recited, because it shall have (as I thinke) some, probabilitie, he must know for answer that I know already that he will finde whereof to speake, and that which shall be very likely; which I my selfe can doe also, but I seek not to complain, as those which seeke applause and favour at Thea∣ters, or which set theyr words to sayl. But alwayes I call to witnesse for me, Expe∣rience and the rule of Reason, wherefore I have here set down nothing at all, but what I have gained (with much travaile and industry) by Experience. For I have

done no other thing day and night, but me∣ditate and spend my spirit, in the judge∣ment a••d interpretation of dreames. But I must request one little favour of the Reader, that he would neyther adde nor diminish any thing of my present worke. If any one thinkes that he can adde, he may aswell make another Booke. If he thinkes any thing superfluous, let him use that onely which he shall finde good, lea∣ving the rest for others.

The End of the Second Booke.