be that signifies tribulation and pains occasion'd by envious persons and such as seek our ruine shame or death by mischief and treachery To Dream you are descended into Hell and return'd thence to those that are great and rich it signifies misfortune but it is a good signe to the poor and weak To Dream you see a dead Man that saith nothing signifies that he that dreams will be subject to the same passions and fortune as the party deceased had when alive if he know him If any one Dreams that a dead Man takes away his garments robs him of his money or food it is a signe of death to him or to some of his nearest relations and friends To Dream a Man that is alive and in health is dead that signifies trouble tribulation and being overthrown at Law To Dream you see a Man die a second time that is already dead signifies the death of your nearest relations of the same name and Sirname To Dream you are erecting a Tomb that signifies marriages weddings and birth of Children but if the Dreamer imagines that he sees the Tomb fall to ruine that signifies sickness and ruine to him that Dreams and his family If any one Dreams he is dead he will be subject to some great Prince and become rich though he be much envied If it seems to him that he is buried and inter'd he shall have as much wealth as he hath earth laid over him If any one Dreams he is buried alive he is in danger of being unhappy and unfortunate during his life If any one Dreams he had to do with a dead Woman he will be lov'd and maintain'd by some great Lady To Dream that one goes to the funeral and Internment of any one of his Relations or Friends or of some great Lord is a good signe to the Dreamer who undoubtedly will get an Estate by means of his Relations or else marry a fortune to his own content DREAMS Interpreted ALPHABETICALLY A. To Dream that you ARe cloath'd with Silk signifies honor Are Drunk signifies sickness Are girt with an old girdle signifies labor and pains Are inchanted signifies secrets and sorrows Are kiss'd by Men of great quality signifies consolation Are stark naked signifies loss and dammage in your Estate Are turn'd Physician signifies chearfulness Are turn'd into a Tree signifies sickness Are unsettled in your thoughts signifies joy Ascend a Ladder signifies honor Ascend a very high mountain the same thing Ascend up to Heaven signifies grandeur B. To Dream that you BAthe your self in a clear Fountain signifies joy Bathe in stinking water signifies shame and false accusation Bestow a knife upon any one signifies injustice and contention Bestow a ring upon any one signifies dammage Bite your nails signifies wrangling vexation Blot or teare your paper signifies the well-ordering of business Bray or pound pepper signifies melancholy Build a Church or erect an Altar that some person of your kindred or family will be made a Priest Build a House signifies comfort Burn a House and see it burning signifies scandals that will be thrown upon you and loss of Estate C. To Dream that you CArry a Bow signifies desire or torment Carry a Crown of gold in your hand signifies honor and dignity Carry a Faulcon upon your fist and walk with it signifies honor Carry hot Bread signifies accusation Carry a young Mayd signifies joy Catch Sea-fish it is a bad signe Cleanse a Well or fall into it signifies injury Come out of a Coach signifies being degraded from great honor and disgrace upon a criminall account Command any one signifies trouble Commit adultery signifies future debates Cut barly-bread signifies rejoycing Cut Bacon signifies the death of some person Cut your fingers or see them cut by another signifies dammage D. To Dream that you DEscend a Ladder signifies dammage Destroy any place signifies deceit Discourse with the King signifies honor when absent Discourse with your Brethren signifies vexation Discourse with Jesus Christ signifies consolation Discourse with the Virgin Mary signifies joy Discourse with great Lords or to go into any place with them signifies honor Dispute with Philosophers signifies profit and gain Do good to any one signifies jollity Do the Act of Marriage signifies danger Draw out your Teeth signifies death Drink clear water is a good signe Drink hot water signifies sickness Drink Milk is an extraordinary good signe Drink Sophisticated wine the same Drink stinking water signifies violent distempers Drink Vinegar signifies sickness Drink white-Wine signifies health E. To Dream that you EAt Apples signifies choler Eat Bacon of salt-meats signifies murmuring Eat Beans signifies sickness Eat Carrion signifies sadness Eat Cheese signifies profit and gain Eat Fleas signifies disquiet Eat Mans flesh signifies labor and trouble Eat Roots signifies discord Eat Rost-meat signifies falling into sin Eat a Salade signifies evil or sickness that will happen Eat Salt-meat signifies a disease Eat Silver signifies wrath and anger Eat Variety of meats signifies loss Eat white-Bread signifies gain F. To Dream that you FAll in the Dirt signifies treachery or disturbance by some person or other Fall into the Water signifies death or danger to your person Fall into a clear Fountain signifies honor and gain Fall into a Pit or ditch signifies the loss of a cause or suit at Law Fall into a troubled Fountain signifies accusation Fall on the ground signifies dishonor and scandal Fall upon a Bridge signifies obstruction Feed or bring a Lamb to the slaughter signifies torment Feed Oxen is a good signe Feel a burning signifies danger Feel a heat signifies grief Fell Trees signifies loss Fight with Serpents and Adders signifies the overthrow of Enemies Find a Bird's-nest is a good signe G. To Dream that you GAther Apples signifies vexation from some person or other Gather black Grapes signifies dammage Gather Flowers signifies mirth and jollity Gather white-Grapes signifies gain Give any thing to one that is dead signifies loss Give or take physique signifies living in poverty Go a hunting signifies some accusation Go to Masse signifies honor and joy Go over a broken Bridge signifies fear Go over a Ditch upon a small plank signifies deceit by Lawyers H. To Dream that you HAndle or chew Gold signifies anger Have gray Hairs signifies gain profit and joy Have a little Beard suits and controversies at Law Have a long Beard signifies strength or gain Have long Hairs on your Head signifies honor Have a new suit of Cloathes the same Have new Shoes and Stockins signifies comfort Have old ones signifies sadness Have a new Girdle signifies honor Have an old worn Girdle signifies dammage Have a red Garment on signifies blood 〈◊〉 bleeding Have Rods in your hand signifies jollity Have a Staffe in your hand signifies sickness Have two Heads signifies company Have weak Arms signifies torment Have your Arms dryed up is a very ill signe Have your Beard shav'd signifies tribulation Have your Hair cut signifies loss Heare an Asse bray
your secrets 3 Be submissive to him and you will enjoy his Estate 4 Promise a reward and you will have what you lost 5 You run a great hazard of being made a bankrupt 6 You will be a loser by trading in corn wine 7 You will win at Cribbidge 8 Your Sentence will be conclusive and advantageous 9 Trading in horned beasts will prove gainful to you 10 If shee be a Mayd 't is against her will 11 Shee is with Child of a Son that will be a grief to her 12 This Woman will never be with Child by her Husband Numb 31. 1 The News that is currant abroad is true 2 You will never have any service from him worth speaking of 3 Shee return'd no answer though desir'd 4 Be as submissive as you can he will never make you his Heir 5 This Theft was done but in jest 6 If you be not careful you will not find wherewithal to pay your debts 7 Traffique by Sea 8 You will lose at Cribbidge 9 You will have the Decretal order of the Court. 10 You will lose by trading in horned beasts 11 Her Mayden-head is more trouble some to her then her Gown 12 Shee is with Child of a Daughter that will bring her to shame Numb 32. 1 This Dream presageth nothing but good 2 The News abroad is false 3 He is not fit for your service 4 This Shee-confident is corrupted by gifts 5 Your Brother will deprive you of that Inheritance 6 He that rob'd you is your domestick servant 7 A former Creditor will make you lose your debt 8 Trade not to Sea 9 You will win at Tennis and Pel-mel 10 You will have an order of Court that will be troublesome to execute 11 You will be a great gainer by suits at Law 12 It itch'd shee scratch'd it and so lost her Mayden-head Numb 33. 1 It is very probable he will prove honest 2 This Dream brings no good with it 3 The News is partly true 4 He will be an affectionate Servant 5 Your secret is discover'd look to your self 6 Your Sister will deprive you of that Estate 7 Threaten hard and you will find what you lost 8 Your debt will be but half-paid 9 Dealing as a Lapidarie will prove to your advantage 10 You will lose at Tennis and Pel-mel 11 You will get an order of Court but there will be an Arrest of Judgement 12 You will be a great Loser by suits at Law Numb 34. 1 Her thoughts are wholly taken up with Love-toys 2 He is reputed a wicked Man 3 This Dream will prove true 4 The News is partly false 5 His Service is more pleasing then profitable 6 They made him confess more then was desir'd 7 One of your Relations will deprive you of that Estate 8 Shame keeps back the Thief 9 You will only be frustrated in your expectation 10 Trading as a Lapidarie will undo you 11 You will win at Gleek 12 You will be overthrown at Law and amerced Numb 35. 1 Shee is addicted to drunkenness 2 Shee studies to deceive some person or other 3 He is look'd upon as a stout Man 4 This Dream is but a fable 5 The truth is quite contrary to report 6 His service is not free 7 Your secret is ready to be disclos'd if you look not to it 8 You will lose this Estate by your folly 9 The Thief is fled 10 You most satisfy your self with goods for that debt 11 You will grow rich by procuring 12 You will lose at Gleek Numb 36. 1 Shee is very discreet 2 Shee is apt to be mov'd to anger 3 Shee thinks of merry-making 4 He is look'd upon as a Fool. 5 This Dream must be interpreted in the best sense 6 This news is reported with designe 7 He will continue your Servant a long time 8 Cajole your Confident or he will discover all 9 Bestow somewhat of yours upon him and you will enjoy what is his 10 The Thief is a Person of quality 11 If you had not good security you would lose all 12 Love will prove your ruine Numb 37. 1 Monday will be a lucky day to him 2 Shee is Leacherous 3 Shee is very chaste 4 See studies how to be reveng'd 5 He is held one of the most subtile Men of the age 6 This Dream must be interpreted quite contrary 7 There is something of truth in it 8 He will never continue long in your service 9 Threaten her or shee will reveal your secret 10 Caresse her and you will inherit her Estate 11 A whole Jubilee will not discover the Thief 12 Pay your self with what they profer you Numb 38. 1 The Cause will go for you 2 You will prove a Loser in all your Dealings 3 Shee was a Mayd till twelve years of age 4 Shee hath had two Children 5 This Woman hath not long been gone with Child 6 The heat of her womb makes her barren 7 The first Child shee hath will be a male 8 They will live very contentedly together 9 Your Wife will be very chaste 10 Your Husband will beat you 11 This Match will be made up by the mediation of some person 12 This Woman will marry to please her own phancie Numb 39. 1 Shee will spend her days in pleasure 2 Fire will prove very in injurious to him 3 Tuesday will be a prosperous day to him 4 Shee is very charitable 5 Shee is apt to scandalize persons 6 Shee thinks to hook in an Estate 7 He is taken to be a careless person 8 This Dream foretels some great mischief 9 In few days you will better understand the business 10 He will be a careful Servant but not to be trusted 11 He seems to oppose but see that he do not fall quite off at last 12 If you are present at his death without boubt you will be his Heir Numb 40. 1 This Child will be long-liv'd 2 His life will be full of afflictions 3 The water will be always favorable to him 4 Tuesday will ever be an unlucky day to him 5 Shee is a very understanding Woman 6 Shee is extraordinary vainglorious 7 Shee thinks of marrying 8 He is judg'd to be a Person that will be disturb'd at a small matter 9 This Dream threatens your person 10 These matters are disguiz'd by those that relate them 11 He will prove a bad Servant and will steal from you 12 Shee hath spoil'd all by her tattle thinking to conceal it Numb 41. 1 This Child is the Mothers Husbands 2 This Child will be short-liv'd 3 His life will be full of afflictions 4 He will run some risque by water 5 Tuesday will be a fortunate day to him 6 Shee is a Woman of great equity 7 Shee is very jealous 8 Shee thinks of making love 9 This Person is look'd upon as a Cheat. 10 This Dream threatens some Friends of yours 11 These things are divulg'd to surprise persons 12 This domestique Servant is a meer spy in a family Numb 42. 1
other thing oâ— in a broken Vessel that could not hold Water that denotes to the Party loss and dammage and that he will be deceiv'd by those whom he hath intrusted with his Estate and Substance or else that he will be rob'd by his domestique Servants If he Dreams that the Water he hath drawn into these things is not spilt then he will praeserve his Estate though with much difficultyâ— but if the Water be spilt he shall lose it If he phancies that he hath hid the Vessel and Water under ground he will fall to decay and will be in danger of being made a publique spectacle and of dying a shameful death If one Dreams that he hath a glass full of Water given him that signifies his speedy marriage and that he will have Children by his wife For whatsoever is of glass is applicable to the wife and Water signifies abundance and fruitfulness If the Glass seems to be broken and the Water unspilt that signifies the death of the wife but the life the Child and so contrarywise If a Minister Dreams he gives his people clear Water to drink it signifies that he will teach them the word of God faithfully and will be Instrumental to their salvation if the Water be troubled he will teach them heretical and false doctrine If any one Dreams that he hath spilt Water in his House that denotes care and affliction according to the quantity of the Water Of Navigation IF any one Dreams that he is walking in a Boat and recreating himself without fear he will have comfort and success in his affairs but if the Water be rough and tempestuous it falleth out contrarily To Dream of being in a Ship or Boat in danger of oversetting and Shipwrack it is a signe of danger unless the party be a prisoner or captive in that case it denotes liberty and freedom To Dream one sees a Sea-Haven signifies that he will have joy profit and good news To Dream you see an Anchor signifies assurance and certain hope To Dream one sees the cordage of a Ship signifies news from Debtors or Factors To see the Sea sky-colour'd and moderately waving signifies joy and performance of business with facility but if the Sea be calme it signifies obstruction and delatoriness and when it is tempestuous it Denotes tribulation losses and adversity He that Dreams he falls into the water or into the Sea and that he awakes starting that signifies that he either doth or will court a married woman and will spend his days substance honor and fortune with her and that he cannot without great difficulty disengage himself from the hands of those that envy him and are his Enemies Of the EARTH If any one Dreams that he hath good Lands well inclos'd bestowed upon him with pleasant pastures he will have a handsom Wife according to the seeming goodness of the Land But if the Land seem'd spatious and not inclos'd that denotes pleasure joy and riches suitable to the extent of the Land If it seem'd that the said inclos'd Lands had fair gardens Fountains Fields pleasant groves and Orchards adjoyning thereunto that signifies he will marry a discreet chaste and beautiful Wife and that shee will bear him very handsom Children If he saw the Land sown with wheat that signifies money and profit with care and industry If he saw it sown with any kind of pulse that denotes affliction and trouble If he saw it sown with Millet that signifies vast riches to be gain'd with ease and much delight If a Monk or Friar Dreams any such thing then it is taken for the riches and contentment of the mind If you Dream you see the Earth black that signifies sorrow melancholy and weakness of the brain To Dream that you see the Earth quake signifies that your affairs and life are in danger of being lost To Dream that the whole Earth quakes signifies an Edict from the King that will astonish all the Inhabitants of the Kingdom If you Dream that the House shakes it is an Edict simply against the House it presageth also loss of Goods and suits at Law If the walls doors and top of the House fall by reason of the Earthquake that denotes the destruction and death of the chief persons in the House If a King or any other Prince Dreams that his Palace or Throne is overturn'd and beaten down by an Earthquake he will suddenly dy or lose his Kingdom If any one Dreams that a mountain is fallen upon a Valley that signifies that some great Lord will oppress and destroy Good men If any sees a Town that he knows sunk by an Earthquake that is a prognostick of famine War and desolation by the Indignation of the Prince but if he knows not the Town thaâ— signifies that the Nation at enmity with the King shall be destroy'd by the same means To Dream you see great Ditches or precipices and that you fall into them signifies that he that Dreams will suffer much injury hazard his person and his goods be in danger by fire To Dream of kissing the Earth signifies sadness and humility To Dream of being in a meadow is a good sign to Husbandmen and shepheards and to others it denotes obstruction of business To Dream that you are in a fair straight level and pleasant way signifies joy prosperity and good success and a bad way the quite contrary Of vegetative sensitive and rational Creatures THere are three sorts of Creatures the vegetative sensitive and rational the Dreams of which three we will successively handle one after another Under the vegetative Creature is compriz'd Trees Plants Flowers and Fruits that receive their nourishment vigor growth and maturity from the Earth and the Sun To Dream of holding or smelling odoriferous flowers in their season signifies joy pleasure and consolation To Dream of seeing and smelling flowers out of season if they are white that signifies obstruction in business and bad success in his enterprizes if yellow the impediment will not be so considerable and if they be red the difficulty and nusance will be extreme and for the most part it signifies death To Dream of seeing and smelling Roses in the season of the year is a good signe to all persons except those that are distemper'd and that through fear conceal themselves for they are in danger of death or great sickness and if the dream be when Roses are out of season it signifies the contrary To Dream that you smell of Marjoram Hysop Rosemary Sage and other herbs of the same nature signifies labor trouble sadness and weakness Physicians only excepted to whom such Dreams are propitious If any one Dreams that he sees holds or smells of Lillies out of their season it signifies the hope of the thing desir'd will be frustrated If one Dreams that he sees or smells upon Laurel the Olive or Palme if shee be a woman shee shall bear Children if a Maid shee will be suddenly married if it be a man it signifies
perfumes them with good scents signifies honor and joy from servants If any one Dreams that his Leg or Foot is out of joynt or broken it signifies that your servant will receive loss and dammage or die or that he will be retarded in his voyage or journy and will meet with obstructions If any one Dreams that he is grown lame that denotes infamy and disgrace or if he be a prisoner it foretels the punishment of his faults or if rich loss of his goods by fire To Dream that you walk on your Knees for want of Feet that signifies poverty and loss of goods and servants To Dream one hath a wooden Leg signifies an alteration of your condition from good to bad or bad to worse Of the Back To Dream you see your Back signifies ill-luck and old age To Dream a Mans Back is broken hurt or scabby signifies that his Enemies will get the better of him and that he will be scoff'd at by all persons Of the Buttocks To Dream one sees his own Buttocks signifies infamy To Dream you see the buttocks of a Woman signifies luxury and carnal pleasure To Dream you see your buttocks grown black signifies shame and dammage Of the Ribs The Ribs signify Women the upper and larger Ribs women that are born legitimate the lower are the female relations and allies If any one Dreams that he hath his upper Ribs broken or sunk he will have some dissention with his wife which will redound to his disgrace and displeasure If he Dreams his lower Ribs and broken he will be afflicted by his female relations and kindred If any one Dreams his Ribs are grown larger and stronger then ordinary he will take delight in his wife or receive good success and advantage from him that hath the charge of his Estate and affairs for the Ribs being as it were the walls and ramparts of the body and principal inward-parts they are applied to those that have the charge of the house and if they receive any dammage that is attributed to the same persons Of the Hips If any one Dreams his Hips are grown larger and stronger then usual he will be very joyful and healthful and if he marries will have lovely Children To Dream the same thing of the reins and back-bone signifies altogether the same thing as the Hips and farther that he will take delight and comfort in his Wife or his Heirs To Dream the Hips are broken and that you cannot walke that denotes affliction sickness and loss of Children If any one Dreams that his Hips are black and blew with whipping or blows with a stick or sword that presageth his death in a short time or at least that he will hate his Wife and have several grievances If he Dreams his Hips are cut half through his hope in his Wife and relations will be utterly lost Of the Flesh in general If any one Dreams he is increas'd in Flesh he will gain gold and wealth according to the quantity of his Flesh if he dreams he is grown bigger and fatter he will enjoy riches and delight in rich and sumptuous apparel On the contrary if any one Dreams that he is grown lean and thin if he be rich he will grow poor or at least conceal his wealth and will seem to be in a mean condition if he be poor already he will dy out of poverty and necessity if shee be a Woman her Husband allies and relations will hate her If any one Dreams his Flesh is grown spotted or black like a More he will deceive those he trades withal by Lying and craft if shee be a woman that dreams thus shee will be taken in adultery and put away or repudiated by her Husband If any one Dreams his Flesh is grown yellow or pale he will be in danger of falling into the distemper of a long continuing fever If any one Dreams his Flesh is full of Scabs Tetters or Cornes he will grow rich proportionably to the said Scabs To Dream the body is full of lice and the flesh incommodated by their eating into it that signifies that the Dreamer will hereafter get both gold and silver If any one Dreams he hath eaten the Flesh of a Man or Woman he will inrich himself by injuries and reproach Of the Intrails If any one Dreams he hath voyded his Intrails at the Fundament some of his family will be ingaged abroad in some quarrel which will cause his dammage and affliction If any one thinks Dreaming that he hath eaten up his Intrails he will gain by the death of some of his Domesticks if he dreams he hath eaten the intestines of another he will inrich himself by the Estate of another Of the Liver If any one Dreams that he is indispos'd in his Liver or that it is burnt or dried up his Estate and wealth will be wasted and he himself die suddenly for the Liver is the source of blood and the blood in dreams is taken for gold and riches If any one Dreams he hath seen or found the Liver of any of his Enemies and carried it away he will over-rule those that wish him ill and be master of their treasure Of the Marrow The Marrow hath the same interpretation as the Liver Of the Lungs If any one Dreams he hath found the Marrow Liver or Lungs of a Bull He-goat Ram or any other horned-beast he will enjoy the goods and Estate of some person of quality that is in great honor to whom he shall be heir for the horns signifie dignitie and soveraingntie whence it is that horns represent crowns If any one Dreams that somebody hath pluckt out his lungs or that he is hurt or ill-dispos'd in that part his designes will be frustrated and run the hazard of some great danger and lose the most useful and profitable servant in his family for the Lungs moderate and refresh the heat of the heart and represent servants Of the Heart The Heart in man is the same thing as the Sun in the Firmament and gold in the Earth and therefore is the noblest part of the Microcosme first living and last dying wherein are inclos'd as in a fortress courage resolution and generosity If any one Dreams he hath the pain of the Heart it is a signe of some dangerous distemper approaching according to the proportion of the pain which is imagin'd to be felt in the Heart If any one Dreams that he hath no Heart and that he lost it it is a signe of sudden death or that he will utterly fall under the power of his most mortal Enemies To Dream your Heart is more lively large and vigorous then ordinary is a signe of long life that you will overcome your Enemies and be prosperous in your enterprizes and fear'd by all persons The Heart in the opinion of some in dreams signifies man and chiefly the Husband so that if a woman dreams shee is ill in or hurt at her Heart the evil denounced by that dream will happen to