that predicts that he will soone obtain his desire o◠his most powerfull Enemy Of Swine Swine denote idle and lazy persons who live◠doing nothing who during their nasty idleness think of nothing but how to prey upon othe◠folks goods that they may live at ease They signifie also covetous persons who are no way useful in their generation wilst they live and advance their Heirs after their decease Of the Dog Dogs denote fidelity courage and affection when we dream of such as belong to us but if we dream of those that belong to strangers it signifies infamous Enemies To Dream that a Dog barks and tears our garments that signifies some enemy of mean condition slanders us or endeavours to deprive us of our livelihood If a King or Prince Dreams that several Dogs are brought him out of divers countries that signifies that he shall list several Soldiers to fight against his Enemies for the Indians and Persians have always taken the Dog for an army when Kings dream Of the Cat. The Cat signifies a cunning Thief so that if any one dreams he hath encountred a Cat or that he hath kill'd one he will commit a Thief to prison and prosecute him to death If he Phancies that he eat Cats-flesh he will have the goods of the Thief that rob'd him if he dreams he hath the skin then he will enjoy all the Thieves goods If any one Dreams he fought with a Cat that scratch'd him sorely that signifies sicknes or affliction Of the Ape All sorts of Apes or Monkeys signifie malicious weak strange and secret Enemies Of the Hart and fallow Dear If any one Dreams he hath kil'd a Hart and that he had the head or skin that signifies he will inherit the Estate of some old man or that he shall overcome fugitive deceitful timorous and irresolute Enemies Fallow Dear have almost the same signification Sheep shee-Goats Cows and Horses To Dream you see or have many Sheep Weathers Shee-goats Cows and Horses signifies wealth and plenty Cows in Scripture signifie the years The Ram If any one Dreams that he hath been run at by a Ram it is a signe he shall be afflicted or checked by his soveraign Prince Of the Asse The Asse denotes a good Servant or Slave that is profitable to his Master it signifies also a foolish and ignorant person Of the Mule The Mule signifies malice and foolish imaginations Artemidorus saith it signifies sickness to him that dreams he saw one Of the Ox and the Bull. The Ox signifies a profitable Servant to his Master and the subject brought under the yoak of obedience As for the Bull he signifies some great persons so that if any one Dreams that he received hurt prejudice or good by a Bull assuredly he will receive it from some great Lords Of the Horse The Horse is a good signe insomuch that if any one dreams he saw took or mounted a Horse that is a happy omen to the Dreamer If any one Dreams that he is mounted on a stately Horse nimble full of metal and well harness'd he will have a handsom noble and rich Wife provided the Horse be his own if it belongs to another he will receive comfort Estate and honor by some Woman that is a stranger If any one Dreams he is mounted on a Horse or Mare and that he pass'd a place without making his Horse resty by mounting he shall gain honor dignity and fame If any one Dreams he rides upon a Horse that hath a great and long tail it is a signe he will find many friends to assist him in his undertakings Some say that it Promiseth him a noble Woman by whose means he will be successful in his affairs proportionably to the greatness of the taile And quite contrary if he thinks his Horses tail is cut then his Friends Servants or Soldiers will fail him when he stands in most need of them If his Horse halt he will meet with obstruction in his designes If any one Dreams that another rides his Horse without his consent it signifies that some person or other will Gallant his Wife and be taken in the fact Some Authors are of opinion that if any one Dreams he is mounted on a nimble sprightly active and well-managed Horse he will be honour'd by the vulgar and esteem'd by Grandees If that he Dreams he too violently spur'd the Horse and forced him to what he did he shall be advanced to charge and dignity and shall have honor proportionable to his endeavors In Kings Dreams the white Horse is applicable to the Queens person who shall be beautiful and virtuous The Kings Horse being black signifies a debauch'd rich Woman If any one Dreams that he saw a young generous Mare come into his House well harnessed it is a signe he will be suddenly married to a beautiful young and rich Gentle-women that will be delightful and comfortable to him If it be an ill-shapen Mare without a saddle that denotes a shee-Servant or Concubine that will bring nothing with her Of the Rational Creature and his parts MAn is that Creature whom the Deity hath enrich'd with his most signal favors having indued him with a rational soul which is a ray of his Divinity and this hath oblig'd all Philosophers to give him such excellent titles Plato stiles him the miracle of miracles Aristotle the sociable creature born for society Theophrastus the Exemplar of the Universe Cicero the Divine Creature Pliny the Epitome of the World and Nature's Minion and all unanimously with one consent have call'd him the little World as comprehending within his own being all that is most beautiful or admirable among the other Creatures that people the earth but the names and praises that the sacred Pages bestow on him are far beyond the language of humane rhetorick that he was fram'd and made according to God's Image that he is his Masterpiece his living Temple the Object of his Love and Grace and his Viceroy constituted over the whole Frame of Nature These are elogies that transcend all expression And because the subject of his Dreams are more frequently employ'd about his own similitude then any other thing that falls within the compass of his imagination we will give you an exact delineation of all his dependencies and begin with 〈◊〉 nativity in the next place discourse of his education and then of his form and parts If a Woman Dreams shee is delivered of a Child and yet is not big with Child it is a signe shee will happily accomplish her designes If shee be a Mayd it signifies Banquetting joy Revelling and Nuptials and somtimes fear and grief of the Mother If a Man Dreams he is big with Child that signifies wealth gain and profit which will soon fall to him When a Man Dreams he sees a Woman brought to bed that denotes unto him joy and prosperity If a Man Dreams that his Wife is big with Child and that it really proves so it is a signe the Child
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
that Dreams his head is shav'd or his bearâ— trim'd will be in danger of losing a great paâ—â— of his Estate of being sick or run the risqâ—â—â— losing his life by some ignominious death To see his hair shed signifies annoy and loâ—â— of his Estate If the King Prince or great Lord Dreams thâ—â— he hath a comely great head of hair he will bâ— victorious over his Enemies will gain much râ—putation and reduce many Provinces to his Dominion If he Dreams his hairs are grown white hiâ— Treasures will be diminished and almost totalâ—â— exhausted If his hair seems to be longer and blacker theâ—â— ordinary his wealth and honor will increase If he thinks that his hair is cut or pluckt off his Estate and the number and forces of his State and Army will decrease according to the same proportion If any one Dreams that his beard is grown bigger then ordinary he will grow richer then he was formerly If any one Dreams that his hair is grown more thin then it was formerly it is a signe of affliction and poverty If it seems a matter of great difficulty to pull off his hair that denotes he will do his utmost endeavour to avoyd misery Of Perfumes and Odors If one Dreams he perfumes his head with Oyls Essences or sweet-sented powders that signifies he that dreams hath too great an esteem of himself that he will be vain-glorious and haughty in his demeanor to his Associates If it be a Woman shee will deceive her Husband and wear the breeches If one Dreams his hair is frizled and decently ordered so as to be of opinion that he is very comely it signifies that he who dreams will be in some danger of his person either by sickness or other ways According to the tradition of the Indians and Persians those that dream that their head or the other parts of their body are perfum'd with oyls perfumes or sweet-sented powders will live in good repute among their neighbours and be acceptable to all persons and as for my own partiâ—ular I rather incline to this then the precedent opinion If any one Dreams he hath an ill savor he will be odious to all people and that according to the proportion of the ill sent If any one Dreams he is presented with sweet perfumes he will receive some welcome news according to the proportion of the sents in quality and quantity and will gain profit advantage and honor among his acquaintance If a person Dreams that he makes odoriserous persumes and bestows them among his friends he will be the messenger of good tidings which will prove advantageous to him and those with whom he entertains discourse Of the Fore-head If any one Dreams he hath a large forehead that signifies an ingenious spirit and if it be very high it is a signe of a solid judgement it also denotes power and wealth to him that dreams To Dream that you have a brow of brass copper marble or iron that signifies irreconciliable hatred against your Enemies Some Authors are of opinion that such a Dream is advantageous to Victuallers and Gabelers If any one Dreams his forehead is broken oâ— hurt his wealth will be discovered and in danger of losing that betokens fear and apprehension to him that dreams If one Dreams he hath a great and well-flesh'd forehead that signifies freedom of speech strength and constancy Of the Nose If any one Dreams his nose is larger then ordinary he will become rich and powerful and will be provident and subtile and well receiv'd among Grandees but to dream a man â—s depriv'd of his nose signifies the contrary To Dream one hath two noses that signifies discord and quarrels If any one Dreams that his nose is grown so big that it is grown deform'd and hideous to the sight he will live in prosperity and abundance but never gain the love of the people If any one Dreams his nose is stop'd so as that he hath lost his scent if he be a King he is in some imminent danger from him that hath the greatest authority about his person If he be a private person that hath this dream he is in danger of being deceiv'd by his Wife who will commit adultery with one of his friends or servants If it be a Woman her Husband will deceive her Of the Ears To Dream a Man hath many Ears signifies that he will gain the love of his Servants and subjects and will be serv'd and obey'd faithfully by them To Dream that a man picks his Ears signifies the same thing To Dream his Ears are full of come signifies an Estate will fall to him by his parents To Dream one hath Asses-Ears signifies servitude To Dream one hath the Ears of a Lion or of any other cruel Beast signifies treachery or deceit from his Enemies and those that envy him If one Dreams that his Ears are become comlier and larger then ordinary he will find that he will be in prosperity and gain honor to whom he communicates his secrets If any one Dreams his Ear is hurt or slit he will be offended by some that belong to him or by some friend of his to whom he hath intrusted his secrets If it seems that his Ear is quite cut off he shall be utterly depriv'd of their friendship If any one Dreams his Ears are stop'd if he be a King or Prince he will despise the requests and petitions of his subjects and will endeavour to have them subscribe to his will upon all accompts If he be a private person that hath Dream'd thus it is a signe he will alter his resolutions and that he will deceive those that confide in him if it be a Woman shee will be debauch'd Of the Eys The Eys are the windows of the soul and the Antients represent by them faith the will and the light of the understanding If any one Dreams he hath lost his sight he will violate his word or else he or some of his Children are in danger of death or he will never more see his friends again If any one Dreams that he is grown blear-ey'd he will commit some hainous crime and afterwards repent of it he is also in danger of losing his Estate To Dream he hath a good and quick sight it is an extraordinary good dream and he whose it was shall succeed in his enterprizes but a troubled and weak sight signifies want of money and bad success in business Of the Ey-browe and Ey-lids If any one Dreams his Ey-brows and Ey-lids are more comely and lage then they use to be it is a signe he will be honor'd and esteem'd by all persons that he will prosper in courtship and grow rich If one Dreams that the hair of his Ey-brows or Ey-lids is shed it will fall out contrary Of the Mouth The Mouth is the rampart house and door wherein all the internal parts of humane bodies are inclos'd If therefore any one Dreams that his Mouth is wider then ordinary his family
signifies dammage Heare Beasts signifies gain Heare Bels ring signifies disgrace and trouble Heare Birds chirpe is a good signe Heare Clocks strike signifies infamie Heare a Cock crow signifies prosperity Heare Dogs barke and to be disturb'd thereat signifies the overthrow of Enemies Heare Hens cackle or that you catch them signifies joy Heare a Raven croake signifies sadness Heare a Shaking signifies deceit which will happen to the Dreamer in the place where he dreams Heare the sound of Organs signifies joy Heare or see Thunder signifies injurious language by the evil tongues of envious persons Heare your Wife scold signifies great torment I. To Dream that you IMbarque in a small Vessel signifies sickness K. To Dream that you KIll a Man signifies assuredness of business Kill your Father is a bad signe Kiss a Person signifies loss Kiss a Person deceased signifies long life L. To Dream that you LOok upon your Hands signifies sickness Lose your Eyes signifies the death of some good Friend Lose your Keys signifies anger Lose your Teeth signifies honor Lose your Teeth signifies also the death of some near relation or intimate Friend Lie with a Whore signifies certainty in dispatch of business Lie with your Mother the same M. To Dream that you MAke Candles signifies rejoycing Make a Breach signifies molestation Make an Ointment signifies vexation and trouble Make your Will is a bad signe Manage business of great concernment signifies obstruction Marry your Sisters signifies danger Marry a Wife signifies loss Marry signifies dammage and sometime death N. and O. have nothing P. To Dream that you PLay with a Dog is a good signe Pluck the Hair off of your Head signifies loss of Friends Put up prayers and supplications to God signifies happiness Q. hath nothing R. To Dream that you REceive audience of the King signifies gain Receive a gift of the King or some Prince signifies great joy Receive obstruction by an Adversary signifies Expedition of business Ride on a white gray or dappled Nag signifies prosperity S. To Dream that you SAil in a Ship or you see Ships sailing is a good signe See an Asse signifies malice See an Asse sitting upon his Crupper signifies laboriousness See the Air serene is great gain See the Air cloudy signifies expedition of business See Ants signifies contention See Trees or are climbing them signifies future honor See withered Trees signifies deceit See Trees bearing fruit signifies gain and profit See Trees without blossome signifies expedition of business See Silver eaten signifies great advantage See Candles burning signifies anger or contention See Candles that are not lighted signifies a reward for something you have done See Ravens flying signifies complaint and sadness See burning Coals signifies shame and reproach See dead Coals signifies expedition of business See a Crosse carried along signifies sadness See Cream spilt upon you signifies the infusion of some grace by the Holy-Ghost See a Raven fly over you signifies danger and dammage See white Horses signifies joy See black Horses signifies sadness See Horses Pace signifies mirth See red or rone-color'd Horse signifies prosperity See Horses of several colors signifies expedition of business See a Gelding signifies accusation See a Horse mount signifies prosperity See Dragons signifies gain See Fire fall from Heaven signifies strange things that will ensue See armed Men is a good signe See Men in armes come against you signifies sadness See armed Men fly is a signe of Victory See your Beard dry signifies joy See your Beard pull'd up by the roots signifies great danger See the Moon Pale is joyfulness See the Moon fall from the Firmament signifies sickness See the Moon decrease signifies the death of some Prince or great Lord. See the Moon died with blood signifies travel or pilgrimage See the Moon darkned signifies sadness See the new Moon signifies expedition of business See two Moons appeare is increase of honor See Ships full fraighted with goods signifies prosperity See Ships indanger'd by a Tempest signifies peril See a troubled River signifies annoy and discontent See a River flow into your House signifies plenty of riches See a River flow out of your House signifies that your life is in danger or some loss that will accrew by injury done to you See a clear River glide along signifies security See the King or Queen signifies honor and joy See red Roses signifies joy and recreation See your self become a Husbandman signifies great toil See your self hurt with iron signifies dammage See your self fight with the Devil signifies gain See your self turn'd Woman signifies sickness See your self turn'd into a Hen signifies disquiet See your self sitting or lying in a Church signifies change of apparel See your self chang'd into a Tree signifies joy and profit See your self sick signifies sadness or imprisonment See your Picture drawn signifies long life See your self in a Bath signifies anguish See your self thrown into a Fire signifies sickness or violent heat occasion'd by a feaver See an Eagle fly over your head signifies honor See Birds fighting signifies adversity See Birds fly over your head signifies prejudice by Enemies See black-Birds signifies tribulation See a swarme of Flies signifies Enemies and unreasonable persons that will scandalize you See a Lamb or young Kid signifies extraordinary comfort See fire burning signifies a deluge or change of place See one command signifies anger and authority See fat Oxen signifies a fruitfull year See lean Oxen signifies scarcity of provisions and famine See Oxen plowing in the field signifies gain See black Oxen signifies danger See Oxen go to water is a bad signe See Mayds that are singing signifies weeping See the Beam of a house fall signifies the death of some Grandee See the top of your house burn signifies the death of your Lord Wife or Friends Wife See Tapistry or Pictures signifies treachery deceit and cozenage See a Giant or a large siz'd Person is a good signe See the body of our Lord signifies honor See Shee-goats or Wolves signifies that you will be rob'd See one beheaded signifies sickness See the Meat you have eaten signifies loss See a comely countenance unlike your own signifies honor See a black Face signifies long life See a Fountain spring up in your house signifies honor and profit See Fountains or beleeve that you are inchanted signifies sadness See Children born signifies dammage See an Oven burning hot signifies change of place See your deceased Brothers and Sisters signifies long life See a Woman naked signifies the death of some person See your Mother living signifies joy See her dead signifies misfortune See your Friends or Relations dead signifies joy See Breasts full of milk signifies profit See a Hen with her chickens signifies dammage See a Hen lay eggs signifies gain See a Bed well furnished signifies joy See broken Eggs is an ill signe See it rain signifies great riches See live-Fish is an all signe See fishing Nets signifies rain See the Sun clear signifies assuredness among great Persons who