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A48502 A groats worth of wit for a penny, or, The interpretation of dreams ... by Mr. Lilly. Lilly, William, 1602-1681. 1670 (1670) Wing L2224; ESTC R36475 7,287 18

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shall be dead He that waxeth sick the 26 day though he suffer a little he shall escape He that falleth sick the 27 day though he suffer to the out-passiing yet in that other month he shall be delivered He that falleth sick the 28 day denoteth death he that waxeth sick the 29 day denotes death he that waxeth sick the 30 day shall recover the month following he that falleth sick the 31 day whether he escape is doubtful The appearing of a Comet or Blazing Star is a token of a dear year scarcity of Coals but happy days for Loyal Subjects after ●he Conquest of their Enemies A Nightspell to catch Thieves This following will drive away any Evil Spirit that use to haunt any house or place and having it about one no Thief can do you any harm being used as directed it is a certain way that if a Thief come to rob a Garden Orchard or House he cannot go till the Sun riseth Having in every four corners of the House this Sentence written upon Virgin Parchment Omnes Spiritus laudet Dominum mosem habet prophitas exarget Deus dissipenter inimicus But if for a Garden or Orchard it must be placed at the four corners thereof and if to keep one from Thieves when one rideth on the Road let him have it always about him and fear none but God only The Author saith it will do many more pretty knacks as keeping a Thief till the Sun rising and the like He that desires to obtain the Love of any woman let him Court her in the hour of Venus and he will obtain more love by far than at any other time This Book will teach you to know the hour of every planet so that you may have in your Memory to know what Planet reigneth every hour of the day and night without Book If it be set in the hour of M●rs which you may know by this Book what Planet Reigneth every hour of the day and night If any think there is any harm in it let him not make use of it for my own part I do not know any at all Now will I speak something of the visible Signs of the Head 1. I Warn you to beware of all persons that have default of Members naturlly as if to Feet Hands Eyes or other Members one that is Cripled and especially of a man that hath no Beard for such are inclined to divers Vices and Evils and one ought to eschew his Company as a mortal Enemy A plain Hair signifies a person piteous and debonair They that have Red-Hair are commonly ireful and lack wit and are of little truth Black Hair is of a good Visage of a good colour and signifies the love of Iustice and a hard hair signifieth that person loveth grace and concord and is of a good and subtile wit A man that hath black hair and a red Beard signifies to be letcherous unjust and a Vaunter and one that you ought not to trust The Yellow hair and crisp signifieth a man laughing and merry letcherous and deceitful Black hair and crisp signifieth Melancholly letchery evil thoughted yet Li●eral Hanging hair signifieth Wit and Malice Great plenty of hair in a woman doth shew boisterousness and covetousness A person with great eyes is sloathful unshameful obedient and desirous to know much more then he doth but when the Eyes are mean and not too big nor too small it signifies a strong Eye and a person of a good loving and courteous behaviour Of the Head The Head being short and round denotes only to be forgetful and foolish The Head long in fashion to be prudent and wary and in the fore-part of the Head a hollowness to be hasty the head big denotes a dull person and applyed to the Ass the Head little to be foolish and applyed to the Dog the Head mean of bigness doth argue a good wit naturally the Head being sharp to be unshamefac'd a Boaster of whom there are too many Of the Forehead The Forehead smooth to be a Flatterer applyed to the Fawning Dog The Forehead big and wrinkled to be bold applyed to the Bull and Lion a high forehead to be Liberal applyed to the Lion An over-wrinkled Forehead void of bashfulness and puffed up in th● Temples to be high minded and of a rud● Wit the Forehead small to be unapt to learn unconstant and applyed to the Sow the Forehead being very big to be slow and applyed t● the Ox the Forehead round to be of a dul● apprehension and applyed to the Ass and being somewhat a plain Forehead to be circumspect and applyed to the Dog a square formed Forehead to be bold applyed to the Lion Of the Eyes The Eyes small and quivering to be shame fac'd and yet a Lover how much the bigge● the Eyes so much the lesser Malice yet th● more foolishness the Eye big out to be foolish fearful faint-hearted and unshamefac'd Eyes disorderly moving as one while roving another while stedfast too rash disquiet an● troubled in mind wicked and a Bubber Th● Eye-lid quavering to be fearful applyed to th● passion the swift eye moving with a sharp look to be fraudulent unfaithful and a Thier the Eye stedfastly looking to be troubled in mind and a deceiver the Eye very wide open to be Impudent Of the Nose The Nose round with a sharpness at the end to be wavering of mind applyed to the Bird the Nose crooked like the Eagles Bill too bold applyed to the Eagle the Nose flat to be letcherous and full of passion the Nose big at the end to be desirous of that they see the end of the Nose being sharp to be fierce and full of words In a word a rouling Eye a smiling Countenance and a scarlet nose as right as lusty Ro●er an Artist of the School of Venus and a fervent Lover of the Female Sex To all which I wish good Trading and Health where-ever they live or dwell And also much Honour and Wealth and these merry Dreams to peruse well And those that shall n●w buy them to read brave Wit at leasure For they signifie not only Profit but also a great deal of pleasure And for all N●ble Sp●rits that live in City and Cou●try Behold a Tree of Loyalty and buy a Groatsworth of Wit for a Penny FINIS