Crownes of all flowers

Of Crownes of all flowers. · Book 1, encoded section 59 · Text transcription · marked gaps

Original source (English)

CRowns of flowers in season, are generally good, Crowns of whithered Lilyes are bad for al. Of violets in season, are good, out of season bad, the white worse then the blew. Crownes of roses in season are good for all, but the sicke, and those which hide themselves: for the first shall dye, because roses whither quickly, the other shall be manifested and revealed, because roses smell. Crowns of French marigolds are good for all, especially for them which are at law, for they have a colour which lasteth. Crowns of flower-de-luces, defer affayres with hope. Crowns of cresses, Fetherfew, the flower called patience, and Margeram, are ill to all: for most often they signifie sicknes: A crowne of Parsly or of smalage, is death to the sick: Crowns of palme, or of the olive-tree, signify mariage of a maide of the same house or linage, the palme a Sonne, the olive-tree a daughter. The foresaid Crowns signifie good estate and dignity to a champion, and to any of lowe estate which desires them. A crowne of oke and bay, signify as much as the palme, and one of Mirrhe, as much as one of the olive-tree. Crowns of wax are ill for all, especially for the sick: Crowns of wooll, signify poysons and prisons: of Salt or brimstone, sign [illegible passage] es to suffer hurts or trubles, by men of might and authority. A Crown of gold is ill for a servant, if he have not the rest, I meane the Robes of a King, and the Signiory after him: it is also evill for him which is poore, for it is beyond his estate: to the sicke it signifyes death shortly, for gold is pale and heavie and cold, and in all poynts like the dead: also it revealeth secrets, for he which carrieth a crown of gold is well marked. But I have known by experience, that this crowne presented by a dreame hath brought honour and profit to the rich and mightie, and to Magistrates and Judges. To be crowned with Onyons, is profit to him which séems to have such a crowne, but hurt to those which are about him.

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