Gold, and losse of Rings

Of Gold, and losse of Rings. · Book 2, encoded section 68 · Text transcription · marked gaps

Original source (English)

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 oftentimes 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 caxquenets, in like manner: as to poore me▪ to dream of a crown of gold, and plate and great piec [illegible passage] s of gold. For when any one shal have such a dream the gold signifieth evill, not in respect of the matter, but the workmanship 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 before times: to many, this dream hath foretold losse of eyes, for the eyes have some agréement with the rings, because of the radiance of the stones: but when as your dreame is eyther of hosen or shooes, we must judge as of the apparell.

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