High Estates and Dignities

Of High Estates and Dignities. · Book 2, encoded section 92 · Text transcription · marked gaps

Original source (English)

To dream to be a King or Emperor, to the sick is death, for as the King, so also death is subject to none: to him which is in health it is losse, or separation of parents and friends, for the King hath no companion: to a Malefactor it is surprising, and discovering of his fault, for the King is knowne, and encompassed with his Guard: the scepter, crown and habit or ornament royall, signifie as much: the poore man which dreams he is a King, shall do worthy déeds, whereof he shall have honour without profit: the servant shall be at liberty: it is very good for [illegible passage] Phylosopher, Poet, or Soothsayer, for there is nothing more frée and royall, then a worthy spirit: to dream to be a Captain, to those that are accustomed therto is good, to the poore it is trouble and defaniation: to the servant, liberty: to be a Towne-Clarke, is to do another mans worke with pain void of profit: to the sick, it is death: to the servant it is good government of the house, faith, and authority. To be a Major or Bayly of the Town, or to have charge and government of children and women, are troubles and angers: to have commission and power over the living is good for physitians and those which are studious, of the government of life and health: to others it is trouble and defamation: to give alms and generall distributions, to the sicke is death and dissipation of goods: to the whole trouble and defamation: to good men being poore, it is good, betokening goods and▪ advancement comming to them, for without goods one cannot give such Almes. Also it is good to Players and Moris-dancers, for it signifyeth to them honour and praise. When one maketh the foresaid Alms and distribution, to dream that one takes his part, is good; but not to take it or receive it, is good to none, but evidently signifyeth death, for the dead receive no more. Any dignity which requires carrying of gold and purple, is death to the sick, and discredit to others. To be made a Bishop is good for all, onely except those which would be secret: to be chief of the House, assembly or Congregation, is pain, anger, and oftentimes hurt: any state belonging to a man, which a woman dreameth she hath, it signifyeth to her death: and the contrary.

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