Houshold fire

Of Houshold fire. · Book 2, encoded section 72 · Text transcription

Original source (English)

To dreame you sée fire on the Harth cléere, and little, is good; but much is ill. Little and cleare, is abundance of goods: dead fire is Poverty. And if there be any one sicke in the house, it is death. To hold torches and fire-brands by night, is good: especially to yong folks; to whom most often it signifieth love, with pleasure and effect. But to sée another hold a torch, is ill to those which would be secret. A burning light in the House, cléer and clean, is affluence of goods, to the Poore; to unmarried▪ persons, marriage: to the Sicke, health. But an obscure and troubled Light, is heavinesse and death by Sicknesse. A light put out is health to the sick: for soon after one will light it againe. A Lampe of Brasse, is eyther great goods, or great evils, according to the disposition of the light. A Lampe of Earth signifieth least hurt: the one and the other reveale secrets. A Lampe séene in a Ship, is a signe of great joy and tranquility to Navigators.