Dead Folks. - To dream of talking with dead folks is a good, auspicious dream, and signifies a boldness of courage and a very clear conscience.

Devil. - To dream that one has seen the devil, and that he is tormented, or otherwise much terrified, signifies that the dreamer is in danger of being checked and punished by his sovereign prince or some magistrate. And quite contrarily, if he dreams he strikes the devil or some other person he believes to be possessed, and fancies he overcomes him, it is a sign he that dreams thus shall overcome his enemies with glory and satisfaction. If any dream that he sees the devil it is a very bad sign, for such a vision cannot bring along with it any good tidings; to the sick it foretells death and to the healthful it signifies melancholy, anger, tumults and violent sickness. If "any dream the devil speaks to him, it signifies temptation, deceit, treachery, despair and sometimes the ruin and death of him that dreams. To dream that one is carried away by the devil is a worse dream; and yet no dream delights the dreamer so much as this, for being awaked he is ravished with joy that he is freed from so great an evil; for which he ought to return thanks to God and beg of Him that He would be pleased to send him His good angel to guard him and fight against that wicked spirit which always stands sentinel to surprise us.

To dream you see the devil as he is drawn by painters and poets, viz., black and hideous, with horns, claws and a great tail, signifies torment and despair. To dream you see yourself with the devil signifies gain.

Face. - To dream you see a fresh, taking, smiling face and countenance, is a sign of friendship and joy. To dream you see a meagre, pale face, is a sign of trouble, poverty and death. To dream one washes his face denotes repentance for sin; a black face signifies long life.

Fools. - For a man to dream that he is a fool is good to him who would undertake any business, for fools and madmen do that which comes into their brain. It is also good for marshals and sheriffs who would have authority over the people, for they shall have great honour and repute. It is also good for those who would govern and teach children, for children do willingly follow fools. It is also good for the poor, for they shall have goods, for fools catch on all sides and all hands. To the sick it is health, for folly makes men go and come, not sleep and rest.

Funeral. - To dream that one goes to the funeral and interment of any of his relations or friends, or of some great lord, is a good sign to the dreamer who is betokened thereby to get an estate by means of his relations or else marry a fortune to his content.

Grapes. - To dream of eating grapes at any time signifies cheerfulness and profit To tread grapes signifies the overthrow of enemies. To gather white grapes signifies gain, but to dream of gathering black grapes signifies damage.

Grave. - If a man dreams that he is put into a grave and buried it presageth he will die in a mean condition; yet some believe (grounded on experience) that to dream that one is dead and buried signifies he that hath such a dream shall recover an estate according to the quantity of earth that is laid upon him.

Hanging or hanged. - If any one dreams that by sentence or judgment he was condemned to be hanged and dreams also that the sentence was really executed, he will be dignified according to the height of the gibbet or tree whereon he was hanged. But if the dreamer be sick or afflicted, he will be freed from his disease, and in the end have joy and contentment. If any one dreams he condemned another to be hanged, that signifies he will be angry with him whom he imagined he condemned, but in a small time after he will place him in honour and dignity, which he will abuse. According to the interpretations of the Persians and the Egyptians, he that dreams he is hanged by sentence of law, will be rich, honoured and respected. If anyone dreams that he has eaten the flesh of a man hanged, he will be enriched by some person, but it will be by some foul practice and some secret crime. If any one dreams that, being about to be hanged, he was delivered, and came down to the bottom of the gibbet, that person will lose his estate and dignity.

Heaven. - To dream of Heaven, and that you ascend up thither, signifies grandeur and glory.

Hell. - A dream that one sees hell as it is described and that he hears the damned souls groan and complain through the extremity of their torments, is an advertisement that God sends to the dreamer to the end that he may throw himself upon God's mercy. If any one dreams he sees the damned plunged in the fire and flames of hell, and that they suffer great torture, it signifies sadness, repentance, and a melancholic distemper. To dream of descending into hell, and returning thence, to those that are great and rich, signifies misfortune; but it is a good sign to the poor and weak.

Keys. - To dream that you lose your keys signifies anger. To dream you have a bunch of keys, and that you give them to those that desire them of you, shows great good to poor captives, for it implies that shortly they shall gain their liberty. A key seen in a dream, to him who would marry signifieth a good and handsome wife, and a good housekeeper. It is cross to a traveller for it signifieth he shall be put back and hindered and not received. It is good for such as would take in hand other men's business.

Kill. - To dream you kill a man signifies assuredness of business; to dream you kill your father is a bad sign; to dream you are killed denotes loss to him who has killed you.

Looking or looking-glass. - To dream of looking down from high places, or out of windows, or being in a high garret, shows an ambitious mind, curious desires, wandering imagination, and confused thoughts. To dream of looking in a glass, in married folks, betokens children; in young folks, sweethearts. For as the glass does represent their likeness, so does love show them their like in affection. For a young woman to dream that she looks in a glass and there sees her own face, esteeming it to be very handsome, shows her to have a great opinion of her own beauty. Also for one to dream that he saves himself in the water is death to the dreamer, or to some familiar friend of his.

Monster. - To see a monster or monstrous fish in the sea, is not good, but out of the sea every fish and great monster is good, because then they can hurt no more, or save themselves. And therefore, besides that our dream signifies that our enemies cannot hurt us, it saith moreover that the wicked shall be punished.

Orchards. - To dream of orchards, gardens, and flowery places is an emblem of pleasure; and if you dream that they abound with good fruit, it signifies abundance of riches and plenty; and if you dream also of many fountains in them, they signify pleasure and delight, with great store of wit If you dream the trees be barren, it signifies the contrary.

Precipices. - To dream that one sees great and steep precipices and that one falls over them, signifies that he that dreams will suffer much injury and hazard of his person, and his goods be in danger by fire.

Quagmire. - To dream one is fallen into a quagmire shows the party dreaming shall meet with such obstructions in his affairs as shall be very difficult to overcome.

Reading. - To dream you are reading romances and comedies, or other diverting books, signifies joy and comfort. To dream you read serious books or books of divine science, signifies benediction and wisdom.

School. - To dream you begin to go to school again, and you cannot say your lessons right shows that you are about to undertake something which you do not well understand.

Transmutation. - In dreaming, to be changed from little to great, and again from great to be bigger, so that you exceed not reason, is good, for it is because of business and goods; but to be greater than common use is death. Also it is ill for an old man to be changed into a young man, or a young man into a child, for they shall change to a worse estate; but the contrary is good, for they shall come to a better estate. To dream of being turned into a woman is very good for men in mean circumstances. Rich men who dream thus will meet with misfortunes; and such a dream is bad to all handicraftsmen whose labour is hard. If a woman dream that she is an unmarried man, without children, she will have both husband and children; but if married, and having children, she will die a widow. To be turned into brass shows some sudden quarrel and victory; it is good for military men. Iron shows hardness and misery. Clay or earth foretells dissolution; but those who deal in earthenware may reap good from such a dream. Rocks, stone, flint, etc., show continual hard usage, with mocks, reproaches, blows, and slanders.

To dream you are turned into a beast shows that your nature partakes, or will partake, of the nature of that beast