Book 2. iheJemfk oflVifdome. 2o5

^ >K Z. ^ ^fc part of the Earth, The laft of the fuccedent if if houfes is the eleventh , whence are Judged
if Friends, Counfei.crs, great men, Benefidors, Patrons, Doers of pious works, Mecenates* Favourers, and i'ervants. But bccaufe a friend is ano- ther (elf, there are many fights referring to friends, and many to enemies^ It is a prefage of friendlliip to feeoncs felf multiplied ; as alio to have the arms and grinding teeth ready and fit to do feme adicn: buc the Ids of teeth, arms, or provifion fignifies propor- tionable enmities and defigns of enemies*
As foi; what concerns the Counfellers or Minifters of great perfons , it may be gathered from what hath been delivered in the Harmmy of the World, as if any one dream that headminillers or enjoys the honours or dignities of lome Duke, Prince, Emperour, or King, or that he is fubjed to him ; that is reckoned of good prefage, other circumflanccs of the Dreamer being confidered.
So Pharaohs Cup-bearer dreamed that he took Pha- raohs cw^, and having filled it, prefented it to Pharaoh to drink; which dream ^ofefh interpreted to his re- ftauration to his place.
if Htfmael2ii\A Aiimxiel ?iXtz.i^\gnt& hither.
-^ >T ^ if the Aftronomcrs , Cacodamon ; whence the * >K judgment is framed concerning Enemies, Ad- ' verfaries. Treachery, ]mprifonment, and the like. In which procedure it is to be obferved, that ene- mies are deftgned under the forms of certain living creatures ; fometimes under the form of a Dragon , fometimea of a Lion, fometimes of a Wolf? Fox, 5er- , pent.
^o(^ ihelempie of li^'ifdowe. Book 1 .
pent, &c. according to the qualities ot the Dreamer, and according to the various circumftances oF the 4rean3s, as is iufficicncly fpoken of before.
To go into a prilon denotes treachery, bands, nets, circumventions, iron chains, and the hke , reprefenc prifons, and imprifonment.
But if any one ask what it is that thus determines the phantafms of Vifions , Jmaldus anfwers out of Ptolvrnie^ faying that the images of compofition in this World, are fubj'ed to the celeftial images proportio- nably, cither in rcfped: of the Dreamer, or in regard of the Mover; the things enquired are to be un- derftood , as is dsfcribed more at large in the Holy (jfiide.
Having fpoken of the houfcs of Heaven (read 7 he Harmony of the fVorid)wQ are now to treat of the Signs ofthc Zodiack.whicharcin number 12. through which the Sun and Moon ferpecially the Moon) pafling,do diveiflydifpofe the humours of our body , andconfe- quently imprint lo raany various phanrafms in thofe that dream , and the Earth is alfo divided into twelve parts.
Now all or at leatt the principal matter of all our adions 9 whereof we dream in the night, may be di- ftributed into thefc 24 heads. The 1 fhail be of Weep- ing, t Joy, I Cloathing, 4 Water, 5 The living crea- tures of the Water, 6 Chance of man, 7 Buildings , 8 The abufc of Members, 9 Singing, 10 The arrival of a friend, 11 Local motion, 12 The feeing of fire, 1 3 Riding, 14 Murther, 1 5 Dead people, 16 Wafliing in the water , 17 Money, 18 The fear of fome fjghtj 19 Fighting, 20 The fpoilingof a man , 21 Jicknefs, 22 Kifles and embraces, 23 Banquets, 24Afrem- blies.
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