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Signifies the enemy is ftrong and mighty* if. if. and is ill minded, and will be avenged over if if all his EQcmieSjthe fuic is in hazard to be loft, if if the Thief or Fugitive will not be found, the
if Wife and Lemon be good, and ufc thcm- felvcs Loyally, che Marriage begun (hall be ended » the party hath a very ill affedion , the Gamc- fterihall win, but it (hall be by deceit : the Maid is no Virgin, the wifclovcth her husband, and the /-emon her friend ; the man (hall go to war and have the vi- nery, and whin he hath taken his cneaiy, will leC him go again : the perfon hath good undcrftanding, and is of great ente. prize, the Go- partner (hall do hi« work well, the Thief is m the houfc, and the thing is there hidden ; The love is feigned, and deceit is in it | the friendfliip or agreement made fhall lall long, fo that the tenth confent in all things, this figure is ilI,buC to. keep a thing fecret, it is good.
Significth but fmall force in tlic enemy ,and
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if if his fuit, the man is not robbed: The fugi-
if if tive will not come heme again :1c is good for
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make a ^ igure to know how your Miflrif»»
Wife .lover, or Lcmcn doth, this Figure in thi? place
Cgnificth that (he wecpeth forjthe great affection, he
or (he bcarcch to the friend abfent ; the Gamcftct
fhsll not win much, the; Marriage is indifferent good,
lo that the eighth and Cf nth confent, there will be no
War, but peace; the Maid is a Virgin, the Wife or
laraisou; lovcth none but her Husband, or friend, and
them they love heartily: the woaim is pretty rich,
the Ccmpanion will nfe himfcif uell and faithfully s
ihe thing i\oikn will be rccove^edjand he that keep-
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cth it, doth it but in jeft and paftimc : the igrecment ncxly made w:!l not lad long, this figure is indifferent goodinalhhini^s.
Signifies the enemy to be very angry, bat i^ ^ heis offmailpower, he mindcth to kill his .^ enemy, or elfe to deftroy him by poyfon or ic- >i >}c" ^ the plaintiff fhall lofe his fuit ; there were many Thieves at that Robbery, the Fugitive vi!! never return : it is ill for Marriage, for the Husband wiil run away from his Wife and forfake her, by occafion whereof the woman will deal with other men, there will be much debate and lirife in the g: m-ng ; it is ill for War, for there will be lofs and no profit ', the iMai J is no Vu gin, and hath but fmall fub- flance ; the friend loveth not bis friend, the Compa- nion is not good, themanfliallgoto War,bur it (hall be to his lofs , the party is dull Ipirited, and hath buc fjTjalUinderftandirg or experience, but in the Water and Wells; this figure is ill in all things, but to (ink Wells, and Pumps, and draw waters from place to place,
Significth in thishoufe that the enemy hath
. ;ic no mind to work difplealure unto the other,
^ ^ the fuit (hail have good fuccefs, the perfon is
^ not rcbbcd, the fugitive will come home
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nage,and play: there uil be no Wars, but
firmpcace,the married woman andLemonfanfie others
then becometh them : this figure notes true love» the
woman or Lemon loft wil4 come again; the peilon
can pliy well up^n Mufick, the thing iofr will be found
again, the agreement fhall be made and laft long; the
woman h with child by another, and not by her
husband