33 INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS. in it, extinguished, that signifies unto him sadness, sickness and great poveity. Laurel. To dream you see a laurel tree is a token of victory and pleasure ; and if you be married, it denotes the inheritance of possession by your wife. To dream one sees or smells laurel, if she be a woman, she shall bear children; if a maid, she will be suddenly married. Law. As to matters of law, to dream of places of pleading, judges, attoruies, &c. signifies trouble, expense, and revealing of secrets. If a sick man dreameth he obtains his suit, he shall come to a better estate. Lean. If one dreams he is grown lean and wasted, he will be disturbed, and have suits at law, or some other ill business, that will occasion the loss of his estate, or else he is in danger of falling sick. Nevertheless, if a woman dreams her tongue grows less, it signifies unto her honor, wisdom, prudence and discretion. Legs. To dream your legs are scabby or itchy, signifies fruitless perplexity and care. To dream your legs are in good case, and perfectly well, signifies good fortune, and that you will be prosperous in your voyage, journey, and business. To dream one hath a wooden leg, signifies the alteration of your condition, from good to bad, and from bad to worse. Leopard. To dream of leopards signifies honor. Letters. If a man dreams he writes to his friends, or that they write letters to him, it always betokeneth good news to the dreamer. Lettuce. To dream that one eats salads made of lettuce, and other herbs that may be eaten raw, it signifies trouble and difficulty in the management of affairs. Lice. To dream that one has a small number of lice, and to find them upon one’s body or clothes, and kill them, signifies that the party so dreaming shall be delivered from care and heaviness. But to have a quantity signifies long sickness and poverty, or captivity. And if one dreams they cast them all away, it shows one hopes to be delivered from all his evil. For a man to dream he is lousy, and is much troubled with killing and destroying them, it is a sign of getting much money and great riches. Light. He that dreams he is in a ship, and sees clear light afar off, shall be assured of a fair wind and receive no damage by tempests, but arrive happily at his desired haven. When one dreams that he holds a burning light in his hand, in the night, it is a good sign; and chiefly to those who are young;
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