54 10 639 https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/7c3bd1f94fbcf25515da5fccabb32440.jpg e401a6c314bf3f2718b2a1fda70a2dfa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woodcut on title-page portraying a man sleeping with head resting on hand sitting at a table. A skull and crossbones is on table and a lion is inside the table. In background are scenes of a town and rural scene with trees and hills (with 2 pillars atop) in front of which stands a man in a kilt and wearing a backpack, who is reading a book https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/33536ef595e842fc612dc07fefbc22ae.pdf 477daf49b0b276d273f350d059c06f89 PDF Text Text THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME. Delivered under the similitude of a Dream. PAISLEY: PRINTED BY CALDWELL AND SON, W 2, NEW STREET. © �his worthy friend the Author of The Third Part ofths Progress, upon the perusal thereof T H O U G H many things are writ to please the age r Amongst the re^t for this I dare engage, "Where virtue dwells, it will acceptance find, And to your pilgrim, most that read be kind, But all to please, would be a task as hard, As for the winds from blowing to be barr'd. The pious Christian, in a mirror here, May see the promised land, and, without fear Of threaten'd danger, bravely travel oil, Until his juurney he has safely gone, And does arrive upon the happy shore, Where joys increase, and sorrow is no more* This is a dream, not fabled as of old j In this express the sacred truths are told, That do to our eternal peace belong, And, after mourning changes to a song Of glorious triumph, that are without end, I f we but bravely for the prize eontend. No pilgrimage like this, can make us blest?. Since it brings us to everlasting rest; So well in every part the sense is laid, That it to charm t/te reader may be said, WitA curious fancy and great delight, W/iieZr to an imitation must invite. And Aappy are they, that, tArougA stormy seas, And dangers, seek adventures like to tAese ! W&o sell the world for t/jis great pearl of price, WAicA, once procured, will purchase Paradise I H e who in sucA a bark dotA spread /lis sails. Needs never fear at last tAese prosperous gales That will conduct /am to a land, wAfere he SAall feel no storms, but in a calm sAall be: WAere crown'd witA glory he sAall sit and sing Eternal praise to Ais redeeming King Who conquer'd deatA, despoilM him of his sting. So wishes yourfaithful friend, Pilgrim �a "rhe progress of the Pilgrim is here represented by Christian leaving the City of Destruction, in terror and alarm at his fate. He is met by Evangelist, who, perceiving his fear, asked him, Wherefore dost thou cry? H e asnwered, I see by the Book in my hand that I am condemned to die. Then Evangelist said, why standest thou still; Fly from the wrath to come. Whether shall I fly? said Christian. Then said Evangelist, Dost thou see yonder shining light; keep that light in yotar eye, and go up directly thereto, so shalt thou see the gate, at which when thou kncckest, it shall be told thee w hat thou shalt do. Christian begari to run, but he had not run far when his wife and children began to cry after him to return, but he put his fingers in his ears, and ran on crying Life, Life, Eternal Life. �Christian bad not proceeded far, till wife and children with many neighbours, entreated him to come back, but all in vain. Christian persuaded two of them to go with him, viz. Pliable and Obstinate. Obstinate soon rebels, but pliable jogged on, till suddenly both he and Christian plumped into the Slough of Despond. Pliable set his face homewards, determined to get rid of such difficulties ; but Christian struggled hard to g2in the other side, while the burden of sin on his back had nearly overcome him. A man called Help came to his assistance, and again set him on his way. He soon after met Worldly-wiseman, who directed him to the Town of Morality, where one named Legality would relieve him of his burden. H e immediately tcok the road, but had not gone far till terror and alarm seizM hiro, arid again Evangelist met him and checked him, and set him on the right road. �After getting a severe reproof from Evangelist, Christi in was horror struck at his deviating from the right road, and almost lost hope of ever attaining his object, when Evangelist, taking him by the hand, cheered him on warning him of the same danger in time. Christian at length arrived at the gate, upon which was inscribed * knock and it shall be opened/ H e knocked more than once or twice, when a grave person came to the gate, named Goodwill, who asked him what, he wanted. Christian replied, he was a poor hardened sinner from the City of Destruction, bound for Mount Zion, will you let me in?" "With all my heart," he replied. Beelzebub, as he entered, gava him a pull, but Christian escaped. �Christian having fairly escaped the attempts of Beelze° bub and his emissaries to hold him back, and being fairlyentered in at the gate, received many wholesome advices from Goodwill how to proceed; and coming to the house of Interpreter, was kindly welcomed, and shewn many strange and wondrous sights, at which Christian was sadly alarmed; but being soothed by Interpreter, with kindly directions to proceed on his journey, he again set off, passed the walls of salvation, and came to a rising ground, where stood a cross, and a little below a sepulchre. At the cross, his bundle loosened off, and tumbled to the mouth of the sepulchre, whe^e it fell in, and was no more seen. Then was Christian glad, and said with a merry heart, 'he hath giyen me rest by his sorrow, and life by his death. �Christian having now got rid of his burden, pushed on more lightly. He soon fell in with three men, named Simple, Sloth, and Presumtion, whom he endeavoured to rouse and assist; but they would not listen to him, so he left them, very grieved. He then saw two men come tumbling over the wall, Formality and Hypocrisy, who walked along with him in hope of reaching Mount Zion, though having no passport, till they came to the hill Difficulty, when the one took the road to Destruction, and the other to Danger; but Christian took the narrow path up the hill, and struggled hard till he arrived at the arbour, prepared by the Lord of the place for weary pilgrims, where he sat and refreshed himself, and read his scroll with great delight. �When Christian had got to the top of the hill, two men came running to meet him, named Timorous and Mistrust. 'What is the matter, said he, that you are running the wrong way?' Timorous said, 'We were for Mount Zion, but the farther we went, the dangers became the greater, and we were turning back again; two mighty lions are before us, ready to pull us in pieces.' Then was Christian in great distress, and knew not what to do. He put his hand in his bosom for the roll to comfort him, but behold it was gone. He remembered having slept at the arbour, and traced his way back with weary steps to find it. H e fell on his knees and begged forgiveness for his error, and while in that position his eye catched the roll under the seat. H e put it in his bosom with joy, again took the road, came in view of the lions; but they, being chained, could not hurt him. �9 r ^ j ' When Christian lift up his eyes, he beheld the palace of Beautiful, the porter's gate, and two lions. H e was encouraged to come forward, being assured he should receive no harm, as they were chained. After a few interrogations from the Porter as to his intentions, and how he came to be so late at night, which was satisfactorily answered. Christian requested lodgings for the night. The Porter knocked at the door of the Palace, when a damsel called Discretion answered, and after a long conversation with her two sisters, Piety and Prudence, regarding the nature of his journey, the difficulties that had befallen him, and what could have moved him to leave his wife and family, to undertake such a journey, thc^ found it was time to go to re&t, when he was conducted to the Chamber of Peace. �H e got up in the morning, and was shown all the rarities of the place, and clad with a suit of Armour. The Porter informed him that one Faithful had just past, Christian followed, but was met by Apollyon, with whom he had a bloody struggle, but overcame. The valley of the Shadow of Death was another horrific scene that he also accomplished; and looking back, now with horror the bones of many martyrs at the mouth, and soon came in sight of faithful, with whom he held sweet converse, till he came to Vanity Fair. Their manner and dress attracted the attention of people, and caused a great demur. A merchant asked what they would buy; they said, 'the Truth;—which he took amiss, and raised such a hubbub, that they were both taken up, and put in a cage for publiG view. �Poor Christian and Faithful, while in the cage, belmved themselves very meekly, in spite of all the insults they received; and many others were buffered for taking their part. They were dragged through the Fair, and again conducted to their cage to stand their trial, which was soon brought on. Envy, Superstition, and Hypocrisy were brought forward as evidences, who did not fail to tell a partial story, which a partial judge, Mr. Hategood, and a partial packed jury did not fail to confirm; and Faithful was found guilty of the crime libelled, and condemmned to die at the stake. Faithful was allowed to make a defence, but instead of doing him any good, only hardened them against him. �12 Poor Faithful was then Lr u^ht out, to do with him according to the law. First h"y scourged him, then they buffetted him, then they lanced his flesh with knives, after that they stoned him with stones, they pricked him with their swords, and last of all they burnt him to ashes at the stake.-—Thus came Faithful to his end. Then stood behind the multitude a chariot and a couple of horses waiting for Faithful, who was taken up into it, and carried up through the clouds with sound of trumpet, the nearest way to tho Celestial Gate. Christian he got some respite, and was remanded back to prison; but he that overrules all things, abated their rage, and he escaped thence, and went his way. �A, Altho' Christian went away alone, Hopeful, a pilgrim bound for the Celestial City, fell in with him, and they went on joyfully. They then fell in with Byends, but soon parted with him. They met with several otherg, whose company they did net rel'sfo, and left them. One Demas attempted to lead them astray with filthy lucre, but they resisted him, and kept the right road. They afterwards passed Lot's wife, and slept on the banks of Pleasant River. They then went off their way. but again found it, and fell asleep in the policies of Doubting Castle, where Giant Despair took them both prisoners, and treat them very harshly,—they almost chose death rather than life under such treatment. However a key found in Christian's bosom opened the doors? &nd they made their escape with difficulty, 0 �Having escaped from Giant Despair, they errected a pillar at the stile, warning travellers to beware of Doubting Castle, there they went on singing till they came to the Delectable Mountains, where they surveyed all the beautiful gardens and orchards on Emmanuel's land, in company with the shepherds. They were now in sight of the city, and the shepherds showed them many wonderful things; among the rest, a dismal hole. They bade the pilgrims look in: when they heard a rumbling noise, and beheld all within it dark and smoky, and a cry of some tormented. They were told this was the way of the wicked. Leaving this country, they came to the enchanted ground, where they fell in with some of the shining inhabitants of the city, and had abundance of corn and wine, and heard voices out of the city, saying, 'say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy salvation cemetli- �15 Drawing nearer the city, they beheld it built of pearls and precious stones, the streets were paved with gold. Christian with desire fell sick ; Hopeful also had a fit or two. They were strengthened, and went on, beholding the vineyards and gardens of these delightful lands. Between them and the gate was a river, very deep, and no bridge. The pilgrims were alarmed, but through it they must pass. Christian began to sink, but Hopeful cheered him on. Then said Christian, 4 the sorrows of death hath compassed me about.' In sinking, they lost their earthly garments, but rose and were welcomed on the other side by two glorious persons, who ascended a very steep hill. They went up with great ease, and landed safely in the Celestial City, which they entered singing, with a loud voice, 'Blessing, honour, glory, and power to him oil the throne, and to the Lamb, for ever and ever. �16 Ever since Christian went off on his journey to the Celestial City, Christiana his wife and their children did nothing but weep and lament for him; crying often out in her sleep, 'Lord have mercy upon me a sinner/ An heavenly messenger came to her, and gave her a letter. The contents advised her to do as her husband had done, and to dwell in his presence for ever. At this she was quite overcome, and asked him to carry her hither. But he said, 'You must go through the troubles as he has done before you: yonder is the wicket gate over the plain, and I wish thee speed. Several of the neighbours advised her against it, but she took the road, with all her children; and falling in with Mercy, they went on in the sweet hope of shortly arriving at that happy place where her husband was. �IT Mary expressed herself doubtful as to her right of admission at the wicket gate, but Christiana encouraged hw on, and assured her of a kind reception. Then Mercy eaid, 'Had I as good ground to hope as you have, I think no Slough of Despond would discourage me.' They got all safe over the Slough, and arrived at ihe gate, whe®e they knocked a long time, but nothing but an angry dog barked at them. They got afraid to knock any more, till venturing another knock, the keeper called 'Who's there,' and opened to them. Christiana said, she came from whence Christian came, who was there before, and upon the same errand here are also my children. H e took her by the hand, and said, 'Suffer little children to come unto me." She interceded far Mercy, and she was admitted also. �With some difficulty, Mercy was admitted. She questioned the keeper what he meant by keeping such a dog. H e said the dog was not his, but kept by a person to terify pilgrims from the gate, in which he was but too successful. In passing along, they were LS aulted by two ill favoured ones, who did what they could to lead them astray, but were defeat. After being with one or two more, she arrived at the Interpreter's house, who, while supper was getting ready, shewed them many wondrous things, told them many curious stories, and related many parables. Supper being ready, and thanks given, they partook of a hearty repast, while masic played sweetly. When supper and music was over, Interpreter asked Christiana what moved her to try a pilgrim's life, she said the loss of her husband, and the letter from the King of Zion, �The Interpreter also asked Mercy what induced her to go in such an undertaking. She said, 'My friend telHng me how many fine things her husband was enjoying, tempted me to go.' In the morning they rose with the sun, to depart, but they were ordered into the garden to bathe and purify themselves before they went on their journey, which they (lid, and were much refreshed. Greatheart was sent along with them to guide them on their way, and converse with them. They passed the place where the load fell from Christian's back, and made a pause. After musing a little, they came to the place where Simple, Sloth, and Presumption were hanging in chains. Mercy inquired the cause of this, when she was told their crime was leading a number of pilgrims out of their way, and giving an ill report of your Lord, saying he was a hard taskmaster. �j Greathearfc wished Christiana and Mercy to go up and see their crimes engraven on a pillar of brass, but they would not go ; but wished their names might rot, and their crimes live for ever against them, saying, it was fortunate they were hanged before they came hither. They soon arrived at the foot of the Hill of Difficulty; Greatheart shewed them the Spring where Christian drank, and the two byeways where Formality and Hypocrisy lost themselves. Yet there are people who will choose to adventure in these paths, rather than go up the hill. They began to go up the hill, and Christiana began to pant and want a rest; but Greatheart encouraged them, telling them they were not far from the Arbour, where they woukl find rest. 4 \ �Being refreshed at the Arbour, and seeing many sights that Christian recounted before, they again took the road determined to resist all obstacles. Greatheart at all times proved their faithful friend and sure defence. He encountered a ferocious giant and slew him. Shortly after, they fell in with another, which he also overcame; and lastly they approached Doubting Castle, which Greatheart determined to level to the ground. He sent the giant a challange, and they had a severe fight, but the giant was overcome, and hie head was severed from his body. Then they fell to demolishing the castle, and released several prisoners, who were almost starved to death. It took seven days to demoMsh it, and many strange sights were seen. �22 They H W jogged on in the usual path of pilgrims, occasionally O meeting with difficulties and encouragement, carefully surveying all the spots where Christian her husband happened with any tiling memorable, till they arrived at the land of Beulah, where the sun shines night and day, and here because they were weary they betook themselves to rest. But a little while soon refreshed them here; for the bells did so ringT and the trumpets continually sounded so melodiously, that they could not sleep, and yet they received as much refreshment as if they slept their sleep never so soundly. N o w while they lay here, and wailed for the good hour, there was a noise in the town, that there was a post come from the Celestial City, with matters of great importance, lo one Christiana the wife of Christian the pilgrim. So enquiry was made for her, and the house was found out where she was; so the post presented her with a letter the contents were, "Hail, good woman! I bring thee tidings the Master calleth for thee, and expecteth that thou shouldst stand in his presence, in clothes of immortality, within these ten days." When he had read this letter to her, he gave her therewith a true token that he was a true messenger, and was come to bid her make haste to be gone. The token was, an airow sharpened with love, let easily into her heart, which by degrees wrought so effectually with her, that at the time appointed s&e must be gone. When Christiana saw her time was come, and that she was the first of this company that was to go over, she called for Mr. Greatheart her guide, and told him how matters were. Then she called for her children, and gave them her blessing, and told them, that she had read wi;h comfort the mark that was set in their foreheads, and was glad to see them with her there, and that they had kept their garments so white. Lastly, she bequeathed to the poor that little she had, and commanded her sons and daughters to be ready against the messenger should come for them. When she had spoken these words to her guide, and to her children, she called for Mr. Valiant-for-truth, and said unto him, Sir, You have in all places shewed yourself true hearted, be faithful unto death, and my King will give you a crown of glory. I would also entreat you to have an eye to my children; and if at any time you see them faint, speak comfortably to them; for my daughters, my sons* wives, they have been faithful, and a fulfilling of the promise upon them will be their end. But she gave Mr. Standfast a ring. Then she aalled for old Mr. Honest, and she said of him, Behold an Isr a elite indeed, in whom is no guile. Then said lie, I wish you a fair day, when you set out for Mount Sion, and shall be glad to see that you get over the river shod. But she answered, 'Come wet, or come dry, I long to be gone; for however, the weather is in my journey, I shall have time enough when I come t/*ere, to sit down and rest me, and dry me. Then came in the good man Mr. Ready-to-halt, to see her. So she said to him, Thy travail hitherto has been with difficulty: but that will make thy rest the sweeter. But watch and be ready; for at an hour when you think not, the messenger may come. �%3 After him eaaae Mr. Despondency, and bis daughter Much-afraid ; to whom she said, You ought with thankfulness, for ever, to remember your deliverance from the hand of Giant Despair, and out of Doubting Castle, The effect of that mercy is, that you are brought with safety hither. Be yet watchful, and cast away fear; be sober and hope to the end. Then she said to Mr. Feeble-mind, Thou wast delivered from the mouth of the Giant Slay good, that«thou mightest live in the light of the living for ever, and see the King with comfort: only I advise thee to repent thee of thy aptness to fear and doubt of his goodness, before he sends for thee ; lest thou shouldest, when he comes, be forced to stand before him, for the fault, with blushing. Now the day drew on, that Christiana must be gone. So the road was full of people to see her take her journey. But Behold ! all the banks beyond the river were full of horses and chariots, which were come down from above to accompany her to the city-gate. So she came forth and entered the river with a beckon of farewell to those that followed her to the river-side. The last words that she was heard to say, were, "I come, Lord, to be with thee, and bless thee." So her children and friends returned to their place; for that those that waited for Christiana had carried her out of their sighv So she went and called, and entered in at the gate with all the ceremonies of joy that her husband Christian had entered before her. Then k came to pass a while after, that there was a post in the t )wn that inquired for Mr. Honest, So he came to his house where lie was, and delivered ieto his hands these lines, Thou art commanded to be ready against this day sevennight to present thyself before thy Lord, at his father's house. And for a token that my message is true, All the daughters of the muse shall be brought low. Then Mr. Honest called for his friends, and said unto them, I die, but shall make no will. As for my Honesty, it shall go with me; let him that comes after be told this. When the day that he was to be gone was come, he addressed himself to go over. Now this river at that time overflowed the banks in some places; but Mr. Honest in his lifetime had spoken to one Good-Conscience to meet him there, the which he also did, and lent him his hand, and so helped him over. The last Words of Mr. Honest were, Grace reigns. So he left the world. Now, while he was thus in discourse, his countenance changed, his strong man bowed under him ; and after he had said, Take me, for I come unto thee, he ceased to be seen of them. In process of time, there came a post to the town again, and his business was with Mr. Ready-to-halt. So he enquired him out and said, I am come to thee in the name of Him whom thou hast loved and followed, though upon crutches; and my message is, to tell thee, that he expects thee at his table to sup with him in his kingdom, the next day after Easter: wherefore prepare thyself for thy journey. Then he also gave him a token that he was a true messenger, saying, I have broken the golden bowl, and loosed the silver cord* After this, Mr. Ready-to-hal't called for his fellow pilgrims, and to them, saying, I am sent for, and God shall surely visit you also. So �24 he desired Mr. Valiant to make bis will; and because he had nothing to bequeath them that should survive him, but his crutches, and hia good wishes, therefore thus he said , These crutches I bequeatA to my son that shall tread in my steps, with an hundred warm wishes that he may prove better than I have been. Then he thanked Mr. Great-heart for his conduct and kindness, and so addressed himself to his journey. When he came to the brink of the river, he said. N o w I shall hifve no more need of these crutches, since yonder are chariots and horses for me to ride on. The last words he was heard to say, were, Welcome life! So he went his way. After this Mr. Feehle-mind had tidings brought him, that the post sounded his horn at his chamber door. Then he came in, and told liim, saying, l a m come to tell thee, that thy Master hath need of thee; and that in a very little time thou must behold his face in brightness. And take this as a token of the truth of my message : Those that look out at the windows shall be darkened. Then Mr. Feeble-mind called for his frie^ds^ and told them what errand had been brought unto him, and what token he had received of the truth of the message. Then he said, Smce I have nothing to bequeath to any, to what purpose should I make a will ? As for my feeblemind, that I will leave behind, for that I have no need of it in the place whither I go : nor is it worth bestowing upon the poorest pilgrims, wherefore, when I am gone, I desire that you, Mr. Valiar\J, would bury it in a dung-hill. This done, and the day being come in which he was to depart, he entered the river as the rest: his last words were, Hold out faith and patience. So he went over to the other side. But glorious it was to see how the opeu region w&s filled with horses and chariots, with trumpets and pipers, with singers and players «n stringed instruments, to welcom the pilgrims as they went up, and followed one another in at the beautiful gate of the city. As for Christiana's children, the four boys that Christiana brought, with their wives and children, I did not stajr where I was till they were gone over. Also since I came away, 1 heard one say they were yet alive, and so would be, for the Increase of the church ia that place where they were for a time. Shall it be my lot to go that way again, I may give those that desire it an account »f what 1 here am silent about. Mean time I bid my reader FAREWELL. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come. Delivered under the similitude of a Dream. 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Chapbook #21 in a bound collection of 22 chapbooks (s0221b12) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Paisley: G. Caldwell and Son Subject The topic of the resource Chapbooks - Scotland - Paisley Religion and Morals Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bunyan, John, 1628-1688 Type The nature or genre of the resource allegory # of woodcuts: 20 Animal: lion(s) Architecture: pillar(s) Bib Context: title-page Chapbook Date: 1831-1840 Chapbook Genre: allegory Chapbook Publisher - Paisley: G. Caldwell and Son Fashion (Clothing): upper class Furniture: table(s) Gender: man/men Nature: hill(s) Nature: tree(s) Object: backpack(s) Object: book(s) Object: walking stick/ staff Occupation: peddler Outdoor Scene Symbols: skull & crossbones https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/aaf07b3ccb960334c9b24566cc23a47b.jpg 3d36ceabd990e04e93ef0ce2e72828c4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woodcut on title-page portraying an old man wearing a wig and dressed in a coat and collar https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d09bb33c4c6eca8df230078ab3a141b8.pdf 7882f8e9f4e9c795de5a643e490b3668 PDF Text Text THE PLANT OF RENOWN: TWO SERMONS, PREACIIED BY TIIB EEV. EBENEZER ERSKINE, LATE MINISTER OF TIIE GOSPEL IN STIRLING. GLASGOW: �f' - '.mfOVMA aiiT *0 i / AJ I r r ( , . a « O F : : 18' 0 7 M t 7 a a • ini . a m l h a a & a a s a 7 a *i a . v a *i ?.» &vi?.<)\> am r.naiziM MW 1 t w <1. fell rffonp/AJ^ Il a5I?IJT38HO0f{ aitT AOS (IT! ,'IH'I Ml m U |1 �T H E PLANT OF RENOWN. SERMON I. EZEKIEL, xxxiv. 29. And I will raise tip for them a Plant of Renown. I we cast our eyes back upon tlie foregoing part F of this chapter, we shall find a very melancholy scene casting up; we shall find the flock and heritage of God scattered, robbed and peeled by tho civil and ecclesiastical rulers that were in being in that day ; a day much like to the day wherein we live: the ruin of the church of Christ in all ages and periods of the world, has been owing to combinations betwixt corrupt churchmen, and corrupt statesmen ; and so you will find it In the preceding part of this chapter there is a high charge brought in against the Shepherds of Israel, and ft terrible and awful threatening denounced by tho great and chief shepherd against them, for the bad treatment that the flock of Christ had met with in their hands : However the sheep of Christ may be fleeced, and scattered, and spoiled, yet the Lord looks on them ; and many great and precious promises are made for their encouragement in that evil day ; you may read them at your own leisure, for I must not stay upon them just now, But �4 among all the rest of the promises that are made, Christ is the chief; Christ is the To-look of the church, whatever trouble she be in. In the 7th chapter of Isaiah, the church had a trembling heart, God's Israel was shaken as ever you saw the leaves of the wood shaken by the wind, by reason of two Kings combining against them: Well, the Lord tells them, " A Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son* and call his name IMMANUEL." But, might not tbs Church say, what is that to us ? What encouragement doth this afford in the present distress ? hy, the Messiah is to come of the tribe of Judah and the family of David ; and therefore that tribe and family must be preserved, in order to the accomplishment of that promise. Whatever distance of time, suppose hundreds or thousands of years, may intervene before the actual coming of the Messiah ; yet the promise of his coming, as it is the ground of your faith for eternal salvation, so it is a security for the present, that the enemy shall not prevail, to the total ruin of Judah and the royal family of David. In all the distresses of the church, Christ is always presented to her, in the promise, as the object of her faith, and the ground of her consolation ; and accordingly," They looked to him," in the promise, and were lightened ; and their faces were not ashamed." He is here promised under the notion of God's Servant; audi in the words of the text, he is promised as a Renowned Plant, that was to rise in the fulness of time. And, blessed be God, he has sprung up, and is in heaven already, and has overtopt all his ernemies, and all his enemies shall be his foot-stool. jFirst, Here then, you have a comfortable promise of the Messiah ; where, again, you may notice the prom iser; /, / will raise up, <&c. It is a great �indeed; it is JEHOVAH, in the person of the F a t h e r : It was he that in a peculiar manner, sent him ; " God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever belie ve'th in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.— In the fulness of time he sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of Sons." God promised to send him, and accordingly he has actually fulfilled his promise. Again, Secondly, We may notice the blessing promised, and that is, a Plant of Renown.—Christ gets a great many metaphorical names and descriptions in Scripture :—Sometimes he is called a Rose, sometimes he is called a Sun, and sometimes he is called a Door ; sometimes he is called the Tree of Life ; sometimes he is called one thing, and sometimes another ; And he is content to be called any thing, to make himself known to us; and here he is called a Plant, and a Renowned Plant; but more of this afterwards. But then. Thirdly, We have the production of this Plant, I will raise him up. Hell will endeavour to keep him down ; the Devil and his Angels will endeavour to smother him, when he sets his head above ground : So we find Satan sends Herod, and Herod sends the Bloody Dragoons to murder him, when he came into tlie world• But let hell do its utmost, as it hath done in all ages, and is doing this day, to smother that plant, up it will be ; I ivill raise him up, and therefore he shall prosper. But then again, Fourthly, We may notice here, for whom, or for what end, for whose use and benefit it is: I will raise up for them a Plant of Renown. Who �tliese are, you will sco by casting your eye on the former part of this chapter; it is for the Lord's flock, his oppressed heritage, that are borne down by wicked rulers, civil and ecclesiastic : I will raise up for them a Plant of Renown, and ho will be their deliverer. The doctrine that naturally arises from this first clause of the verse, is in short this, That Christ is a Plant of Renown, of God's raising up, for the benefit and advantage of his people, or for their comfort and relief in all their distresses; he is a Renowned Plant of God's raising up." Now, in discoursing this doctrine, if time and strength would allow, I might, First, Premise a few things concerning this blessed Plant. Secondly, I might enquire, why ho is called a Plant of Renown ? Thirdly, Speak a little to the raising up of this Plant. Fourthly, For whom he is raised up. Fifthly, For what end. And then, Lastly, Apply. As to the first of these, namely, First, To premise a few things concerning this blessed Plant. First, I would haye you to know what is here attributed and ascribed to Christ: It is not to be understood absolutely of him as God, but officially as he is Mediator and Redeemer. Considering him absolutely as God, this cannot be properly said of him, that he was raised up: for he is God co-equal and co-essential with the Father; But viewing him as Mediator, he is a Plant, as it wero of God's training. You will see from the context, all that is said of Christ has a respect to him as a 44 �7 Mediator, that ho was to bo God's Servant to do his work: In that consideration he is here called a Plant, and, a Plant of Benown. Hence, Zacharias, when speaking of him, has a phrase much to the same purpose ; " He hath raised up a Horn of Salvation for us in the house of his servant David* Again, Secondly, Another thing I would have you to remark, is, That this Plant is but small and little in the eyes of a blind world. He was little looked upon when he sprung up in his Incarnation ; and when he was here in a state of humiliation, men looked upon him " as a Root sprung up out of a dry ground; they saw no comeliness in him why he should be desired." And to this day, though he be in a state of exaltation at the right hand of God, yet he is little thought of, and looked upon, by the generality of mankind, and the hearers of the gospel; He is despised and rejected of men. But then, Thirdly, Another thing I would have y<ra to remark, is, That however contemptible this Plant of Renown is in the eyes of a blind world, yet he is the tallest Plant in all God's Lebanon, there is not the like of him in it, " He is fairer than the children of men and, " He is as the apple-tree among the trees of the wood,' If ever you saw him, you will be ready to say so too, and with David* " Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon the earth that I desire besides thee." Again, Fourthly, Another thing I remark, is, That this blessed Plant of Renown, he was cut down in his death, and sprung up gloriously in his resurrection ; the sword of divine justice hewed down this Plant upon Mount Calvary, but within three days he 1 �8 sprung up again more glorious and more beautiful and amiable than ever ; arid He was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to tho Spirit of holiness, b j his resurrection from the dead." Lastly, I would have you to remark, that all the little plants in the garden are ingrafted in this Plant of Renown: " I am the Vine, ye are the branches; he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: For without me ye can do nothing—I am a green fir tree, from me is thy fruit found." If you be not ingrafted firs, in this Plant, you will never grow; and all the trees that are not planted in him, they are all but weeds. There is a time coming when all the weeds will be plucked up, and therefore take heed that you be ingrafted in him by a faith of God's operation. So much for the first thing I proposed. The second thing was to shew, that he is a Renowned Plant. He is renowned in heaven, and he is renowned on earth, and will be so, For his name shall endure for ever, Psal. lxxii. 17. 0 he is renowned! For what, say you, is he renowned ? I might here enter upon a very large field ; I shall only tell you, 1. That he is renowned in his Person, There was never the like of him ! The two natures, God and Man, are joined together in one, in him : Did you ever see that ? If you have not seen that, you have not seen the Mystery of Godliness : lie is the most renowned person in heaven ; but he is I M God manifested in the flesh.—Then he is, 2. Renowned for his Pedigree: Who can declare his Generation ? Considering him as God, his eternal generation from the Father cannot be 44 MANUEL, �9 told. We can tell you he is the only begotten of the Father, but we cannot tell you the manner o his generation ; it is a secret that God has drawn a vail upon, and it is dangerous to venture into a search of it; and they that have attempted it, have commonly been boged into Arian, Arminian, and Sabellian errors. Considering him as man, he is sprung of a race of ancient Kings, a famous catalogue of them you read of in first of Matthew.—And who can declare his generation even as man ? For he was born of a Virgin, and conceived by the overshadowing power of the Highest. Then, 3. He is renowned for his name.— He hath a Name above every name that can be named, whether in this world or that which is to come." 4. He is renowned for his Wisdom.—For, All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are in him." 5. He is renowned for his Power.—For he is not only the Wisdom of God, but the Poicer of God« He is the Man of God's right hand, even the Son of Man, whom he hath made strong for himself." 6. He is renowned for his Veracity and Fidelity. For, Faithfulness is the girdle of his loins." Have you got a word from him ? Depend upon it, it is a sicker word, it does not fail: The word of the Lord endures for ever, when heaven and earth shall pass away 7. He is renowned for his Righteousness. For, He hath brought in an everlasting Righteousness, whereby the Law is magnified and made honourable ;" and by the imputation of which, the guilty transgressors are acquitted : He was made sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be 4 44 44 44 44 44 44 �10 made the Righteousness of God in h i m T h a t is liis Name, The Lord our Righteousness. 8 He is renowned for his fulness.—For, " All the fulness of the Godhead dwells bodily in him He is full of grace and truth ; full of all created and uncreated excellencies. 9. He is renowned for his Love.—What but love brought him out of the bosom of the Father to this lower world ? What but love made him lay down his life for his people ? 10. He is renowned for his Liberality. He has a full hand and a free heart, as we use to say ; he gives without money, and he invites all to come &nd share of his fulness. 11. He is renowned for his Constancy. He is Jesus Christ, the same to-day, yesterday and for ever." The best of men, will fail us when we trust them ; they will run like splinters into our hands, when we lean upon them: But, sirs, you will find Christ always the same, to-day, yesterday and for ever. And then, 12. He is renowned for nis Authority and Dominion. It is great, and extends far and wide, whether in heaven above, or in the earth beneath: And his dominion reaches "from sea to sea, and* from the river unto the ends of the e a r t h A n d all the kings of the earth are but his vassals Thus, I say, Christ in every respect is renowned. But here, to keep by the phraseology of the text, He is a renowned Plant: Wherein is he renowned ? First, I say he is renowned for his Antiquity: I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was," &c. All the plants in the higher and lower gardens of God, they are but just upstarts in comparison of him: Angels a&d Arch-angels, and the greatest Seraphims are �11 but of yesterday, in comparison of this Plant. He is renowned for his Antiquity, for he is, " The Ancient of days, and the Eyerlasting Father," Isaiah, 9th chapter. N.B.—Here he was desired to conclude his Discourse, in respect the Work in the Church was over, and that he might give way to another Minister that was to preach the Evening Sermon, SERMON II. xxxiv. 29. And I will raise up for them a Plant of Renown. I had occasion, upon a solemnity of this nature, not long ago, to enter upon these words, but had not time to go far into the import of them. After I had traced the connection of the words a little, I took them up in the few following particulars. 1. We have here a great blessing promised unto the church ; and that is none other than Christ, under the notion of a Prince, and A Plant of Renown. 2. We have the Party by whom this promise is made, in the pronoun /,—I JEHOVAH, the Eternal GOD, I will raise up for them a Plant of Renown. EZEKIEL, �12 3. We have tlie way how this Plant of Renown is raised ; And I will raise him up. I that am the great Husbandman of the vineyard, I ivill raise up for them, &c. Then, • 4. I noticed the persons to whom the promise is made, I will raise up for them ; that is, for his Church, for his people that are brought into a very low condition ; as you will see by reading the preceding part of the chapter. The flock of Christ were scattered by the shepherds of Israel; they were torn, they were devoured, and under manifold trials ; Well, what will the Lord do for his flock in that condition ? He says, I will raise up for them a Plant of Renown, and they shall hunger no more. The observation is much the same with the words themselves, namely, " that our Lord Jesus Christ is a Plant of Renown of his Father's upbringing I will raise up for them a Plant of Renown. In prosecution of this doctrine, I proposed to observe the order and method following. First, To premise a few things concerning this blessed Plant. Secondly, To shew that indeed he is a Plant of Renown. And then, Thirdly, To speak a little concerning the raising up of this Plant. Fourthly, For whom he is raised up. Fifthly, For what good, or for what benefit and advantage he is raised up. And, Lastly, To apply the whole. As to the first, I spoke to it, and premised a few things concerning this blessed Plant; therefore I shall not stay to resume what was said on that Head. I likewise entered upon the second, and shewed that Christ is A Plant of Renown in several respects: I mentioned eleven or twelve particulars �13 wherein Christ is renowned, but I shall not resume these neither: I shall only tell you a few things wherein this blessed Plant is renowned. 1. In the first place, this blessed Plant, he is renowned for his antiquity. There are many other plants in God's garden, as angels, seraphims, cherubims, saints militant and triumphant, they are all but upstarts in comparison of him ; for he was set up before ever the earth was. You will see that one name of this Plant of Renown is, The Everlasting Father, or, " The Father of Eternity," as it may be rendered. 2. As he is renowned for his antiquity, so for his Beauty: he is the most beautiful Plant in all the garden of God ; " I am the Rose of Sharon, and the Lily of the valleys.—He is the apple-tree among the trees of the wood." He is renowned I say, for his beauty and his glory ; for the glory of a God is in him. Is there any glory in his eternal Father ? Why, that glory shines in our in the very brightness of it, Heb. i. 3. " He is the brightness of the Father's glory, and the express image of his person." Now, sirs, if ever your eyes were opened by the Spirit of God, to take up the glory of this Plant, his glory has just dazzled your very eyes ! You that never saw any glory in him, you never saw him to this very day: Pray that the light of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ, may yet shine into your hearts. It would make a heartsome Sacrament, if this Plant were displayed in his glory among us. Sirs, have you come to see him in his glory ? O give God no rest till he make a discovery of himself to your souls. Then, 3. He is renowned for his verdure, for his perpetual greenness. Other plants are fading; you IMMANUEL, �14 and 1 are fading plants ; " All flesh is grass, and all the jjoodliness thereof is as the flower of the f i e l d H e is a Tree ever green, he never fades, summer nor winter, and shall be ever a green Plant to the Saints as it were to eternity ! When millions of ages, yea, myriads of ages are past in heaven, he will be as fresh and green to the believer, as when he first saw him, or the first moment the saint entered glory : therefore it is, that the songs of the redeemed in glory are always new ; and throughout eternity, will be new, because they will constantly see matter of a new song ; and the more they see, they will wonder the more at him throughout eternity! Again, 4. This Plant is renowned not only for his verdure, but for his virtue. We read, Rev. xxii, " That the leaves of the Tree of Life were for the healing of the nations." That Tree of Life is the very same with this Plant of Renown; the leaves of this Plant are for the healing of the nations ; and we that are ministers are come this day to scatter the leaves of this Tree of Life, of this Plant of Renown ; try if you can get a leaf of it applied and set home upon your souls. Depend upon it, there is virtue in every word of his. Sirs, mingle faith with a word, and you will find that it will jiave the same efficacy with you as it had with the poor woman with the bloody issue, that was healed with a touch of the hern of his garment, who had spent all her living on doctors. 0 see if you can find him! I assure you he is here ; he is behind the door of every man's heart: Behold I stand (says lie,) at the door and knock! If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and' sup with him, and he with mo." And 0 let him in! there is virtue in him 44 �15 for curing you all, though there were ten thousand millions of you more than there are ; there is virtue in him for healing every one of you. But then, 5. This blessed Plant is not only renowned for his virtue, but likewise for his fertility. He is not a barren Plant; he would not be renowned if he were barren: He brings forth all manner of fruit every month; yea, I may add, every day, every moment. You read in Rev. xxii. of the Tree of Life that brings forth twelve manner of fruits every month ; that is to say, he brings forth all fruit that is necessary for a poor soul: whatever thy soul stands in need of, is to be found in him ; see then and gather, see if you can gather some of it. There is the fruit of his incarnation ; there is the fruit of his death ; there is the fruit of his resurrection ; there is the fruit of his ascension ; there is the fruit of his intercession, and sitting at the right hand of God ; there is the fruit of his prophetic office ; there is the fruit of his priestly office; there is the fruit of his kingly office ; there is the fruit of his appearing within the vail ; there is the fruit of what he did without the vail, and without the camp. 0 what fruit is here! Here is wisdom for fools; here is justification for the condemned soul; here is sanctification for the polluted soul, and clothing for the naked; riches for the poor, bread for the hungry, drink for the thirsty. All manner of fruit is here, and we are trying, sirs, to shake the Tree of Life among you ; and blessed be God, they may be gathered : O sirs ! they are dropping among you ; 0 gather, gather, for salvation is in every word that drop3 from him ; for his words are the words of eternal life. But, in the �16 C. Place, this blessed Plant is renowned for his scent and pleasant savour. O sirs! there is such a blessed savour in this Plant of Renown, as has cast a perfume through all the Paradise above ! He has cast a perfume through the church militant, which in Isaiah v. is called God's vineyard. 0 sirs! do you find any thing of the scent of this Plant ? 1 can tell you, if ever you, have been mado to know him, it will bo so : "because of the savour of thy good ointment, thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the Virgins love thee." The believer he finds a scent about him, he draws a savour from him. What is the deisgn of us ministers, but to cast abroad his scent, and it is by this we win souls ; and they that cast out and drop the Plant of Renown out of their sermons, no wonder their sermons stink, and they shall stink to eternity, that throw Christ out of their sermons. The great business of ministers is to cast forth the scent of Christ to the people. I shall read you a word to this purpose, in 2 Cor. ii. 14,—16, " Now, thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ." The apostle triumphs in him, and all other honest ministers will triumph in him too; and all christians that know him, triumph in him. And maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour in Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish. To the one we are the savour of death unto death ; and to the other, the savour of life unto life ; and who is sufficient for these things ?" Who is able to tell the sweet savour that is in him ? Again, 7. This blessed plant in my text, is not only renowned for his savour, but likewise for his shadow. Song, i. 3. " I sat down under his shadow with great 44 �17 delightthe shadow of the Plant of Renown, You are all sitting there or standing, but are you sitting under the Plant of Renown ? Jonah s gourd did him service against the scorching heat of the sun, that was like to take away his life ; but alas! that soon failed him, for God sent a worm and smote it that it withered ; and the worm of death will soon smite and wither you and me : 0 get in under the shadow of this Plant of Renown, and ye are secured against death and vindictive wrath for ever. Get in under his shadow ; the shadow of his intercession,—the shadow of his power,—the shadow of his providence,—the shadow of his faithfulness: 0 sit under his shadow, and you will find shelter there against all deadly ; whatever blasts come, you will find safety there. Would you be shadowed from the king of terrors ? Death is a terror to many, 0 if you be shadowed against the awful terrors of death and God's vengeance, get in under this shadow, and you are safe. 8. This Plant is renowned for his stature. He is a high Plant, he is a tall Plant: you see the heavens above you, but they are but creeping things in comparison of him ; for this glorious Plant is, The high and lofty One that inhabits eternity., You can never see his height; your eye will look high, and your thought will reach higher, but neither your eye nor thought will reach unto him; he is taller than all the cedars in the Lebanon of God: " Eye hath not seen, nor hath ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man," to think ol the height and glory of this Plant of Renown! And Lastly, This Plant is renowned not only for his stature, but for his extent also : he is a broad Plant, he was planted in the first promise in Par- �18 adise; he spread through the old testament church j he came the length of filling the land of Judea ; and, at length, this Plant has spread itself among us: And 0 that I could open the leaves of this f*lant to take you in ; he is a broad Plant, he will serve you all. We read of the Tree of Life being on every side of the river : there is a great river betwixt us and heaven, and that is death ; and we are all running into this river of death. As one well observes on the place, this Tree is in the middle of the river ; he is on this side of time, and he is on that side of time. Now, this Plant is on both sides of the river ; though you were going to the wastes of America, you will find him there as well as here, if you have but the art of improving him. And this Plant will spread himself through all kingdoms, " The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, just as the witters cover the sea." He will not only fill the earth, but the whole heavens throughout eternity ! 0 but he is a. broad Plant, that will extend himself both to heaven and earth! And this shall serve for the second thing proposed, namely, To show that this Plant is indeed a most Renowned Plant. The third thing I proposed in the prosecution of this doctrine, was, concerning the raising or upbringing of this Plant. You see it is no other than the Great G D that raised up this Plant. O, find the Great glorying in his skill and wisdom in the raising up of this Plant for the use of the church. In Psalm lxxxix. 19. says the Lord, I have laid help upon one that is mighty ; I have exalted one chosen out of the people ; I have raised up David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him." Here he glories in it, that he had raised up this glorious Plant of Renown. I JEHOVAH 44 �19 I will tell you a few tilings with reference to the raising up of this blessed Plant. 1. He was raised up in the counsel of God's peace from eternity. The Ti'inity sat in council anent the upbringing of him; " The counsel of peace was between them both/' Zech. vi. 13. The Father and the Son agreed upon it, that in the fulness of time the Son should come into the world, 2. He was raised up in the first promise to Adam and Eve. Till this Plant was discovered to them, they were like to run distracted: Aftd indeed, sirs, if Christless sinners saw where they were, and the wrath of God that is hanging over their heads, they would be ready to run distracted, till a revelation of Christ was made to them,' All the promises, all the prophecies, all the types, and all the doctrines of the old testament, they were the gradual springings of this Plant: but it was under ground until, 3. His actual manifestation in the flesh, when, in the fulness of time he appeared: " In the fulness of time, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, &c." 4. This Plant was raised up even in his death and resurrection, by which he was declared to be the Son of God with power, by the spirit of holiness. And, Lastly, This Plant of Renown will be raised up in the songs of the redeemed thro ugh endless eternity. Thus you see, Christ is a Plant of Renown, and what way ho is raised up. The next thing I proposed was, for whom is it that this Plant is raised up ? 01 may some poor thing say, Was he ever raised up for me? I tell you, sirs, he was never raised up for the fallen angels; " For he took not on him the nature of �20 angels, but he took on him the seed of Abraham." Our nature was highly honoured at first, but it soon sunk below the beast that perisheth ; but the second Adam took our nature upon him, and raised it to a higher dignity than the very angels ; for to which of the angels did this honour appertain, to be united to the eternal Son of God ? So that, I say, this Plant of Renown is raised up for mankindsinners, not for angel-kind sinners ; and every mankind-sinner that hears tell of him, they should lay claim to him, as in Isaiah, ix. 6., "To us a Son is given, to us this Child is born ; and the government shall be upon his shoulder : And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." To us he is given, unto us he is born. I thought to have gone through what I designed on this subject, but time will not allow. The Lord bless his word. A DYING CHRISTIAN'S PRAYER. " Receive my spirit," was tne prayer of Stephen to Jesus Christ, to receive his departing soul; and, brethren, I think you will feel in a dying hour, that your departing soul needs a Divine Saviour. You have one in Jesus Christ. You may call upon liim then, even as now. Ilis ear will not be heavy, though yours may, when death is sealing up your faculties. Ilis eye will not have lost its power of gazing affectionately on you, when yours is becoming dim and closed. His hand will not be shortened, in the hour when yours will have become �21 tremulous and feeble. But lift up the hand, tho heart, the eye, the soul, in prayer to him then, and you will find him a very near and present help in that your time of trouble. Brethren, a Christian should die praying. Other men die in different ways, according to their character and temper. Julius Cesar died adjusting his robes, that he might fall gracefully. Voltaire, with mingled imprecations and supplications; Paine, with shrieks of agonizing remorse. Multitudes die with sullenness, some with blasphemies faltering on their tongue. But, brethren, the humble Christian would die praying. Well says the poet: " Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; His watch-word at the gates of death, He enters heaven with prayer I" But, observe for what Stepnen prayed. Lord Jesus receive my spirit!" This is the prayer of faith, commending the immortal spirit to the covenant care of Jesus. The spirit does not die with the body. None but God, who gave, can take away the soul's existence, and he has declared that he never will. Would that bad men would think on that! You cannot get rid of your soul's existence : you cannot cease to be : you may wish it; though the wish is monstrous and unnatural. But there is no annihilation for any soul of man. Oh, come to our Saviour! give him your guilty soul, to be justified through his atonement, washed in his blood, regenerated by his Spirit. Make to him now that surrender of your soul, for which he calls. Renew this happy self-dedication every day, very especially every Sabbath, and most solemnly, from time to time at the Lord's Supper. And then, when you come to die, it will only be, 44 �22 to do once more, wliat you have so often done in former days,—again to commend your soul very humbly, believingly, and affectionately, under the faithful care of Jesus Christ. THE HOUSE OF GOD, T E church was pleasantly situated 01 a rising H 1 bank, at the foot of a considerable hill. It was surrounded by trees, and had a rural retired appearance. In every direction the roads that led to this house of God, possessed distinct but interesting features. One of them ascended between several rural cottages from the sea-shore, which adjoined the lower part of the village-street. Another winded round the curved sides of the adjacent hill, and was adorned, both above and below, with numerous sheep feeding on the herbage of the down. A third road led to the church by a gently rising approach, between high banks, covered with young trees, bushes, ivy, hedge-plants, and wild flowers*—From a point of land, which commanded a view of all these several avenues, I used sometimes, for a while, to watch my congregation gradually assembling together at the hour of Sabbath worship. They were in some directions visible for a considerable distance. Gratifying associations of thought would form in my mind, as I contemplated their approach and successive arrival within the precincts of the house of prayer.—One day as I was thus occupied, during a short interval previous to the hour of divine service, I reflected on the joy, which David experienced at the time he exclaimed, " I was glad when they said unto �23 me, Let us go into the house of the Our feet shall stand within thy gates, 0 Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together ; whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord." I was led to reflect upon the various blessings, connected with the establishment of public worship. " How many immortal souls are now gathering together to perform the all-important work of prayer and praiseto hear the word of God—to feed upon the bread of life ! They are leaving their respective dwellings, and will soon be united together in the house of prayer," How beautifully does this represent the effect produced by the voice of the " Good Shepherd," calling his sheep from every part of the wilderness into his fold! As those fields, hills, and lanes, are now covered with men, women, and children, in various directions, drawing nearer to each other, and to the object of their journey's end ; even so, «many shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.' Who can rightly appreciate the value of such hours as these ?—hours spent in learning the way of holy pleasantness, and the paths of heavenly peacehours devoted to the service of God, and of souls ; in warning the sinner to flee from wrath to come ; in teaching the ignorant how to live and die; in preaching the gospel to the poor; in healing the broken-hearted ; in declaring " deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind." " Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound; they shall walk, 0 Lord, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day, and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.' ? �2i This train of reflection, at intervals, occurred powerfully to my feelings, as I viewed that very congre gation assembled together in the house of God, whose steps, in their approach to it, I had watchei with prayerful emotions.— Here the rich and poor met together," in mutual acknowledgement that the Lord is the maker of them all," and that all are alike dependent creatures, looking up to one common Father to supply their wants, both temporal and spiritual.—Again, likewise, shall they meet together in the grave, that undistinguishing receptacle of the opulent and the needy,—And once more, at the judgment-seat of Christ, shall the rich and poor meet together, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad." How closely connected in the history of man, ait these three periods of a general meeting together The house of prayer—the house appointed for all living—and the house not made with hands eternal in the heavens.—May we never separate these ideas from each other, but retain them in a sacred and profitable union! So shall our worshipping assemblies on earth be representative of the general assembly and chuicb of the first-born, which are written in heaven. 44 44 44 v FINIS, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woodcut 023: Title-page illustration in triple ruled border of a portrait of a man in a wig and dressed in a coat with a lace collar. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario Subject The topic of the resource Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Religion and Morals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Erskine, Ebenezer, 1680-1754 Type The nature or genre of the resource sermon religion # of Woodcuts: 1 Bib Context: title-page Chapbook Date: 1841-1850 Chapbook Genre: religion & morals Chapbook Genre: sermon Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Fashion (Clothing): religious Gender: man/men occupation: clergy Portrait: Ebenezer Erskine https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d904b1e43aea4b285e686512d6d12bf8.pdf 51acb2d7759f10c7fcb3fe90c0b3e478 PDF Text Text THE POPULAR STORIES SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM MASON OF GRANADA. GLASGOW: PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS. ��THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. ON the summit of one of the heights of the Odenwald, a wild and romantic tract of Upper Germany, that lies not far from the confluence of the Maine and the Rhine, there stood, many, many years since, the Castle of the Baron Von Landshort. It is now quite fallen to decay, and almost buried among beechtrees and dark firs; above which, however, its old watch-tower may still be seen struggling, like tho former possessor I have mentioned, to carry a high head, and look down npon the neighbouring country. The baron was a dry branch of the great family of Katzenellenbogen,* and inherited the relics of the property, and all the pride of his ancestors. Though the warlike disposition of his predecessors had much impaired the family possessions, yet the baron still endeavoured to keep np some show of former state. The times were peaceable, and the German nobles, in general, had abandoned their inconvenient old castles, perched like eagles' nests among the mountains, and had built more convenient residences in the valleys: still the baron remained proudly drawn up in his little fortress, cherishing, with hereditary inveteracy, all the old family feuds; so that he was on ill terms with some of his nearest neighbours, on ac* i. e. CAT'S-ELBOW—the name of a family of those parts very powerful in former times. The appellation, we are told, was given in compliment to a peerless dame of the family, celebrated for her fine arm. �4 TIIE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. count of disputes that had happened between their great-great-grandfathers. The baron had but one child, a daughter; but nature, when she grants but one child, always compensates by making it a prodigy; and so it was with the daughter of the baron. All the nurses, gossips, and country cousins, assured her father that she had not her equal for beauty in all Germany ; and who should know better than they ? She had, moreover, been brought up with great care under the superintendence of two maiden aunts, who had spent some years of their early life at one of the little German courts, and were skilled in all the branches of knowledge necessary to the education of a fine lady. Under their instructions she became a miracle of accomplishments. B y the time she was eighteen, she could embroider to admiration, and had worked whole histories of the saints in tapestry, with such strength of expression in their countenances, that they looked like so many souls in purgatory. She could read without great difficulty, and had spelled her way through several church legends, and almost all the chivalric wonders of the Heldenbuch. She had even made considerable proficiency in writing; could sign her own name without missing a letter, and so legibly that her aunts could read it without spectacles. She excelled in making little # elegant good-for-nothing lady-like nicknacks of all kinds; was versed in the most abstruse dancing of the d a y ; played a number of airs on the harp and guitar; and knew all the tender ballads of the Minnielieders by heart. Her aunts, too, having been great flirts and coquettes in their younger days, were admirably calculated to be vigilant guardians and strict censors of the conduct of their niece; for there is no duenna so rigidly prudent, and inexorably decorous, as a superannuated coquette. She was rarely suffered out of their sight; never went beyond the domains of tho �MB SttidfM MfMa&ooM, 6 castle, unless well attended, or rather well watched; had continual lectures read to her about strict decorum and implicit obedience; and, as to the men—pah!— she was taught to hold them at such a distance, and in such absolute distrust, that, unless properly authorized, she would not have cast a glance upon the hanrlsomest cavalier in the world^—no, not if he were eve© dying at her feet. The good effects of this system were wonderfully apparent. The young lady was a pattern of docility < and correctness. While others were wasting- their sweetness in the glare of the world, and liable to be plucked and thrown aside by every hand, she was coyly blooming into fresh and lovely womanhood under the protection of those immaculate spinsters, like a rose-bud blushing forth among guardian thorns. Her aunts looked upon her with pride and exultation, and vaunted that though all the other young ladies in the world might go astray, yet, thank Heaven, nothing of the kind could happen to the heiress of Katzenellenbogen. But, however scantily the Baron Yon Landshort might be provided with children, his household was by no means a small one; for Providence had enriched him with abundance of poor relations. They, one and all, possessed the affectionate disposition common to htfmble relatives; were wonderfully atwtached to the baron, and took every possible occasion to come in swarms and enliven the castle. All family festivals w7ere commemorated by these good peopie at the baron's expense; and when they were filled with good cheer, they would declare that there Wfts nothing on earth so delightful as these family meet' ings, these jubilees of the heart. The baron, though a small man, had a large sotd and it swelled w ith satisfaction at the consciousness of being the greatest man in the little w7orld abom him. He loved to tell long stories about the sta?K �6 TIIE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. old warriors whose portraits looked grimly down from the walls around, and he found no listeners equal to* those who fed at his expense- H e mivcfr $ v m to the marvellous, and a firm believer in all thosei supernatural tales with, which every fountain and valley in Germany abounds. The faith of his guests exceeded even his own ; they listened to every taW of wonder with open eyes and mouth), and never failed to be astonished, even though repeated for the hundredth time. Thus lived the |3aron Von Landr? short, the oracle of his table, the absolute mon-arob of his little territory, and happy, above all things, ia the persuasion that he was the wisest man of the age. A t the time of which my story treats*, there was a great family gathering at the castle,, on an a$air of the utmost importance; it was to receive the destined bridegroom of the baron's daughter. A wegotija.tion had been carried on between the fathet and an old nobleman of Bavaria, ta unite the, dignity of their houses by the marriage of their children. The pre-* liminaries had been conducted with proper punctilio. The young people were bethrothed without seeing each, other, and the time was appinted for the marriage ceremony. The young Count Von Altenburg had been recalled from the army for the purpose, and was actually on his way to the baron's to, receive hia bride. Missives had even been received! from himy from Wurtzburg, where he was accidentally detained^ mentioning the day and hour when he might be ex*, pected to arrive. The castle was in a tumult of preparation; ta give him a suitable welcome. The fair bride had been decked out with uncommon care. The two aimts. bad superintended her toilet, and quarrelled the whei& morning about every article of her dress. The young lady had taken advantage of their contest to follow the bent of her own taste, and fortunately it was a good one. She looked as lovely as youthful bride* �7 TIIE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. groom could desire; and the flutter of expectation heightened the lustre of her charms. The suffusions that mantled her face and neck, the gentle heaving of the bosom, the eye now and then lost in reverie, all betrayed the soft tmnult that was going on in her little heart. The aunts were con tin-. ually hovering around her ; for maiden aunts are apt to take great interest in affairsof this nature. They were giving her a world of staid counsel how to deport herself, what to say, and in what manner to receive the expected lover. The baron w7as no less busied in preparation. H e had, in truth, nothing exactly to d o ; but he was naturally a fuming, bustling little man, and could not, remain, passive when all the world was in a hurry. He worried from top to bottom of the castle with, an air of infinite anxiety ; he continually called the sqr^ vants from, their work to exhort them to be djjigenj;;, and buzzed about every hall and chamber a$ idly restless and importunate as a, blue-bottle fly on a, warm summer's day. In the meantime the fatted calf had been killed ;, the forests had rung with the clamour of the huntsmen ; the kitchen was crowded with, good cheer; the cellars had yielded up whole oceans of Bhein-wein and Ferne-wein ; and even the great Heidelburgtun had been laid under contribution, Everything was ready to receive the distinguished guest with Sausr and Braus in the true spirit of German hospitality— but the guest delayed to make his appearance. H^our rolled after hour. The sun, that had poured his, downward rays upon the rich forest of the Odenwald, now j/ust gleamed along the summits of the mountains. The baron mounted the highest tower, and strained his eyes in hopes of catching a distant sight of the count and his attendants. Once he thought he beheld them ; the sound of horns came floating from the valley, prolonged by the mountain echoes* �8 spectre m t v m m o u s A number of horsemen were seen far below, slowly advancing along the road; but when they had nearly reached the foot of the mountain, they suddenly struck off in a different direction. The last ray of sunshine departed—the bats began to flit by in the twilight—• the road grew dimmer and dimmer to the view, and nothing appeared stirring in it, but now and then a peasant lagging homeward from his labour. While the old castle of Landshort was in this state of perplexity, a very interesting scene was transacting in a different part of the Odenwald. The young Count Yon Altenburgh was tranquilly pursuing his route in that sober jog-trot way in which a man travels towards matrimony when his friends have taken all the trouble and uncertainty of courtship off his hands, and a bride is waiting for him as certainly as a dinner at the end of his journey. He had encountered at Wurtzburg a youthful companion in arms, with whom he had seen some gervice on the frontiers; Herman Yon Starkenfaust, one of the stoutest hands and worthiest hearts of German chivalry, who was now returning from the army. His father's castle was not far distant from the old fortress of Landshort, although an hereditary feud rendered the families hostile and strangers to each other. In the warm-hearted moment of recognition, the young friends related all their past adventures and fortunes, and the count gave the whole history of his intended nuptials with a young lady whom he had never seen, but of whose charms he had received the most enrapturing descriptions. As the route of the friends lay in the same direction, they agreed to perform the rest of their journey together; and, that they might do it the more leisurely, set off from Wurtzburg at an early hour, the count having given directions for his retinue to follow and overtake him. �9 TIIE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. They beguiled their wayfaring with recollections of their military scenes and adventures; but the count was apt to be a little tedious, now and then, about the reputed charms of his bride, and the felicity that awaited him. In this way they had entered among the mountains of the Odenwald, and were traversing one of its most lonely and thickly-wooded passes. It is well known that the forests of Germany have always been as much infested by robbers as its castles by spectres; and, at this time, the former were particularly numerous, from the hordes of disbanded soldiers wandering about the country. It will not appear extraordinary, therefore, that the cavaliers were attacked by a gang of these stragglers, in the midst of the forest. They defended themselves with bravery, but were nearly overpowered, when the count's retinue arrived to their assistance. A t sight of them the robbers fled, but not until the count had received a mortal wound. H e was slowly and carefully conveyed back to the city of Wurtzburg, and a friar summoned from a neighbouring convent, who was famous for his skill in administering to both soul and body; but half of his skill was superfluous; the moments of the unfortunate count were numbered. With his dying breath he entreated his friend to repair instantly to the castle of Landshort, and explain the fatal cause of his not keeping his appointment with his bride. Though not the most ardent of lovers, he was one of the most punctilious of men, and appeared earnestly solicitous that his mission should be speedily and courteously executed. "Unless this is done," said he, " I shall not sleep quietly in my grave!" He repeated these last words with peculiar solemnity. A request, at a moment so impressive, admitted of no hesitation. Starkenfaust endeavoured to soothe him to calmness; promised faithfully to execute his wish, and gave him his hand �10 TIIE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. in solemn pledge. The dying man pressed it in acknowledgment, but soon lapsed into delirium—raved about his bride—his engagements—his plighted word; ordered his horse, that he might ride to the castle of Landshort; and expired in the fancied act of vaulting into the saddle. Starkenfaust bestowed a sigh arid a soldier's tear on the untimely fate of his comrade; and then pondered on the awkward mission he had undertaken. Ilis heart was heavy, and his head perplexed; for lie was to present himself an unbidden guest among hostile people, and to damp their festivity with tidings fatal to their hopes. Still there were certain Whisperings of curiosity in his bosom to see this farfamed beauty of Katzenellenbogen, so cautiously shut up from the world; for he was a passionate admirer of the sex, and there was a dash of eccentricity and enterprise in his character that made him fond of all simple adventure. Previous to his departure he made all due arrangements with the holy fraternity of the convent for the funeral solemnities of his friend, who was to be buried in the cathedral of Wurtzburg, near some of his illustrious relatives; and the mourning retinue of the count took charge of his remains. It is now high time that we should return to the ancient family of Katzenellenbogen, who were impatient for their guest, and still more for their dinner; and to the worthy little baron, whom we left airing himself on the watch-tower. ft ight closed in, but still no guest arrived. The baron descended from the tower in despair. The banquet, which had been delayed from hour to hour, could no longer be postponed. The meats were already overdone; the cook in an agony; and the whole household had the look of a garrison that had been reduced by famine. The baron was obliged reluctantly to give orders for the feast without the presence of the �TIIE SPECTRE BRZDEGROOM. U gnest. All were seated at table, and just on the point of commencing, when the sound of a horn from without the gate gave notice of the approach of a stranger. Another long blast filled the old courts of the castle with its echoes, and was answered b y the warder from the walls. The baron hastened to receive his future son-in-law. The drawbridge had been let down, and the stranger wTas before the gate. H e was a tall, gallant cavalier, mounted on a black steed. H i s countenance was pale, but he had a beaming, romantic eye, and an air of stately melancholy. The baron was a little mortified that he should have come in this simple, solitary style. His dignity for a moment was ruffled, and he felt disposed to consider it a want of proper respect for the important occasion, and the important family with which he was to be connected. H e pacified himself, however, with the conclusion, that it must have been youthful impatience which had induced him thus to spur on sooner than his attendants. " I am sorry," said the stranger, " t o break in upon y o u thus unseasonably " Here the baron interrupted him with a world of compliments and greetings, for, to tell the truth, he prided himself upon his courtesy and eloquence. T h e stranger attempted, once or twice, to stem the torrent of words, but in vain; so he bowed his head, and suffered it to flow on. B y the time the baron had come to a pause, they had reached the inner court of the castle; and the stranger wTas again about to speak* when he was once more interrupted b y the appearance of the female part of the family, leading forth the shrinking and blushing bride. H e gazed on h e r for a moment as one entranced; it seemed as if his whole soul beamed forth in the gaze, and rested upon that lovely form. One of the maiden aunts whispered something in her e a r ; she made an effort to fipeak; her moist blue eye was timidly raised; gave �12 THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. a shy glance of inquiry on the stranger; and was cmst again to the ground. The words died away; but there was a sweet smile playing about her lips, and a soft dimpling of the cheek that showed her glance had not been unsatisfactory. It was impossible for a girl of the fond age of eighteen, highly predisposed for love and matrimony, not to be pleased with so gallant a cavalier. The late hour at which the guest had arrived left BO time for parley. The baron was peremptory, and deferred all particular conversation until the morntag, and led the way to the untasted banquet. It was served up in the great hall of the castle. Around the walls hung the hard-favoured portraits of the heroes of the house of Katzenellenbogen, and the trophies which they had gained in the field and in the chase. Hacked corslets, splintered jousting Spears, and tattered banners, were mingled with the spoils of sylvan warfare; the jaws of the wolf, and the tusks of the boar, grinned horribly among crossbows and battle-axes, and a huge pair of antlers branched immediately over the head of the youthful bridegroom. The cavalier took but little notice of the company, Or the entertainment. H e scarcely tasted the banuet, but seemed absorbed in admiration of his bride, fe conversed in a low tone that could not be overheard—for the language of love is never loud; but where is the female ear so dull that it cannot catch Ihe softest whisper of the lover ? There was a mingled tenderness and gravity in his manner, that appeared to have a powerful effect upon the young ytdy. Her colour came and went as she listened with deep attention. N o w and then she made some blush!ng reply, and when his eye was turned away, she Would steal a sidelong glance at his romantic countenance, and heave a gentle sigh of tender happiness. I t was evident that the young couple were completely f �13 TIIE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. enamoured. The aunts, who were deeply versed in the mysteries of the heart, declared that they had fallen in love with each other at first sight. The feast went on merrily, or, at least, noisily, for the guests were all blessed with those keen appetites that attend upon light purses and mountain air. The baron told his best and longest stories, and never had he told them so well, or with such great effect. If there was anything marvellous, his auditors were lost in astonishment; and if anything facetious, they were sure to laugh exactly in the right place. The baron, it is true, like most great men, was too dignified to utter any joke but a dull one; it was always enforced, however, by a bumper of excellent H o c k heimer; and even a dull joke, at one's own table, served up with jolly old wine, is irresistible. Many good things were said by poorer and keener wits, that would not bear repeating, except on similar occasions; many sly speeches whispered in ladies' ears, that almost convulsed them with suppressed laughter; and a song or two roared out by a poor, but merry and broad-faced cousin of the baron, that absolutely made the maiden aunts hold up their fans. Amidst all this revelry, the stranger guest maintained a most singular and unseasonable gravity. His countenance assumed a deeper cast of dejection as the evening advanced; and, strange as it may appear, even the baron's jokes seemed only to render him the more melancholy. A t times he was lost in thought, and at times there was a perturbed and restless wandering of the eye that bespoke a mind but ill at ease. His conversations with the bride became more and more earnest and mysterious. Lowering clouds began to steal over the fair serenity of her brow, and tremors to run through her tender frame. All this could not escape the notice of the company. Their gaiety was chilled by the unaccountable gloom of the bridegroom; their spirits were in- �14 TIIE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. fected ; whispers and glances were interchanged, accompanied by shrugs and dubious shakes of the head. The song and the laugh grew less and less frequent; there were dreary pauses in the conversation, which were at length succeeded by w7ild tales and supernatural legends. One dismal story produced another still more dismal, and the baron nearly frightened some of the ladies into hysterics with the history of the goblin horseman that carried away the fair Leonora ; a dreadful story, which has since been put into excellent verse, and is read and believed by all the world. The bridegroom listened to this tale with profound attention. l i e kept his eyes steadily fixed on the baron, and, as the story drew to a close, began gradually to rise from his seat, growing taller and taller, until, in the baron's entranced eye, he seemed almost to tower into a giant. The moment the tale was finished he heaved a deep sigh, and took a solemn farewell of the company. They were all amazement. The baron was perfectly thunderstruck. " W h a t ! going to leave the castle at midnight? why, everything was prepared for his reception; a chamber was ready for him if he wished to retire." The stranger shook his head mournfully and mysteriously ; " I must lay my head in a different chamber to-night!" There was something in this reply, and the tone in which it was uttered, that made the baron's heart misgive him ; but he rallied his forces, and repeated his hospitable entreaties. The stranger shook his head silently, but positively, at every offer; and, waving his farewell to the company, stalked slowly out of the hall. The maiden aunts were absolutely petrified-—the bride hung her head, and a tear stole to her eye. The baron followed the stranger to the great court of the castle, where the black charg*er stood pawing �TIIE SPECTRE BRZDEGROOM. U the earth, and snorting with impatience. When they had reached the portal, whose deep archway wras dimlv lighted by a cresset, the stranger paused, and addressed the baron in a hollow tone of voice, which the vaulted roof rendered still more sepulchral. " Now that we are alone," said he, " I will impart to you the reason of my going. I have a solemn, an indispensable engagement " " W h y , " said the baron, "cannot you send some 3ne in your place V* " It admits of no substitute—I must attend it in person—I must away to Wurtzburg cathedral——'' " A y , " said the baron, plucking up spirit, " b u t not until to-morrow—to-morrow you shall take your bride there." " N o ! n o ! " replied the stranger, with tenfold solemnity, u my engagement is with no bride—the worms ! the worms expect me! I am a dead man— I have been slain by robbers—my body lies at Wurtzburg—at midnight I am to be buried—the grave is waiting for me—I must keep my apppointment !" He sprang on his black charger, dashed over the drawbridge, and the clattering of his horse's hoofs was lost in the whistling of the night-blast. The baron returned to the hall in the utmost consternation, and related what had passed. Two ladies fainted outright, others sickened at the idea of having banqueted with a spectre. It was the opinion of some, that tliis might be the wild huntsman, famous in German legend. Some talked of mountain sprites, of wood-demons, and of other supernatural beings, with which the good people of Germany have been so grievously harassed since time immemorial. • One of the poor relations ventured to suggest that it might be some sportive evasion of the young cavalier, and that the very gloominess of the caprice seemed to accord with so melancholy a personage. This, however, drew on him the indignation of the whole com- �16 TIIE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. pany, and especially of the baron, who looked upon him as little better than an infidel; so that he was fain to abjure his heresy as speedily as possible, and come into the faith of the true believers. But whatever may have been the doubts entertained, they were completely put to an end by the arrival, next day, of regular missives, confirming the intelligence of the young count's murder, and his interment in Wurtzburg cathedral. The dismay at the castle may well be imagined. The baron shut himself up in his chamber. The guests, who had come to rejoice with him, could not think of abandoning him in his distress. They wandered about the courts, or collected in groups in the hall, shaking their heads and shrugging their shoulders, at the troubles of so good a man; and sat longer than ever at table, and ate and drank more stoutly than ever, by way of keeping up their spirits. But the situation of the widowed bride was the most pitiable. To have lost a husband before she had even embraced him—and such a husband ! if the very spectre could be so gracious and noble, what must have been the living man ? She filled the house with lamentations. On the night of the second day of her widowhood she had retired to her chamber, accompanied by one of her aunts, who insisted on sleeping wTith her. The aunt, who was one of the best tellers of ghost-stories in all Germany, had just been recounting one of her longest, and had fallen asleep in the very midst of it. The chamber was remote, and overlooked a small garden. The neice lay pensively gazing at the beams of the rising moon, as they trembled on the leaves of an aspen-tree before the lattice. The castle clock had just tolled midnight, when a soft strain of music stole up from the garden. She rose hastily from her bed, and stepped lightly to the window. A tall figure stood among the shadows of the tree. A s it raised its head, a beam of moonlight fell upon the counten- �t m M&cmti MiwmmoM* 17 atice. Heaven and earth! she beheld the Spectre? Bridegroom ! A loud shriek at that moment burst upon her ear, and her aunt, who had been awakened by the music, and had followed her silently to the window, fell into her arms. When she looked again, the spectre had disappeared. Of the two females, the aunt now required the most soothing, for she was perfectly beside herself with terror. As to the young lady, there was something, even in the spectre of her lover, that seemed endearing. There was still the semblance of manly beauty; and though the shadow of a man is but little calculated to satisfy the affections of a love-sick girl, yet, where the substance is not to be had, even that is consoling. The aunt declared she never would sleep in that chamber again ; the niece, for once, was refractory, and declared as strongly that she would sleep in no other in the castle : the consequence was, that she had to sleep in it alone: but she drew a promise from her aunt not to relate the story of the spectre, lest she should be denied the only melancholy pleasure left her on earth—that of inhabiting the chamber over which the guardian shade of her lover kept its nightly vigils. H o w long the good old lady would have observed this promise is uncertain, for she dearly loved to talk of the marvellous, and there is a triumph in being the first to tell a frightful story; it is, however, still quoted in the neighbourhood, as a memorable instance of female secrecy, that she kept it to herself for a whole week; when she was suddenly absolved from all further restraint, by intelligence brought to the breakfast-table one morning that the young lady was not to be found. Her room was empty—the bed had not been slept in—the window wTas open, and the bird had flown ! The astonishment and concern with which the intelligence was received, can only be imagined by those �18 TIIE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. who have witnessed the agitation which the mishaps of a great man cause among his friends. Even the poor relations paused for a moment from the indefatigable labours of the trencher; when the aunt, who had at first been struck speechless, wrung her hands, and shrieked out, " The goblin! the goblin ! she's carried away by the goblin !" In a few words she related the fearful scene of the garden, and concluded that the spectre must have carried off his bride. Two of the domestics corroborated the opinion, for they had heard the clattering of a horse's hoofs down the mountain about midnight, and had no doubt that it was the spectre on his black charger, bearing her away to the tomb. All present were struck with the direful probability; for events of the kind are extremely common in Germany, as many well- authenticated histories bear witness. What a lamentable situation was that of the poor baron!' What a heart-rending dilemma for a fond father, and a member of the great family of Katzenellenbogen ! His only daughter had either been rapt away to the grave, or he \ym to have some wood-demon for a son-in-law, and perchance, a troop of goblin grandchildren. As usual, he was completely bewildered, and all the castle in an uproar. The men were ordered to take horse, and scour every road and path and glen of the Odenwald. The baron himself had just drawn on his jack-boots, girded on his sword^ and was about to mount iiis steed to sally forth on the doubtful quest, when he was. brought to a pause by a new apparition. A lady was seen approaching, the castle, mounted on a palfrey, attended by a cavalier on horseoaek. She galloped up to the gate, sprang from her horse, and falling at the baron's feet^ embraced his knees. It was his lost daughter, and her companion—the Spectre Bridegroom ! The baron was astounded. He looked at his daughter, then at the spectre, and almost doubted the evidence of hi§ �TIIE SPECTRE BRZDEGROOM. U senses. The latter, too, was wonderfully improved in his appearance since his visit to the world of spirits. His dress was splendid, and set off a noble figure of manly symmetry. He wTas no longer pale and melaiH clioly. His fine countenance was flushed with the glow of youth, and joy rioted in his large dark eye. The mystery was soon cleared up. The cavalier (for, in truth, as you must have known alt the while, he was no goblin) announced himself as Sir Herman Y o n Starkenfaust. He related his adventure with the young count. He told how he had hastened to the castle to deliver the unwelcome tidings, but that the eloquence of the baron had interrupted him in every attempt to tell his tale. How the sight of the bride had completely captivated him, and that to pass a few hours near her, he had tacitly suffered the mistake to continue. H o w he had been sorely perplexed in what way to make a decent retreat, until the baron's goblin stories had suggested his eccentric exit. How, fearing the feudal hostility of the family, he had repeated his visits by stealth—had haunte$ the garden beneath the young lady's window—had wooed—had won—had borne away in triumph—and, in a word, nad wedded the fair. Under any other circumstances the baron would have been inflexible, for he was tenacious of paternal authority, and devoutly obstinate in all family feuds; but he loved his daughter; he had lamented her as lost; he rejoiced to find her still alive ; and, though her husband was of a hostile house, yet, thank heaven, he was not a goblin. There was something, it must be acknowledged, that did not exactly accord with his notions of strict veracity, in the joke the knight had passed upon him of his being a dead man ; but several old friends present, who had served in the wars, assured him that every stratagem was excusable in love, and that the cavalier was entitled to especial privilege, having lately served as a trooDer. �20 KM sptertiE mivmti&oM. Matters, therefore, were happily arranged. The baron pardoned the young couple on the spot. The revels at the castle were resumed. The poor relations overwhelmed this new member of the family with loving-kindness ; he wTas so gallant, so generous —and so rich. The aunts, it is true, were somewhat scandalized that their system of strict seclusion and passive obedience should be so badly exemplified, but attributed it all to their negligence in not having the windows grated. One of them wTas particularly mortified at having her marvellous story marred, and that the only spectre she had ever seen should turn out a counterfeit; but the niece seemed perfectly happy at having found him substantial flesh and blood—and so the story ends. END OF THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM, �T H E M A S O N OF G R A N A D A . There was once upon a time a poor mason, or bricklayer, in Granada, who kept all the saints' days and holidays, and Saint Monday into the bargain, and yet, with all his devotion, he grew poorer and poorer, and could scarcely earn bread for his numerous family. One night he was roused from his first sleep by a knocking at his door. He opened it and was accosted by a tall, meagre, cadaverous-looking priest. " H a r k ye, honest friend!" said the stranger, " I have observed that you are a good Christian, and one to be trusted; will you undertake a job this very night?" " With all my heart, Senor Padre, on condition that I am paid accordingly." " That you shall b e ; but you must suffer yourself to be blindfolded." To this the mason made no objection; so, being hoodwinked, he was led by the priest through various rough lanes and winding passages, until they stopped before the portal of a house. The priest then applied a key, turned a creaking lock, and opened what sounded like a ponderous door. They entered, the door was closed and bolted, and the mason was conducted through an echoing corridor, ami a spacious hall, to an interior part of the building. Here the bandage was removed from his eyes, and he found himself in a patio, or court, dimly lighted by a single lamp. In the centre was the dry basin of an old Moorish fountain, under which the priest requested him to form a small vault, bricks and mortar being at hand for the purpose. He accordingly worked all night, but without finishing the job. Just before day-break, the �22 THE MASON OE GEANADA. priest put a piece of gold into his hand, and haying again blindfolded him, conducted him back to his dwelling. " Are you willing," said he, " to return and complete your work ?" " Gladly, Senor Padre, provided I am so well paid." " Well, then, to-morrow at midnight I will call again." He did so, and the vault was completed. " N o w , " said the priest, " y o u must help me to bring forth the bodies that are to be buried in this vault," The poor mason's hair rose on his head at these words: he followed the priest, with trembling steps, into a retired chamber of the mansion, expecting to behold some ghastly spectac^o of death, but was relieved on perceiving three or four portly jars standing in one corner. They were evidently full of money, and it was with great labour that he and the priest carried them forth and consigned them to their tomb. The vault was then closed, the pavement replaced, and all traces of the work obliterated. The mason was again hoodwinked and led forth by a route different from that by which he had come. After they had wandered for a long time through a perplexed maze of lanes and alleys, they halted. The priest then put two pieces of gold into his band: " Wait here," said he, " until you hear the cathedral bell toll for matins. If you presume to uncover your eyes before that time, evil will befall y o u : " so saying, he departed. The mason waited faithfully, amusing himself by weighing the gold pieces in his hand, and clinking them against each other. The moment the cathedral bell rang its matin peal, he uncovered his eyes, and found himself on the banks of the Xenil, from whence he made the best of his way home, and revelled with his family for a whole fortnight on the �THE MASON 0 2 GRANAD4. 23 profits of his two nights' work; after which he was as poor as ever. He continued to work a little, and pray a good deal, and keep saints' days and holidays, from year to year, while his family grew up as gaunt and ragged as a crew of gypsies. As he was seated one evening at the door of his hovel, he was accosted by a rich old curmudgeon, who was noted for owning many houses, and being a griping landlord. The man of money eyed him for a moment from beneath a pair of anxious shagged eyebrows. " I am told, my friend, that you are very poor.'* " I h e r e is no denying the fact, Senor—it speaks for itself." " I presume, then, that you will be glad of a job, and will work cheap." " A s cheap, my master, as any mason in Granada/' "That's what I want. I have an old house fallen into decay, that costs me more money than it is worth to keep it in repair, for nobody will live in it; so I must contrive to patch it up and keep it together at as small expense as possible." The mason was accordingly conducted to a large deserted house that seemed going to ruin. Passing through several empty halls and chambers, he entered an inner court, where his eye was caught by an old Moorish fountain. He paused for a moment, for a dreaming recollection of the place came over him. " Pray," said he, " who occupied this house formerly ?" " A pest upon him," cried the landlord, " i t was an old miserly priest, who cared for nobody but himself. He was said to be immensely rich, and having no relations, it was supposed would leave all his treasures to the Church. He died suddenly, and the priests and friars thronged to take possession of bis wealth; but nothing could they find but a few ducats in a leathern purse. The worst luck �24 THE MASON OF GRANADA. has fallen on me, for, since his death, the old fellow continues to occupy my house without paying rent, and there's no taking the law of a dead man. The people pretend to hear the clinking of gold all night in the chamber where the old priest slept, as if he were counting over his money, and sometimes a groaning and moaning about the court. Whether true or false, these stories have brought a bad name on my house, and not a tenant will remain in it." " E n o u g h , " said the mason sturdily; " let me live in your house rent-free until some better tenant present, and I will engage to put it in repair, and to quiet the troubled spirit that disturbs it. I am a good Christian and a poor man, and am not to be daunted by the Devil himself, even though he should come in the shape of a big bag of money! " The offer of the honest mason was gladly accepted; he moved with his family into the house, and fulfilled all his engagements. B y little and little he restored it to its former state; the clinking of gold was no more heard at night in the chamber of the defunct priest, but began to be heard by day in the pocket of the living mason. In a word, he increased rapidly in wealth, to the admiration of all his neighbours, and became one of the richest men in Granada: he gave large sums to the Church, by way, no doubt, of satisfying his conscience, and never revealed the secret of the vault until on his death-bed, to his son and heir. � https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a6257215e708062e578442c3f55452fc.jpg d3986dc6f0c396b059a8b3cf5e8748c2 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3129 Width 1891 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The popular stories of The spectre bridegroom and The mason of Granada. 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SIR THOMAS LEARMANT, commonly called Thomas the Rhymer, was born in the east corner of Fife, of a good family. His Prophecies have been more credited that any that were ever recorded in the Scots Chronicle, as they have been well attested, what of them is past, and what they allude to, in this present century and period, and of his dark sayings yet to come. He told many mystical prophecies anent all the Kings of Europe, and what fell out according to his prediction, in this ancient kingdom of Scotland ; what is past, present, and to come. This brief account is taken from the Record of Cryle, near which place he was bom and brought up. His father was said to be Laird of Balcomie, and the records of that family are extant in the Rolls, for assisting at several councils for the honour of �4 Scotland. And Sir Thomas the Rhymer's prophecies and sayings are still held in estimation. He lived in the reign of Alexander III. King of Scotland, in the year one thousand two hundred and forty-eight, much regarded, and knighted by that king that same year. The first of his prophecies ever taken to be faithfully observed, was, that there should be a storm on a certain day, that would surprise all Scotland. Now, some gentlemen being with him that day, they began to joke him, and said, " Sir Thomas, you are now mistaken, and we shall stay and see your mistake, as we have heard so much of your prophecies." He told them to stay an hour longer, and they would see and believe. And in less time than an hour, an express arrived to Sir Thomas from Edinburgh, of the death of Margaret, Queen of Alexander III., who died that day. Upon receiving the news, Sir Thomas told them that this was the storm, and it would give rise to greater commotions in Scotland. After the death of Queen Margaret, the King married Isabel, daughter to the Earl of Driux; and Sir Thomas told within a few months of an earthquake at Kinghorn, that would make Scotland tremble. An express accordingly came to Cryle to Sir Thomas, that the King had fallen from his horse at Kinghorn, and broke his neck. After the death of Alexander, he left no heirs except a grandchild, Margaret, daughter of the King of Norway, �5 who also soon died; but a short time before her death she was betrothed to Edward, King of England. After this there were great commotions anent the succession to the crown of Scotland, which occasioned great blood-shed, particularly betwixt Bruce and Baliol, which you have recorded in the Scottish Histories. The pride of Spain, and the deceitful conduct of the French, as also concerning the Dutch, is all foretold.—Likewise the Scots battles at Torwood, Bothwellbridge, Malpaickie, Killycrankie, Sheriffmuir, Proud-Preston, near Giadsmtiir, Falkirk, Culloden, the Camps in Moray-shire, on the Windmill brae at Aberdeen, by General Coup, and at Dunbar. In forty-five eighty-two and three, Sir Thomas' Works doth certify* �"u f oioiod THE PROPHECIES OP r H O M A S T H E R H Y M E R . As to his prophetical sayings, they are hard to be understood, because they are pointed out by the Coats of Arms which appertain to so many different kingdoms and persons. Yet we may observe how he has pointed out plainly, many things which have come to pass in our days; such as the extirpation of the noble race of the Stewarts, the Revolution of Sheriffinuir, where he says, That three Ships and a Shield, That day shall keep the field ; And be the Antelop's build. These three ships and a shield, are in the Duka of Argyle's arms. And even every particular of the rebellion in 1745 and 1746, when pointing at it he says, A Chieftain unchosen, Shall choose forth himself, And the realm as his own. When speaking of King Charles, he calls him A sly Fox-bird, who would turn to Christ with the wyles of tods and foxes," meaning his swearing of the covenants. When speaking of the battle of Prestonpans, in the year 1745, He names ths very two neighbour44 �7 ing villages to the spot of ground whereon it was fought, viz., Coyleford-green and Seton, saying, " Between Seton and the sea sorrow should be wrought by the light of the moon."—Which act, really came to pass that morning the battle of Prestonpans was fought. But how the Lion was hurt at this time, and not perceived, is yet a mystery. Some are of opinion, that it was by taking away the power or superiority from the chiefs of the Highland clans, so that they cannot raise men in such a short time as formerly. These are a few observations on things already come to pass ; and as to what is yet to come, there is some remark will yet happen, when the time draws nigh ; such as, " When Tarbet's craigs are tumbled into the sea. And the next season or summer thereafter, great sorrow and bloodshed happen to this realm, the chief thereof especially, such as harling on sleds, and chopping off heads." This Tarbet stands near the root of the river Clyde ; but whether its being tumbled into the sea shall happen by an earthquake, thunder, or by the hands of men, is a mystery unknown. There is also mention made of a lord with a lucken, or double hand, which certainly is of royal blood, and will breed great stir and confusion in Britain. This man is alive at this very present age, and of the Stewarts' race, now in Italy. There is plainly pointed out, that in his time, a great battle should be seen in Fife, Where saddled horses should be seen, Ty'd unto the trees green. Not only in Fife, but the four chief rivers of the realm, there should bo a battle on each of them, that should make the rivers run with blood, viz Tweed, Clyde, Forth, and Tay. �11 • f Last of all, a bloody desperate battle in Northumberland, on the river Tyne. Also great havock and slaughter about the broad walls of Berwick. All these things are yet to come to pass; and when the first appears, the rest will soon follow after. When HEMP is come and also gone, Scotland and England shall be one. Henry, VIII. Edward, VI. Mary, Philip, Elizabeth, of Spain. Q. M.'s Husb. HEMP. Praised be God alone, For HEMP is come and gone, And left us old Albion, By peace join'cl in one. The explication of the foregoing prophecy concerning Hemp being come and also gone, leaving Scotland and England joined in one, is fulfilled in the late king William, who came out of Holland, which, in old times, was vulgarly called the land of Hemp, -and the joining of the two nations together, signifies the union. These things were foretold by the two Scots Prophets in the reign of King Arthur. Afterwards, to the same purpose, these, and many other strange things were foretold by Thomas Learmant, vulgarly called Thomas Rhymer, �9 because he spoke all his prophetical savings in rhyme, and so darkly that they coi \d not be understood until they came to pass. But of all the prophets that ever were in Scotland, none of them attained to such credit, because many of his predictions referred to our own country, and were accomplished in the last and present centuries. THOMAS THE RHYMER'S PROPHECIES, IN VERSE. 1 SCOTLAND be sad now and lament* For honours thou hast lost, But yet rejoice, in better times, Which will pay the cost. 2 Tho' unto thraldom you should be Brought by your enemies ; You shall have freedom from them all, And enjoy your liberties. 3 The grave of the most noble prince, To all is great regret, The subject to law, who both leave The kingdom and estate. 4 0 anguish great! where every kind And ages doth lament Whom bitter death has ta'en away, Shall Scotland sore repent. �10 Lately a lamb of rich increase, A nation stout and true, Has lost their former dear estate. Which they did hold of due. 6 By hard conflict, and by the chance Of noble fortune's force, Thy hap and thy prosperity May turn into worse. 7 Tho' wont to won, may be subdued, And come in under yoke ; Strangers may reign, and you destroy, What likes him by sword's stroke. 8 A foreign foe whom neither thy force, Nor manners do approve, Woe is to thee, by guile and slight Will only win above. 9 This mighty nation was to force, Invincible and stout, Will yield slowly to destiny, Great pity is but doubt. 10 In former age the Scots renown Did flourish goodly gay! But yet alas ! will be overcome With a great dark decay. 11 Then mark and see what is the cause Of this so wond'rous fall! Contempt of faith, falsehood, deceit, The wrath of God withal. 12 Unsatiable greed of worldly gain, Oppression, cries of the poor ; A perpetual and slanderous race, No justice put indure. �13 The haughty pride of mighty me a, Of former vice chief cause, The nutriture of wickedness, An unjust match of laws. 14 Therefore this cause the prophets Of long time did presage ; And now has happen'd every point Into your present age. 15 Since fate is so, now Scotland learn In patience to abide, Slanders, great fears, and sudden plagues, And great dolours beside. 16 For out of thee shall people ris:% With divers happiness; And yet a pen can scarcely write Thy hurt, skaith, and distress. 17 And yet beware thou not distrust, Altho' o'erwhelm'd with grief, Thy stroke is not perpetual, For thou shalt find relief. 18 I do suppose, altho too late, Old prophecies shall hold, Hope thou in God s goodness evermore, And mercies manifold. 19 For thou that now a patient is, And seemeth to be bound ; At liberty shall free be set, And with empire be crown'd. 20 From high above shall grace come down, And thy state, Scotland, be, In latter ends, more prosperous mat former age shall see. �II Old prophecies foretell to thee. A warlike heir he's born, Who shall recover new your right, Advance this kingdom's horn. 22 Then shall fair Scotland be ad vaneTd Above her enemies power ; Her cruel foes shall be dispers'd, And scatter'cl from her bower. 23 Fair Scotia's enemies may invade, But not escape a plague ; With sword, and thirst, and tears, and pest, With fears, and such like ague. 24 And after enemies thrown down, And master'd in the war, Then Scotland in peace and quietness Pass joyful days for ever. But that the curious may be more fully informed concerning the aforesaid predictions, witn respect to their being exactly fulfilled, they are referred to the Scottish Histories. �13 THRUMMY CAR A TALE. IN ancient times, far i' the north A hundred miles ayont the Forth, Upon a stormy winter day, Twa men forgathered on the way; Ane was a sturdy Bardoch chiel, An' frae the weather happit weel, Wi' a milled plaiding jockey-coat, And eke he on his head had got A thrummy cap, baith large and stout, Wi' flaps a hind, as weel's a snout, Whilk buttoned close aneath his chin, To keep the cauld frae getting in: Upon his legs he had gamashes, Whilk sodgers term their spaterdashea ; An' on his hands, instead o' glo'es, Large doddy mittens, whilk he'd roose For warmness, an' an aiken stick, Nae verra lang, but unco thick, Intil his neive—he drave awa', And car'd for neither frost nor snaw. The itlier was just the reverse, 0 claes and courage baith was scarce; Sae in our tale, as we go on, 1 think we'd ca' him cowardly John. Sae on they gaed at a good scow'r, 'Cause that they saw a gathering showe: Grow verra thick upon the wind, Whilk to their wae they soon did find ; �14 A mighty shower of snaw and drift, As ever dang down frae the lift! Right wild and boisterous Boreas roar'd, Preserve's, quoth John, we'll baith be smoor'd Our trystic end we'll ne'er make out. Cheer up, says Tlirummy, never doubt; But I'm some fly'd we've tint our way, Howe'er at the neist house we'll stay, Until we see gif it grow fair, Gin no, a' night we'll tarry there. Weel, weel, says Johnny, we shall try. Syne they a mansion house did spy, Upon the road, a piece afore, Sae they gaed up unto the door, Where Thrummy chappit wi' his stick, Syne to the door came verra quick, A muckle dog, who barked sair, But Thrummy for him didna care He handled weel his aiken staff, And spite o's teeth he kept him aff, Until the Landlord came to see, And ken what might the matter be ; Then verra soon the dog did cease, The Landlord then did spear the case. Quoth Thrummy, Sir, we hae gane weel, We thought we'd ne'er a house get till; We near were smoor'd amo' the drift; An' sure, gudeman, ye'11 make a shift, To gie us quarters a' this night, For now we dinna hae the light, Farer to gang tho' it were fair ; See gin you hae a bed to spare ; Whate'er you charge, we sanna grudge, But satisfy ye, ere we budge To gang awa—and fan 'tis day, We'll pack our all, and tak the way. The Landlord said, 0 ' beds I've nane, Our ain folks they will scarce contain; �15 But gin ye gang but twa miles ferret, Aside the kirk dwalls Robbie Dorret, Wha keeps a change house, sells guid drink, His house you may mak out I think. Quoth Thrummy, That's o'er far awa, The roads are sae blawn up wi' snaw, To mak it is not in our power ; For look ye, there a gathering shower Is coming on—you'll let us bide, Tho' we should sit by the fire-side. The Landlord said to him, Na, na I canna let you bide ava, Chap off, for 'tis 110 worth your while To bide, when ye hae scrimp twa mile To gang—sae quickly aff ye'11 steer, For faith, I doubt ye'11 nae be here. Twa mile! quo' Thrummy, de'il speed me If frae your house this night I jee ; Are we to starve in Christian land ? As lang's my stick bides in my hand, An' silver plenty in my pouch, To nane about your house I'll crouch ; Landlord, you needna be sae rude, For faith we'll make our quarters good. Come, John, let's in, we'll take a seat, Fat sorrow gars you look sae blate ? Sae in he gangs and sets him down: Says he, They're nane about your town Sail put me out, till a new-day, As lang's I've siller for to pay. The Landlord said, Ye're rather rash, To turn ye out we sanna fash, Since ye're sae positive to bide, But troth ye's sit by the fire-side ; I tald ye else of beds I've nane Unocqupied, except bare ane, In it, I fear ye winna lye, For stoutest hearts have aft been shj �16 To venture in within the room After the night begins to gloom ; For in it they can ne'er get rest, 'Tis haunted by a frightful ghaist' Ourselves are terrified a' night; Sae ye may chance to get a sight, Like that which some of our folk saw, Far better till ye gang awa, Or else ye'11 maybe rue the day. Guid faith, says John, I'm thinking sae ; Better in the neuk to sit, Than fly'd, guid keep's, out o' our wit; Preserve us ever frae all evil, I widna like to see the devil: Whisht gowk, quo' Tlirummy, hand your peace, That sanna gar me quit this place : To great nor sma' I ne'er did ill, No ghaist, nor deil my sert shall spill. I can defy the meikle deil, An' a' his works I wat fu' weel; Fat sorry then maks you sae eery ? Fling by your fears, come then, be cheery. Landlord, gin ye'11 make up that bed, I promise I'll be very glad, Witl in the same a' night to lie, If that the room be warm and dry. The Landlord says, Ye's get a fire, An' candle too, gin ye desire, Wi' beuks to read, and for your bed, I'll orders gi'e to get it made. John says, As I'm a Christian man, Who never likes to curse nor ban, Nor steal, nor lie, nor drink, nor wliore, I'll never gang within its door, But sit by the fire-side a' night, An' gang awa whene'er 'tis light. Says Thrummy till him wi' a glow'r, Ye cowardly gowk, I'll make ye cower, �17 Come up the stair alang wi' me, An' I shall caution for you be. Then Johnny faintly gaecl consent, An' up stairs to the room they weht^ Where soon they gat baith fire and light, To haud them hearty a' the night; The Landlord likewise gae them meat, As meikle as they baith could eat; Show'd them their bed, and bade them gang To it, whene'er they did think lang ; And wishing them a gude repose, Straight syne to his ain bed he goes. Our travellers now being left alane, 'Cause that the frost was nippen keen. Cast aff their shoon, and warm'd their feet And syne gaed to their bed to sleep, But cowardly John wi' fear was quaking, He cou'clna sleep, but still lay wauking, Sae troubled wi' his panic f r i g h t When near the twalt hour o' the night, That Thrummy waken'd and thus spake ; Preserves! quoth he, I am like to choak Wi' thirst, and I maun ha'e a drink ; I will gang down the stair I think. And grapple for the water pail, 0 for a waught o' cawler ale! Johnny grips to him, an' says, Na, 1 winna let you gang awa ; Wow will -you gang and leave me here Alane to die wi' perfect fear ? Rise and go wi' me then, quoth Thrummy, Ye senseless gude-for-naething bummy, I'm only gaun to seek some water, I will be back just in a clatter. Na, na, says John, I'll rather lye, But as I am likewise something dry, Gif ye can get a jug or cap, Fesh up to me a little drap. �18 Ay, ay, quoth Thrummy, that I will, Altho' ye sudna get a gill. Sae down he gaes to fetch a drink, And then he thinks he sees a blink 0 ' light, that shone upo' the floor, Out thro' the key hole o' the door, So setting up the door a jee, Whatever's there he thinks he'll see; So bauldly o'er the threshold ventures. And in within the door he enters ; But, reader, judge of his surprise, When there he saw with wondering eyes A spacious vault, weel stored wi' casks 0 ' reaming ale, and some big flasks, And stride legs o'er a cask of ale, He saw the likeness o' himsel, Just in the dress that he cast aff, A Thrummy cap and aiken staff, Gammashes and the jockey-coat; And in his hand the Ghaist had got A big four-legged timber bicker, Filled to the brim wi' nappy liquor ; Our hero at the spectre star'd, But neither daunted was, nor car'd, But to the Ghaist straight up did step, An' says, dear brother, Thrummy Cap, The warst ye surely dinna drink ; Syne took a jug, pou'd out the pail, And filled it up in the same ale, Frae under where the spectre sat, And up the stair wi' it he gat; Took a gude drink, gaed John anither, But never tauld him o' his brither That he into the cellar saw, Mair than lie'd naething seen ava ; Right brown and nappy was the beer ; Whar did you get it ? John did speer, Says Thrummy, Sure you needna car#, �19 I'll gae and try and get some mair. Sae down the stair again he goes, To get o' drink, anither dose, Being positive to hae some mair i But still he fand the ghaist was there, Now on a butt behind the door: Says he, Ye didna ill before, Bear brother Thrummy, sae I'll try You once again, because I'm dry, He fills his jug straight out below, An' up the stair again does go. John marvell'd sair but didna speer Again, where did he get the beer, For it was stronger than the first, Sae they baith drank till like to burst; Syne did compose themselves to rest, To sleep a while they thought it best. An hour in bed they hadna been, And scarcely weel had closed their een, When just into the neighb'ring cham'er They heard a dreadful din and clamour, Beneath the bed-claes John did cower. But Thrummy jumped upon the floor, Him by the sark-tail John did haud, Lie still, quoth he, fat, are you mad ? Thrummy then gaed a hasty jump, And took John in the ribs a thump, Till on the bed he tumbled down, In little better than a swoon, While Thrummy, fast as he could rin, Set aff to see what made the din. The chamber seemed to him as light As gif the sun was shining bright; The ghaist was stanin' at the door, In the same dress he had afore ; And o'er anent it at the wa', Were ither apparitions twa. Thrummy beheld them for a wee, �20 But de'il a word as yet spoke he; The spirits seemed to kick a ba', The Ghaist against the ither twa: While close they drave baith back and fore Atween the chimla and the door. He stops a while and sees the play, Syne rirming up he thus did say: Ane for ane may well compare, But twa for ane is rather sair: The play's nae equal, sae I vow, Dear brother Thrummy, I'll help you, Then wi' his feet he kicked the ba', Gard it play stot against the wa': Quick then as lightning frae the sky The Spectres, with a horrid cry, A' vanished in a clap of thun'er, While Thrummy at the same did won'er The room was quiet now and dark, And Thrummy stripping in his sark: Glauming the gate back to his bed. Aye thinks he hears a person tread. An' ere he gat without the door, The Ghaist again stood him before, xVnd in his face did staring stand, Wi' a big candle in his hand. Quoth Thrummy, Friend, I want to know What brings you from the shades below ? I, in my maker's name, command You tell your story just aff hand ? Fat wacl you hae ?—I'll do my best For you, to let you be at rest, Then says the Ghaist, 'Tis thirty years Since I've been doom'cl to wander here ; In all that time there has been none Behav'd so bold as you have done ; Sae, if you'll do a job for me, Disturbance mair I'll never gie ; Say on your tale, quoth Thrummy, I, �21 To do you justice, sure will try. Then mark me weel, the Ghaist replied, And you shall soon be satisfied ; Frae this aback near forty years, I of this place was overseer, When this Laird's father had the land A' thing was then at my command, Wi' power to do as I thought fit, In ilka cause I chief did sit; The Laird paid great respect to me, But I an ill return did gie : The Title deeds of his estate, Out of the same I did him cheat, And staw them frae where they did lye ; Some days before the Laird did die.. His son, at that time, was in France. And sae I thought I'd hae a chance, Gif he should never come again, That the estate would be my ain. But scarcely three bare weeks were p When death did come and grip m-D ra«t, Sae sudden that I hadna power The charter back for to restore. Soon after that hame came the heir. And syne got up the reefu' rair, What sorrow was come o' the Eights They sought them several days and nights But never yet hae they been seen, As I aneath a meikle stane, Did hide them, i' this chamber wa\ We'll shewed up in a leather ba', But I was ne'er allowed to rest, Until that I the same confest; But this to do I hadna power, Frae yon time to this verra hour, That I've reveal'd it a' to you : And now I'll tell you what to do. Till nae larigsyne nae mony kent, �That this same Laird the Rights did want, But now thej hae him at the law, An' the neist owk the Laird maun shaw, Afore the Court, the Rights o's land, This puts him at an unco stand ; For if he disna shaw them there, O' a' his lands he'll be strip'd bare: Nae hopes has he to save's estate, This makes him sour and unco blate ; He canna think whar's Rights may be, And ne'er expects them mair to see, But now my friend, mark what I tell, And ye'11 get something to yoursel'; Tak out the stane there in the wa', And there ye'11 get the leather ba', 'Tis just the same that you did see, Whan that you said you wad help me ; The Rights are shew'd up in its heart; But see you dinna wi' them part, Until the Laird shall pay you down Just fifty guineas and a crown, Whilk at my death was due to me, This for thy trouble, I'll give thee : And I'll disturb this house nae mair, 'Cause I'll be free from all my care, This Thrummy promised to do, And syne the Ghaist bade him adieu, And vanished with a pleasant sound, Down thro' the laft and thro' the ground, Thrummy gade back syne till his bed, And cowardly John was verra glad, That he his neighbour saw once mair, For of his life he did despair. Wow man, quo' John, whar hae ye been, Come tell me a' fat ye hae seen ? Na, bide, says Thrummy, till clay light, And syne I'll tell you hale and right. Sae baith lay still and took a nap, �23 Until tlie ninth hour it did chap ; Thrummy syne raise, put on his claes, And to the cham'er quick he gaes, Taks out the stane into the wa', And soon he found the leather ba'; Took out the Rights, replaced the stane, Ere John did ken whar he had been: Then baith came stappin' down the stair. The morning now was calm and fair. Weel, says the laird, my trusty frien', Hae ye ought in your cham'er seen? Quoth Thrummy, Sir, I naething saw That did me ony ill ava. Weel, quoth the Laird, ye now may gang, Ye ken the day's nae verra lang: In the meantime it's calm and clear. Ye lose your time in biding here. Quoth Thrummy, Sir, mind what I tell, I've mair right here than you yoursel': Sae till I like I here shall bide. The Laird at this began to chide. Says he, My friend, you're turning rude; For here I, just before you a', The Rights o' this estate can shaw, And this is mair than you can do. What! quo' the Laird, can that be true ! 'Tis true, quoth Thrummy, look and see, D'ye think that I would tell a lie. The parchment from his pouch then drew And down upon the table threw, The Laird at this up to him ran, And cryed where did ye get them, man \ Syne Thrummy tauld him all the tale, As I've tauld you, baith clear and hale. The Laird at this was fidging fain, That he had got his Rights again ; And fifty guineas down did tell, Besides a present frae himsel\ �Thrummy him thanked, and syne his gaud Intil a muckle purse he stowed, An' cramed it in his oxter pouch, And syne sought out his aiken crutch: Said, Fare-ye-weel, I maun awa, An' see gin I get through the snaw. Weel, fare-ye-weel, replied the Laird; How comes it that ye ha'na shared, Or gi'en your nei'bour o' the money? J F , by my saul, I sir, quo' Thrummy. Na When I the siller, sir, did win, To had done this wad been a sin, For he cower'd, trembling in the bed, While I it was the Ghaist had laid. And sae my tale I here do end, I hope 110 one it will offend ; My muse will no' assist me langer, The dorty jade sometimes does languor, I thought her ance a gay smart lass, But now she's come to sic a pass, That a' my cudgelling and weeping, Will hardly wake her ouft o' sleeping s To plague her mair I winna try. Bet (light my pen and lay it bye. FlfiflS. � Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Prophecies of Thomas the Rhymer, and the comical story of Thrummy Cap &amp; the Ghaist. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9953134493505154">s0231b06</a> <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9923395833505154">s0200b04</a> Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The comical story of Thrummy Cap &amp; the Ghaist Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas, the Rhymer, 1220?-1297? Burness, John, 1771-1826 Boyd, Allan, fl.1789-1820 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840-1850 per National Library of Scotland Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages 16 cm Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Chapbook #8 in a bound collection of 20 chapbooks (s0231b06) Description An account of the resource 114 printed at the bottom of the title-page. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Fife, Scotland Subject The topic of the resource Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. National Library of Scotland <a title="National Library of Scotland" href="http://www.nls.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.nls.uk/</a> Abstract A summary of the resource. The chapbook begins with a short history of some of the reputed prophecies by Sir Thomas Learmant, commonly known as Thomas the Rhymer, who was a 13th century laird and knight under Alexander III. Supposedly, Thomas’ prophecies have been linked to a number of important Scottish events, including the death of Alexander III during his lifetime, and the Jacobite Risings that occurred centuries after his death. The prophecies themselves, in verse, are included, followed by the Scots tale of Thrummy Cap, which tells the story of two companions—one brave and one cowardly—who are beset by a storm and take refuge in the nearby house of a local laird. The laird warns the two that the only unoccupied room is haunted, but Thrummy Cap refuses to be dissuaded, so they spend the night in the haunted room. While his friend cowers in the bed all night, Thrummy gets up multiple times and meets the ghost, who appears in the same likeness and dress as himself, and ends up drinking with him and assisting him in an impromptu and paranormal football match. Thrummy’s courage is rewarded when the ghost shares with him the cause of his curse, which Thrummy solves, thereby restoring the laird’s inheritance and receiving a hefty financial reward himself. His cowardly friend receives nothing. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. 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Title A name given to the resource The Rise of Learning, or Ground-Work of Science, Showing how Good Boys and Girls, By attending to the Rules contained in this Book, and obeying their Parents and Guardians, may acquire Wisdom, Riches, and Honour Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1819 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 48 pages, including pastedown wrappers : illustrations 11 cm Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9951097463505154">s0037Ab003</a> Description An account of the resource This title was also issued by the Glasgow firm of James Lumsden &amp; Sons. Woodcut #53_a: Frontispiece illustration in a single ruled frame of a woman wearing a bonnet sitting in a chair surrounded by four children who are looking towards her; one child appears through an open door. 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Title A name given to the resource The Royal Alphabet : or, Child's Guide in the Road to Learning Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1815 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 16 pages : woodcut illustrations 10 cm Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9951097813505154">s0037Ab009</a> Description An account of the resource Incomplete. 4 pages missing Subject The topic of the resource Chapbooks - Scotland - Edinburgh alphabet books Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Child's guide in the road to learning Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Edinburgh : G. Ross Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario Type The nature or genre of the resource children's instruction book # of Woodcuts: 28 Activity: reading Animal: bird(s) Bib Context: title-page Chapbook Date: 1811-1820 Chapbook Genre: alphabet book Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh : G. Ross Fashion (Clothing): bonnet Fashion (Clothing): breeches Fashion (Clothing): coat Fashion (Clothing): jacket Fashion (Clothing): pants Fashion (Clothing): upper class Gender: man/men Nature: hill(s) Nature: tree(s) Object: book(s) Outdoor Scene https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a9db39b6354259fbd059d1fc381fee2b.pdf 05b7642c69deb3e82d05c2f648b97bb4 PDF Text Text ROYAL BREAM BOOK; CONTAINING THE INTERPRETATION - • JL JL x-/ V»/ vJL . A'-i. A. M..X. VX . OF EVERY KIND OF DREAM. A. A �1 THE ? ROYAL DREAM BOOK. £ •ft- I — — : o : ABUSE. To dream you are insulted, is a sign thai you will have a dispute with some one. ACQUAINTANCE. To dream you quarrel or fight with an acquaintance, it is an unlucky omen; it forebodes a division among your own family, much to the injury and prejudice of the dreamer—if you are in love, your mistress will prove unfaithful, and marry some other man that she has told you she most hates,—if £ou are in business, some heavy loss will befall you; you will disagree with some of your best friends on the most trivial matters, which will end in an open rupture, —if you are a farmer, expect a bad crop, the murrain amongst your cattle; that your pigs and poultry will fail and not fetch good prices,—if you have a lawsuit, depend that your attorney will neglect you, that your witnesses will be tardy and backward, and that finally jfou will lose your cause. Do not for some time undertake a journey by land, or a voyage by sea; enter for * the present into no new undertaking, for you will be unsuccessful ; quit, if you can, your present place of residence; and, above all, avoid lending money, for you will surely lose it together with the friendship of those to whom you lend it. If you dream that you are with an acquaintance at some place of public amusement, Jfou may expect soon to be called from home on business & importance. �3 ADULTERY. To dream of the committing of this sin, forebodes great troubles and misfortunes,—if you are in love, you will certainly fail in marrying the object of your wishes,—if you have a lawsuit, it will certainly go against you, by the treachery of those who pretend to be your friends,—if you are in business, some heavy loss will happen to you. Such a dream announces that you are in great danger of losing your liberty,—and if you are about to undertake a voyage to sea, omit it for the present, for you will never reach the destined port. To dream you are tempted to commit this crime, and that you resist it,it is a happy omen,—everything will flourish with you,—be sure it is a good time to begin trade after such a dream,—if you have a lawsuit, all will go on in your favour, with credit to yourself, and confusion to your opponents,—if you are ajpout to undertake a long journey, it will be pleasant and successful to your object,—if you are going to sea, you will have an agreeable voyage, beautiful weather, and a quick arrival at the port of destination—if you are in love, do not desist in pressing the object of your wishes, for they will be gratified. ADVERSARY. A speedy dispatch of business. AGUE. Shows inclination to strong drink. AIR. To dream of the atmosphere, has a variety of interpretations, and depends entirely on the different appearances it has. If you dream the sky is clear, of a fine blue, calm and serene, then it is a good omen; you will be successful in your enterprises: if you are soliciting any place of preferment, you will surely obtain it,— if you are in love, you will surely marry the object of your affections,—have you a lawsuit ? you will gain it, —are you in trade! it will flourish and be profitable,— are you a farmer? good crops will attend you, your cattle will increase, your pigs and poultry will be abundant, your commodities will fetch a good price at the market,—are you married ? you will have many children, and they will be dutiful and do well,—are you about to undertake a journey ? it will answer your utmost expectations,^-are you going to sea? you will have a pleasant and prosperous voyage,—are you in debt ? you will speedily be enabled to extricate yourself from it,—are you in prison ? you will shortly be set at liberty. �To dream that it is full of thick, dark, and heavy clouds, is an unfavourable token,—you will fall sick, and perhaps die,—disappointments will attend your business. ALTAR. To dream that you are at the altar, betokens joy and gladness. ANCHOR. To dream that you see one, signifies great assurance and certain hope; if you are in love, it warns you to be assiduous to obtain the object of your wishes, otherwise your passion may not meet with success. APPAREL. Nothing more demonstrates the events that are about to happen you, than dreaming of wearing apparel; but almost every colour has a different interpretation, and much depends on its appearing new or old, its fitting you, or being too big or too little. We shall here explain them according to their different significations. Tcf dream you are dressed in white, is a sure token of success in the first object you undertake, and that you will be successful in love, and that your sweetheart is of a good temper and amiable disposition. To dream you are dressed in green, denotes that you are about to undertake a journey to your advantage, and that your sweetheart prefers you to all other lovers. To dream you are dressed in black, is an unlucky omen; some quarrel is about to happen between you and a friend or relation; sickness is about to attend you and your family; death will deprive you of a near friend or relation; lawsuits will perplex and harass you,—if you undertake a journey, it will be unsuccessful, and contribute much to injure your health and fortune,—if you •are in love, it denotes that your sweetheart is very unhappy, and that sickness will attend her,—if you are a farmer, you will be cheated by some knave, and your crops will turn out indifferent; the murrain will attack your cattle, and some dreadful accident will happen by the overturn of one of your waggons;—if you are in business, some one will arrest you, and you will have great difficulty in settling the matter. To dream you are dressed in blue, denotes happiness; you will shortly be invited to some banquet or merry making, when you will make some friends and be very happy, if vou only avoid quarrelling, which some enemy to your welfare will endeavour to excite you to do,—your sweetheart is by �5 this colour denoted to be very faithful to you, and wiU ^ make you very happy and comfortable; you will have many children, chiefly boys, who will turn out hoiieafc and good,—if you are in trade, you will prosper. If yoy. dream you are dressed in scarlet, you are thereby warned of some very heavy calamity and a severe fit of illneap —your sweetheart is by it announced to you to be of a turbulent disposition, much inclined to dispute abou& trifles, and liable to make you very unhappy,—your children will be short-lived, and of very unhappy tempers* much inclined to be very sickly,—it surely denotes & quarrel and loss of friends. To dream you are dressed yellow, is rather lucky than otherwise, your sweetheart by it appears to be very jealous of you, and great pains will be requisite to prevent you separating—if you are married, keep a good look out, for some one is about to alienate the affections of your partner—in trade it pixv arises prosperity; but some one will cheat you of a trifle not of much consequence—if you are a fanner, you wilL have an abundant crop—if you undertake a voyage by sea, you will be greatly the gainer by it; and if you expect any place of preferment, after much trouble you will attain it. To dream you are dressed in crimson, denotes that the dreamer will live to a good old age, and will be neither fortunate nor unfortunate through life: you are about to experience some very pleasant news from a distant quarter, and from those you thought dead. Your sweetheart will be obliged to leave you, but will continue faithful to you—if you are in trade, you will experience some loss by a person that you had great confidence in, but you will, at nearly the same time, get a job that will amply make you amends—it denotes a small dispute between a landlord and his tenant, which will be settled amicably to the advantage of the latter. To dream you are dressed in a variety of colours, denotes a variety of fortunes are about to attend you; old friends will desert you, new ones will supply their place —if you are in love, a quarrel will take place between you and your sweetheart, which will, after much uneasiness to both parties, be adjusted by friends—be cautious in what you do for some time, for many traps will be laid to ensnare you, but on no account trust yourself on the water; relations will shortly die, and if �6 you have any children, sickness will attend them—If you are sick at the time of the dfearn, it denotes » happy and speedy recovery. To dream you are fashion M y dressed, and in good company, is very good for the dreamer; he will rise considerably above his preseafc condition—your sweetheart will prefer you above othenj^ and be very good tempered; whatever you undertake* -Will have a prosperous issue, and some unexpected news of an agreeable nature will reach you—expect to see & long absent friend in good circumstances; but avoid laving a dispute with any one, for it will go against yot* and do harm, particularly if it be with your sweethearts To dream you are dressed shabbily, that your clothes* are ragged and torn, is a bad omen. ASSES. To dream you are riding on an ass, is the forerunner of some foolish quarrel in which you will lie much in the wrong, and condemned by your frie'nds— if you are in love, it denotes that some misunderstanding will happen between you and your sweetheart, m which you will be much in fault—if you are in business?, it foretells that you will make some foolish bargain.. To dream you are driving an ass, denotes that you will fell into some trouble, of which you will get the better, and that you will be relieved from present embarrassments,—if you are in love, it denotes that some quarrel will take place betwixt your sweetheart and yourself^ which will soon be made up again to your advantages To dream an ass runs after you, denotes that some slander will be raised against you by some foolish person, who will become themselves the victims of the scandal raised against you. BACON. Death, disappointment, &c. BAGPIPES. Contention, with trouble and loss. BARKING OF DOGS. Destruction and insult. BATHE. Means joy, if in clear water; if dirty Water, disappointment. BEANS. Signify trouble and dissension. BEAEDS. To a maid, marriage; to others, unfortunate. BEASTS. Wild—denote enemies. BEES. Success; also bad reports. BEGGARS. Stealing-by— adversity. BELLS. Good to lovers; reverse to others. " * ^ ^ I �BIRDS. To dream you hear them singing is a siga of joy; to see them fly, denotes you will soon go on a long journey, which will be pleasant and prosperous. To dream you catch birds signifies good fortune; if they are handsome birds, the success will be the greater. To dream you find a bird's nest empty foretells disappointment, losses, &c.; if birds of prey, such as eagles, vultures, hawks, &c., seem tame, and fond of you, you will meet with some unexpected good fortune; but wouhds or hurts from such birds, forewarns you of powerful enemies. BIRDS' NESTS. To find one is a good sign; if no eggs, the reverse. BLEEDING. Denotes loss of goods. BLOWING A FIRE. The rich, servitude; poor, profit. ._ , BOAR. To the loVef, an angry wife. BOAT. On clear water, means joy. BOOTS. Sweetheart to the single, and friends to the married. BREAD. To dream of loaves denotes success in life* To dream of eating good bread denotes friends. BRIARS OR THORNS. Grief and care. BRIDGE. "Generally prosperous. CA GE. Be on your guard against temptation. CANDLE. Extinguished—sickness, poverty, &c.; lighted—recovery, health. CAKES. Joy and profit. CARDS. Playing at—good fortune to lovers. CATS. To dream of cats denotes trouble and vexation; to a lover, that your sweetheart is treacherous; a cat usually means an enemy. CARROTS. Profit and strength in lawsuits. CHAINS. Misfortune in marriage. CHEESE. To eat—profit and gain. CHILDREN. To dream of children, and have none, denotes care. CHURCH. To dream that you are at church, and praying to God devoutly, signifies joy and comfort. ^ To dream th"at you talk or sing idly at church, signifies envy and sin, and the dreamer should alter his way of life. CLOCK. Is lucky; also speedy marriage. �8 COACH. To dream of riding in a coach, denote idleness, pride; and the dreamer will die a beggar. CORN. Profit and riches; small quantityjfann*10' COWS. Signifies wealth and plenty. CRUTCHES. Sickness and misery. DANCING. To dream you are aancing at a ball, wake, or entertainment, foretells that you will shortly receive some ioyful news from an absent friend, and that you are about to inherit some unexpected legacy; it foretells success and happiness in love; that your sweetheart ia kind and true, and will make you very happy in marriage; to the sailor, it denotes a pleasant and successful voyage; increase of children to married persons, and of business to those in trade. DE ATH. To dream you see this grim-looking bundle of bones, denotes happiness and long life; and you will be either speedily married yourself, or else assist at a wedding. To dream that you are dead, also denotes a speedy marriage, and that you will be successful in all your undertakings; to those that are married, it foretells young children, and that they will be dutiful, and give you great comfort. To dream you see another person dead, denotes ill usage from friends; if you are in love, your sweetheart will prove false; if you are a farmer, you will lose money by horses, and be way-laid AS you return from market. DEVIL. To dream of this professed enemy to the human race, denotes that many dangers will threaten you, all of which you will overcome; it foretells of a lawsuit, in which your adversary will endeavour secretly to undermine you, nevertheless you will get the better of him, and put him to shame; if you are in love, it forebodes that some one is endeavouring to alienate the affections of your sweetheart, but will be unsuccessful; to the tradesman, it denotes a great deal of business, attended with many troubles; to the poor, it denotes good employment; and to the sailor, a wife with a great sum of money. DIGGING. Implies good. DOGS. To dream of these domestic and faithful animals, has very different significations, according to the manner in which you see them,—if they fawn and fondle upon you, then it is a lucky omen; if you havB �9 • had a quarrel with a friend or sweetheart, it will b* reconciled to your advantage; if you are in love, your sweetheart will marry you, and render you very happy* it denotes health, riches, and honour: if they are barking and snarling at you, then depend that enemies are , secretly endeavouring to destroy your reputation and happiness; if you are in love, be careful of your present sweetheart; if you marry him or her, you will be unhappy and poor; if you dream they bite you, then it is a certain prognostic that you will experience some loss; if you are in love, your sweetheart will deceive you and make you very unhappy. DOGES. Success in undertakings, if admitted. DROWNING. To dream you are drowning, or that you see another drowned or drowning, portends good to the dreamer, and denotes that he will escape many difficulties, settle near his native place, marry, havechildren, and become happy and rich: to the lover, it, denotes that your sweetheart is good tempered, and inclined to marry you. If you are a sailor, it foretells a, favourable and a pleasant voyage. DRUNKENNESS. Loss in business, but success in love. EAGLES. Prosperity, riches, and honour. EATING. To dream you are eating, is a very unfavourable omen; it portends disunion among your family, losses in trade, and disappointment in love— . storms and shipwreck by sea. To dream you see others eating, is of a contrary tendency, and foretells success in all your preseut enterprises; if you marry the present object of your affections, that you will grow rich, be liappy, and have dutiful children. ELEPHANT. Fear and danger; sometimes riches. ENEMY. When dreamt of, take care. EYES. To dream you lose your eyes is a very unfavourable omen; it denotes decay of circumstances, loss of friends, death of relations, and miscarriage in love. If a woman with child dreams of it, it denotes that the child in her womb will be very unhappy, and before it arrives at years of maturity, lose its liberty. FALL. To dream you fall from any high place, or from a tree, denotes loss of place and good*; if you are in love, it surely indicates that you will nevei marry- �• 10 the present object of your affections. To the tradesman, it denotes decline of business; and to the sailor, storms and shipwreck. FEASTING. To dream you are at a feast, denotes that you will meet with many disappointments, particularly in the thing which you are most anxious about: if in love, it denotes much uneasiness between sweethearts; and to those who are married, it foretells undutiful children, with many heavy losses. FIELDS. To dream you are in green fields is a very favourable sign; in love, it denotes success and happiness. FIGHTING. To dream you are fighting, denotes to the lover that you will lose the object of your affections through a foolish quarrel: it also forebodes much opposition to your wishes, with loss of character and property. After such a dream, I would advise the dreamer to quit his present situation, because such a dream indicates that you will not prosper in it; to the sailor, it denotes storms and shipwreck, with disappointment in love. FIRE. To dream of the subtle elements, denotes health and happiness. to the lover, marriage with the object of your affections, ami many children: it also denotes that you will be very angry with some one on a trifling occasion. To dream you see burning lights descending, as it were from heaven, is a very bad sign indeed; it portends some dreadful accident to the dreamer, such as being hanged, losing your head, having your brains dashed out, breaking your legs, getting into prison, or other strange accidents. FISHING. To dream you are fishing, is a sign of success or trouble; if you catch any fish, success in business; if they slip out of your hand, it is a sign of some pretended friend who will deceive you. FLEAS. To see them means disquiet. FLYING. To dream you are flying, is a very excellent omen; it foretells elevation of fortune; that you will arrive at dignity in the state, and be happy. If you are in love, your sweetheart will be true to you, and if you marry, you will have many children. FOREST. Signifies trouble. FORTUNE. To dream you make a sudden fortune �11 is a very bad omen; to the tradesman, it denotes losses in trade, quarrelling with his creditors, and the loss of liberty; to the lover, it denotes that your sweetheart does not return your love; to the sailor, it indicates storms and shipwreck. FOX. An enemy, or a deceitful woman. FRIEND. To dream you see a friend dead, betokens hasty news of a joyous nature; if you are in love, it foretells a speedy marriage with the object of your affections. FRUIT. To dream of fruit, has different interpretations, according to what the fruit is that you dream of. Apples betoken long life and success; a boy to a woman with child; cheerfulness in your sweetheart, and riches by trade. Cherries indicate disappointment in love, vexation in the marriage state, and slight in love. Figs are the forerunners of prosperity and happiness; to the lover, they denote the accomplishment of your wishes; to the tradesman, increase of trade; they are also indicative of a legacy. Gooseberries indicate many children, chiefly sons, and an accomplishment of your present pursuits; to the sailor, they declare dangers in his next voyage; to the maiden, a roving husband; and to the man, a rakish wife. Nuts, if you see clusters of them, denote riches and happiness; to the lover, success and a good tempered sweetheart. If you are gathering of them, it is not a good omen, for you will pursue some matter that will not turn out to your advantage; if you crack them, the person who courts you, or to whom you pay your addresses, will treat you with indifference, and be very unfaithful. Oranges are very bad omens; they forebode loss of goods and reputation, attacks from thieves, wounds, and fickleness in the object of your affections. Pears prefigure elevation in life, accumulation of riches and honour, success in undertakings, and constancy in love. If a woman with child dreams of them, she will have a girl who will marry one far above her rank before she is seventeen. Strawberries denote to women with child a good time, and a boy; to a maiden, speedy marriage with a man who will become rich, and make her happy; to a youth, they denote that his wife will be sweet tempered, and bring him many children, all boys; they foretell riches to the tradesman �12 and the sailor.—Raspberries denote fidelity and happiness in marriage. FUNERAL. A speedy marriage. GALLOWS. To dream of the gallows is a most fortunate omen; it shows that the dreamer will become rich, and arrive at great honours; to the lover, it shows the consummation of his most sanguine wishes; for a woman with child to dream of the gallows, signifies that she is pregnant of a son, will have a good time, and that the fruit of her womb will become very rich. GARDEN. To dream you are walking in a garden is good; it portends elevation in fortune; to the lover, it denotes great success; to the tradesman, increase of business. GEESE. To dream of geese is good; expect soon to see a long absent friend; they denote success and riches. GIANT. Is a very fortunate dream. GIFTS. To dream you have anything given to you, is a sign that some good is about to happen to you; it also denotes that a speedy marriage will take place betwixt you and your sweetheart. GLASS. To dream of glass is a sign of inconstancy, and denotes unsuccess in various undertakings. GOLD. To dream of gold is a very good omen; it denotes success in your undertakings, after some difficulties. GRAVE. To dream you see a grave, foretells sickness and disappointment; if you are in love, depend you will never marry your present sweetheart; if you go into the grave, it shows you will experience a loss of property, and that false friends will defame you; if you come out of the grave, it denotes success in your undertakings, that you will rise in the world, and become very rich; and if you are in love, that you will speedily marry your sweetheart; if you take another out of the grave, you will be the means of saving the life of a person, who will be a very great friend to you, and receive some unexpected legacy. GUNS. Danger, shipwreck, &c. HAIR. To dream you are combing your hair, portends success in love, business, or any other pursuit; aI*o riches. HANGED. To dream you see people hanged, or �IS that you are going to be hanged yourself denotes thai you will rise above your present condition by marriage. HILLS. To dream of travelling over steep hills,, shows that you will encounter many difficulties, and enter upon some arduous undertaking: if you descend the hill hastily, you will get the better of all your difficulties and enemies, and become rich; to the lover, it shows rivals, who will give great uneasiness. HORSES. To dream of horses is very lucky. HOUSE. To dream of building a house is a very favourable omen; if you are in trade, it denotes success; if in love, that your sweetheart is good tempered and faithful, and will make you very happy. To dream your house is burnt down, denotes much trouble and jaiany difficulties, with the loss of goods and reputation. To dream you see your house on fire, foretells hasty news, and that you will lose a near relation. HUNTING. To dream you are hunting a fox, and that he is killed, shows mu?h trouble through the pretensions of false friends, but that you will discover them, and overcome all their machinations; if you are hunting a hare, it is indicative of bad success: you will be disappointed in your favourite object, be what it may; hunting a stag, if he is caught alive, denotes good to the dreamer, and that he will be successful in all his present undertakings. ICE. A favourable omen. INFANTS. Cares and obstructions. KEYS. To dream of keys, is favourable to a person in trade; and to a sailor, they denote some gift, and the dreamer will become rich. To dream you lose a key, foreshows anger, and that you will lose a friend. To dream of finding a key, denotes an addition to your estate. If you are married, it also foretells the birth of a child: if you give another a key, you will be speedily married; in love, keys betoken faithfulness, and a good tempered sweetheart. KING. To dream of speaking to the king, or any of the Royal family, is disappointments and difficulties. KISSING. To dream you are kissing a pretty maid is good; it denotes that some unexpected friend will do you a great kindness. K M V E S . To dream of knives is a very unpropi- �14 tious omen; it betokens lawsuits, poverty, disgrace^ strife, and a general failure in the pursuit of your projects; in love, it denotes a happy marriage with tha object of your affections, and that you will become, by industry, rich, and settle your children happy. LETTERS. To dream of receiving letters, is demon* strative of your being beloved by a person of the opposite sex, who is very much your friend, -and will do all in their power to render- you happy. To dream of writing letters, shows success in enterprises, and that you will receive some very pleasant news. LIGHT. To dream you see a great light is a happy presage. It denotes that you will attain to great honours, and become very rich; in love, it shows a sweetheart of an amiable disposition, that you will marry well, have children, and be very happy; if the light disappears all of a sudden, it betokens a great change in your present situation,much for the worse; it portends imprisonment, and loss of goods, with unexpected misfortunes. LINEN. To dream you are dressed in clean linen, denotes that you will shortly receive some glad tidings, —that your sweetheart is faithful, and will marry you, —that you will be successful in all your present undertakings, and that you will receive a handsome present from an agreeable youth; if your linen is chequered, you will get a legacy from some friend, and marry a very industrious person; if it is dirty, then it denotes poverty, a prison, and disappointment in love, with the loss of. something valuable. LION. Denotes injury by a great person. LOOKING-GLASS. To the single, lovers; to the married, children. MARRIAGE. To dream you are married, is ominous of death, and very unfavourable to the dreamer; it denotes poverty, a prison, and misfortunes. To dream you assist at a wedding, is the forerunner of some pleasant news, and great success. To dream of lying with your newly married husband or wife, threatens danger or sudden misfortunes, and also that you will lose a part of your property. To the sailor, it augurs storms and shipwrecks, with a narrow escape from death. MILK. To dream you are selling milk, denotes that �15 you will be crossed in love, that you will be unsuccessful in trade. To dream you are drinking m|}k, is the forerunner of joyful news and great success; if you are giving milk away, it shows you will be successful in love, and marry happily, have children, and do very well. To see milk flowing from the breast of a woman, denotes success in trade, and in love, that you will have many children, and that they will become rich by the industry of their parents. MICE. To dream of mice, denotes success in love, and a happy marriage. MONEY. To dream of receiving money, denotes great success. MONKEYS. Indicate enemies. MOON. To dream of the moon, denotes sudden and unexpected joy, and success in love# MOTHER. To dream you see your mother, is a certain prognostic of some agreeable adventure being about to happen to you, and that you will hear from a friend at a distance. To dream you see your mother dead, forebodes trouble, adversity, and that you will become very poor. MUSIC TO dream you hear delicious music, is a very favourable omen; it denotes joyful news from a long absent friend; to married people, it denotes sweet tempered children; in love, it shows that your sweetheart is very fond of you, is good tempered, sincere and constant. Rough and discordant music, foretells trouble, vexation, and disappointment. NAKEDNESS. To dream of nakedness denotes unexpected honour. NAILS. To dream your nails are growing long, is very good, and denotes riches, prosperity, and happiness, great success in love, a good, industrious husband or wife, with dutiful children; it also foretells that you will suddenly receive a sum of money that will be of great use to you. NETTLES. Constancy in love. NIGHTINGALE. To dream of this pretty warbler, is the forerunner of joyful news, great success in business, of plentiful crops, and of a sweet tempered lover. For a married woman to dream of a nightingale, shows that she will have children that will be great singers. �16 NUTS. If you see clusters of them, denote riches and happiness to the lover, success and a good-tempered sweetheart; if you are gathering them, it is not a good omen; if you crack them, the person who courts you, or to whoin you pay your addresses, will treat you with indifference, and be unfaithful. OIL. Good fortune to women; shame to men OLD WOMEN. For a man to dream he is courting an old woman, and that she returns his love, is a very fortunate omen; it prefigures success in worldly concerns, —that he will marry a beautiful young woman, have lovely children, and be very happy. ONIONS. To dream of this useful vegetable denotes a mixture of good and bad luck,—if you are eating them, you will receive sopie money, recover some lost or stolen things, or discover some hidden treasure; your sweetheart will be faithful, but of a cross temper; it also denotes attack from thieves, and a failure of crops; it Shows that you will be engaged in some disagreeable quarrel, perhaps with your own family. If you are throwing onions away, it is the forerunner of mischief and quarrels; if you are in love, you will fall out with your sweetheart; if you are in trade, you will quarrel with your customers and servants; if you are gathering onions, it betokens the recovery of some sick person of your family, the receipt of some unexpected news of a joyful kind, and a speedy removal from your present Situation. OVEN. To dream you see an oven, foretells that you are about to be separated from your family bv changing your present residence; it shows you an attack By thieves in some bye place, and also that your sweetheart is of a roving disposition, little likely to make you happy. OWL or BAT. Is a bad omen. OXEN. To dream of seeing fair and white oxen, shows virtuous inclinations. 07STERS. To dream you are eating oysters, is a Very favourable omen; if you are in trade, your business Will increase very fast, and you will become rich; if you are a farmer, you will have plentiful crops; if you are married, your wife or husband will be very fond of you and you will have many children. For a maid to dream �of eating oysters, shows that she will be quickly married to a young man who will thrive much by industry, and have many children by her; to a man, it denotes that he will marry a real virgin, who will be veiy fond of, him, and bring him many children. PALM. To dream you are gathering palm, denotes plenty, riches, and success in undertakings, and is a very good omen indeed; to a married woman, it is a certain token of her bearing children; to a maid, it foretells a sudden marriage with the youth she loves, that she will have many children by him, and that she will live very happy in the married state. PAPER. To dream of paper is igood omen; if it is quite clean, you will be very successful in your undert; kings, marry the person you love, have good and dutiful children, and be very happy; if it is dirty and scribbled upon, then it shows temporary want, and some unpleasant altercation; if it is plainly written, you will receive hasty news of a good nature, make an advantageous bargain, and obtain some money by a legacy; if it appears rumpled and carelessly folded up, it shows that some difficulties will occur which will giv* you much pain; if it is neatly folded, you will obtain your favourite wish, be what it may. PEACOCK. To dream of seeing this beautiful bird, is a very good omen; it denotes great success in trade; to a man—a very beautiful wife, much riches, and a good place; to a maid, a good and rich husband; to a widow, that she will be courted by one who will tell her many fine tales, without being sincere; it also denotes great prosperity by sea, and a handsome wife in * distant part. PICTURES. To dream you are looking at beautiful pictures, foreshows that you will be allured by false appearances into some unprofitable concern, that you will waste your time on some idle project, and that you will always be in pursuit of happiness without attaining it; in love, it denotes great pleasure in the enjoyment of the beloved object, it promises a handsome wife, a good husband, and beautiful children., PIGEONS. To dream you see pigeons flying, imports hasty news of a pieasant nature, and great success in undertakings; they are very favourable to lovers, as �they announce constancy in your sweetheart, but also that the person you love will be absent from you a long: while on a journey; if your lover is at sea, they denote that he has a pleasant voyage, continues faithful, and will return rich. PIT. To dream of falling into a deep pit, shows that some very heavy misfortune is about to attend you, that your sweetheart is false- and prefers another; to a sailor, it forebodes some sa^ disaster at the next port you touch To dream you are in a pit, and that you-climb out of it without much trouble, foreshows that you will have many enemies, and experience much trouble, but that you will overcome them, and surmount your difficulties, marry well, and become rich; to a sailor, it denotes that he will experience shipwreck, and be cast on a foreign shore, where he will be hospitably received, fall in love, marry a rich and handsome wife, quit the sea, and live at ease on the shore. PLAYS: To dream you are at a play, is the forerunner of great good luck; it betokens great happiness in the marriage state, and very great success in business; to a maid, it shows speedy marriage with a young man, who will be very successful in business, and acquire riches and honours to make her very happy. PLOUGH. Success in matrimony. PURSE. To dream of finding a purse, is a very favourable omen; it denotes great happiness and unlooked-for prosperity; in love, it is the sure token of a speedy marriage, and the being dearly beloved the object of your affections. To dream you lose your purse, shows the loss of a friend; in other respects, it aenotes some pleasant adventure is about to happen to you, by which you will be the gainer; to the sailor, it denotes the loss of his sweetheart while at sea. RACING. To dream you are running a -race, is a token of good, presages much success in life, and that you will speedily hear some very joyful news; in lovs, it denotes that you will conquer all your rivals, and be very happy in the union with the object of your affections. To dream you are riding a race, shows disappointment and anger, bad success in trade and in love; to a married woman, it denotes the loss of her husband's afiections, and that her children will be in trouble. �19 RAIN. To dream of being in a shower of rain, if it fce gentle and soft, is very favourable to lovers; it denotes constancy, affection, and a sweet temper. RAINBOW. To dream you see a rainbow, denotes great travelling and change of fortune; it also foretell^ sudden news of a very agreeable nature; ft announces that your sweetheart is of a very good temper, and constant, and that you will be very happy in marriage: have great success in business through the means of trading with foreign ports. RATS. To dream of rats is a sign of many enemies. RAVENS. To dream you see a raven, is a very unfavourable token; it denotes mischief and adversity; in love, it shows falsehood; and to the married, they forebode much mischief through the adultery of your conjugal partner; to the sailor, they betoken shipwreck, and much distress upon a foreign shore. RED HAIR. Always denotes an enemy in dreams. RIBBONS. Shows entanglement in love. RIDING. To dream you are riding, if it be with a horse, is very unfortunate; expect to be crossed in love; if you are in trade, busicfess will decay, and you will be very near bankruptcy; if you are a sailor, it denotes perfidy in your sweetheart, and loose conduct with one of your shipmates; but if it be with him, then expect the reverse of these things will happen, and that you will obtain a sum of money by some speculation of which you have but an indifferent opinion. RIVER. To dream you see a flowing river, and that the waters are smooth and clear, presages happiness and success in life; to the lover, it shows constancy and affection in the object Of your love, and that if you marry, you will pass a very happy and contented life, bave fine children, mostly girls, who-will be very beautiful; to the tradesman and farmer, it shows prosperity and gain; to the sailor, that his sweetheart will be kind and constant, and that his next voyage will be lucrative and pleasant. If the water appear^ disturbed and muddy, or has a yellow tinge, then it denotes that you will acquire considerable riches; if you have a lawsuit, such a dream surely* foretells that you will gain your cause. RODS. To dream you are whipt with rods denotes �20 that you will meet with a perfidious friend, who will go very near to ruin you; it also betokens your being shortly at a merry-making, where you must be careful of quarrelling; if you do, it will turn out to your disadvantage; in love, it denotes your sweetheart to be of a fickle dispo^tion, and little calculated to make you happy. KOSES. To dream of roses in season, is a token of happiness and success. To dream of these or any other flowers, out of season, indicates sickness and disappointment. SHAVING. Treachery in love. SHEEP. To dream you see a flock of sheep feeding, h a very favourable omen; it denotes success in life; to ihe lover, it indicates your sweetheart to be faithful, of an amiable temper, and inclined to marry you; in the married state, it denotes children, who will be very happy, become rich, and be great comforts in the evening of life; to the tradesman, it foretells increase of business, and accumulation of wealth; but also foreWarns him that he has a servant unworthy of his confidence; to the sailor, nothing can be a greater sign of good luck, his next voyage will be pleasant and lucrative, and his sweetheart kind and true. To dream you see them dispersing, and running away from you, shows that pretended friends are endeavouring to do you an injury, and that your children will meet with persecution and great troubles; in love, such a dream shows your sweetheart to be fickle, and little calculated to make you happy. To dream you .see sheep shearing, is indicative of loss of property and the affections of the person you love, also your liberty. To dream you ase shearing them yourself, shows that you will gain an advantage over some person who meant to harm you, and that you will get the better of difficulties, and marry the object of your affections. SHIPS. To sail in fine weather, success in life. SHOES. New—success in life; if worn, the reverse. SINGING. To dream you are singing, shows you will shortly hear some melancholy news. SILVEK. To dream of silver, shows that false friends are about you; in love, it denotes falsehood in your sweetheart. �21 SMALL-POX. Riches, by dirty means. SNOW. To dream of snow is favourable; in love, it presages marriage. SOLDIERS. To dream of soldiers, shows trouble, persecutions, and lawsuits. SPIT. To dream you are in a kitchen turning a spit, is the forerunner of troubles and misfortunes; expect to be robbed, to lose your trade, to become very poor, and that your friends will desert you; if you are in love, it shows the object of your affections to be of a bad temper, lazy, and doomed to misfortunes and poverty. SQUIRREL. To dream of a squirrel, shows that enemies are endeavouring to slander your reputation; to the lover, it shows your sweetheart to be of a bad temper, and much given to drinking; if you have a lawsuit, it will surely be decided against you; if in trade, sharpers will endeavour to defraud you, and you will quarrel with your principal creditor. STARCHING. To dream you are starching linen, shows you will be married to an industrious person, and that you will be successful in life, and save money; it also shows that you are about to receive a letter, containing some pleasant news. STARS. To dream you see the stars shining very bright, is success to the lover, and good news from a distant country; to see them fell, denotes health. SUNV To dream you see the sun shine, shows accumulation of riches, and posts of honour in the state. SWANS. To dream of seeing swans, denotes happiness in the marriage state; and many children, who will become rich and respectable in your old age, with joy and happiness; to the lover, they denote constancy and affection in your sweetheart; in trade, they show success, but much vexation from the disclosure of secrets. SWIMMING. To dream you are swimming with your head above the water, denotes great success in your undertakings, whether they be love, trade, sea, or forming. To dream of swimming with your head below the water, shows that you will experience some great trouble, and hear some very unpleasant news from a erson you thought dead. In trade, it shows loss of usiness, and that yon will perhaps be imprisoned for debt; in love, it denotes disappointment in your wishes E �22 TEMPESTS. To dream you are in a storm or tempest, shows that you will, after many difficulties, arrive at being very happy, that you will become extremely rich, and marry exceeding well. For a lover to dream of being in a violent tempest, denotes that you will have many formidable rivals, who, after causing you a great deal of vexation and uneasiness, you will triumph over. It also forebodes that you will receive good news from a long absent friend, who is abroad, and who will have overcome many hardships and extreme difficulties. TEETH. To dream you lose your teeth, denotes the loss of some friend by death, and that troubles and misfortunes are about to attend you. THIEST. If clear water, joy; if muddy, misfortune. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. To dream you Itear distinctly thunder, and see lightning, is a very good omen; it denotes success in trade; good crops to the farmer; and a speedy and happy marriage to the lover. If you are soliciting a place, you will obtain it; if you have a lawsuit, it will go in your favour; it also indicates speedy news from a far distant country, intimating that a near relative has obtained a very lucrative situation, in which he will have an opportunity of doing his friends a great deal of good. TREES. To dream you see trees in blossom, denotes a happy marriage with the present object of your affections, and many children, who will all do extremely well In life; to the tradesman, it denotes success in business; and to the sailor, pleasant and lucrative voyages. To dream you are climbing trees, denotes that you will make a fortune, and rise to honours and dignities in the state. To dream you are cutting down trees, foretells heavy losses by trade and by sea; and also the death of a near relation, or mostsdear friend. TRUMPET. To dream that you hear the sound of a trumpet is a bad omen, and denotes troubles and misfortunes; to the tradesman, it presages the loss of business; the farmer, bad crops; to the lover, insincerity in the object of your affections. VAULTS AND CELLARS. Marriage to a widow. YENUS. In mortal form, a happy marriage. VERMIN. Is ominous of ill luck. VEXATION. Foretells the reverse. �23 VINE. Abundance, with frugality and riches. YINEGAE. Sickness and sharp words. VICTUALS. Denotes loss. VIOLIN. Concord and good news. VIRGIN. To talk with one, denotes joy. VIRTUE. Resist after this dream, or you are undone. WATER. To dream you are drinking water, denotes great trouble and adversity in trade, loss of business, and being arrested; to the lover, it shows your sweetheart is false, prefers another, and will never marry you, WHEAT. To dream you see, or are walking in a field of wheat, is a very favourable omen, and denoted great prosperity and riches; in love, it augurs a completion of your most sanguine wishes, and foretells much happiness, with fine children, when you marry; if you have a lawsuit, you will gain it, and you will be successful in all your undertakings. WALKING. In dirt—vexation in love. WALLS. Security. WAR. Anger and trouble. WASHING. Foretells change of abode. WASPS. Envy and much trouble. WATER-MILL. Increase of business. WEASEL. A bad wife or husband. WEATHER. If fine, it is a good omen. WEDDER-SHEEP. Denotes health and plenty. WEDDINGS. Denote misfortune. WEEPING. Joy and mirth. WELL. To draw water from—marriage. WHISKY. A bad omen. WIFE. Change of aflairs. WILD BOAR. A furious relentless enemy. WILD HORSE. Rashness and temerity. WOLF. Cruelty and avarice. WOMAN. To see one, is a union. WOOD. To carry—is profit to the poof. WOOL. To sweethearts, love. WRESTLING. Strife, sickness, and lawsuits. WRITING. Be cautious in telling what you hear. YAWNING. Your friends are tired of you. YELLOW. Trouble; to lovers, marriage. YEW. Loss of friends by death. �24 YOKE. An approaching marriage. YdUTH. Peace and happiness. ZEBRA. Indicates a chequered life; be watchfuL ZEPHYKS. A very good dream. M O L E S . Their Signification either in Men or Women. These marks on the body are remarkable for guides either to the good or bad fortunes of any one. A mole on the left side of a man, denotes danger and struggling; on a woman, sorrow and great pain in childbirth. A mole on the left cheek, foretells fruitfulness im either sex. A mole on the upper lip, shows happiness in marriaga, A mole on the breast shows affection, loyalty, strength, and courage, which will gain honour. A mole on the right cheek, shows the party to be too much beloved, and will come unto great fortune. A mole on the left shoulder, sorrow and labour. A mole on the throat, denotes the party to be a great glutton; and, by excess, will undergo great disease, and peradventure sudden death. A mole on the right eye, shows loss of sight. A mole on the forehead of a man or woman, denotes they shall grow rich, being beloved of their friends and neighbours. A mole on the eyebrows of a man. denotes inconsistency; but if on a woman, it shows she will have a good husband. A mole on the nose shows that the party loves pleasure more than anything else. A mole on the neck shows a man to be prudent in his actions; but if on a woman, it betokens weak judgment, apt to believe the worst of her husband. � https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/87350ee009c7f19b6637090da1bb32a5.jpg af1fc2a7e6941033ea5bd575dd5caa53 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. 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Title A name given to the resource The royal dream book; containing the interpretation of every kind of dream Subject The topic of the resource Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow Description An account of the resource '17' is printed at the bottom of the title page Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1850 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9923406453505154">s0146b43</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Glasgow, Scotland Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24 pages 15 cm Abstract A summary of the resource. This chapbook functions as a Dream Dictionary, alphabetically listing many common themes that occur in dreams and the meaning/predictions that can then be applied from these to real life. Some examples include: Abuse, Adultery, Apparel, Bacon, Bagpipes, Devil, Drunkenness, Elephants, Gallows, Grave, Infants, Milk, Moon, Oysters, Plays, Red Hair, Sheep, Small-Pox, Vinegar, Whiskey, and Zephyrs. Quite a few of these predictions relate specifically to business, love, and lawsuits. The chapbook is ended with a brief description of Moles, and their significance&nbsp; in men or women. Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks <a href="http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/find/find-type-resource/archival-special-collections/scottish-studies">http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario Type The nature or genre of the resource supernatural & ghost stories https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/f992a81728a847c63097f828ebf6de88.pdf 62d650a4e5c0c618cf38f081e75b8dba PDF Text Text THE Sailor's Courtship A FAVOURITE SONG, TO W H I C Hareadded. I'll soon h a ' e a W i f e o' ain. M y L o v e l y Owen, and T h e S m i l e a n d the T e a r . FALKIRK : PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS. �SONGS. T H E SAILOR'S COURTSHIP. IT happen'd on a morning clear, As down the quay I walked, I chanc'd to meet a maiden fair, Who with her father talked. Said he, your love is come on shore, The only man you do adore ; Your folly now you must give o'er, Don't wed that tarry Sailor. O father dear, do not us part, Or try to separate us, For if you do, 'twill break my heart, Great grief it will create u s ; His love to me is most secure, And mine to him shall firm endure, Betide me life or death, I'm sure, I'll wed NO other Sailor, Up comes young Jack as brisk's a bee, And saying, my dearest Nancy, Now 1 am safe return'd to thee, My heart's delight and fancy: �I've been where stormy winds do blow, And often fac'd the deadly foe, Say, will you have me, yae or no, And wed poor JacK the Sailor. Two hundred pounds left by your aunt, Three hundred more I'd give you ; But if you marry without consent, A farthing I wont leave you : Besides to marry she's too young, And Sailors have a flattering tongue, So from my presence quick begone If you wed that tarry Sailor. Says Jack, I don't regard that sum, My dear, I've gold in p l e n t y ; Believe me, Sir, I do not come T o court with pockets empty ; Five hundred guineas in bright gold, Upon the table there he told, And swept them in her apron fold, Take that and Jack your Sailor. Her father seeing his honest heart, That he behav'd so clever; Said, 'tis a pity you to part, You shall be join'd for ever : �4 As you so freely give your store, And you each other do adore, Now, take her, Jack, here's as much more, For you're a clever Sailor. Now messmates we've got safe to port, And I am happy married, I hope my lads we'll have some sport, And crown the day with claret ; My frigate she is rigged right, With silks and rings most gay & bright And I shall show to you this night I am a valiant Sailor. A W I F E O' MY AIN. FrAE Clyde to the banks o' sweet Earn, I've travel'd fu' mony lang mile, But thoughts o' my dearest lass Annie, The wearisome hours did beguile : T h e happy wae night that we parted, She vow'd she would constant remain My heart-strings a' dirl'd wi' fondness, I kiss'd, and kiss'd her again. �5 'Tis no, 'cause her cheeks are like roses, Nor yet for her dark rolling e'e ; 'Tis no for her sweet comely features, These charms are naething to me, The storms o' life may soon blast them, Or sickness make them fade away ; But virtue, when fix'd in the bosom, Will flourish and never decay. Nae langer I'll spend a' my siller, Nae langer I'll now lie my l a n e ; Nae langer I'll hunt after hizzies, I'll soon hae a wife o' my ain. For mony wild foot I ha'e wandered, And mony lang flight spent in vain, Wi' drinkin', an' dancin', an' courtin', But I'll soon ha'e a wife o' my ain. Her mither's ay flytin' and roarin', I rede you take tent o' that chiel ; He'll no be that canny to live wi', He'll ne'er be like douse Geordy Steel He's courted wi' o'er mony lasses, To slight them he thinks it gude fun, He'll mak' but a sober ha'f-marrow, Ye'll best rue before ye be bosnd. �6 Tho' Geordy be laird o' a housie, And brags o' his kye and his pelf, Tho' warld's gear I be right scant o', A fig for't as lang's I've my health : If ance I were kippel'd wi' Annie, She'll seldom ha'e cause to complain, We'll jog on thro' life aye right canny, When I get a wife o' my ain. But if that my Annie proves faithless, And marry before I return, I'll no, like a cuiff, greet about her, Nor yet for ae minute will mourn ; Awa straught to some ither beauty, Without loss o' time I will hie, And show to the lasses I'm careless, Unless they're as willing as I. MY L O V E L Y O W E N . THO' far beyond the mountains, That looks so distant here, T o fight his country's battles, Last May-day went my dear ; A h ! well shall I remember, With bitter sighs the d a y : �7 Why, Owen, did thou leave me, At home why did I stay ? Ah ! cruel was my father, Who did my love restrain ; And I was cruel hearted That did at home remain ; With thee, my love contented, I'd journey far away. Why, Owen, &c. To market, at Langollen, Each morning do I go ; But how to strike a bargain No longer do I know : My father chides at evening, My mother all the day. Why, Owen, &c. When thinking of my Owen, My eyes with tears they fill ; And then my mother chides me Because my wheel stands still; How can I think of spinning Whilst Owen's far away ? Why, Owen, &c. Oh ! could it please kind Heav'n To shield my love from harm, �8 To clasp him in my bosom Would every care disarm ; But, Oh ! I fear, far distant Will be that happy day. Why, Owen, &c. T H E SMILE AND TEAR. S A I D a smile to a tear, On the cheek of my dear, ( ete, wahr That beam'd like the sun in spring weai n sooth, love Tear, It strange must appear, That we should be both here together I come from the heart, A soft balm to impart, To yonder soft daughter of grief. And I, said the Smile, That heart to beguile, Since you gave the poor mourner relief, O h ! then said the Tear, Sweet smile, it is clear, We are twins & soft Pity's our mother; And how lovely that face, Which together we grace, For the woe and t h e bliss of another. � https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/da61ff98300db436ee4d6c7d2848f888.jpg 17ef931f06bc59fc214757c0b759d1ea Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3196 Width 1772 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Chapbook #1 in a bound collection of 77 chapbooks Subject The topic of the resource Ballads and songs Chapbooks - Scotland - Falkirk Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Sailor's Tragedy; to which are added, Highland Mary. The Irish Wedding. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1825 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9923407683505154">s0170b41</a> Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Highland Mary The Irish Wedding. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 8 pages 15 cm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland Subject The topic of the resource Ballads and songs Chapbooks - Scotland - Stirling Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. 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