Now for these poor young creatures that have pined themselves to death, and have no cure, the worst of pretenders to physiognomy might prescribe them a remedy, and all those of what constitution soever that have hoped houses of their own, I will show you how you shall see the person that is to give you one, collected from Trismegistus and Cornelius Agrippa. On midsummer Eve three or four of you must dip your dresses in fair water, then turn them wrong side outwards, and hang them on chairs before the fire, and lay some salt in another chair, and speak not a word. In a short time the likeness of him you are to marry will come and turn your dresses, and drink to you; but if there be any of you will never marry, they will hear a bell, but not the rest. _Another way, quickly tried._ Take hemp-seed, and go into what place you will by yourself, carry the seed in your apron, and with your right hand throw it over your shoulder saying, Hemp-seed I sow, hemp-seed I sow, And he that must be my true love, Come after me and mow. And at the ninth time expect to see the figure of him you are to wed, or else hear a bell as before. Yet though you hear the sad and dismal bell It is your own fault if you hear the horrid knell. _Another way._ You that dare venture into a churchyard, just as it strikes twelve at night, take a naked sword in your hand, and go nine times about the church, saying, Here's the sword, but where's the scabbard? Which continue the whole time you go round; and the ninth time the person you are to marry will meet you with a scabbard and so kiss you: if not, a bell as before. _Another, called the Dutch Cake._ Three, four, or more of you must make a cake of flour and salt (no matter of what flour), and some of each of your own baking; make your cake broad, and each of you set the two first letters of your name with a pin, but leave such a distance that it may be cut; then set it before the fire, but speak not one word. Turn it each of you once; and the person to be your husband will cut out your name; then the next, unto the last. _Another way._ The first change of the new moon on the New Year, the first time you see it, hold your hands across, saying this three times-- New moon, new moon, I pray thee, Tell me this night who my true love will be. Then go to sleep without speaking a word, and you will certainly dream of the person you shall marry. _Another way experienced often._ Young men and maids may take some rosemary flowers, bay leaves, a little thyme, sweet marjoram, and southern-wood; make these into powder, and with barley flour make a cake, but do not bake it. Lay this under your head any Friday night; and if you dream of music, you will wed those you desire in a short time; if of the sea or ships, you will travel first; if of a church, you must be contented to die single. * * * * * THE