Mythology

Elizabeth (" Burghley Papers," Lansdowne MSS., No. 121 in the British Museum,
London; Twelfth Annual Report of the Thirteenth Club of New York, January, 1894;
LAWRENCE, Magic of the Horseshoe, pp. 212-214) were as follows:I. Yf any man talk with another about any matter and snese twice or iiij times, let himby and by arise, yf he sett, or yf he be stand, let him move himself and go straightawaywithout any stays about his business, for he shall prosper.
II. Yf he snese more than iiij times, let him staye, for it is doubtful how he shall spede.
III. Yf a man snese one or iij times, let him procede no further in any matter, but let allalone, for it shall come to nought.
IV. Yf two men do snese both at one instant, yt is a good sne, and let them go abouttheir purpose, yf that it be either by water or land, and they shall prosper.
V. To snese twyse is a good syne, but to snese once or iij times is an yll syne. Yf onecome suddenly into the house and snese one tyme, yt is a good syne.
VI. One snese in the nyght season made by any of the household betokeneth goodluck to ye house, but yf he make two sneses, yt sygnifieth domage.
VII. Trewe yt is that he who snesith takith pte = part) of the signification in this condition,
and that he pte some pte with other.
VIII. Yf that any man snese twyse iij nyghtes together, yt is a tokyn that one of thehouse shall dye, or els some greatt goodness or badness shall happen in the house.
IX. Yf a man go to dwell in a house and snese one time, lett him dwell there, but yf hesnese twyse, lett him not tarry, neither lett him dwell therein.
X. Yf a man lye awake in the bedde and snese one tyme, yt is a syne of greatt sickness
or hyndraunce.
XI. Yf a man sleape in his hedde and snese one tyme, yt betokeneth greatt trouble,
the death of some person or extreme hyndraunce in the loss of substance.
XII. Yf a man lye in his hedde and make a snese one tyme, yt is a good syne both ofhealth and lucre, but yf he sleape yt is moche better.
XIII. Yf a man snese twyse three nyghtes together, yt is a good syne whatsover he goabout.
XIV. Yf a man travell by ye ways and come to an Inne and snese twyse, lett himdepart out of ye house and go on another, or els he shall not prosper.
XV. Yf a man go forthe to seke worke and lay hands of yt and then snese one tyme,
lett him depart, leaving his work behind him, and seke worke elsewhere, and so shalldo well; but yf he snese twyse lett him take his worke and go on further.
XVI. Yf a man, after he haue made a bargayne with another for anything and thensnese one tyme, yt sygnifieth that his hargayne will not continue.
XVII. Yf a man rise betymes on a Monday mornyng out of his bedde and snese onetyme, yt is a tokyn that he shall prosper and gayne all that week, or haue some otherjoye and comoditie.
XVIII. But yf he snese twyse, yt is deane contrarie. XIX. Yf a man lose a horse or anything
els, and is stopping out of his dore to seek yt, he snese one time, yt is a tokyn beshall haue yt agayne.
XX. Yf a man rise betymes on Sonday and snese ii tymes, Vt is a good tokyn, but yfhe snese one tyme, yt is an yll tokyn.
XXI. Yf a man at ye very beginning of a dinner or supper be minded to eat, and do

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306), and by the Indians to keep away snakes.
Sneeze: Sneezing is due to demoniacal influence. (India.- CROOKE, P.R., Vol. 1, p.
240.)
To sneeze the first thing in the morning is lucky, but beware of sneezing the last thing
at night.
If you, or another person, sneeze just as you are starting on a journey, or on a mission,
you are sure to have a disappointment or to fail.
If a person sneezes on another’s back, he immediately pinches the back in order to
minimize the evil effects. (India.-CROOKE, op. Cit., I, 240.)
If you sneeze in the middle of a statement, it is a sign that you are telling the truth.
(ABBOTT, p. 113; STRACKERJAN, Vol. I, p. 31.)
To sneeze three times is most unlucky. (TYLOR, P.C., Vol. I, p. 97; BASSETT, p. 434.)
If you sneeze when I speak, it shows that I am right (Turkestan.-SCHUYLER, Vol. II, p.
29.)
At Raratonga sneezing is said to be caused by the soul returning to the body. (W. GILL,
Myths and Songs from the South Pacific, p. 177.)
Sneezing is considered to be a call of death ; therefore the middle finger and the thumb
are snapped as a charm. Sneezing with the face towards the West is considered auspicious,
but sneezing while at work is inauspicious. (India.-JACKSON, F.L.N., Vol. II, p.
54 sq.)
"Once a wish,
Twice a kiss,
Thrice a disappointment,
Four times a letter,
Five times something better."
–Popular Rhyme (Great Britain.)
If you want to sneeze and cannot, it is a sign that someone loves you but does not
dare to tell it. (Boston.-BERGEN, C.S., p. 63.)
Sneezing indicates that absent enemies are speaking about you. (Macedonia.ABBOTT,
p. 113.)
"Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger,
Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger,
Sneeze on Wednesday, receive a letter,
Sneeze on Thursday, something better,
Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow,
Sneeze on Saturday, see your true love to-morrow,
Sneeze on Sunday, your safety seek,
Or the devil will have you for the rest of the week."
–Crown Point. (BERGEN, C.S., p. 145; cf. HAZLITT, p.554.)
When sneezing, an evil spirit is expelled from the body.
(TYLOR, P.C., Vol. I, p. 97; LANG, Custom and Myth, p. 14.) A modern German says"Wohl sein" or "Gesundheit!" if anyone sneezes in his presence.
The act of sneezing has found different interpretations in different countries at differenttimes. The superstitions connected with sneezing in England at the time of Queen

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If you spit on a snake it will die.
People bitten by a snake can be cured by drinking beer in which ash-leaves have been
put (STRACKERJAN, Vol. I, p. 85.)
If you dream of snakes, it means you will receive some bad news. (U.S.A.-KNORTZ, p.
21.)
A snake seen in the house is a good omen; it is the guardian spirit watching over its
own. (Greece.-LAWSON, p. 328; Russia, RALSTON, The Songs of the Russians,
1872, pp. 175, 124.)
A snake’s skin worn round the head cures headache (N. Lincolnshire.)
Snakes are said to fascinate frogs, birds, etc. (ELWORTHY, E.E., p. 39 et seq.)
Hindu boatmen keep venomous serpents in their boats. If they are dull and irritable,
they will not sail; but if they are lively and good-natured, "it is thought a sign of an
extremely lucky voyage." (DE FEYNES, Voyage jusqu’ la Chine; 1630, p. 207;
M lusine, Jan., 1885; BASSETT, p. 430.)
Snakes are most poisonous on Thursday and Saturday afternoons; at these times
some non-venomous snakes become venomous. (Bengal.)
The evil effects of a snake-bite may be counteracted by a mixture of pepper and clarified
butter. (India.–JACKSON, F.L.N., Vol. I, p. 141.)
"In ancient Mexican temples the serpent symbol is frequently seen. The approaches of
the temple of El Lastillo, at Chichen in Yucatan, is guarded by a pair of huge serpent
heads, and a second pair protect the entrance to the sanctuary. Figures of serpents
also appear in the mosaic relief designs of the fa ades, and within the sanctuary walls.
So, too, in the temples of Palenque and other Mexican towns, serpents are everywhere
plentiful in the decorations and sculptures. (Quoting Amer. Antiq., Vol. XVIII, 1896, p.
141) . . . Visits from snakes are highly appreciated as auspicious events (cf.
G.GEORGEAKIS et LEON PINEAU, le Folklore de Lesbos, p. 339), and reptiles are
sure of a hospitable reception, because they are looked upon as tutelary divinities." (Dr.
R. LAWRENCE, The Magic of the Horseshoe, Boston, 1898, pp. 62 sq.).
For Snake worship among the Romans see VIRGIL, AEneid, V, 84-93; among the
Zulus and other African tribes, CALLAWAY, Religious System of the Amazulu, Pt. II, pp.
140-144, 196-200, 208-212; J. SHOOTER, The Kaffirs of Natal, p. 162; E. CASALIS,
The Basutos, p. 246; F.L.J., ii (1880), pp. 101-103; KRANT, Natur und Kulturleben der
Zulus, p. 112; DUDLEY KIND, The Essential Kaffir, pp. 85-87; W. A. ELMSLIE, Among
the Wild Ngoni, pp. 71 sq.; O. BAUMANN, Usambara und seine Nachbargebiete, pp.
141 sq. ; (SIR) H. JOHNSON, The Uganda Protectorate, Vol. II, p. 832; A. C. HOLLIS,
The Masai, pp. 307 sq.; S. L. lINDE and H. H. HINDE, The Last of the Masal, pp. 101
sq.; G. SCHWEINFURTH, The Heart of Africa, 3 ed., Vol. I, p. 55; A. VAN GENNEP,
Tabou et Tot misme a Madagascar, pp. 272 sq.; H. W. LITTLE, Madasgascar, its
History and People, pp. 86 sq.; J. ROSCOE, in Jour. Anthrop. Inst., Vol. XXXVII (1907);
Maj. J. A. MELDON, Jour. African Soc., No. XXII, p. 151; ELLIS, Ewe-speaking
Peoples, pp. 54 sq.; among the Hindus, Ethnologic du Bengale, pp. 58 sq.; FRAZER,
Adonis, Vol. I, p. 81 sq.
Vide Emerald, Squirrel, Stag, Peacock, Serpent.
Snakebane: It is a kind of flower, and is believed by the Coreans (GRIFFIS, Corea, p.

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