ABSTRACT
Again, concerning a man who goeth forth from his house, and travelleth from place to place (or, from country to country). Reckon up the numerical values of the letters in the names of the man and his mother, and divide them by twelve. If one remaineth to thee he is dead, or is a very long way off; if two, he is in prison; if three, he is near, and is returning from his travels; if four, loss, and evil, and calamity are meeting him on his road; if five, he will find great profit; if six, he will remain a little while longer on his journey; if seven, evil will overtake him; if eight, he hath fallen ill, and is in trouble; if nine, he is in the desert, and is engaged in
Fol. 246b. war against I enemies; if ten, he is finding joy, and merriment, and profit; if eleven, he will remain away a little while longer and will then return; if twelve, he will remain away for a very long time on his journey, and finally success and rejoicing will come to him.
