urt--conjugal
profligacy and extravagance; six of diamonds means early marriage and
premature widowhood, and a second marriage, which will probably be
worse; five of diamonds is the next exception to the misery of this
suit, it promises 'good children, who will KEEP YOU FROM GRIEF'--at
best, however, only a makeshift; four of diamonds is as bad as seven of
diamonds--portending the same results; the trey of diamonds threatens
all manner of strife, law-suits, &c., promises a vixen for a wife,
to your great domestic misery; the deuce of diamonds concludes the
catalogue of wretchedness with the assurance that you will fall in love
early, that your parents will not approve of your choice, and if you
marry, notwithstanding, that they will hardly ever forgive you.(81)

(81) Otherwise the ace of diamonds means a wedding ring, the king, a
fiery but a placable person, of very fair complexion; the ten, money,
success in honourable business; the eight, a happy prudent marriage,
though late in life; the five, unexpected and most likely good news; the
four, a faithless friend, a betrayed secret.

The suit of hearts, as previously explained, represented originally the
ecclesiastical order, the jolly monks, churchmen of all degrees; how far
the indications tally must be left to the ingenious reader to determine.
The ace of hearts means feasting and pleasure; but if attended by
spades, it foretells quarrelling; if by hearts it shows affection and
friendship; if by diamonds, you will hear of some absent friend; if by
clubs, of merry-making: the king of hearts denotes a not VERY fair man,
good-natured, but hot and hasty individual, and very amorous; the queen
of hearts promises a lady of golden locks (not necessarily 'carrots'),
faithful and affectionate; the knave of hearts is a particular friend,
and great attention must be paid to the card that stands next to him, as
from it alone you can judge whether the person it represents will favour
your inclination or not, because he is always the dearest friend or
nearest relation of the consulting party; the ten of hearts shows good
nature and many children, and is a corrective of the bad tidings of the
cards that stand next to it; and if its neighbouring cards are of good
import, it ascertains and confirms their value: nine of hearts promises
wealth, grandeur, and high esteem; if cards that are unfavourable stand
near it, you may expect disappointments; and the reverse, if favourable
cards