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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65186	The court of curiositie wherein by the algebra and lot, the most intricate questions are resolved, and nocturnal dreams and visions explained according to the doctrine of the antients : to which is also added A treatise of physiognomy / published in French by Marck de Vulson ; translated into English by J.G.	Vulson, Marc de, sieur de La Colombière, d. 1665.; J. G., Gent.	1669 (1669)	Wing V751; ESTC R25181	107,667	247

discover them selves to all persons Therefore we must pry int● their temper a little more narrowly to see if w●● can discover their hidden passions and this wi●● be in the manner or matter of their discourse Of the manner of Discourse SOme persons are very talkative and they are accus'd as well by the prophane as sacred pages of imprudence or folly which made Solo●on say Totum spiritum suum profert stultus but Sapiens differt reservat in posterum and a little ●ower Vidisti hominem velocem ad loquendum ●ultitia magis speranda est quam illius correctio Have you seen a man full of words Folly is soon●● expected then his amendment which is the ●eason why fools carry their hearts in their ●ouths but the wise their mouths in their ●earts for fools first speak and then consider ●ut those that are wise consult first with reason ●nd then speak with circumspection By this you may gather the reason why Bablers should be ●egistred in the Catalogue of Fools for they conceive folly in their mind and immediately bring 〈◊〉 forth and you may be satisfied in this that whosoever divulgeth all his conceptions will broach store of Lees with some good Wine And ●s most men are better vers'd in the knowledge of folly them wisdom so he that declares whatsoever he knows and understands hath more froth in him then good liquor therefore many and quick expressions proceed from much folly which passion generally over-rules your men women and boasting old men which made Theocritus say that Anaximenes had a Torrent of words and but one drop of reason for if you hear them in a prolix discourse you will finde them as destitute of matter as profuse in words the re●son whereof is in my opinion want of judgement whatsoever their phancy leads them to concerning any subject they thing those conceptions are new to others because they are so 〈◊〉 them Thus you may see that the leaves of loquacity group up from the root of a shallow understanding Of Taciturnity SOme men on the contrary speak too little which kind of silence though it be repugnant to the moderation that consists between both these extreams yet the wiser sort judge this extream to be the most secure for multiplicity of words prove oftentimes offensive but silence rarely Wherefore Philosophers say that he that will learn how to speak must first know how to be silent Silence may also sometimes proceed from stupidity because a man knows not how to raise an argument as may be seen i● Rustical dull fellows who are unfit for discourse in civil society I once was acquainted with a Rhetorician that was excellent at the pen but inexpert in discourse for the presence of his auditory did extreamly amaze him Others do it out of prudence and policie because that when men in society would conceal their own or discover the affection of others prudence and policie requires some silent intervals and the wisest man in the world if he be tedious and spends much time in his discourse without pre-meditation cannot easily hide his passion from discreet Auditors Of Deliberation in Speech THere are another sort of men that draw out their speech so deliberately and slowly that a Pater noster might be said between every word and this way of speaking is very distasteful to the Hearers and it is most insufferable especially to those of a quick apprehension This may proceed from some defects in the Organs of the speech the difficulty of conception or else from a certain weak conceit that men have of their own wisdom which they distill before others guttatim as the water drops from an Alembick for they are of this persuasion that if they should be more deliberate in their delivery they should forfeit part of their prudence and really among persons of an ordinary capacity and dull apprehension it were well if they were not so prolix for oftentimes before they bring their discourse to a period they forget the beginning but with ingenious men it is an affront to their reason nor can it be but very incommodious to them like a man that hath drink given him drop by drop when he is extream thirsty which could not chuse but offend him though the liquor were never so good so a man of a quick wit and ready understanding desires present satisfaction and this is the cause why men of slow speech are very much against his inclination Yet for all this I must confess that this way of speech agrees very well with some Majestique and grave persons who are much admir'd for their prudence and wisdome for few words well and deliberately delivered are the Insignia of wisdome and gravity Of Rash and Precipitate discourse SUch persons may very fitly be compar'd to new Wine which if it wants vent breaks the Cask they carry their words in their mouths as a dog doth a shaft in his body for they disturb and torment themselves till they cast them out in like manner the temerarious have an arrow in their Tongues and are never at rest till they have darted it out such persons are generally big with their own conceits and they must be delivered of them or else dye in labor Some of these men are very ingenious but of no solid judgement they excell in apprehension but are defective in discretion if they could check themselves a little and moderate their natural promptitude they would become men of incomparable parts but those that are of this constitution follow for the most part their naturall inclination and oftentimes deliver many commendable things promiscuously with those that are very bad and pernicious because that as they apprehend all things and therein surpass the vulgar so they divulge their conceptions without judgement cause reason or respect to good or evil right or wrong to that which is of dangerous consequence or the contrary wherefore such men may well be termed cunning but not wise they are apt to despise others are hot quick of apprehension wedded to their own opinion The cause of this is want of judgement a daring hot and precipitate affection in fine they often change their minds and alter their resolutions Of Affectation in Discourse SOme have a particular way of speech they discourse in print hunt after Metaphors New Phrases and are very industrious to make their words relish of Ingenuity and such kind of people leave nothing undiscovered but belch forth their sottish affected and vain-glorious manner of speech They may well be compared to certain birds that sing charmingly but have no flesh on their bodies they resemble superannuated Courtizans who shroud their foul diseas'd and fleshless carkasses under rich robes You will scarce find one among a thousand of them whose conceptions are attended by solid judgement These men trifle away their time and study inquest of bombast terms and that which they conceive not without great pains they deliver not without much toile They are guilty of

with a boldness and courage that stands in awe of no person their spirits are airy and hurried along with the slightest rumor that is whispered now impatient at the tranquility of peace and as soon disturb'd with war they make a ridiculous appearance and exceed the very impulse of their natural galliardise in relation to women they laugh without cause and spare no person their spirits are never at rest and this discovers their discontent in their various agitations yet there are some who in the beginning of all business palliate themselves with a kind of prudence that is not real which for that reason carries a fairer shew and appearance as if they were men of mature discretion they hear one another discourse with a modest look seeming to interweave subtilty with courtesie which is the reason they call it by the name of coldness but then also their counterfeit and dissatisfying virtue and their impatience is such that cannot long bear that sail Now those that are equally temper'd of which persons France is no ways destitute that can rejoyce and bridle their mirth by the reins of true prudence men of this temper cannot be sufficiently esteem'd because they represent unto us the lively image of chearfulness But this is as it were fatally linked to the French humor they are very affable to strangers in their own Country but elsewhere they can scarce demean themselves with that mutual civility one to another and is it not almost an incredible thing that so affable and courteous a Nation cannot agree among themselves in forrain Countries In what place soever the French are out of their Native Country especially if in a despicable condition and that they stand in need of the assistance of others they are most cruelly envious one towards another they privately de●●ract one from another and at length proceed to a publick hatred and go to Law before forrain Judges who deride them for their malice and somtimes by a few of this temper judge of all as if they were altogether restless and destitute of that love which commonly unites together the Natives of the same Country but they do yet worse when in the very bowels of France for private grudges which are disallowed by the Magistrates they use one another as Gladiators so that it is in vain for France to be at peace since she draws as much noble blood then as the war it self exhausts Yet these mischiefs and if there be any more in the customs of the French ought to be silently passed over in consideration of the vertue of those who are so well regulated either by their maturity of age or wisdom that they permit not themselves to swim down the Torrent of the vices of their own Country In such may be seen an admirable affability which is not disguiz'd nor lies in ambush to ensnare those with whom they are conversant they do not give up themselves to any deceit or secret enmity they entertain all persons honourably that have access unto them or seek their acquaintance and treat them according to their merit or quality When a Stranger is received as an Associate it is sufficient if he manifest himself not openly scandalous or too ill-advis'd nor should you as in other places observe the customes and modes of other persons lest they offend you but the wit you must be studious to render your self worthy the French Conversation who have a rip● and refined wit now there is nothing in human society more acceptable or delightful then th● generous candor worthy a man that is well born of so civiliz'd and polite a conversation Of the Qualifications of the English ENgland as if shee made up another World in the Ocean contains all sorts of humor in the whole Universe shee being heretofore very Valiant in Military exploits hath afforded matter for many Fables publish't in divers Languages as if nothing that was excellent and could enter into the imagination but might b● attributed to the Inhabitants of Great Britain It is a most fertile Isle which is the reason that the vulgar live free from care in so much that being strangers to the customs of other Nations she hath not that bashful modesty which doth aggrandize the Nobility and sweetens the humors of the people Nay their very Manufactures by reason of so much wealth and so great ease remain rude and imperfect for those that are to exercise any Art Trade or Vocation ought according to the usual custom to be bound Apprentice for seven years and when they become Masters as if they were never to work more they take other Apprentices under them upon whom they bestow some slight instructions and then put them in their shops As for their own part they recreate themselves in the Neighbouring fields if it be fair as well on ordinary as festival days and if it be foul weather they di●ert themselves in Taverns Hence it is that their Manufactures are not so well made as they might and ought to be because they are left to ●heir Apprentices and that those that employ them press them to hasten their work Yet there are industrious Artificers to be found among them that work so artificially and exactly that it is a sufficient testimony they are not dull spirited but that they are grown careless through too much ease The common people are not less haughty and untractable towards strangers then towards their own Nobility who are punished for the plenty of their Country by their contempt of them and for this reason sometimes hate and detest the fertility of their Land Nevertheless for the generality they behave themselves with great reverence towards the Nobility whom they inclose in a small number which they call lords It is no disparagement to render all the services imaginable to these Grandees and they themselves are sufficiently sensible of their own power and look not upon others but as from an high and elevated place The English are usually of a grave temper retir'd within themselves as if they were to take advice they singularly admire the manners spirit inclinations ●ay the common actions of their own Nation insomuch that they despise all others But assure your self they will not be injurious to you for they are a very compassionate people and cannot endure to see a man suffer In their salutations or letters they never stoop so low as the usual terms of the civility and courtesie of thi● age unless they have had their education in forrain Countries The people are much addicted to maritime affairs and are good Souldiers both by Sea and Land but gluttony which is usual especially among the common sort hath sometimes destroy'd whole armies They despise all dangers nay death it self but with more impetuousness then judgment They are much addicted to the subtilty of litigiousness and Law-suits retaining still as it were a smack of their first originall from the Normans whence they issued They maintain their antient Laws so strictly that they