very narrow round formed and as they were confusedly shut together doe witnesse after the opinion of the learned Conciliatore in his Rubricke of Phisiognomy foolishnesse and vnaptnesse to learn and the feeblenesse of courage in that creature The auncient Rasis and Alâ—â—rtus report that the largenesse of the nostrils and the much quantity of flesh on the Jawes and the little quantitie of baires on the chéekes doe signifie a moist complexion The Nostthrilles appearing very blunt doe argue such a person to be foolish but the Nostrils ioyned small indicateth a peruerse mind and peeuish conditions The haires growing within the Nosthrils if these be many thicke growing and big apearing argueth vnstablenesse of minde and a grosse wit as Conciliatore reports and the Phisiognomer Cocles affirmeth the same by experience If the haires within the Nosthrils are fonnde few and soft do witnesse after the mind of the phisiognomer a ready wit apt to learne and honest conditioned The iudgement of the forme and condition of the eares The xxiii Chapter THe eares declare the temperament and proportion of the principall members and especially the brain which experience certifieth vs. For that the braine doth sometimes send forth a noysome matter behinde the eares of which there is ingendred and caused many times an impostuâ—â— and the same according to the diuersity of the humours Of which the Physitians name these the clensing places of the members and superâ—tâ—â—ties The ears great are ingendred and caused 〈◊〉 rough the multitude of matter in the beginning of generation of the strong vertue And all such in a manner which haue great eares as the Physiognomer hath noted are knowne to haue a short necke and head sufficient comely and are Sanguine and such for the more part tending vnto choller or vnto grosse bloud somwhat adust Such also are vnpatient and lightly angry For which cause the Philosopher reporteth that such are foolish this being excepted that they are of a good mind and intention that is â—â—ter the departure of the inflamation and kindlâ—â—â— about the heart forasmuch as this declareth â— hotnes of the heart through the vains and arteries as in the Anathomy may well be discerned And sâ—ch are of a good memory in that they haue a â—â—emely necke being an expresser of the braine and demonstrating a good disposition and perhaps through the chollericke quality is the retention of kinds and thorough the quality of the sinnewes which are of a dry nature After the quailing and abating of iniuries such are of a good intention in that these cause a good discourse and noted to be long liued forasmuch as in them is a good proportioÌ„ between the heat and moisture And such a person which possesseth a mean is moderate in his actions The selfesame is confirmed of the Philosopher in lib. 1. Animalium cap. 11. where he reporteth that those which are most apt and ready in hearing be well nurtered and conditioned Such saith hée haue a note of the best manners which possesse meane eares The eares great and directed aboue measure are notes of foolishnesse or that such to bee Bablers as Aristotle the Phylosopher saith The selfe-same reporteth Auicen pri de Anamalibus that when the first pulpe that is of the eares is ioyned with the flesh of the iaw signifieth a foolish vaine person The Philosopher saith in Methaphoricis that such as haue small eares like to an Ape haue of that reason Apish conditions Such as haue big eares are noted to be dullards applied to the Asse If any person shall haue eares formed like a dogs they are noted to haue the best to be in a meane manner Hitherto Auicen So that such hauing the eares ouer small are noted Apish that is Apish conditions wher one may sée that malignity and deceit to haue dominion in them Such as haue the eares ouer-great in respect of the body argueth foolishnesse and dull of vnderstanding as Aristotle reporteth primo de Animalibus Such hauing the eares meane in quantity is a good note for that the same proueth by the similitude of the disposition in good Dogs Rasis reports that whose eares are bigge is a foole yet long liued after nature the eares erected vp and very great indicateth the multitude of matter and the same inobedient as to the due forme and the Dominion of drinesse indicated which is the onely cause of the erection or standing vpright The eares flexible or bending demonstrateth the proportirn of heat and moisture and the moisture is cause of the bending as appeareth in a skin and wood which when they are crooked or winded inward are moist otherwise if they bee drie their parts are broken Euen so Ptholomy the Phylosopher reporteth that the eares great and bended downward do denote riches When the eares are very small the paucitie of matter and weake vertue of the braine is signified and the Chollericke matter argued of which the subtle spirits caused so that such haue a wit or be ingenious in euill Workes and are Theeues Foolish and so couetous that they desire all things And thorough that coueting such are luxurious and vnderstood perhaps of the immoderate appetites and not of the power or force of the matter The learned Palemon vttereth that when the eares shall be prominient and verie great foolishnesse and garrulitie is signified in that creature and such are knowne to be couetous But the eares which are as they were cut and very shorte and parted dooth Loxius report to attempt and commit a deceit The eares formed semicircularly and creastes connexed in the middle somewhat flat toward the Centre and of a meane bignesse which decently stand to the head do witnesse a goodnes of nature But the eares that are ouer-round signifye such a person to bée vnapâ— to learne The eares long and narrowe are reported to bee the notes of enuie The eares lying or standing close with the head are reported to signifie dulnesse and sluggishnes as Albertus saith the reason and cause of the signification is for that the Vertue formatiue when the Organes are directly formed or that the Instrument of heate and the kind quaileth or wanteth causeth that the mallice of the matter doth so inlarge the eares out of measure or through the drinesse or scarsity of the same causeth them to draw together and be narrow in respect of the due proportion and of this cannot gouerne the workes of the spirit but that the eares like inâ—ue according to the plenty and scarsity of matter forasmuch as they thus procéede of the indiuâ—â—ions of nature These hitherto Albertus I saith the Physiognomer haue noted many olde men and found them to haue great eares and not smal in that age So that the small eares after the agréement of most Writers do denote short life in this agrâ—â—th Ptholomy the Phylosopher where hee reporteth that the eares small bee a note of shorâ—e 〈◊〉 and if the eares be hayry doe indicate long life The reason is that the smalnesse vttereth
Treatise of Phisiognomy of the members sayeth that hée which hath a fleshy face is indicated to be lesse sapient importunate a lyar and a glutton The person which hath a slender or leane face is noted to be circumspect in his doings and argueth a subtill vnderstanding as the Mercurians possesse and haue That creature which hath a long face is knowne of experience to bee froward and iniurious The worthy Phylosopher Aristotle saith that both of horses and men the same is knowne that those whose face is wrinkled of nature and not by accident is begotten of féeble parents for that the strength of the hart whereas the same is féebled draweth the skin together And are denoted but weake of the principall members The learned Palemon and Ptolomeus paruus write â—hat a leane or thin face witnesseth such a one to be full of cares Rasis saith that the face looking like vnto one drunken is lightly ouertaken with strong drinke and pâ—ocured drunk as the Phisiognomer reporteth of â—xâ—erience Rasis saith that one hauing a modest shamefast face is denoted to haue the like conditions and to be gentle An irefull face saith Rasis indicateth yrefulnesse which like hapneth to be found both in other vices and Uertues for that the face of like Nature to the like passion is euen subiect actually to the same The face very rounde argueth such an one to be foolish but the same appearing very big is indicated sluggish in the proper actions and of a dul â—â—pacity A very small séene doth argue such a one to be euill crafty a flatterer a niggâ—rd and for the most part fearful The reason seemeth to be in that the exceeding smalnesse of the heade procéedeth of the matter of the humor and subtle spirit with a drinesse and thorough the euill composition of which flattery and fearefulnesse is caused which is a Sister of tenacity as is aforesaid Conciliatore instructeth that a deformed face sildome argueth good and honest conditions Nor a wry countenance of nature can vtter after the opinion of Aristotle laudable actions and conditions nor such a creature of experience knowne is greatly fortunate And this note sufficiently appeareth of the congruent apparancy Whose face appeareth long is noted vnshamfast and iniurious procéeding of a mightie hotnesse which is the cause of the lengthning out the same that such through this are so inuericundians He which hath bloowne temples and the vaines appearing great is denoted after Rasis to be very yrefull and furious The face fleshy if with a deformed il fauourednesse indicateth such a one to be feareful and franticke at times after the opinion of Palemon and others The face grosse with big iawes and rusticall lookes argueth dull capacity and rude nature as the Phylosopher reporteth The face reddish of it selfe dooth witnesse such to be rough sturdy and cruell If the chéeks be only red it signified a Drunkard Conciliatore Writeth that the face small and couered with a yellow colour it indicateth such a creature to be vicious a deceiuer a drunkarde as Aristotle reporteth that the same séemeth to declare This very often hath bin experienced in the Phisiognomers time especially in sundry Princes head Captaines of Armies Secretaries and Ambassadors which at that day were supposed to be amongest them both Sapient and Skillfull that knew wittily to deceiue and finde out a deceit Whiles Cocles remained at Rome he there noted a most Wicked person and lecherous withâ—ll whose habitude in this place by the way of an example he mindeth to vtter and describe after this manner Hee was verie small or short of stature in manner like vnto a Dwarfe whose haires on the Heade were much in quantitie and great especially about the temples were these séene blacke his face and countenance appeared round and fleshy in forme the forehead bigge and fleshy in like maner the ouerbrowes great through the much quantity of haires The eyes bigge tending outward in the corners of which were séene manie firy spots his looke was sturdy and wildely the Pellicles about the eyes puffed vp the Chéekes were fleshy the eares found great the nose bigge and short in whose middle appeared a hollownes like vnto the little Dogges of Spaine The Nostrils were séene to be large open the mouth in respect of the habitude great the lippes in forme found very thicke and turned outward after the manner of the Murryans the chin discerned big and round the colour of the whole face appeared wanne adust the Beard found thick and black the necke knowne to be grosse and liuely stirring the teeth placed thicke or thicke standing together and appearing bigge the vnder chin séene very fleshy the breast formed large with great pappes the arms short and fleshy the hands short and in like maner fleshy the fingers small compounded and muscled or brawned the nailes séen short in forme pale blacke and rough the shoulder points found very fleshy the back in respect of the constitution of body very large and fleshy the Belly found bigge to a Tonne the Pecten séene very hairy and thicke or much in quantity the 2d1ry discerned full of apparant veines the Flankes and Buttockes were fleshy the Peritoneon or space betweene the Legges bearâ—ng outward the Hippes big and seene fleshy the Legs in respect of the personage were slender the feet small and but a little brawned the soules of the féete were formed with an equall vpper face or euennesse throughout and fleshy the whole personage was found hot and moyst with a swiftnesse of pace in his going the steps treading short and the eyes appeared protensed and large open in the going the spéech vttered very quicke breathing strong and thicke together the whole body séene most hairy As touching the forme of this mans hand A the Paulme through the slatnesse of the montes was not hollow B The life line was stretched out long and red in colour C The vpper angle was separated D The middle naturall line was séene red and thwart in forme and euill situated E The mensale line was sound great and with inordinate creasts F The monte of Venus bearing vp full G with the Sister of the life line situated on the monte H There was a triangle no where formed in the hand Iupiters monte not lined and euill coloured with the Character C. placed on the same Tubercle And on the backe of that finger were lines séene formed to a starre I The Zone or girdle of Venus in the proper place appeared redde Ki The Sunnes mount euill conditioned L. Mercuries Tubercle appeared obscure or darke shaddowed The Moones place â— figured with such a Charracter M. The life line was grosse betwéene the thombe and fore-finger Thus was this most wicked man formed in personage and lined in the hand So that through such a habitude he vsed both kinds of coe 12ngtbus as well with the 2l1sm as 2le1smf and other detestable matters he exercised not héer méet to be vttered To conclude he was the most
which are of a cold and moist complexion arâ— perfit that is apt vnto the performing although the Bloud and spirit in these are moued vnto the heart spéedily for the smalnesse of space yet neuerthelesse caused vnmooueable by reason of the complexion or coldnesse in that moysture restrayneth the dryth and heate and thus of the short and swift motion of those Spirites by reason of the space and in a slow manner by reason of the moisture of those Spirits shall the motion bee caused commensurated and both a meane and temperate apt vnto the performing In the fourth he Phisiognomateth by the greatnesse of body by a comparison vnto the hot and dry complexion in that such are perfit and quicke in conceiuing Although in those the space of the motion be great yet the blood and Spirit in them are very swift mouing by reason of the great heate and on such wise in these is a temperament of motion caused and are apt vnto the performing Here is to be conceiued that although the hot and dry and generally the chollerioâ— are of a difficill or hard conceiuing and of a dull wit by reason of the dryth which hardly receiueth neuerthelesse the chollericke bigge in body are more perfit and apter to conceiue then the small in quantitie of body For when these giue and apply their wit vnto the conceiuing and attaining of any thing they long retaine the same with them and although they haue the Spirit and blood moueable yet for that the space of the motion is great for that cause before any other thing or matter occurreth they first conceiue and take and strongly retaine For a more drynesse then moysture consisteth in the hinder part of the braine of this creature So that drinesse hath the property to attain and receiue with difficulty and when this hath receiued a forme the same purchased it retaineth for a long time which contrary is of the moysture For the moysture or moist braine behind doth lightly receiue a forme and soone looseth the same in that the formes which are imprinted in the moysture are not preserued any long time but soone vanish away And for as much as the chollerick small in body do not so long consist in any maner that any forme in their spirit can be fixed yet are these neuerthelesse noted perfite as is afore vttered For the learned Aristotle héere meaneth that the more chollericke in body are perfit simply but this vnderstood in the comparison vnto the chollericke small of body The Sanguine of complexion and big in body are very perfit in that they be of a temperate moyst quality and of a good receiuing or retaining In the excéeding the Philosopher dooth Phisiognomate by the quantity of the body betwéene a very small and very big as vnderstanding of a meane Of which such hauing bodies ouer-much excéeding in greatnesse and height or ouer-much lacking in the smalnesse of body and stature are perfit by hap in that these sometimeâ— are on such wise and sometimes in a contrary manner according to the same as they are diuerâ—â—â— complexioned So that by the consequent such ouer smal and ouer big are vnperfit in as much as vnto the extending which may be on such wise and otehrwise in the ouer small forme so that the vnperfit is â—as euery variable continguent or happening For that cause in stature and quantity of bodie a meane which are nâ—â—â—her ouer small nor ouer-bigge vnto sense 〈◊〉 the aptest to perceiue and know The Phisiognomer further vttereth that the person which is not of length and largenesse alike is noted to be one not in a due form proportioned Indagines breefely writing of the stature of man alleageth 〈◊〉 example out of the Histories of one Maximinus the Emperour who for his notable and monstrous talnesse was of this found and iudged to be of a dull capacity and foolish And of the same arose the Prouerbe which is Climacis Aegiptia â—â— Caliga Maximini And that applyed now to men of a great and huge stature hauing euill properties conditions and had in contempt for their rude manners Sundry others the like might heere be vttered which for breuitie saith Indagines I omit yet is it well knowne to all men that such which bee of a monstruous talenesse are euermore of a dull capacity simply witted and in manners rude especially if they be leane and very long of Bodie with the neck reaching forward like the Storkes necke In the Court of Frederick the third Charles Emperors did the worthy Indagines note certain persons very tall and maruellous leane who in conditions were knowne to be very froward and foolish And from these persons do not such much differ which go crooked or stouping Heere a man might aptly apply the olde Prouerb which affirmeth that sildome any séeth the long and tall person wittie nor the short person méeke and patient yet the person short of body is noted to be of a ready wit apt to attaine thinges and in the end very skilfull in many matters And this onely meant by the quantity of the body and not of the quality in that the same often falleth out the contrary The person decerned meane of stature and reasonably fat and in the other members and partes decently formed is noted to be ingenious prudent and doth his busines with expedition These hitherto Iohn Indagines Michaell Scotus writeth that somewhat may be declared by the stature of man First the stature long and sufficient vpright and rather leane than fat doth argue that person to be bold high minded presumptuous vaine-glorious to much of a will long angry somtimes lying and in many things malicious The stature long and sufficient fat dooth signifie a strong person yet lightly vnfaithfull deceitfull of a dull wit selfe-willed a surmiser vngratefull â—nd circumspect in his doings The stature very long leane and slender doth denote a foolish person much selfe-willed weake to labour slowe a great féeder lightly crediting thinges to be compassed as he wisheth them and often lying The stature short and bigge is a note of a flegmaticke quality enuious suspitious more simple than wise easily perswaded to beléeue long angry vaiue and well contented to serue The stature short and slender and sufficient vpright is a note of a chollericke quality and that such a person to be naturally circumspect of that he doth ingenious hold high minded vaine-glorious of good memory and vnderstanding secret a great surmiser The stature which bendeth naturally forward and not caused of age denotes a wary person vnto himselfe a niggard laborious a grosse feeder long angry not lightly crediting secret of dull Witte and seuere or cruell The stature or personage bending backward doth signifie a foolish person of a small vnderstanding of ill memory vain a grosse féeder and easily perswaded to good or euill Hitherto M. Scotus A perfect instruction in the manner of iudging FIrst consider that a man may not hastily pronounce iudgement of any one note
delated doe then argue a sicknesse or disease of the eyes And if these haue any flesh bearing out do denote drunkennesse especially when the eyes are bearing out and the eye-lids be dry as in many the like the Phisiognomer hath obserued and noted The vpper eye-lids couering the neather doe argue by the report of Conciliatore Albertus and others long life The corners of the Eyes dylated and large through the cause of a smiling eye doth indicate a letcherous person and this note applyed of the Philosopher to Venus The often beating or panting of the eye-lids doth argue such a person to be fearefull and vexed often with a frenzinesse as Palemon Loxius and sundry others report The eye-lids thin and in health are best commended For these declare a lawdable minde nighest approaching to God through an vpright behauiour The iudgement of the spaces betweene the eye-browes after the mind of Michael Scotus The xix chapter THe spaces betwéene the eye-browes nere ioyning together declare that person to be a niggard enuious very much desirous of beautifull things hauing a strange fortune and more rigorous then gentle in behauiour The spaces betwéene the eye-browes if they be large doth denote such a person to be of a dull capacity yet of a great boldnesse very trustie in néede of a perfit and vpright friendship these hâ—therto Michael Scotus if we may credit the agréement of these sayings The nature and iudgement of the mouings of the eyes The xx Chpter THe Phisiognomers confirme their sayinges by the signes and notes of the eyes in that the notes which are discerned in the eies be figurs and vtterers of the affections of the heart The eye is the instrumentall member of sight whose quality is moist in a round forme figured with a certaine plainnesse and formed with seuen coâ—tes and thrée humors as writeth the learned Sillanus super nono Almansoris The passions of the minde as trouble myrth loue hatred and such like are especially declared and vttered by the eyes after the agréement of all Writers The especiall colours of the eyes are knowne to be foure as the blacke whitish variable and gray as the worthy Canamusalis in libro oculorum cap. tertio reporteth and the like Iehusalis The round forme of the eyes is better moouing perfiter and vncorruptible through the lacking of corners as all the learned agrée in the fame The cornered eyes haue very often superfluous moysture standing in them as writeth the singular Constantine in libro oculorum A perfit forme and condition of the eyes doth denote an honest person as writeth Gulielmus Nurice Conciliatore Albertus and others The eies big and eminent doe argue weakenesse and a féeble courage in that these be so caused bigge thorough the much aboundance of moisture of the brain in which is coldnesse that sheddeth along by the Members and extinguisheth the bloud So thrt such a Braine is more colder and moister than it ought to bee and in such a body should bee the lacke both of naturall bloude and courage And as the spirit and store of bloude procureth boldnesse in men euen so doth the colde and moyst quallity contrarie worke and cause fearefulnesse Rasis reporteth that the Eyes béeing verie eminent and bigge doth argue such a creature to be fearefull and applied to the Hare Cunny and Frogge The eyes outward extended do denote after the mind of Rasis such a person to be foolish but the eyes déep standing doe denote such a person to be subtill and of euil conditions through the part of the wicked quality yet such be of a good sharp sight and sée further than the eminent eyes do in that the visible spirit is more gathered in the déepe eyes and the séeing vertue stronger yea the light is receiued in greater quantity as by experience is known in the Gunner which minding to shoote strait winketh with the one eye like the Carpenter in the laying of his line right Hitherto Auerroys But through the contrary cause such hauing the eies eminent be weake of sight and sée nothing so farre off The large eyes tending into a breadth of the body like to the eyes of the Parthians do indicate the moisture of bodie in that creature Such hauing the eies eleuated and standing hie out do sée from them as aboue vttered but a little way the cause is that when the eye is eminenter it is then further distant from the braine which is noted the Well-spring of the Eyes So that through the farre distance from their Spring that is the braine such eyes are hindered to sée far where otherwise the eyes standing déepe do sée sâ—â—ner and further yet such are noted to be of ill conditions Further conceiue that through the Eminency of the eies diuers matters visible are represented so that such in a short time can iudge of matters They are also bablers through the moist forepart of the fore head And thereby are noted vnshamefast and foolish the selfsame in a maner doth the learned Asculanus write in his mother tongue in libro Cerbae as followeth Gli ochij eminenti et in figura grossi Gli ochij veloci cum lo batter sermo Matri e falsi de mercedae scossi By which he concludeth that such are without discretion thorough the small discourse of vnderstanding He also saith of these that the eyes mouing fast quick procéeding of hotnes argueth irefulnesse luxury and boldnesse aplied to the Hauk and Falcon. The slow moouing of the eyes denoteth coldnes declaring sadnesse and fearfulnes in that creature Such with the eyes moue the eye-lids together are of a weake and féeble mind as Palemon writeth The eies which shut and open together denoteth a wicked and traiterous person If water shall stand in them it argueth a studious person an earnest searcher of Arts as writeth Aristotle Albertus and Phylemo Conciliatore writeth when the eyes are disformally moued that one while they run and another while cease running although by these as yet no wicked fact or mischiefe bee committed or done in cogitation notwithstanding the minde is known to be occupied with the like And such generally the Phisiognomer noted to bee of wicked conditions and prone to some violent shamefull or euill death Yea the Physiognomer hath often times obserued it in many that Rob by the high-way Ptholomy the Phylosopher Writeth that the eyes yellow so that the same procéedeth of no sicknesse doth signify such a person to be a deceyuer and cruell as the Phisiognomer Cocles obserued in sundry Bawds Murderers Further such a colour indicateth the dominion of choler with gret adustion of which occasion cannot otherwise bee caused but the dominion of malignity The eyes mouing swiftly with a sharpnesse of sight are noted théeues vnfaithfull deceyuers yea such a note hath the Phisiognomer séene many which were after hanged One of these was the sonne of M. Iulianus de Pontremulo brought vp and trained couragiously from a child vnder a valiant
learned booke of secrets If the eyes shall appeare long open together doth indicate foolishnesse and vnshamefastnesse as the learned Albertus reporteth The eyes very blacke do argue such to be fearfull and this neuer faileth the like yea these note such to be gréedy of gain for the black colour very déepe is knowne to signifie fearefulnesse as both the Philosopher Aristotle in Mâ—thaphoricis and the auncient Auicen primo de Animalibus write The eyes appearing palish doth denote such a person to be prone to deceit The eyes not very black but to a yellownesse declining doe denote a good nature and to bee strong The eies either white or gray do denote such a person to be fearefull and of the white colour it seldome or neuer faileth the like The eyes black not able in brightnesse do argue such to be euill conditioned deceitfull wicked The person which hath black eyes and a little smiling withall is denoted such a one that is greatly inclined and prone to all filthinesse The eyes not very gray in colour but to a séemly manner like to the colour of the Lyons eyes do denote such a person to be of an honest nature and good mind and for the forme applyed to the Lyon and Eagle The gray colour of the eyes is heere meant to bee like vnto the colour of the Owle or rather of the colour of the Jayes wings which are changeable of colour The eyes appearing veiny doe denote such a person to be franticke and applyed to the Goate And veiney be those eyes named which be full of small and little lines alength much like to small veines through which the colour of the eyes is changed And such as be of this are of a diminishing imagination which serueth to the vnderstanding and applyed to the shéepe The eyes fiery appearing are vnshamefast and applyed for the forme to the dog and such also are greedy catchers and contentious The eyes are then named fiery when like to fire these shine burne and twickle So that the like persons kindled with yre sée not or if they sée one thing séemeth two in their sight Auerrois in de sensu seâ—sato instructeth at large the causes The especiall token of yrefulnesse is the naturall rednesse in the veines of the eyes The diuers coloured eyes doe argue such to be fearfull and applied vnto the passion for that the like which are afraide become suddenly pale and possesse through that feare an vnequall colour Such hauing the eyes appearing or looking merrily are noted to be luxurious and applied for the forme vnto the Cocke and Goat or Rauen that is hauing the eies like to them which chéerefully and louingly looke on any matter for these then shew a gladsome and merry looke The eies and chéeks red doe signifie such to be louers of Wine and Drunkards The eyes reddish and drie are stoute couragious and hasty vnto yre The eyes gray or troubled doe argue such to be fearefull and applied to the Sheepe Goate The eyes meane and lowe standing doe demonstrate such to be shamefast and honest of conditions The meane colour of the eyes with the other notes orderly agréeing doth not onely witnesse a goodnesse of sightâ— but a good vnderstanding and knowledge to consist in that creature The eyes standing out and reddish doe argue such to be libidinous and gluttons The eyes standing in a manner short or smal and bearing a little out doe indicate such a person to be couetous very gréedy of gaine and earnestly labouring after the same If he also draweth or knitteth together the forehead with the ouerbrowes to the middle of the same such a person is then so much the couetouser and more desirous of gaine The Wolfe is a beast gréedy irefull wily setting vpon bold and violent And those persons which to the kind of this beast are applied to bee on this wise that is to say hauing very crooked noses stretching downewards the ouer-browes ioyning together rough haired small eyes and shutting often somewhat hollow standing the head small and round rough haired in body long haire on the head and fast compowned in legges So that such proportioned after this manner aboue vttered are crafty persons wicked ioying in the shedding of blood and prone to yre or soone angry And thus the Phisiognomer endeth with the matter of the eyes What notes to be learned in iudging of the face and countenance The xxi chapter THe faces of such wel borne and complexioned are on such wise that is mean of composition in the Cheeks and Temples declining vnto a fatnesse Such a Creature after Phisiognomy is iudged iust louing faithfull and of a good vnderstandinâ— Of which Ecclesiasticus xiij reporteth that mans heart altereth the face either to the good or euill When Iacob by the face of Laban found out the hatred towards him he turned then vnto his Wiues and said I knew by the face of your Father that he is no more like in friendship towards mee that he was yesterday For euen his countinance is a silent vtterer to me of his minde the contrary The gladsomnesse or myrth of the face procéedeth of a merry heart but the heauinesse or sadnesse of looke is caused of a heauy heart The face is often taken and that simply for the naturall looke of any but the countinance signifieth the qualities of the mind so that a deformed looke is of a rare felicity as the learned Isidorus Ethimologiarum xi vttereth Whose face appeareth fleshy is lightly couering and applied vnto the Oxe as the Philosopher Aristotle vttereth in Methaphoricis Whose face by Nature appeareth red is shamefast and merry but whose face appeareth pale of colour the same by nature is knowne to be fearefull as Aristotle reporteth The face appearing leane doth argue a carefull person and somtimes a betrayer as the learned Albertus and Conciliatore vtter The face séen fleshy doth indicate such a person to be fearefull applyed for the quality to the Hart and Asse as Aristotle and the learned Palemon write The face that appeareth small doth witnesse such a creature to be saint hearâ—ed and fearefull applied for the quality vnto the Ape and Cocke as the learned Conciliatore reporteth Conciliatore writeth that whose face appeareth big is noted by the agréement of other writers to be slow and sluggish in the proper actions for the same denoteth much matter and flegmaticke not regulated applied for the quality vnto the Oxe and sluggish Asse The face appearing very bony doth witnesse such a Creature to be laborious fearefull and of a cold Nature after the minde of the Phisiognomer The learned Palemon writeth that a meane forme of the face as neither to big nor to small is perfite good and signifieth an honest person by the agréement of Auicen Albertus Conciliatore and others Whose face is iudged small in forme is reported to be a persoÌ„ vngentle in conditions and a niggard applyed after the manner vnto the apparancy knowne The Phylosopher Aristotle in his
vicious person of al others that euer the Phisiognomer vnderstood or knew in his time In a man the face remaineth but the countenance doth alter so that the continuance is named of the Latine word Volando which properly in English signifieth a flying or vanishing away The countinance appearing sowre through the forme and condition of the lips chéekes forehead and grinning doth indicate such a person to bée a foole and franticke at times by the report of the Phisiognomer A chéerefull and smiling countenance séene doth innuate such a Creature to bee giuen vnto mirth and to be libidinous after nature The face often sweating and that of a light or small stirring doth argue hotnesse or a hot condition to consist in that person And such a Creature is knowne of experience to be leacherous gluttonous and a great féeder Of which insueth indigestion and a sicknesse to come as the Phisiognomer hath sundry times noted The face appearing valled or dented in and rather more leane than fat doth innuate such a Creature to be iniurious enuious a lyar contentious cruell yea a Murderer if the same especially be annexed vnto adustion and that the colour be eyther â—anne or yellowe appearing as the same the Physiognomer sundry times hath obserued and knowne And euery countenance when the same apeareth ful of flesh and fat doth denote by the agréement of most Writers such a creature to be sluggish and giuen vnto pleasure and wanton actions The face appearing verie much awrie leane and long procureth after the minde oâ— the Phisiognomer a very rude creature in conditions malicious and â—nuious and the same affirmeth lerned Rasis A sad countenance indicateth sadnes and heauinesse of minde in that creature but the frowning looke dooth denote such a person to be a bethinker and an immaginer of déepe matters yea wily fearfull in actions and indeuoreth himselfe to be crafty The face well proportioned both in the forme of the flesh colour and in the parts connexed doth argue a laudable life or disposition and flowing in Uertues The face séen hollow from the beginning of the forhead vnto the end of the chin that the nose and mouth séeme placed as they were in a valley doth inuate euil conditions especially if the same bée with a wan or adust colour For such hath the phisiognomer known to haue bin murtherers full of words contentious yea Pirats and Théeues Take héed saith Cocles that you be not deceiued in the iudgement of the leprous forasmuch as their eies are rounde and the vaines eminent or bearing outward and a cytrinesse of colour mixed vnto the rednesse and such are caused to be quick of stirring and possesseth a straitnes of the Nosestrils with a most vehement hoarsenesse that it causeth that person as it were to speake thorough the nose The Gums also of such creatures and the ends of their noses are known to be beaten away their skin besides is caused rough and the haires of the ouerbrowes shed away al which by the face may partfull be knowne as the Learned Arnoldus de villa noua reporteth A small face and countenance doth witnesse a small and base wit The countenance formed exceeding big denoteth sluggishnes in actions a dull capacity and foolishnesse What to be noted and iudged of the condition and forme of the Nose and Nosthrils The 22. chapter MAns face aâ—ter the minde of the Methaposcopeâ— is thin and very passible and no part there is of mans body which like expresseth the passion of the mind as the face properly dooth Of which the mind altered by any cause the Methaposcopers can readily espy and iudge The passible place also of the face and the eyes which the Phiâ—osophers name to be the Windowes Messâ—ngers of the mind and next to these is the forehead For we daily see in the place that the vains exteâ—sed in many subiects when such are angry do swell in a maruellous bignes The next passible part is the nose in that the same is Cartilaginous as without flesh except the vertue of ingendring be mighty from the beginning of generation So that this before the other partes causeth mans face especially to be either comely or deformable The nose stretched and retching vnto the mouth with a decent bignes argueth the bignesse of the Cartylage and the multitude or much quantity of flesh which compasseth the same Cartilage in that the same cannot be caused but thorough a great hotnesse For the property of heat is to dilate and lengthen out so that the nose when the same is protensed or stretched vnto the mouth doth indicate the complexion of the whol indiuiduate to be hot of which both honesty and boldnesse procéedeth and is caused in that creature The Nosthrils bigge and large doe witnesse the Testicles great and that such a person to bee leacherous a betrayer deceitfull a lyer enuious couetous a niggard of a grosse wit and somwhat fearefull as certaine report yet the cause of this matter they alleadge not as the Phisiognomer witnesseth Héere the Phisiognomer teporteth that the nature of heate is to dilate but of colde to shrinke and gather together so that thorough the largenesse of the Nosthrilles is the cause of the hot complexion knowne of which the great testicles procéede and luxury in that creature for through the multitude of Sperme must the receptacle of necessity be great and large that the same may receiue and containe the Sperme or matter of the Sperme vnto the digesting of it Of the grose humors is the grosenesse and bignesse of members procured and by the consequent are the Spirites grosse so that of this grosenesse is the rudenesse of wit caused as the Philosopher Aristotle sayth in lib. 2. de part Animalibus cap 4. of which a tenacity and couetousnesse insueth in so much as such cannot thorough the same rightlie Discerne The Nose doth argue the qualitie of the hart in that a big nose doth indicate the hotnes of the hart and yrefulnes in that creature And through this hotnesse after the minde of Conciliatore is the priuity of man inlarged and caused great as aforesaid Of which certaine report these Words in Latine Ad formam nasi dignoscitur hasta Baiardi By alike reason saith the Phisiognomer may a man argue of the womans priuy place in these Latine words Nam mulieris pes est signum oris verendae The nose either big or small dooth argue by the like the mans and womans _____ to be in that the same being great doth procéede of the grosse matter and hâ—at intensed The _____ of the woman is a note of _____ For the _____ long straight and slender dooth like argue _____ to be econtra The measure of _____ is the proportion measure of the _____ of _____ in euery one Of which a learned sayeth in these words Ad formam pedis tu nosces portam mulieris The smalnesse and thinnesse of the skin of r2h _____ of a _____ is onely knowne by the condition
necke hée was besides couetous and fearefull which is contrarie vnto magnanimitie or boldnesse in that the same procéedeth of a hot quality Yet hadde this person a ready wit through the comely forme of the head forasmuch as the knitting and conioyning of the spirits was lawdable by which the descent Organe aptly serued vnto reason especially for the eminencie of the fore-heade in breadth But the breast the Ribbes the Héeles and the necke were founde all effeminate which as aboue vttered bée contrarie vnto magnanimitie the Aquiline or hawked Nose indicated as the Phisiognomer reporteth his Couetousnesse that so mightily by his report bare sway in him Thus saith he a man must proportionate all the Members togither for otherwise it shall be in vaine to iudge or pronounce any matter at all after the minde of the Phisiognomer on any subiect The nose séene flat doth signifie such a person to be luxurious hasty in wrath and faint-harted for the dominion of the moysture and Flegme in that creature as the learned Conciliatore reporteth Héere conceiue saith the Phisiognomer Cocles that when the nose appeareth flat then is a hotnesse and moysture indicated in that person for as much as the hotnes of the Aqualine or hauked nose is caused with a drynesse So that the flat noses are procured through a hotnesse moysture in that the moysture causeth the inlarging of the nose of which such are knowne hot and moyst that properly cause the luxury in them When any report such persons that they are hasty in wrath the same procéedeth as the Phisiognomer reporteth of an ouer-much hotnesse and the inflamation of spirits mooued and procured through the aboundance of matter and of that inflamation by the report of Cocles is the yrefulnesse caused in such Another cause shall héere be vttered in that the inflamation of the spirit cannot soone or spéedily be cooled through the narrow passage as shal appeare in the matter following Of which the singuler Philosopher Asculanus in the mother tongue wrote these worthy verses following EL concauato è anchora il naso simo ciascun di lora a la luxuria acosta Piu del secundo dico che del primo chi la subtile è ne lextremo agozo Ouero rotundo cum obtusa posta mouesi ad ira el primo come cuzo Laltro e magnanimo e dae graue stile The person which hath a short Nose and the same flat is iudged after the mind of the Phisiognomer to be lasciuious and as some write to be a Théefe The nose séene short the mouth formed small and the téeth found short and big do denote after the mind of the worthy Conciliatore a moist and cold complexion The sharpenesse of the Nose séene the Necke found long the voyce heard small and comly are apparant notes of a temperate chollericke quality as the learned Rasis the worthy Albertus Ptholomeus paruus and other report and Cocles with them The Phisiognomer Cocles reporteth that hée hath many times noted of experience in infinite subiects and in all his life time he neuer saw any which were not possessed with a heape of vices especially for lying or for their imagining lyes and this caused by the Chollericknesse consisting in them for which cause this Cocles willeth a man to take héed of the fellowship of such as of all which saith he experience in short time will instruct thée perfit The nose formed sharpe of the end doth indicate such a person to bee a lyar contentions and yrefull the reason is as the Phisiognomer reporteth in that such are of a chollerick quality for as much as the leannesse and sharpenesse of the nose doth for the most part happen through the aboundance of choller The same end also hath narrow passages in which the ayre cannot passe to coole the heart so that of this it long remaineth inflamed which is the cause of contending and quarrelling in that person The like Creature by report of the Phisiognomer was that Antonius a learned scribe and notary yea he noted many other Countrey-men of his to be like among the number of which Cocles obserued and knew a iolly Fellow of the like Nature named Vandinus de Fauentia which was a betrayer of his courteous Lorde and a principall aider Son vnto the Noble Astorgius Fauentia by whose meanes and other mighty deceiuers about him was this gentle Lorde by commaundement conueyed vnto the prison in Rome and shut vppe as close prisoner in that strong Castle named Saâ—cti Angeli where not many monthes abiding was lamentably murdred of a most cruell Bastard by a headlong fall as the Phisiognomer learned and vnderstood which wicked Creature after the fact committed miserably pined away euen like an Image of Waxe standing in the hottest Sunne When the Nose shall be meanely small a little dry vpward and at the end raised vp and the neather part or end turned again vpward or that his cleft be procéeded from beneath vnto the part turned vpward toward the Cone of the Nose doth then indicate luxury or such an abuse of the bodie not héere decent to be vttered as the learned Conciliatore in his Rubrick of Phisiognomy reporteth The like of this the Phisiognomer Cocles obserued and noted sundry times especially in one of the Senate-house of the Noble Citty of Bononie which for reuerence vnto the noble-house and honesty sake he refuseth to name The cause is for as much as such are of a moist and sanguine quality tending vnto choller and these vniuersally by report of the Phisiognomer are luxurious in both the kinds euen as the same through the pricking forward of choller which daily inflameth the blood And the regitiue Nature of the whole body mooueth or stirreth forward the expulsiue vertue vnto the sending forth of the noious matter superfluous and expelleth the same vnto the congruenter places by the apt passages and sendeth the same forth vnto the 2rd1y in that it is the cause of the erection of it So that such helpe forward themselues by a proper industry not decent for honesty sake to be he vttered when as the desired subiect is not at hand And the apparant notes of these persons are that such haue the nose bigge and blunt especially at the end and the Nostrils wide and large through the grossenesse of bignesse of the nose The singuler Aristotle in Methraphoricis vttereth that such hauing the nose bigge at the end are of an earnest and ready minde vnto the concupiscence of the desired act such also are known to bée base and of no reputation applyed for the forme vnto the Oxe in that such especially in the venereall act are so prone and easily mooued that they couet in minde what person soeuer they sée which especially in knowne to be true for the actiue coeating as with Women for such after the sight of women séeme in a manner to mourn vnto themselues as the Bull doth after the Cow and such Asculanus reporteth are irefull Rasis vttereth
members are knowne of the Phisiognomers to be hot Of which reason how much intentiuer the heat is so much the greter will the resolution of partes be For where a great resolution consisteth there of necessity must insue that a restauration aptly be procured which otherwise cannot be caused but through the benefit and help of meates that ought to be a sufficient quantity of which the spirits are actiuely ingendred and these in great quantity which properlie cause in that Creature ire boldnesse yea quarrelling and fighting Of which it succéedeth that the worthy Philemon Palemon Albertus Conciliatore report that the Creature which hath a great and wide mouth is a gluttonous féeder yet hardy and prone to fight Rasis vttereth the like that the person which hath a great mouth is known to be a gluttonous féeder and bold The mouth formed small is noted to bee of a Feminine nature But the mouth discerned great and wide doth witnesse yre boldnesse quarrelling and fighting such also are knowne by experience to be gluttonons feeders The mouth hauing a small closing and opening doth denote such a creature to be peaceable yet many times found vnfaithfull and faint harted the reason of this contrarie is the same which was aboue vttered of the Phisiognomer The mouth in the proper sight or being hauing a séemly quantity in the greatnesse with the lips thinne and appearing small in the closing and to these the eies shewing smilingly with the rest of the face agréeable answering doth indicate a libidinous person a Cynede or an effeminate Creature and a lyar as the worthy Conciliatore in his Rubrike of Phisiognomy vttereth A small mouth in forme appearing prominent outward doth denote wicked conditions in that person to be false in promise and a betrayer The mouth discerned small hauing thin lippes doth witnesse a féeble mind and courage but this person is deceitfull and malicious Where or in whom the mouth shall appeare very farre bearing out and round with a thicknes of â—he lips and that the vpper lip foldeth outward is or the forme applied of the Philosopher vnto the Hog and signifieth by the agréement of Authors that such a creature is nasty péeuish cruel and a foole as the Phisiognomer hath often times noted The best conditioned mouth after the agréement of the Phisiognomers is when the same appeareth not ouer moist in that the moysture of the mouth and lips doth argue fearefulnesse and malignity in that Creature as the worthy Albertus reporteth and the same the Phisiognomer Cocles affirmeth The mouth that sauoureth sweâ—â—e especiallie in the breathing doth indicate an honest person witty both in the giuing and retaining warie seâ—ret coueting faiâ—e thinges and faithfull yet easily led eyther vnto the good or euill through his light â—eléeuing if wee may credite Michaell Scotus The mouth that sauoureth ill in the breathing doth denote such a Creature to be diseased in the Liuer besides of a grosse vnderstanding lightlie crediting of a base wit a coueter of other mens goodes lasciuious deceitfull a lyar a teller of vaine matters and newes if Michaell Scotus may be beléeued Whose mouth in the speaking is drawn awry is noted of experience to be diseased with a rewine distending from the head yet is the same eyther stronger or weaker procured euen as in the doubling vnto the other proportions and this of obseruation doth the Phisiognomer Cocles witnesse The iudgement of the forme and condition of the lips The xxvii chapter AT the end of the Jawes are the Lippes formed which are compouned of a soft flesh in that these by a double motion are aptly moued as in the one by a proper manner vpward and in the other by the motion downeward and these caused by motion of the iawes from one to the other both in the closing and opening which is the cause why the lips are named to haue a good and perfit motion The vtility of them by the agréement of all the Phisiognomers is and seruech for the furthering and helping of speech and that these may through the help of the Jawes aptly well close together for the better beséeming of the countenance The colour of the lips toward the opening of the mouth is red thorough many veines of bloud deriued vnto that place the note of which is in that these often and much in quantity bléede and are of a light cause broken and quickly cut off The common hurts there hapning are especially cured after the minde of the Phisiognomer with the same named the Practitioners Mel Rosatum for he reporteth that he hath often experienced the same in many subiects There may Notes also bee gathered in conceiued by the colour of the Lippes for that the naturall colour in the edges of the Lippes after the minde of Constantine ought to bee redde through the thinnesse of skinne which lightly of the heat or colour of the blood receiueth a Rosâ—e quality Of which the worthy Constantine reporteth that the rednesse of the lippes indicateth the purenesse of complexion and the vnmixing together of troubled blood and the note both of good strong vertue in that Creature The wannesse of the lips argueth the contrary to the same aboue in that the vertue of blood and naturall heate is lacking in that creature so that such hauing the like lips are noted to be sicke as the worthy Rasis reporteth When the lips are formed big these do represent the multitude of matter drawne vnto them through heat and the grossenesse or bignesse of them is caused through the grosse humours and spirits of which the dulnesse of wit and foolishnes ensueth procured by reason of the hotnesse except the neather lip be discerned loose hanging and watry running But if the lip be discerned vpright and thicke in forme that is compact or stiffe in such a person doth the Phisiognomer of experience apply there the Planet Mars A like reason the Phisiognomer vttered that when the mouth is formed great if that the lippes appeare loose and hanging in that part of the Creature is the Moone of him and others aptly applyed The neather lippe decerned loose hanging and that the same appeareth very red in colour dooth argue hapning in the woman to bee a most sure note of the great desire vnto the veneriall act and shamefastnesse in that Creature as the same the Phisiognomer Cocles noted in a famous Curtizane of Rome named Isabella di Luna The like note séene in Children signifyeth the Creature in time to grow and become a Cynede or effeminate person especially if the countenance and eies appeare smiling and the creature growne vnto a ripe age as Cocles reporteth that hee noted in a certaine Noble-man of the like condition In briefe all the other members according to the nature and property of them are each attributed vnto his proper Planet as shall after appeare in the third Booke of the Physiognomers to come forth intituled the Phisiognomy of the Planets The worthy Loxius Philemon Plato Aristotle
are appearing from thence vnto the breast are iudged to be weake of body and short liued The condition and iudgement of the inner partes which are consisting from the nauill vpwarde vnto the beginning of the stomack The xlvi chapter IF the Hypocondria or inward partes so named shall be decerned harde in the féeling and sufficiently or well compowned with bones doe witnesse the Masculynity and that such persons to be fierce cruell and quarrellers or fighters as the auncient Palemon Albertus and the learned Conciliatore vtter Such Hypocondria doe certaine report that the worthy Plato possessed yea the like creatures as Albertus and Conciliatore report are applyed vnto the fierce Lyon But if these partes named Hypocondria shall be decerned to be couered with a soft fleshe these then saith the Phisiognomer Cocles doe denote an effeminate minde and womanly courage to dwell or consist in that creature and the lyke affirmeth Conciliatore in his Rubrick of Phisiognomy Such which shall haue these partes weake boned and wrinckled and compassed with a thinnesse of fleshe like vnto the Hypocondria of the Ape are of the Philosopher iudged wicked of behauiour and full of shrewde or euill turnes applyed for the like condition and forme vnto the Ape The signification and iudgement by the notes of the belly The xlvii chapter THe Philosopher Aristotle doth héere instruct how a man may Phisiognomate by the habitude of the belly in that the belly is knowne to be the same which receiuing the meate as Isidore reporteth doth throughly digest it and conueieth the excrements forth that be superfluous for which cause this of nature formed bearing and appearing outward Such which are sufficient fatte about the belly that is well brawned and that the belly beare not to much outwarde are denoted strong after nature applyed for the forme vnto the male kind And such a condition of it is reported to be naturall so that the composition of the belly after the minde of Constantine is formed fleshlie after nature yea hotte and moiste and this through the occasion of digestion properly Of which Rasis vttereth that such creatures which possesse bigge bellies after nature are noted to be libidinous great féeders and that spéedily digest meates Such creatures which are decerned in a contrary condition to this as hauing flat bellies not sufficient brawned and these found soft are denoted and iudged to be weake of body and for the forme applyed vnto the apparant congruency In that we commonly see saith the Phisiognomer that such possessing leane bellies proceeding of any accident as eyther of too much fasting or of a sicknesse caused oâ— procured otherwise of any accidentall cause are argued to be vnapt to learne and to conceiue déepe matters yea weake of body and courage And how long soeuer such continue in the like passion and so long they tend or leane vnto the womanly condicions and courage after the agréement of Aristotle Albertus Conciliaâ—ore and others The learned Aristotle doth vtter also in secretis secretorum that he which possesseth a big belly is denoted and iudged to be an vndiscreete person proud foolish and often desiring to coeate for the hotnesse resting in him A meane proportion and forme of the Belley discerned with a narrownesse of the breast dooth indicate such a Creature to bee of a déepe vnderstanding of a good discretion and witte of an honest conuersation and trusty For a meannesse of the belly saith the Phisiognomer is procured of a hotnes proportioned in that Creature of which lawdable spirits ensue Where the Philosopher vttereth with a straightnest of the breast this is heere meant to be formed with a proportion of the same breast for if this shold be compounded with an ouer-much largenesse it would indicate a hotnesse of the heart in that Creature to hinder vnderstanding Of the same minde and iudgement by the report of the Phisiognomer is the learned Loxius where he witnesseth that such a forme of the belly is knowne to be soft Conciliatore reporteth that the bignesse of the belly doth denote an ouermuch desire vnto the veneriall act Whose stomacke and belley are discerned fleshier are reported to be strong He also affirmeth that the belly soft in youth doth witnesse that the same in many to become flat and drawne together in old age econtra of which this like doth indicate a heauinesse in old age The learned Aristotle vttered vnto the mighty K. Alexander that the person hauing a great belly to be vndiscréet foolish proud and desiring to coeate A meanesse of the belly descerned as aboue taught with a decent narrownesse of the breast witnesseth a déepenesse of vnderstanding and ready counsaile in that Creature These hitherto of Conciliatore The bignesse of the Belley procéedeth of the great heate reuerberating in the empetnesse of the same especially vnto the Region of the Genitors In that as it is saide the vertue Morrall or intellectiue is not scituated in a body ouer hote and of this such are procured to be vndiscréete and foolish Such also are noted to be great drinkers gluttonous féeders and delighted in sluggishnesse and giuing their minds much to luxury As hath béene noted in sundry persons which ledde an easie life A hearinesse decereed on the belly doth argue such a person to be full of wordes applyed for the forme vnto the kinde of birdes in that it is knowne that the property of such which are thus heary on the bellye to be talkatiue and full of words and this note onely conceiued and taken of the chattering of birdes which through their light spirits are thus mooued to chatter and the lesser birdes are knowne much louder to sing and to haue many more notes as the Nightingale and such like which are so procured and caused through the subtilnenesse of their bloud and lightnesse of the spiriâ—s in that these are of an ayrefull nature through which they are so lightly mooued vnto mirth and diuers desires which in their many songs and chaunging of notes endeuour to expresse And the Cockes of those kinde more exercise long then the Hennes doe forasmuch as they are formed hotter and by the consequent haue subtiller bloud and lighter spirites than the Hennes And that hearinesse or many more feathers appearing on their bellies procéedeth through the abundance of the heate vaporatiue in that the same more aboundeth in this place through the digestion there bearing greater sway whose note is that the flesh of their bellies is found farre swéeter and more sauerie in taste than any part of their bodies besides so that of the like causes sundry men are knowne to be very heary on the belly Of which to conclude in that these possesse a subtill bloud and light spirits through the light motion of bloud and the spirites For that cause are diuers fantasies in those subiectes lightly procured and conceiued in minde which of them vttered in their spéech and talke So that of these a certaine reason of the cause appeareth why the