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
actions The chin formed as the same were parted in two by a certain valley or dâ—â—â—â—ng in doth argue as Michael Scotus vttereth that person to be of a grosse wit vaine lightly câ—editing a great surmiser yet congruently seruiceable to another quiet and secret for the more part in his doings The chinne decerned sharpe and thinne in the quantity of flesh doth after Michael Scotus denote such a Creature to be bolde and couragious a Quarreller sometimes and fighter irefull disdainfull weake in strength and contented after a manner to serue for the reliefe of liuing The chin seen crooking vp with a hollownesse in the knitting of the Jawes and leane of Flesh that the same appeareth as it were formed sharp doth witnesse after the minde of Scotus such a person to be wicked enuious of a simple wit a niggard deceitfull soone angry ireful a surmiser bold proud a threatner a betrayer and a theefe these hitherto Michael Scotus The condition and iudgement of the Beard The xxxiij Chapter THe Beard in man after the agreement of the ancient writers beginneth to appeare in the neather Jawe which so ascendeth toward the Temples through the heat and moysture carried vnto the same from the report of the head drawn from the â—enitours which 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 especially the Sperme from those â—laces which nâ—â—e is by reason the spermaticallâ—â—eines doe dâ—â—â—eâ—â—d vnto the same place as the like appeareth in theâ—â— which ouer-much exercise 〈◊〉 whose faâ—â—s by the meanes are after 〈◊〉 â—razed and alâ—ered As touching the womaâ—s testicles in that theâ—e are but weake for the same 〈◊〉 are they known not to be bearded And such Women which are found to haue these hotter then the 〈…〉 haue also somewhat of the reflexed matter 〈◊〉 the same place whence the Sperme moâ—â— cheefâ—â—ie commeth This reflexed heat saith the Conâ—â—â—atore draweth with it the moysture of whiâ—â— in them 〈◊〉 engendered the thin and small hâ—â—res of the Beard and this especially verified in them which vse often very much â—oeaâ—â—ig For which cause the sanguine bodies that haue a thin beard and mean of length are indicated to be creatures which often and greatly desire to coeate through the common of the heaâ— and moisture consisting in thâ—â— them Héere conceiue saith the Phisiognomer that such haires doe procéede and appeare through the superfluousnesse of meates and the fumosities of them which daily ascend on high vnto the parts of the Lawes much like to the smoak of an Oueâ—heated that passeth so long through the Chinkes of the same vntill those passages through the heat are wholly stopped that no more smoake can after passe through them Euen the liâ—e do the fumosities of man issue foorth into the manner of haires which are properly named the hairs of the Beard The colour of the Beard doth sometimes expresse the qualities and quantities of the humors yet hitherto hath not the same béene heard of that any man saw a flaxen white Beard for as much as the flegmaticke humor is not found so mighty as to engender haires of the like colour through the depriuing and lacke of naturall heat to eleuate the sufficient matter vnto the engendring of the like coloured haires Héere perhaps some will argue and affirme saith the Phisiognomer that there is sundry times séene Women bearded yet these are not â—ound of a Flegmaticke qualitie but rather the same doth happen in that the humors are so subtil that of Nature such are procured to bée hot For out of these Creatures doe haires spring yea they sometimes appeare on their Jawes but properly these appeare about the mouth where the more heate doth abound and suâ—h Women séene the like is named of all men bearded héere conceiue saith Cocles that the like Woman found is iudged to be very luxurious through her heat and moyst quality of which the like Creature séen is not onely strong of nature but to be of a stout courage and manly in her facts The perfit woman is known to be sufficiently naked of haires especially about the mouth such a creature after Phisiognomy is reported to be of a good quality that is to say bashfull fearefull honest weake of courage gentle of behauiour and obedient Héere saith the Phisiognomer doth a solemne doubt arise and the same is why men are séene bearded and not women for the more part which doubt séemeth to be put forth by the learned Gulielmus Nurice to which Cocles aunswereth in this manner that the same may bée gathered to procéede of the efficient the materiall and small cause for as much as these properly serue vnto an ornament and comely beautifying of the Woman and in euerie kinde the Males are séene comelier beautified with the same than the Females Which condition of the haires properlie serueth vnto a defence of the iawes in man that the Woman for the like defence and necessitie nothing néedeth at the least so much as the Man through which the sense of feeling is knowne to be of greater force in Man So that the Man by this reason may better endure to goe bareheaded and naked in other partes in the bitter cold weather than the Woman and suffer greater stormes on the Bodie than shée may without harme to ensue A stronger reason may be rendered and giuen of the efficient and materiall cause séeing the Males in generall are knowne to be hotter than the Females For which cause the Fume in men that is the matter procuring the Haires is found both more and mightyer than in women which séeing the same is known not able to be consumed for that cause God and nature together ordained two apt places in man for the passages of them as the one by the head and other fitly by the chin and iawes which forme the beard of man Which manner of fumes consisting in the woman for as much as they appearâ— not to bee so many and mighty as well knowne they are to rest in the man for this cause are these properly and naturally sent forth by the head And a note of the like effect wee sundry times know and sée by Women found of a hot and moyst complexion that appeare bearded wee sée contrariwise that in the colde and dry men these for the more part haue very little or no Beards By which reason we gather saith the Phisiognomer that the séemely Beard waxeth not in the gelded person for as much as those parts haue then lost the benefit of their hotter qualitie through which these should engender the hot humors and fumes that properly are the matter of the haires in them And by a like reason of the former wordes it appeareth that the thicknesse of the Beard and great hairinesse in general is an euident note and iudgement of the substantiall heate and moisture and of naturall strength consisting in that Creature Héere may this argument also be propowned that séeing Children are knowne to bee hot and moyst why they waxe not bearded as men to which the Phisiognomer
fearefull personâ— and compared to the Goate and Shéepe The eyes not very blacke to a yellownes tending like vnto the Lyons doth declare an honest and Friendly person compared to the Lyon and Eagle And a meannesse of colour with an abatement doth signify shamefastnes and honesty And whose inner parts of the lips shall not bee with a certain rednesse coloured is then of the phisitians iudged sickly When the Aeynes both of the temples and behinde the necke do appeare to wax red otherwise to swel out and that the eyes séeme prominent and bloudy do argue an yrefulnes so vehement that they incurre vnto a madnesse and referred to the passion When the countenance appeareth all Redde doth then either declare a shamefastnes or else to be a Wine bibbler and this rednesse is readilye knowne by tokens of the eâ—es and by the custome of it That person which hath a fiery rednes on the Breast and Face is inflamed with yre and easily commeth franticke and mad as the like of these the Phisiognomer hath knowne by experience in sundry persons and referred to the passion The red colour of the hairs of the head intensed is a note of crafty wiles and deceits of much yre and of fransinesse when as the same declareth the abundance of choller The browne Chestnut colour doth declare vprightnesse and the loue of Justice And all report especially Nunciu natuâ—ae in the seuenth booke of the nature of beasts and in the first Chapter of the condition of a Nurse where hée sayeth That of those the better healthfuller sort are they which be browne in colour than the white woman and haue a healthâ—uller Milk The selfesame affirmeth Auicen 4. de Animalibus Those persons hauing a firy red colour or néere to it do retaine anger long also they are harde to be quallified and appeased when as they are angerie and such are referred to the passion that is vnto the manner appearing in any such gréeuously angred Those Persons which haue the Ueyns of the necke entensed and appearing bigge and eminent out with a redde colour tincted doe retaine anger long and such an vngracious anger that harde it is to be appeased Those also as the Phylosopher writeth be referred to the maner appearing for that in such an yre this hapneth as that the veines to be extended and magnified through the boyling and swelling vp of the bloud and spirits from the heart which so retch out those veines as is aforesaid and the like iudge in the forehead where wee vtter iudgement of the lines there séene The iudgement of the Colour and substance of the haires of the head and in all other pâ—aces of the body The xiii Chapter NVncius naturae saieth in lib. 2. de partibus cap. 14. animalium that of all liuing Creatures man in especiall is thickest and hath most plentie of haires on the head The cause of which matter is applied as well vnto a necessity as vnto the reason of a helpe and succour For necessary it was that the hayrs should be both for the moisture of the Braine and seames of the Scull For where the moyst quantitie of humours and heate is there of necessity must the great plenty of hairs grow for the reason and cause of a defence that the daily encreasing and growing of the Hayres couering the heade may so defend and succour it from the extreame colde and mightie heate Séeing mans Braine in proportion is greatest and moystest for that cause it néedeth especiallie a defence c. Isidore reporteth that the hayres of the Head were ordained of nature to couer and beseeme the head that these might so defend the Brain from the cold and heat of the Sunne Albertus in lib. de animalibus cap. 3. reporteth that the haires procéede of the grosser vapors issuing by the poores of the Skinne of the Heade sent foorth by heate thorough the narrow holes of the Skinne which dried and hardned in the comming forth through the outward cold of the ayre And the haires of the head which slowly encrease thorough the lacke of bloude is a note that the complexion to be very moyst That if these spéedily encrease is a note that the body declineth vnto a drines But to come to the matter the Hayres of the head do naturally declare the qualities and quantities of humours and the conditions of the spirite or minde The Phylosopher also in 5. de generatione animalium cap. 4. saith that the cause of the bignes and smalnes of the haires of the head is most chiefly caused and grow out of the skinne and not out of the flesh when the humor in them is euaporated and breatheth forth séeing we sée that the grose haires do spring out of a thick and grose skin and the small haires out of a thinne and soft skin These hitherto Aristotle So that when hotnes and drines bee conioyned the haires of the head doe much sooner grow and waxe matny and thicke Forasmuch as the much quantity signifieth a hotnes and the bignes of them a much fumositie And for that cause in young men there is much more quantity than in children for as much as the matter of children is vaporous and not humorous And the contraries of these do follow their contraries Further the signification by the part of the Figure is that the crispednes thereof declareth a hotnes and drines for the same is caused when it findeth a tortuousnes both of the holes and powers but this doubt is not héer resolued when as the complexion is altered although the two first matters be changed The plainnesse and flat lying of the hayres of the head doth signify a contrary that is coldnesse and moistnesse as euidently appeareth As touching the part of the colour the blackenesse signifieth a hotnesse which blacknesse is héer meant like to the cleare horne with a roughnesse and somewhat tortuous The whitishnesse signifieth a coldnesse but the citrinnesse and rednesse signifieth an equality and the whitishnes doth either argue a vehement coldnesse as the hoarines or a strong and mighty drinesse which hapneth in the Uegetalles when they are dried which from their blacknes or gréennesse passe into a whitenes and this like hapneth not to men but in the end of drying sicknesses Auerrois quarto colligit capitulo of the notes of the complexion of the whole body reporteth that the signification of the colour of the hayres of the head is not verified for the most part but in temperate climates although in euery climate may be somewhat comprehended in comparing the men of that climate dwelling there vnder As for example in the Germaines and Moores of which the Moores are black and their hayres are crisped with an vttermost tortuousnesse yet not for this is their complexion hot but rather these notes ought to be attributed to the outward heate séeing they aâ—e knowne rather to be cold through the heat vaporating But the Germanes Wendenland people and those which dwell in the cold Countreyes
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
and politick Captaine named Francesco Rouerso on whom hee pronounced iudgment in the year 1492. and before the presence of M. Bartholomew de S. Marino a famous Chirurgian and a most special frend of the Physiognomers And as this Cocles had afore pronounced and iudged of the young man euen so came it to passe through the lack of grace that hee was hanged in the yeare of our Lorde 1496. And this Physiognomer on another named Tadeus Guidottus pronounced a like iudgment which as he reporteth was also hangd for theft by sentence of the law For these are wel known to haue a subtle wit alwaies ready and prone to euill The like confirmeth that worthy Conciliatore saying that the eyes swiftly mouing and apearing sharpe of looke are noted crafty vnfaythfull and théeues as of nature these are vttered The cause is in that through the subtlenes of wit Theft procéedeth and the strange deceiuing For the subtle wit procéedeth through the subtlenes of humors insuing of the hotnesse of complexion as aboue vttered And the mouing procéeds through a hotnesse so that when the hotnesse is great then is the switnesse intensed The Wanne and yellow Colour doth sometimes indicate the complexion or quality of Choller adust yet the same tending vnto Melancholy If to a Whitenesse to which a Gréenenesse is admixed heate insueth which of the Physitians is properly named a leady colour as writeth Almansore lib. secundo capit 1. So that this is a Swartish colour if the same appeareth nigh vnto a rednesse or a rednesse mixed to it which demonstrateth that the grosse bloud to beare sway euen as the quantity which approached to it or as the rednesse which is mixed to it This colour by the agreement of the Physitians is as the colour of the lungs when the same is newly drawne foorth of a beast that is properly named wan of colour The same of the lunges which after the drawing forth beginneth to putrifye and swell vp and a wan or leady colour appeareth in the same Héere note that the Phisiognomer willeth a man to beware and take héeâ— of the like â—â—â—ured persons iâ— that these are very euill and wicked if so be these in habitude as Cocles reporteth be not lawdable or comely Such a colour the Phisiognomer noted in sundry Cardinals that were wicked in their déeds Yea these of like colour he noted to be drunkards luxurious and practisers of false and wicked matters without any shame as the like of experience the Phisiognomer reporteth to haue knowne He further writeth that the Melancholike adust are leacherous vnlearned and exercise Swinish conditions when as their heads be speciall or Pineaple like and hauing fat chéeks Yea when the adâ—â—â—ion is ouermuch then such incurie and fall into a frensinesse The Phisiognomer noted yea he iudged before the learned sundry of a like complexion that became foolish and of these two were Students at that time who after the increase of this Melancholy became foolish according to the iudgement of the Phisiognomer The eyes small do argue such a person to bée peruerse foolish and faint-hearted applied of the philosopher to the Ape the reason is in that when the creature is hot and dry he is then malicious of the humors and spirits and is a betraier through the hotnesse and drines procéeding of the cholerick adustion For which cause such are deceiuers and partake of the Melancholy humours of which fearfulnes foolishnes insueth through a drinesse The déepenesse of the eyes procéedeth thorough a drinesse which drieth vp the moisture of the Muscles and lygaments Or which insueth a drawing together into the inner parts and the braine to bee exhausted And the paucity of the matter of the eyes doth signifye in the moysture proportioned the dominion of drinesse and melancholy adust or a dâ—inesse adustiue and for this are fearefull and deceiuers like to the Ape as the same experience demonstrateth Rasis reporteth in secundo ad Almansorem that many spottes in the eyes appearing doe indicate an euill person the rather when the Eyes shall appeare variable of colour which signifyeth the wickeder person For the varieties of the eyes procéede not but of a great hotnesse which eleuateth the vapors vnto the eies of which how much the more the variety of the eyes is so much the more doth the same argue an intensed hotnesse By that reason howe much the more diuers the spottes are so much the more is the adustion and by the consequent declareth the varietie of humours and greater adustion and this dooth manifest the adustion of the spirit of which the varieties of conditions procéede and the mightie heape of vices So that oâ— the great variety is the honest and lawdable iudgement debased or caused the worser The looke of the eyes like to a woman causeth the same disposition as of such a complexion and is the same in conditions as the Woman as luxurious and inuericundious for which cause such men of like nature be luxurious and inuericundious Of which Rasis reporteth that when the looke is like to a childs and that his whole face and eyes séeme or appeare as he smiled this is a sight-harted person and giuen to mirth without taking care of the affaires of the world The eies appearing wholy smiling with the rest of the Face in like manner be Flatterers Luxurious and il reporters or slanderers Some of this aledge a cause and report that the mirth and length of life to procéed of a good complexion whose cause are the laudable humors and purenesse of them through his agréement So that the cause of life is hotnes and moistnesse but of death coldnesse and drinesse The complexion of young men is hot and moist but oâ— old men cold and dry and the Note of the same is that such which coeate much doe liue a short time and the gelded after nature longer then those not gelded and the aged men which haue much flesh do liue longer in that the causes of much flesh is a hotnesse and moistnes By which reason Children that are hot and moist be among other ages merry and ioy through their complexion and be without cares of the minde So that such like to children in countenance are the like in complexion not bethinking earnest or waightie matters When the eyes appeare in rednesse to the burning coale such a person is denoted to be wicked and verie obstinate the reason is in that the firy colour doth indicate a most intensed Choller by reason of the hotnesse and hee is vicious and obstinate as appeareth in the Uerses in the first place Whose eyes be in colour like to the Goates eyes is argued foolish the reason is that when a Creature resembleth to any beast such a person is of the like nature complexion and conditions as in many places afore like vttered So that such Goates eyes do indicate foolishnesse and great simplicity The Phisiognomer many times looked on such a beast and found the eyes
and soft of flesh doe argue a leacherous person of a weake capacitie weake of bodie very suspicious and craftilye malicious as wryteth Michael Scotus The armes very naked of heare do denote that person to bee of a weake capacitie long angrie lightly crediting vaine lasciuious a lyar lightly deceyuing warie in the euill and but weake of bodie as affirmeth Scotus The forme and iudgement of the handes The xxxviii Chapter THe Regityue nature of the whole bodye formed the hande with the paulme long and the fingers in séemely length through the goodnesse of the matter regulated as the like in many creatures appeareth in such manner that the same is sufficientlie prepared and formed vnto the doing of all workes that is to be wrought and in expressing the mightie force of the members and singularity of the Wit the Jests and other skils in euery creature This also formed of Nature as a most strong helper to reatch and take vnto it all such thinges which are needefull so that this necessarilie and aptlye serueth both to take and doe Isidore learnedly writeth that this part is named the hand for that the same is the officer and presenter vnto the whole Bodie and is the same which presenteth and Ministereth Meat vnto the Mouth which thus ministred is after caried into all the parts of the body This Authour nameth the Paulme to bee the hand with the fingers stretched out and the hand séemely drawne together to be the fist of the creature Those branches of both the hands are properly named the Fingers which in number are known to be ten and decently matched or ioyned togither For these we see saith the Phisiognomer that they both haue a perfect number and a most decent order in their standing The proper names of these and their Offices shall heere briefly be touched as first the same so named the thumb in that this among the others reâ—dreth or giueth a vertue and power the second 〈◊〉 named the shewing or pointing finger and the saluting for that with the same we in a manner salute all personnes and expresse with it most matters The third properly named the infame or middle Finger being the longest which is much occupied about the lowe and clensing place The fourth aptly named the ring Finger for that on the same the wedding Ring is most commonly worne The fiâ—t rightly named the Eare-finger for that with the same we daily empty and clense the eares as is to most men knowne and exercised at this day The learned Formica writeth and by diuers of skill well knowne that it first behooueth a man to learne and know the quantity of the hand and afterwards the quality substance and condition of the same inasmuch as the accident doth note and giue to euery skilfull person a great perseueraunce and vnderstanding both to know and pronounce what these tende vnto as reporteth Aristotle in primo de Aâ—ima The bignesse and shortnesse of the Fingers argueth the paucity or smalnesse of matter and a flegmaticke quality and that nature could not dispose and guide of which the spirits then be like to that nature And of this such are noted foolish and of the same minde is Rasis Conciliatour and Ptolomie the Phylosopher Formica writeth that verie necessarie it is to knowe that the bignesse of the Hand doth sometymes procéede of great labour and for that cause such which labour much haue bigge handes Yet these sometimes are bigge of nature and then caused through the bignesse of the bones and sinewes Such a person whether the same be man or woman is naturally strong The same sometymes procéedeth through the grossenesse of flesh and then such are drunkards leacherous 〈◊〉 naturally proude vile persons If any hath the handes bigge and fingers about the endes of the nayles sharpe â— doe denote such a person to be deceytfull and couetous Forasmuch as the Phisiognomer hath exâ—â—â—sed in this hande here vnder placed the most 〈◊〉 knowne and giuen names to them in the Latâ—â— tongue with letters added to each for a beâ—â—â— conceyuing and knowing of them at any 〈◊〉 I of this occasion thought good whereby this â—â—ligent trauaile of the Authour might not appeâ—â— frustrate vnto our natiue Countrie men 〈◊〉 english all the lyues there séene and placed 〈◊〉 in the forme of a briefe Table with the letters 〈◊〉 the Alphabet annexed to each lyne that they 〈◊〉 readier be founde and knowne in the saide 〈◊〉 liuely figured to the eye A vitae linea signifieth the life lyne B Soror vitalis seu Martia is the sister of 〈◊〉 life lyne on the mont of the Thombe C. Cerebri linea representeth the head line D. Soror Cerebralis is that which stretcheth néer in the Palme of the hand E. Veneris genitalium linea is that which is named of some the table line or the line of generation and strength of the body F. Saturnia appeareth to be a Sister line comming from the wrist and retching in many handes vnto the Mont of the middle finger This also is of some named the line of felicity G. Iecoraria is the Liuer line that commeth from the life line which retching vp in the hollow of the Hande performeth the Triangle in most hands H. Via lactea is a line many times founde on the Mont of the hand reatching vnto the Mont of the eare finger named of some the taile of the Dragon I. Cingulum Veneris is a line which beginning betwéene the ring and eare finger is extended betwéene the middle and fore-finger after the forme of a halfe circle K. Carpus vel restricta representeth the Wrist of the hande which separateth it selfe from the arme L. Hypothenar representeth the Breast of the hande applied for the néere effects vnto the Moone M. Solaris linea Via â—olis is that lyne which comming from the Mensall or Table lyne reacheth vnto the Roote of the Ring finger straight déepe and whole The accidentall lynes which eyther encrease or diminishe the significations of the principall lynes with all other lynes and notes that happen in the hande shall shortly be vttered in the great worke of Paâ—lmestrie to come forth Of which is to be noted after the minde of the Phisiognomer that the fore finger middle finâ—er ring finger and eare finger haue three ioyntes a péece which if in euery ioynt happen but one line suche a person shall sodensy die as Actours write But if there shall be two lynes equally distant then is it a good note for that these signifie an honest and faithfull perâ—on If in the middle ioynt of each finger shall bée onely one lyne and in the other two ioyntes two lynes doe denote that such a person shall leese one of his eyes These hitherto Formica Ptholomie the Philosophâ—r wryteth that the handes bigge and thicke skinned doe denote a person not contented in mynde The learned Rasis vttereth that the handes nymble and slender doe demonstrate a singular witte a good vnderstanding and the
dispositions of the hanches or hippes First the hips bony so that they be bigge and bearing outward sinnewed and that the hips be big by reason more of the bones and sinnewes than of the ouer-much fleshinesse doe then argue such a person to be both strong and hardy The selfe-same vttereth Rasis where he reporteth that when the bones of the Hippes shall bee bearing outward doe then denote such a person to be hardy Here Rasis meaneth the same when as the Hippes are well brawned and bending to the out part For then is it a note of strength in that person And the Phisiognomer hath noted that such runne light and swift on the ground and are great goers of iournies Michael Scotus hath truely vttered in this which I much maruaile at saith the Phisiognomer séeing in all his Phisiognomy hee hath so mightily erred not knowing what he wrote as a person euill experienced in this Art although hée durst attempt to vtter many matters But to come to the matter the Hippes found sufficient fleshy doe signifie a strong person hardy and no lesse proude as the same well appeareth in the Gelding Faulcon and Cocke Michael Scotus vttereth a second note that such hauing the Hippes bony yet in such manner that the bones appeare not bigge but much fleshy with a smalnesse of the sinnewes doe declare the like persons to be weake of strength and applied to the female kind Rasis vttereth that the Hippes hauing much flesh outward doe argue the loosenesse of them weaknesse of strength Conciliatore reporteth that the bones of the Hippes tended and bearing outward doe denote strength and a manly courage in that person vnlesse a womanly fleshinesse in them doth other wise happen A slendernesse or thinnesse of the hips doth signifie such a person to be a louer of women fearefull and weake of body The hips bigge and well brawned full and solide do argue such a person to be strong The hips bearing outward through the ouermuch fleshinesse doe denote a weake person and féeble of courage The Hip bones bearing out after a manner do argue strength in that person Rasis also vttereth that when the hanch-bones are tended or bear outward do demonstrate much strength and a manly courage in that person The slendernesse or thinnesse of the Haunch-bones dooth signifie such a person to bee both weake of strength and fearefull and a louer of women Aristotle in libro de secretis secretorum writeth that the largenes of the legs and ankles doth signifie a strong person These hitherto of the Hips may here suffice The iudgement of the knees The Li. chapter HEre the Philosopher Aristotle doth phisiognomate by the dispositions of the knees and vttereth sundry notes as touching the condition of these that such persons hauing the knées formed â—lender and denoted to bee fearefull and applyed for the forme as he reporteth vnto the apparant congruency or comlinesse of the same in that the apparant maner agreeing by great study may be named the apparaunt congruency for as much as the same agreeth with the naturall manner in causes and in the name proper The Philosopher also vttered vnto the mightie King Alexander that the much quantity of flesh discerned about the knées and the same soft doth indicate the weaknesse of strength and féeblenes of courage to consist in that Creature And this caused through a weaknesse of the sinnewes which by reason of the moysture loosing the Ligaments of the ioynts is like procured And such persons as the Phisiognomer reporteth of experience through the weakenesse or debility of the Joynts cannot so well indure to beare any heauy burthens no nor any other vnlawdable workes in which the force of strength consisteth or is required Such creatures also are knowne to be so féeble of body that they cannot long indure to walke on foot at the least any reasonable distance yea these besides are knowne to be effeminate For the superapparant manner is the same which hapneth of purpose with diligente study as the like those inioy which study of a speciall purpose to procure and cause themselues amiable gracious to men or worke otherwise besides the contrary dispositions in that the manners or apparancy of such are knowne to be accidentall but these which are not wrought and caused of a set purpose may aptly be reduced vnto the minde euen as an action naturall And on such wise may their notes of the conditions superapparaunt be demonstrated as the like vttered of the manners apparant And the reductions a like caused into these as the same in purpose consisteth and as afore of the Phisiognomer in many places it hath béene taught Michael Scotus in his Phisiognomy vttereth that the knées full of fat flesh and fat doe indicate a fearefull person liberall vaine and of small labour The said Michaell Scotus reporteth that the knées leane and thinne of flesh do argue a strong person bold well induring labour secret and a good goer on foot The learned Albertus by the authoritie of Aristotle vttereth that the knées which in themselues are turned as they in a manner knocked together are applyed to the feminine propertie vnlesse this may otherwise happen by reason of the exercise As the like is to be séene in Bakers Porters and such like persons which carry heauy burthens in whom such a note is not natural but by accidente for that cause this note is ineffectuous The learned Conciliatore reporteth that the knées appearing loose as they were separated froÌ„ the rest of the body doe denote such to be weake in their going Such hath the Phisiognomer séene and noted to haue gone with the toes and knées turning toward the siluester part that is outward and their knées tended vnto the domesticall part that is inward And such persons euermore are effeminate and for the more part Cyneds as the Phisiognomer experienced in many Subiects and found the same to be like Such also are of a péeuish Nature that aptly they may be attributed to Women for their like Thus I thinke sufficient vttered of the kéens The iudgement of the shankes and legges The Lii chapter HEere the Philosopher doth Phisiognomate by the shankes and vttereth thrée notes by the tripple dispâ—sition of the Shankes conceiued The first note is that if the Shankes shall be sinnewed brawned strong and bigge not by reason of the fleshinesse but rather by reason of the greatnesse of the bones and sinnewes doe argue such a person after nature to be strong applyed after forme to the Male kind Aristotle vttereth a second note that the shankes slender and sinewes strong doe denote a leacherous person light and vnstable in motion And this note héere conceiued of the birds hauing the like legges which for that according to life are light and vnstable and haue but a litle of the erthly grautiy yet much of the ayreall lightnesse Insomuch that these are vnstable and not tarrying any time in one place Conciliatore vttereth that the
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
there be one or mâ—ny haires growing on it it is then an argument of honor and riches as Ptolomy writeth Of the shoulders The shoulders fashioned big to be strong the shoulders euill fashioned to be weake well compounded to be liberall weake compounded and bearing vp thin to be a niggard The shoulders sharpe to be deceitfull the shoulders broad to be strong and of good capacity but narrow to bée a dullard Of the stomacke Such fat about the stomacke to be strong otherwise weake The belly bearing out bigge a great féeder the belly small to be of good capacity Such hairy from the nauill downward to be full of words applied to Birds Of the Backe The backe narrow to be weake the backe big to be strong the backe large to be strong and high minded the backe crooked to be a niggard and il conditioned And equally formed to bee of a good nature Of the armes The armes very long to be strong bold honest and gentle the arms short to be a procurer of discord and leacherous The armes hairy to bée vnconstant and leacherous applied to Birds Of the hands The hands short and very bigge to bee rude a dullard The hands fat with the fingers like to be a théefe the hands small to be vnconstant and witty the Palmes of the hands vnto the wristes broad and narrow vpward to bee a riâ—tter in his first age Of the nailes of the fingers The nailes large smooth thin white reddish and cloare withall to be witty and of a good Capacity the nailes narrow and long to bee cruell and fierce the nailes rough and round prone to the veneriall aâ—â— applied to the property the nails very short to bee wicked applied to the propertie the nailes small and crooked to be a gréedy catcher aplied to the Hauke the nailes very little to be a crafty beguiler the white prickes of the nailes to be wealthy and to haue many friends the blacke prickes in the nailes to be hated aplied to the naturall cause Of the nailes of the Toes The toes and nailes crooked to be vnshamfast aplied to the Birds The nailes thin and well coloured to be honest conditioned and wittie the â—oes ioyning close togither to be fearfull applyed to the Quaile Of the Nauill The space large stem the bottome of the breast to the nauill to be dul of capacity and a great féeder applied to the naturall cause The space equall to bee witty and honest conditioned applied to the naturall cause the stomacke from the Nauill to the breast fleshy to bee wicked after Polemone The fame space soft and wel compact to be stout and high-minded Of the Ribbes The person well ribbed to be strong aplied to the male kind the ribs narrow and weake compounded to be weake aplied to the female kinde the ribs filled about as they were blown vp to be full of words and foolish aplied to the Oxe frog Of the loynes and Hipocondria The person well loined to be a louer of the hunting of wild beasts applied to the Lion and Dog The Hypocondria thin and flat to be fearfull applied to the Frog the Hypocondria fleshy vnapt to be taught Of the haunches and hips The bones of the haunches bearing outward to be strâ—ng aplied to the male kind The bones of the hanches slender to be fearful and weak aplied to the woman the hips well sinewd to be strong aplied to the male kind the hips fleshy to be weak aplied to the woman Of the Pecten The Pecten very hairy to be libidinous yet prosperous applied to the naturall cause The Pecten very thin of haire to be chast aplied to the naturall cause Of the Buttockes The Buttocks sharpe and bony to bee strong applied to the male kind the buttocks fat and fleshy to be weake applied to the woman the Buttockes dried in flesh to be euill conditioned aplied to the Ape Of the Legges The legs big sinnewed and brawned to be strong applied to the male kind Small sinnewed libidinous applied to Birds The legs big and il fashioned to be vnshamefast The calfes of the legs big to be an ill mannered person the calfes soft to bée effeminate the legs slender to be dull of capacity yet this faileth often in the learned Students the calues very big bearing out to bee sluggish rude mannered The calues meanly big formed to bee witty and honest conditioned Of the Knees The knées big to be an effeminate person applied to the excessiue appearance of them The knées slender to be fearful applied to the excessiue appearance of them The knées bending forward to be effeminate applied to the woman The knées â—at to be fearefull yet liberall the knées leane to be strong and hardy Of the Anckles The ankles strong sinewed and brawned to be strong applied to the male kind the ankles much fleshy to be weake applied to the woman the ankles broad to bee strong applied to the Naturall cause the parts about the ankles ouer fleshy to be foolish applied to the property the héeles slender or thin to be fearfull applied to the property and condition of them Of the Feete The féet strong sinnewed brawned to be strong applied to the male kind the féet weake sinnewed and small to be effeminate applied to the woman The inner parts of the soales of the feet not hollow but so filled with flesh that they make no hollownesse at all in the step on the ground is noted to be crafty applied to the naturall cause the feete bigge and fleshy to be foolish of the naturall cause The féet thicke and short to bee weake of the naturall cause the féete slender and short to bee wicked of the natural cause the féet ouer long to be wily of the naturall cause the féet fleshy and hard to be a dullard the féete small and faire formed to bee a fornicator applied to the property of thâ— note the féet much hairy to be leacherous and bold applied to the natural cause the féet naked of haire to be wâ—â—ke of strength and courage of the Naturall cause Of the hayrinesse of the parts The legs hairy to bee venerous applied to the Goat the breast and belly very hairy to be vnconstant aplied to Birdes the shoulders hairy to bee the like vnconstant the backe very hairy to bee ceuci aplied to the beasts the neck behind hairy to be liberall and stout applied to the Lyon the haire of the eye-browes ioyned together to bee a sad person applied to the Passion the hairs of the eiebrowes growing downward toward the nose and spreading vpward vnto the temples to be foolish applied to the Sow The haire of the head standing straight vp to be fearfull applied to the Passion the haire of the head very crisped aplied to the Moores the hayres crisped at the ends to be strong and bolde applyed to the Lyon the haires turning vp in the vpper part of the forehead to be liberal and stout aplyed to the Lyon the haires of the
liuely mind and corage vnto a brunt or attempt very vehement yet slowly moued to yre slowly pleased aduised in businesses in due and fit times studious abroad liberall stowt iust trusty vnconstant or wandering from place to place and true of his word Of which Auicen writing of the conditions of persons reporteth that man is the subtiller and that Weomen are more pittifull and gentle than men more conuertible lighter perswaded sooner seduced enuiouser fearefuller vnshameâ—aster more Foolish Lyars more fraudulent more giuen to fraud more esteeming triâ—â—es slower tenderer weaker and more proâ—e or sooner drawne into familiarity and into companie with another The like vttereth the Phylosopher in lib. 9. de hystoria Animalium cap. primo that man in nature is perfectest and for the same cause the proportions of al the members and parts are séemlâ—er and stronger compact insomuch that the woman is more pittiful and mercifuller yeare adier to shed teares and weepe than the man yet enuâ—ous full of complaâ—nts euiller speaking backebyting and slaundering Besides more sorrowfull carefull and dispayring than the man yea more impudent A greateâ— lyer lighter deceiued apter to call to memory or remember matters vnto these watchfuller sluggisher lesser sturring abroad and lesser desiring meate But the man as aboue vttered liuelier more stirring and stronger Auerro is primo phisico commen 81. vttereth that the woman is vnperfecter than the man and the femininitie hapneth to man by accident another Texte openeth of the depriuing And the Learned Ioannitius in pisagogis reporteth that the man differeth from the Woman in the same that he is hotter and drier than the Woman and shee contrary wise colder and moyster than he And the singuler Aristotle vttereth in primo de Animali that the Worthiest Noblest and with vs more common and knowne yea and the more stable sate creature is man And in the xi de animalib Aristotle reporteth that man among all other Creatures is accounted the worthier and of the virill kind the Males are stronger and stowter than the females except in the Beare and Libard as 8. de Animalibus In all the kinds of Beasts the Females haue a more dead minde and are lesse patient and may sooner be conuerted and are sooner angred and sooner appeased and are of a lesser heate they are besides rash and hastie and inuericundious haue a small head the face and necke slender the breast and shoulder points narrower the ribbes lesser but the haunches bigge and Buttockes the like the legges also are slender the handes and Féete slender and thinne The Females in al the kindes of Beasts as afore reported are founde far more fearfuller and Péeuisher or frowarder conditioned than the Males These hitherto Alman for secundus The iudgement of the colours of the whole body The xii Chapter THe colour is manie wayes chaunged according to the commixion of the Humours and according to the Dominion of them Intensiuely and remissiuely by which also a man must Physiognomate For the iudging of colours except the propper effect be adioyned to his cause error to the iudger must in many happen So that their Natures and qualities cannot easily be iudged except a man diligently consider the proper Country in which each be borne for that we sée in many places chéefely in Italy many Nations dwelling together like as the Jew Turke Schauone Gréeke and high Almayne and many others Whos 's mixte Natures must be considered if a man will rightly phisiognomate and iudge vppon any of these abouenamed or of any other Nation besides Séeing those people dwelling farre North bee strong of body comely of colour softe of flesh bigge bellied yet simple yrefull of small Learning meane of counsell vnstable lyers deceiuers and boasters And on such wise temper your iudgement according to the nature of the place and Country where such are borne which in another Chapter happily I will further write of But to returne vnto the matter vnderstande that the white wanne and yellowish colour is a note of the deminished decoction if this diminution therefore hapneth the goodnesse of nature shall like be diminished For which cause flie and eschew the company of a wanne and yellow coloured man for that he is giuen to vices and luxurie but this Luxury dooth the Phylosopher héere meane to be the immoderate appetite of the thankfull matter in causing euill Workes vnto others hurt and losse and not of the co-eating alone in that coldnesse is a contrary vnto the lust séeing the lust is caused of hotnesse and moistnesse For the wan and yellow colour doeth héere rather argue coldnes Further the wan colour is the way and beginning of the mortifying of naturall heat and extinction of the same by which reason appeareth that the wan colour doth no otherwise differ from the blacke but as to the remission of the mortifying And by this wan colour is to be vnderstoode the Leadie colour The Learned Auicen Writeth that the whitenesse of colour is a note of the depriuing of bloud or the scarsity of it with a coldnesse for if this colour should procéed of a hotnesse and that with the Chollericke humor then should it tend vnto a cytrinesse Further Auicen Writeth that the ruddie colour doth signifie the plentie of bloud the red and somewhat redde colour doth declare the hotnesse of quality yet more doth the somewhat red colour declare the red Choller and the redde colour the Sanguine Choller Héere further is to bée noted that the colour some-what red doth signifie the depriuing of bloud although there appeareth not the red Choller as the like hapneth in the helthfull bodies But a very swarâ— colour as betwéene the blacke and yellow appearing doth rather signifie coldnes through which the blood then is diminished and congealed and that litle so congealed is through the same turned into a blacknesse which changeth the colour of the skin And this we name a wan or yellowe colour according to the intensiue and remissiue dominion The hony colour signifieth a coldnes and drinesse forasmuch as the colour is the same which ensueth a pure blacke choller So that the whitenesse of colour followeth the condition of Flegme and quality of the moysture but the greannesse of colour doth rather argu the blood congealed which then tendeth to a blacknesse so that the same commixed to the Flegme is made gréene yet doth the whitish gray colour rather signifie a Flegmatick coldnesse mixed with a little red choller And after the opinion of many Physitians the colour is for the more part chaunged through the Liuer vnto a reddishnesse and whitenesse and thorough the Milt into a swartnesse Further Auicen writeth that the swart yellowe colour dooeth argue the redde Choller but the Dark Browne colour doth signifie the black choller And the like in a manâ—â— to this affirmeth Auerrois which writeth that in an equall Climate the swart yellowe colour doth declare that the redde Choller to gouerne the chollericke but the darke browne colour
bin heard of by that afore described woman who drew by her singular beauty many a worthy Captaine Soldier to hir company Wherfore this man for loue of his Countrymen sought to perswade them in these verses as followeth De non credati a femina scioccha E non vacenda lor ficta belezza Ma riguardati come deâ—tru fioccha Miri la mente cum gli occhij cerueri Che alhora perderaila sua vaghezza De lei mirando li socii mâ—steri In which words he willeth his Countrymen to beware of the counterfet beauty of most weomen with them for that it is not natural but framed by Art with Waters Tinctures such like things The Phisiognomer also reporteth that manie women like delighted to garnish and decke vppe themselues carrying the head after the manner of the Hart with the eyes rolling and turning heere and there still turning the head one while on the right side another on the left now vpwarde then downward which argueth an especiall vnstablenesse and an vnsatiate luxury in that creature In so much that if they intensiuely possesse or haue these then such be for the most part cremeriti and of experience saith the Phisiognomer do I report this Where sundry men are named to bee effeminate is vnderstood and ment two waies the one when as such be delighted to go in apparrell and decked with ornaments like to women the other to appeare lascâ—uious and weake both of will and courage The quality of which apparantly declares the mind for the most part doth like ensue and answere to the disposition of the body For such be noted of experience to be vnfaithfull and euill reporters lyars for that through their counterfaiting answer in parts to be kinde fraudulent and wily Further the youthful delights in men is séene vnto xx yeares or néere vpon for that the natural heat is al that tune couered and hid of the moysture The knowledge of which is well discerned through their members then being soft that suffer in a manner as the women The wearing of heauy garments customablie doth argue a heauy brain but the garments light witnesseth alight braine which rule much furthereth the person minding to Phisiognomate on any subiect The haires of the head Blackish in colour if they be meanely thinne as writeth Palemon and the like Albertus Aristotle and Conciliatore doe then denote very honest conditions and both a good disposition iudgement and nature in that person The haires of the head yellowish and meanly thin denoteth that the Sun and Mercury to â—ear sway in the qualities and nature of that person after the mind of the Phisiognomer which I thereto agrée Conciliatore writeth that he which hath the haires of the head small and in all other partes of the body standing vpright is argued by iudgment fearfull for that such persons in great fear appear the like which for that applied to the condition of the passion Alike reason of the â—ame vttereth Albertus which affirmeth that the windy moisture is cause of such an vprightnesse and staring of the haires Yet be the hayres sometimes crisped curled and hard which procéede thorough the drinesse in the sharpe heat is causing and working the like The worthy Almansor writeth that the crispeâ—nesse of the haires and of these standing vpright doe demonstrate a hot quality and hasty nature in that person Héere in the first persons touching the colour of the haires and the effeminacy of parts doth the Phisiognomer aptly apply the Moon and Venus but in the second kind doth he néere attribute the Sun or rather Mars The haires of the head lying flat and reaching out on the forehead denoteth a strong person yet brutish of likelyhood in conditions for that the polling of heads in our time may greatly beguile the iudger applied to the Beare and other Wilde Beasts The like iudgment the Philosophers say that the roughnesse of the haires on the head denoteth in many lacking educaâ—ien grace the rudenesse of manners and wild behauiour The haires of the heade after the minde of the Philosopher Aristotle very thin indicates an effeminate minde for the lack of bloud thorough which not only a slownesse but a womanly corage and dulnesse in conceiuing is procured A much quantity of the haires of the head lying 〈◊〉 and a part on the middle of the fore-head folding and widing vpward toward the braine or crowne of the head do argue after the agréement of Authors that such a person to bee both subtile and wily yet in honest and iust causes not found so aduised and witty for which reason attributed of the Phisiognomer to the barbarous sort The haires of the head flat lying of either side descending to the forehead doe declare such a person condicioned to the nature of the horse The haires next the Temples small and thin doe denote a cold person and weake of strength the reason of which séemeth to bée for that the temples supply that place where the great Arterâ— and vaiues doe end And in this the place should naturally bee hot through which causing the engendering of haires in that the same is procured of heat For which cause when the haires of the temples be small and thin doe then denote the lacke of naturall heat and applied to women being theâ—â—are of haires The haire of the temples thin yet found stiffâ— do then denote not onely a feareful person but cold also by nature The haires thicke growing about the temâ—â—â—â— and eares doth denote that person of experience knowne to be of an hot nature and prone to the veneriall act The haires in that place if they shall be big 〈◊〉 whiter doe then denote vntaught manners 〈◊〉 rude conditions applied to those brutish sort named the Frizeland men The haires in the same place if they shall bee either perfit blacke or flaxen of colour doe then argue a violent and furious mind applied of the likelihood to the Boare The haires so it and thin and excéeding small do then declare an effeminate mind and courage and that this person not onely lacking blood but to be dull of sense and slow When the haires shall be yet much thinner 〈◊〉 then innuate a crafty hard or néere and couetous person applied after quality to the fearefulnesse and couetousnesse both of the Barbarian and Assirian for that the Assirians are by nature excéeding couetous The haires much and grosse and flat lying with a hairinesse of all the body in a child doe witnesse the melancholy to ensue that is to â—â—y to become franticke and mad When the haires in age are much increased then doe they represent the much adâ—stion aboue nature which so causeth the sicknesse of innocency and foolishnesse The vttermost line or creast of the hairs of the head if the same reacheth and goeth from the forehead do then argue a crafty person hauing a peruerse and wicked vnderstanding The vttermost line or creast of the haires if the same extendeth to the forhead
doth by the opinion of the Philosopher denote such a person not onely to be emptâ— and 〈◊〉 of honest guifts and vertue but lacking wisedome The head Pineapple like formes dooth indicate vnshamefastnesse in that person thâ— rather and of more likeâ—â—hood if the other notes aunswere this Conciliatore The head flat and plaine doth argue that vice of ambition and sensuality in the person mightily bearing sway The head eminent or bearing out in the forepart dooth note a hawtinesse and arrogancy in the Creature after the opinion of the abouesaid Philosopher The head in the forepart vallied depressed and hollow doth denote an irefull and deceitfull person but such which haue the hollow of the hinder part of the head flatted are noted after Arte to be very fearefull persons applyed to the kindâ— like The head bigge with a largenesse of the forehead and countinaunce vnto a Gyant dooth argue such a person to bée slowe yet strong in the composition of Bodie and gentle of behauiour but that person of the Philosopher is reported vnapt to be taught and to learne and applyed for that cause vnto the Ore The head long and somewhat protensed or streatched out to the forme of a hammer euen as the heads of the Switzers for the most parte are doth indicate such a person to be reasonably feareful diligent circumspect and a foreséer in waighty matters and affaires The head right out formed in the midle plain and in a maner flat being also of a mean bignesse doth indicate such a person not to be onely wittie but stout and of great courage The head well formed doth denote such a person to possesse a singuler wit to bee one of a good aduisement and consideration yet liberal in gifts but by the report of Conciliatore this Person sometimes will be very fearefull and faint-hearted The head either small or big is vnderstood and meant according to the measure and proportion of the whole body as saith Albertus The head short declareth such to lacke reason vnderstanding and wit as report Palemon Albertus and Conciliatore The head in the hinder part hollow doth denote an irefull person wily and deceitfull and these acording to the notes answering to the other parts of the head and body And in whom you shall espie the temples hollowe of either side such by the agréement of the Philosophers shall you iudge and pronounce to be cruell deceitfull and great dissemblers with other conditions scarsely tollerable Hitherto of the iudgements of the head next followeth the iudgements of the forhead after the rules and order of the Art as a member and part greatly to be regarded both for the composition and lines worthy memory séene in the same Of the forme nature and iudgement of the forhead The xv Chapter THe face saith Aristotle euermore goeth bare â—â—pecially in man The forehead is that space lying betwéene the highest browes vpward the eies downward The bredth whereof beginneth from the roote of the nose where the eye-lids end and reacheth vnto the garland seame about the head The length oft be forehead is vnderstood after the bredth of the body which way the hairie sinnewes are seen to stretch and runne As the like the Phisiognomer hath obserued in many of the best learned Also at Rauenna hee behelde the Image of that learned Dante hauing the like forme Héere note that a man must consider all other parts with the conditioned forme of the head and the agréement of the countenance otherwise this cannot be verified By the rounde forehead shall you conceyue and vnderstand a certaine sphericall or very round eminency and bearing outwards such a forme of necessity must be granted to lacke in the length of the Fore-head The cause of this is for that the â—pirices in the same emptie place are reuerberated and inflamed and that the inflamation long continueth Which reason and saying is confirmed when such haue a short Necke and chollericke in that the inflamation of bloud is lightâ—â— caused and abiding The forhead is an vtterer of heauinesse â—irth clemency and cruelty of which the prouerb cam That the flattering person sheweth a smooth smiling forehead the irefull man a knitting or wrinkling forehead Aristotle affirmeth the forehead to be the seat or place of modesty and honor and the same for the méerenesse of the imaginatiue vertue which with the common fence in the fore-part of the braine is placed as principall of the head by force of whose vertue either heauinesse or mirth comelinesse or vncomlinesse are sodenly carried vnto the iudgement of reason and by the same iudged Of this we name such to haue a shamelesse braâ—en forehead which put away or set aside all bashfulnesse and shame The forhead thorough the discending of all the sinnewes from the braine to performe the sense is as it were a certaine tower and â—ortresse to whose hollownes do the fiue sensitiue sinnews concurre of the outward senses through whose helpe from all the obiects of the sences at the seat of reason is iudgement caused The Sâ—inne of the Fore-head which with a certaine musculous and thinne substaunce fastned to it is vnited or ioyned together that the inner parts of the hands and soals of the féet with the tendons do agrée together The fore head distinguished of the bones lying vnder the vtter skin doth only consist of two mouable skins and briefly the whol is lose in it self and of the same is vndoubtedly mooued by a voluntary The skinne of the forehead dooth mooue togither with the eye-liddes by certaine muscles and sinnewes at the opening and shutting togither of the eyes The Musculous thickenesse lying vnder the skinne of the forehead by which the eye-browes are drawne vp and the motion of the foreheade caused hath his hairie fastnings tending downewarde which cut ouerthwart by an vnskillfull Chirurgian doth after cause that the whole skin of the forehead dooth slide or fail downe to the eyes The plaine and euen forehead without anie wrinckles is the same which doth beare or bosse nothing outwardes but containeth or hath a certaine éeuennesse thoroughout And such persons are noted of the Phisiognomer to be contentious and full of variances the reason is for that the same signifieth a grose skin of the forhead and of the consequent alike Wit and the hardnesse of Flesh which cannot be placed of which the rudenesse of vnderstanding ensueth through the Organ not due proportioned And such also be hot and drie persons which causeth the tention of the forehead so that through the paucity of vnderstanding they be caused brawlers and contentious In all matters there is a certain outward note by which we find those that are not answering to the eies that is the inward notes not seen Of this appeareth that the nature of the propper matter hath his and Philosophy naturall hath his whicâ— it skilfully noteth The person hauing a bigge forhead is slow and dull Witted compared vnto the Oxe in that the Oxe is a flow
beast which hath a bigge forehead But the forehead small dooth denote an vnstaâ—â—â— person The forhead large doth indicate such a person to be inclined often to change both mind and purpose but if the forhead be large then such for the most part is noted to be a foole of small Discretion and dull witted as both Aristotle and Auiâ—â—â— write The forehead very large is meant to bee formed with a due quantity both in the length 〈◊〉 bredth The forehead round and fleshy argueth such to be yrefull especially if the same be bearing or 〈◊〉 out and with this lacking discretion dull and slow who of the Phylosopher aptly aplied to the Asse The forehead ouer much standing foorth that the same séemeth â—ossed out in the middle signifies excesse of choller and such for the most part are disposed and inclined vnto the chollericke and hasty passions as vnto the frensinesse and furious hastinesse Alike to this that if the forehead hath as it 〈◊〉 a proper bearing forth or knob bossing out and certaine dentings in or little furrowes to bée séene doth by practise of the Phisiognomer signifie such a person to bee rash wily and false of promise yea this like by the report of Adamantiâ—s doth denote somtimes foolishnesse and frensinesse or madnesse in that creature so that the other signes and notes of the parts aunswere and agrée The forehead little and narrow dooth indicate such a person to bee foolish and a small likelyhoode in him to bee taught or to conceyue anie learning to purpose yea nastie sluggish and a glâ—ttonous Féeder applied for these to the grunting Sowe But the Fore-head small that is thinne of skinne and verie narrow in a Swarty person dooth denote him to be Lasciuious soone mooued to ire ouer liberall séeking destrouslie acquaintance and a manifest note of small wit in him Héere note that the forehead small and hauing a thin skin doth indâ—cate in that creature subtile moueable spirits c econira For the spirits 〈◊〉 a subtle substance ayre all cleare and produced of the lightest and most thin part of blood by which the vertue of life is carried vnto 〈◊〉 proper 〈…〉 the same So that where the ouermuch 〈◊〉 is of the forhead there of necessity must the grose spirits be ingendred which 〈◊〉 not apt to in 〈◊〉 conceiue â—â—â—ply for the expulsiue vertue which is weaker in that person Aâ—â— the vertue 〈◊〉 is stronger or mightier than the same dispersed on that the spirits vnited cannot aptly discerne the congruent actions through the ouer empty large and flegmaticke place The forehead ouer thin of skin and wrinckles doth argue the lacke of brain and consumption 〈◊〉 the substantiall moisture as the like appeareth in aged personâ— and in those which by daily conâ—â—nuall sicknesses are wasted and brought 〈…〉 The forehead long doth witnesse such aptiâ—â—â— to be Witty 〈◊〉 to learne or to bee taught 〈◊〉 somewhat vehement in causes many times For these are of the Philosopher aptly applied to the fierce Dogge new acquaintance and a note of small Witte in him Héere note that the fore-head small and hauing a thin skinne doth indâ—cate in that creature subtill and moueable spirits econira For the spirits 〈…〉 substance ayre all cleare and produced of the lightest and moâ—â— thin part of bloud by which the vertue of life is carried vnto the proper actions of the same So that where the ouermuch thicknesse as of the forhead there of necessity must the grosse spirits be ingendred which are not apt to meditate or conceiue deepely for the expulsiue vertue which is weaker in that Person and the vertue vnited is stronger or mightier then the same dispersed so that the spirites vnited cannot aptly discern the congruent actions thorough the ouer empty large and flegmatick place The forehead ouer thin of skin and wrinkled doth argue the lacke of braine and consumption of the substantiall moisture as the like appeareth in aged persons and in those which by daily and continuall sicknesses are wasted and brought very leane The forehead long doth witnesse such a person to be witty apt to learne or to be taught yet somewhat vehement in causes many times For these are of the Philosopher aptly applied to the fierce Dogge The forhead square hauing an equal and moderate largenesse agreeable to the head and face or according to the maner of the other parts dooth argue such a person to be vertuous witty of honest conditions and of likelyhood to be hardie and couragious for which of the Phylosopher Aristotle applied vnto the Lyon The forhead plaine and wholly without wrinkles doth indicate such a person to séek and be desirous of great honour and the same aboue his reach and possibility to be compassed beeing one also of small discretion spitefull and very yrefull or that continueth long angry obstinate and full of strife A like to this doth Adamantius Write that the forehead long lean and hollow to testifie such a person fearefull crafty and desirous of honour The Forehead that bosseth out vnto the edge is of some allowed especially if thâ— same well answereth to the head But if such a roundnesse occupieth and causeth the smooth and plaine streatching out at length of the temples and that the same is bare of haire doth indicate in that person the towardnesse and worthinesse of wit the desire of honor and arrogancy such also valiantly atempt bold and mighty enterprises as the same is noted sundry times of the worthy Physiognomer Cocles The person that draweth or knitteth together the skinne in the middle of the forehead with the ouerbrowes is not only noted to be waiward and yrefull but gréedily bent and fixed to the horrible excesse and gréedy coueting of money much to be detested as Palemon Loxius Morbeth Coâ—ciliatour write The forehead as Thaddeus Hagecius reporteth stretched out plaine and euen and the same as one smyling dooth argue such a person to be a Flatterer and hardly to bee trusted as the same of experience noted which maner of appeâ—raunce the Philosopher Aristotle doth attribute and apply to the kinde of the passion in that the Forehead thus stretched throughout equal and smooth is laboured as it were by a made or dissembling meanes The same also is named of the Phisiognomer and Thaddeus agréeth thereto a counterfaited forhead when it thus appeareth wholy retched out plaine and smooth As by a like may well appeare in such persons at what time they flatter and in the Dog fawning for an intent which maketh smooth the forhead The forehead clowdy through wrinkles doth signifie such a person to be bold fierce coragious and terrible compared of the Phylosopher for the like to the furious Bull and Lyon A meane condition of the fore-heade betwéene the former vttered doth by iudgement of all writers decently agrée and such a person hath béene noted for the most part to be gentle ciuil of honest Nature and indued with good conditions as these of experience noted by
and dominion of heat in that the same is cause of the irefulnesse and rudenesse of wit Such did the Phisiognomer alwaies sée to haue a big head with the forme euill and vnordinately proportioned The forehead that séemeth crooked in forme the same both high and round doth signifie or rather is an apparant note of foolishnesse and impudency in that Creature These hitherto of the iudgment of the forehead to which added as matter agréeable of the three principall lines commonly seene in most Mens foreheads with the skilfull iudgement of those and other notes there appearing in sundry subiects much further all such as mind rightly to Phisiognomate by this Art The iudgement of cerâ—â—ine lines seene in the forehead The xvj chapter THe Phisiognomer repâ—â—teth that there came vnto his vnderstanding and knowledgâ— a certaine skilfull Jew which could by Art Phisiognomate and pronounce great matters by the only sight of the face but especially the forehead in diuining matters past and to come He also could vtter of riches honors and calamities yea of the fortune and infortune both of the Father and mothers and many other matters besides The same skill when he desired of the Jew by earnest suâ—t to learne he vtterly cefused and denyed this request of his so that forced he was to vse sundry questions and disputations with him by which at the length hee perceiued and found that this person was wholely ignoraunt of Phisiognomy so well Metamoricall as of the members and Planets sauing onely by certaine lines which at the last through his industry and labour conceiued And in these saith the Phisiognomer haue I found and learned a singuler practise and an infallible or most certaine truth which I attained by a long time of practise So that this worthy Jewell and most rare secret he purchased after the manner aboue vttered not minding to hide the skill but rather furthering the same to the vttermost of his power which he thought most agréeable to publish next after this Chapter of the forehead as in a most apt place to ensue The instruction knowledge of which is on this wise first conceiue that in the flat and euen forehead you shall sometimes see there seuerall lines reaching out the length of the forehead which after the minde of the Phisiognomer do import and signifie thrée ages that is to say childhood youth and old age This childhood doth he héere meane from birth vnto xxv yeares and youth from xxv vnto fifty yeares and old age from fifty to the tearme and end of naturall life as the same hereafter shall plainer appeare in the condition of the liues But for a readier intelligence of the former words conceiue this example here vnder demonstrated which euidently to the eie vttereth these thrée lines representing the thrée ages in most persons To come vnto the matter the two neather lines being vnder the thrée principall which make sometimes the form of an angle aboue are attributed the one vnto Saturne standing on the right side and the other vnto the Moone appearing on the left side Of these that line also on the right side ascribed vnto the father and the other on the leâ—t side vnto the Mother So that in the same place where these lines appeare whole there of knowledge we affirme the good hap and fortune to be specially if these sheâ—â— and be straite in that such lines appearing crooked doe euermore argue the contrary and the same either more or lesse according to the strength and weaknesse of them Further the three ages in all persons are attributed vnto the two vpper and sixt planet Mercurie as heere vnder by this figure doth plainer appeare Of which the firâ—t and neather most towards the nose is named Mercuries line which representeth the first age for that in such an age and time all persons then be aptest to conceiue and attaine both learning sciences and handy-crafts yea this is named of most men the flourishing age although the same somewhat wanton and vnconstant The second line vpward named Iupiters representeth the second age which the Phisioâ—nomer nameth the time of veneration and Wisedome for that in the same Age are the large show of descent condicions liberality vttered yea both the stability in religion discretions in men and their lawdable actions Further where vertues are imbraced vices left and detested Where also is in men a fruitfull and commendable wit vttered where besides is the mother of honesty indirated all which by Iupiters line are after the agréement of sundry Writers represented and expressed The third line after the mind of the Phisiognomer representeth a third age which of all men is knowne to be the time of sadnesse and couetousnesse yea the wearing out of pleasures and the end of naturall life If this line be fortunate the same then doth indicate an increase by husbandry land houses and al such matters which appertain vnto the office of olde age so that to such a third line are all these agréeable which are attributed to Saturne Some perhaps will argue and say to the Phisiognomer that this is the age of deuotion to which I thus aunswere that old men in verie deede be then more inclined and bent to serue God séeing that age is then dissolued and become impotent vnto the wanton pleasure and luxuries through which these are the more prone and disposed vnto prayer and the faithfull seruing of God The time to come to the matter of youth is knowne to be naturall and not through endeuor for which cause a more affiance and trust is to be had and found in them for the more part So that in the same place where this line is broken there the infortune is as either sicknesse impouerishment or any other hindrance If the two neather lines next the Nose bée whole and that these forme as it were an angle and cone about do then denote as the Phisiognomer hath many times experienced that such persons to haue a notable fortune vnto the attaining and purchasing both of riches and promotions Although few such there be which possesse and inioy the like note Further the said two neather lines vnder the three principall are thus applyed that is the right line vnto the Planet Saturne and the left line vnto the Moone The right line also is attributed to the Father but the left line to the Mother By which vnderstand that according to the presence and form of the lines so iudge of the fortune and infortune of that person But when the saide two lines doe reach and méete into the forme of a triangle and that there appeareth an ouerthwart line stretched and crossing aboue the nose yet in such manner that the same formeth not with the others a perfite tryangle doth then denote a competent fortune vnto such a person and this according to the strength of the lines there seene For where these lines are broken off lacking or crooked there they witnesse and signifie the
infortune to succeed If a line appeareth in the middle vnder the lines in the Dyameter of the Nose dooth then argue a singuler fortune and the great increase of riches The Philosopher Ptâ—â—lomeus paruus writeth that if one line reâ—cheth along the forehead as from the right side vnto the left dooth then promise such a person after nature to liue thréescore yeares If two lines shall the like stretch along the forehead do then promise such a person to liue vnto the age of thréeâ—core and ten yeares If thrée lines the like then vnto fourescore yeares If foure lines the like stretched along the forehead doe then signifie fourescore and ten yeares And if fiue lines the like stretched a long doe then declare an hundred yeares as the learned Ptholomeus writeth If the â—hree lines aboue described are crossed of other lines doe then denote hatred troubles and persecutions for the more part If the said crossinges of the lines shall make an angle and that one line be bigger then the other in such maner that the same stretcheth ouer the angle aboue the nose doth then signifie that such a person hath Enemies but they shall not greatly harme him But further of this forme of the angle crossed may a man learne and vnderstand in any work of Paulmestry that vtteâ—eth matter of the quadrangle of the hand as touching friendes and Enemies and euen the same is witnessed by the signes of the forehead If neither angle crosse or ouertwart line shall appeare on the forehead doth then signifie a lucky continuance and glory in workes and a most happy estate vnto the end of life The sharpe crossing of lines to the manner and forme of a pinnacle dooth then demonstrate both houshold and familiar enemies or enemies of the owne Kindred as Morbeth the Cardinall writeth If any two lines of the forehead are néere ioyning together in any part doe then demonstrate discord and contention with many persons The comlinesse and good proportion of the thrée principall lines of the forehead dooth denote a worthy Fame and finguler Wit as sundry Authors write and the same affirmeth the Phisiognomer If many lines are discerned in the fore-head then so appearing those are named the sisters of the three principall lines as writeth the former Morbeth If but one line onely is seene or dooth appeare in the forehead then according to the maner and forme of the same place where that appeareth with the age of the person and dominion of the Planet must a man like iudge If no line at all shall appeare in the fore-head then by reason no iudgement at all can bee pronounced When in the breaking those lines appeare crooked in this manner as the example here vnder of the one plainer expresseth dooth then signifie the greater infortune to that person As the like by obseruation was noted in a certaine Italian and sundry others If any of the lines appeareth crooked or bended vpward as a Bow doth then indicate the greater infortune But if any line downeward stretched then the lesser infortune is signified by the same as Mantâ—anus and Cocles write When in the crooking any of the lines shall bée crossed especiallie Marses line doth then signifie violent death vnto that person and this according to the positure and place of the line shall like be iudged to happen either in the second or third Age. The Ueines very bigge appearing in the Fore-head doth denote the excéeding qualitie of Choller and that such a person to bee excéeding yrefull These hitherto of the iudgement of the thrée principall lines appearing and to be séene in a manner in the foreheads of most subiects which diligently obserued and noted by due circumspection shall in the end finde this rare and Golden secret hid a long time from many good wittes yea and of these sufficiently skilfull in other lawdable Arts. And that this Jewell may not appeare mutilate and vnperfite for the lacke of more principles and instructions to further the same I intend to publish a singuler treatise verie rare and knowne but to few Students intitled Metoposcopie or by a more knowne name the view and beholding of all the lines appeering in the forehead beginning orderly from Saturns line vnto the Moones written by a most learned Mathematican and Phisition named â—haddaeus Hagecius of Hagâ—k the which aded vnto the number of thréescore examples liuely counterfeited that he by diligent trauaile noted and obserued which no doubt will much help and further those that mind to iudge on subiects by the ayde of those faithfull instructions and linely examples published in this perfit manner by that worthy man aboue named for recompence of which trauailes he in my opinion well deserueth immortall memory among other of the learned Philosophers which commendation and opinion of mine I referre to the wisedome of the Readers at the comming forth of the Treatise in the meane time I wish the Readers to vse these instructions aboue vttered Next followeth the iudgement of the ouer-browes as a part belonging to the forehead by which singuler matter may be learned and knowne The forme and iudgement of the ouer-browes The xvii Chapter THe Learned Phylosopher named Nâ—â—cius Naturae writeth in the second Book de partibus Animalium that the ouer-browes and eie-lids were ordained for speciall helpes to the face as to ornate and beseeme the same with the auoyding of other inconueniences The place of the ouerbrowes as writeth Cocles is a part of the Fore-head and formed of nature in that seate where the bones knit and ioyne together The ouerbrowes also were ordained to man as reporteth Thaddaeus both for profite and comelinesse sake these for profit that the moisture and sweat falling from the forehead might as penthouse to the eies so cast off the moysture distilling and like the humours and moisture falling from the head thorough the same eueising shoote them off without harme to the eyes The like words in a manner vttereth the Phisiognomer Cocles The ouerbrowes as reporteth Cocles were appointed by God and Nature in the knitting and ioyning of the bones for that in manie Oldâ— persons they grow and waxe so long that of necesitie and for comelinesse sake also they must bee clipped The causes of the haires as writeth the Physiognomer are noted to bee foure as the Efficient the Materiall the Formall and Finall The efficient cause of the hairs is procured two waies the one is naturall heate which eleuateth the humours from the moysture of the body and sendeth or carrieth them forth vnto the skinny parts The other is the cold ayre which both thickneth and coaguleth those humors and reduceth them into the forme of haires The materiall cause is two wayes the first is farre off and is the corporal moysture the second cause is néere and is the earthly vapor or humor which is euaporated from the moysture The formall cause is the forme of the haires as the length and roundnesse of them The finall
cause is the diuersity of haires as to the decking beseeming of the body like as the haires of the ouerbrowes of which our intentes is to write at large in this Chapter The ouerbrowes haue a hid vertue to expresse the affections of the mind of which this prouerbe that the person raiseth or lifteth vp the ouerbrow meant by the same that such a one to be arrogant and proud And such appearing like doth the lerned Thaddeus rightly name hawty and sowre of countenance The right ouerbrow is more raised and bended than the lefte in that all the partes thorough the cause of mouing do decline and lean vnto the vpper sight The right kidny in like maner is known to be higher placed than is the left as the abouesaide Thaddeus writeth The ouerbrowes streatched vpward if of the haiâ—es discend vnto the beginning of the nose and vpward eleuated vnto the temples do denote the deminion of heate and drith and such are known to be of crafty and wicked conditions Conciliatore writeth that whose ouerbrowâ— appeare whole and not seueared of hayres betweene each are noted heauy and sadde persons applyed vnto the similitude of the affection and passion as both Aristotle Albertus and others report Morbeth the Cardinall writeth that whose ouerbrowes are stretched vnto the Nose and reatch vpward to the Temples in such manner that the haires spread to either side of the Browes bee not only noted simple vnshamefast enuioâ—o foolish without fraud or deceit but vnsatiable and gluttonous applied to the Sâ—w The ouerbrowes black not much crooked and deuided with a space are most of al to be commended for such ouer-browes had our Sauiour Jesus Christ and the chast Virgin his Mother as the singular Nâ—â—â—phorus Preacher and chiâ—â—e Pastor of Constantinople Church and Writer also of the Ecclesiasticall Histories reporteth in the ende of his first Booke The ouerbrownes thin and of meane bignes argueth a moderation in that creature the goodnesse of humours for such hauing the like ouerbrowes are noted to be ingenious and searchers of déep secrets as both the Phisiognomer Cocles the learned Philemon Conciliatore Albertus and others agrée in the same In these Verses aboue noted doth the Physiognomer declare and report that the Squint or goggle eyed persons to be gréedie Catchers couetous dissemblers and malfcious and in a manner so euilly enclined as such hauing the ouerbrowes ioyned through the hairs thick growing betwéen and the like may be saide of those hauing but one eye so that the other parts are agréeing And generally these thinke all euils if we may credite the Physiognomer This Goggling of the Eyes is caused manie wayes as Auicen writeth tertia tertii capitulo 28. de strabositate where he vttreth that somtimes the goggling of the eyes is caused through the mollifying and loosenesse of certayne Lacertes c. and after the same manner he reporteth that this gogling is sometimes caused thorough a drinesse as the like hapneth in sharpe agues c. this saith the Phisiognomer serueth aptest vnto our purpose in that the same corroborateth the drinesse which is cause of the hairs and two causes also are associated vnto the procuring of a wicked effect And I neuer sawe saith the Physiogmer the goggle eyed person without a mightie heape of vices full of fraudulent iniquities and contumelious the like do affirme of the one eyed persons hauing the other notes answearing as aboue taught The auncient Rasis affirmeth that such hauing much hayre on the ouer-browes are noted full of thoughtes and verie pensiue or most commonly sadde and their speeche vnseemely and grosse So that this Text confirmeth choller adust and Melancholy humours and is the cause also of many thoughts and that such musâ— and bethinke great matters A like note the Phisiognomer diligently marked in sundry Robbers by the high way as aboue reported by the saide Cocles And such also are deflowrers of Maidens Théeues and Murderers for the more part if their faces be couered with a palenesse or wholly pale and on sundry like formed the Phisiognomer pronounced iudgement by order of Law and death to insue which not long after happened to the admiration of such which knew of the same An example of a notable Théefe and ingenious in stealing and robbing who in the Physiognomers time was hanged for his wicked factes doth he heere place by the way for the better furthering of such as minde to iudge by the Art on subiects like proportioned This person to come to the matter was figured on this wise he was of a meane stature leane and slender of Bodie and proportioned in the members and partes of the same The haires of his head blacke curled â—hinne and long the forehead square and in the middle éeuen the Haires of the ouer-browes bended and thicke and in the descending myned in the Cone of the Nose The eyes were meane of forme deepe standing in the head hauing glistering and fiery spots the Cheekes somewhat bearing out through the helpe and meanes of the Bones there plaâ—eâ— The Face was long the Nose meane as the same proâ—eâ—sed vnto the mouth and Chollericke of forme the part vnder the Nose foueated the mouth small the Lippes thinne and the neather as the same were downward foldes The Chinne extending to a sharpnesse or in a maner sharp downeward and on the top foueated and round the beard small and thin The colour of the face was white shed or couered with a certainâ— palenesse his pace in going like to the Peacockes and that in a soft manner His stature after Nature was rather vpright then stooping or crooked yet crookedly did this person waâ—ke by himselfe as one musing by the way His legges were slender the féete small and fine the héeles little and very flat he went very séemelie and noate in apparrell The shoulder points behinde were somewhat bigge and a little crooked The hands faire and comely with the fingers long and palmes long He was a person by report of the Physiognomer of few words yet quick of spéech and his actions for the most part were done with much expedition through a passing wit great boldnesse and courage In as much as vnto the Physiognomy of the Planets the Phisiognomer affirmeth that the blacknesse of the Haires of the head and thinnesse of them and cryspidnesse and quicknesse of spâ—ech and motion of the body and nose pretensed and chollerick or hooked theâ—e indicated that Marses vertue to beare sway in him for as much as in the respect of body he had the breast large and shoulder points big which together were a note of hotnesse in that person The thinnesse of the haires signified a drinesse to be in him His pace musingly or as one full of thought with the eye-liddes drawn or gathered together and ouer-browes ioyning through the thicknesse of haires ouer the Cone of the Nose the eyes hollow or déepe standing and Peacockes pace The eyes thus low situated did denote a Saturnine disposition
cause the vapours cannot haue their frée passage foorth seeing the penetration in them at that age is prohibited But the moysture of the selfe 〈◊〉 ioyned in old age is consumed and dried wheâ—â— of the bones are caused more open and the vapâ—â—â— frée do consequently ascend thorough which the hairs of the ouerbrows are then procured to grow long The haires of the ouer-browes thicke and so long streatched out that they séeme in a maner to shaddow the sight denoteth in that person the excesse of heat The ouerbrowes thin of haires and the places much fleshy denoteth a slowe and dull capacity and coldnes ruling in the principal members as the learned Thaddeus writeth The haires of the ouer-browes néere touching and in a manner ioyned togither are noted to be the woorst condition of all others in that the Browes like formed doe argue a wicked person full of mischiefe vngracious workes and déeds giuen to wicked Arts. As the like the learned Ioan Indagines affirmeth that he obserued in sundry old Witches brought to bee burned hauing the like ouerbrowes The learned Physitian Thaddeus reporteth that he obserued a iolly Captain a great trauailer a Pirate on the Sea and a rauisher of Maydens in the Ciâ—ty of Nymburge thrée yeares before hée was cruelly slaine of the Tartarians who had the like ouerbrowes with the eyes glistering and firy spots in them hauing also an yreful fierce countenance and manne of colour in the face That the forme of this person may nearer be vnderstood and Learned of the professors of the Art dooth conceiue this figure héere afore demonstrated liuely to the eye The haires of the ouerbrowes white as reporteth Ioan. Indagines doe argue an effeminate person lightly beléeuing and foolish If the crooking of the haires declineth vnto the temples and to the bossing out of the chéekes denoteth him to be negligent and foolish The ouerbrwes if they reatch out long and appeare thicke of haires argueth meditating and bethinking mighty matters as the Physiognomer reporteth The Physiognomer Cocles héere placeth an other example of a certaine person that hée noted in his time which by reason of the ouermuch hotnesse consisting in him was knowne to bee a foole full of words furious yrefull euill tongued and vnpatient whose positure and forme of parts is thus described He had the head pinaple like the voice lowd â—â—â—â—ke of spéech and in stature 〈…〉 muscuâ—ous Sanguine yet tending vnto 〈◊〉 The eares were great the forhead bearing out â—â—ter a round maner the ouerbrows ioined togither and much hairy the eies small hollow standing glistering and Fieâ—y the Nose flatte and hollow in the middle at the chéekes bony and some-what flat â—the mouth great the lips thicke and foâ—lded or turned outward the Teeth bigge the Chinne sharpe and long the face long the Necke Grosse and short small was the distaunce betwéene the heart and braine by which appeareth that the skill of the Anathomy is verie necessarie in this Art The shoulder-points were great and eleuateâ— with a largenesse of the breast the part afore named Methaphreâ—on was eminent and fleshy the Hipocondria great the legges short and musculous the armes long grosse or bigge the féet Big and articulated the héeles great the soales of the féet hollow a swiftnes in pace and treading short He bare the head by turning hither and thither after the manner of the Hart ouer all the body he was most hairy hauing a red colour in the Face which notwithstanding was a darke fiery In the hands he had the Cardiacke and middle naturall line very large seperated and were most red with the mensall line naked and alone in the palme of the hands were onely three lines with the rest of the tubercles and other lines infortunated and depressed that denoted a most beluin or brutish nature to consist in that person For as much aâ— Michael Scotus hath friuolously written of the ouer-browes for that cause doth the Physiognomer Cocles writingly ouer-passe his sayings in his Chapter considering they do so farre disagrée from the liuely Art And the learned Ioannes Picus greatly discommendeth this Scotus affirming him to haue written no waightie matters of importance but rather trifles and of these full of superstition Hitherto of the Ouer-browes with the liuely examples described of the Physiognomer much furthering all such as be delighted in the Art next to this doth he speak both of the vses and iudgement of the eie-lids The forme and iudgement of the Eye-liddes and haires of the liddes The 18. Chapter ISydore writeth that nature ordayned the couer of the eies or eie liddes to defende the eies from outwarde harmes as from flyes moths dust strawes and such like that might otherwise fall into them The eie liddes also be the couers with which the eies are couered and of Isydore named the eie liddes in that these â—ouer and hide the eies in saftie For the same cause the like is to be learned and vnderstanded of the nature and diuersitie of the heares as afore in the other chapter of the ouerbroowes Here in this chapter hath the Phisiognomer diligently gathered togither the sayings of the learned Conciliatore and others although but a fewe notes of them were to be founde The eie liddes which on the eie aproched nigh the angle in the lacrimall part if the same be excéeding small and thinne doth denote the disposition of the maner and malice of the forme The cause of the smalnesse of heares doth litle the matter indicate The lacrymall or inner corner of the eie when the same is little and narrowe doth signifie a craftie person as Auicen reporteth primo de Animalibus The vpper eie lidde bearing out rather blowne vp then full appearing and somewhat declining ouer the eie doth argue that person to be hawtie and disdainfull That if the neather eye lidde shall be small narrow drawne togyther in such maner that it couereth but the whyte of the eye doth denote the body to be gouerned of a drinesse of humours If this like hapneth in any cause of verie sharpe passions vnlesse nature hath so wrought the same as Hypocrates wytnesseth doth then pronounce death at hande The auncient Rasis reporteth that when the hâ—ares of the eye liddes so named of the beating of them doe crooke downewards or be naturally wrythed vnto one part doe indicate such a person to be craftie and a lyar Why the liddes are placed on the eyes doth Gulielmus Nurice thus define that by them the condition and qualitie of the eyes might the readier and better be defended and preserued from the outwarde matters euen as the sheath on a sworde for that cause such a person which hath a grosser or thicker eie lidde doth further sée from him for as much as these preserue the light of the eyes from the outwarde heate and cold And of this manye beastes sée further off than men through the grossenesse or thicknesse of the Eye-lids The corners of the eies when they be
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
the paucity of matter and when these be hairy do denote the matter to be sufficient strong in vertue to heate the braine with a lawdable heating in that the haires are caused through the vapours eleuated of the hotnesse of the heart and all the other members Some report that the eares grisly doth indicate such a person to be of a Melancholike quality But the ears great denoteth the dominion of the Melancholy humour as the like appeareth in the Hare and Asse which haue great eares and are foolish So that such hauing the like eares are of a like nature and the Melancholy humors doe not repugne vnto the length of life Conciliatore saith that the forme of the eares denoting the temperament and goodnesse of Nature consisteth alwayes of a semicirculare forme and in figure of a meane greatnesse the creasts or lines connexed in the middle somewhat flat toward the Centre and standing séemly to the head For the contrary positure of the eares denoteth a contrary to the abouesaide The ears maruellous great and standing out witnesseth foolishnes garrulity and imprudencie Ptholomy the Phylosopher saith that those which haue thin and dry eares shall neuer possesse the wealth of the world and it signifieth a very chollericke complexion of which the exhaust intention procéedeth in the congruent workings and argueth a most great vnstability in that person The selfesame Ptolomy vttreth that the person which hath equinas aures morietur dominus vel princeps Conciliatore saith that the eares small denoteth malignity in that creature The eares ouer round to be vnapt to learne The cares long argueth that person to be enuious The broad eares fixed in a right maner with the head indicateth slownesse The haires which are within the eares if they be many thick and long argueth an ernest mind in the desire of the actuall lust of the body The signification and iudgement of the forme of the Cheeke bones and Cheekes The 24. Chapter THe bals of the chéeks are the parts bering out vnder the eyes and these are also named the chéeke bones as writeth Gulielmus Nurice The iawes are the partes of the chéekes out of which the haires of the beard do grow as writeth Isidore in lib. 11 cap. primo The chéeke bones are often taken and named of the Phisiognomers for the Jawbones and like the worthy Constantine and Conciliatore defineth them The Cheek bones after Constantine and Gulielmus Nurice especially declareth the complexion or quality of mankind The cheeks appearing redde yet mixed with a tempted whitenes and in substance not formed ouer grâ—sse or fat do indicate a hot and moist quality and temperament of the same as Gulielmus Nurice Phylemon and others report If the Cheekes in substaunce seeme leane and thinne and eyther Swartish or Cytrine in colour doth demonstrate a hot and dry complexion in that person or the dominion of an ouermuch drinesse and heat as appeareth in the chollericke If the chéekes shal appear as if they were wan in colour and formed thin in substaunce or séeme leane of flesh it indicateth the excesse of drynesse and coldnes to consist in such an one as the like apeareth in the Melancholike So that the chéekes after the agréement of Authors are euident vtterers of the affections of the mind and notify his quality for according to the affections of the mind procéeding or caused either of a sodaine feare or sodaine ioy dooth the chéekes sodainly becom pale or otherwise appeare red These hitherto Constantine The Phisiognomer Cocles reports that when age commeth hastily on age that such a personne séemeth olde before the naturall time then is the same a most speciall note of the shortnesse of Life which in the face is apparantly discerned But this rule hath his most effectuous iudgment both in children and sicknesses especially in that which the Phisitians name the Ethicke or consumption of age a sicknes that spéedily hastneth death The chéeks formed ouer thin of flesh argueth malignity and wicked conditions as both Palemon and Ptolomeus Paruus write The bals of the chéeks soft and long in forme denoteth such a person to be a most importunate talker The bals of the chéeks formed somwhat long declareth such a one to bee a trifler and a teller of vaine matters and newes The chéekes are so named of the Physiognomer for that the téeth and hairs are naturally ingendered Cocles affirmeth that the chéekes or Jawebones are eminent from the vpper partes of the mouth with a length of the chéeke bones through the part of composition and such of obseruation are knowne to be malicious especially in vnlawfull and incongruent matters and these are applied for the part of the Jawes vnto the Oxe and dull Asse But if the Jawes shall be formed short with such an eminency or bearing out from the vpper part of the mouth it indicateth maliciousnesse an euill reporter violent in actions and enuious this especially is verified when there shall lack the substance of flesh or the same appeare but thin Thus far the skilful Cocles The chéekes so small scituated that from the eies these séeme parted off do argue the fulnes of humours and that the same creature after the mind of the Physiognomers to bee grieued with the burthen of them The roundnesse of the chéekes formed after nature indicateth enuy and of deceitfull conditions The full or rather fat chéekes are significations for the most part of a sluggarde and Drunkard if wee may credite the ancient Physiognomers The chéekes discerned soft and ill fashioned do argue such a person after the common prouerbe to be long tongued importunate and talkatiue and this the Phisiognomer Cocles hath knowne by experience The worthy Phylosopher Aristotle in Methaphoricis vttereth that the chéekes appearing red aboue do witnesse such a creature to bee a Drunkard or a great drinker of wine referred vnto the similitude of the passion in that such which lately haue bin vexed appeare of a blushing rednes especially about the eyes kindled and caused in the beginning of the yre The cause is sufficiently vttered afore of the Physiognomer in the Chapter of the nature of the face Of the Condition Nature and Iudgement of the mouth The 24. Chapter THe singuler Isidore in xi Ethimologiarum capit primo writeth that the mouth is so named in Latine Os for that by it as by a doore all men naturally and vsually put in meate cast forth the spittle prepared or for that al meats and sustenance passe by the same into the stomack and al words issue forth of the same to the vnderstanding of minds To come vnto the matter in the former Chapter it hath beene sufficiently vttered that the bignesse of members procéedeth through heate especially the mouth which representeth the naturall and spirituall members as of these especiallie the stomacke For how much the proportion of the stomacke is vnto the mouth so much is the proportion of the mouth answering vnto the stomacke for that the inner
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
fast standing and bearing outward do argue such a person to be a glutton irefull fierce and lasciuious applied for the forme vnto the dog and Boare The cause I suppose saith the Phisiognomer through the aboundance of the radicall moysture or Spermaticall matter which declareth a most great dominion of heat and strength in the principall members of which a hasty dissoluing of the substantiall moisture insueth that cannot be restored but through the much ating of meat whose plentifull substance this greatly needeth for which cause such are inordinate as is aforesaide as appeareth by relation in the Dog Boare And such the Phisiognomer hath knowne of experience to be wasters of their owne substaunce great drinkers deceiuers Whore-hunters maintainers of Harlots and murtherers especially if any other proportion aydeth and confirmeth the same Rasis reporteth that whose téeth are discerned weake thin set and small argueth the whole bodies weaknesse both with feeblenesse and shortnesse of life The selfesame vttereth the said Rasis in the buying of seruants Also Aristotle vseth the same words in his Problemes Aristotle likewise reporteth in secundo de Animalibus that such hauing the téeth thin set are noted to be short liued Rasis also affirmeth the same in these words That whose canine or sharp téeth are discerned long and strong set is argued to be a Glutton an euill person and vicious of bodie Conciliatore in his Rubricke or Phisiognomy reporteth That a noise causeth through the téeth doth denote a frensines in that person which sometimes happeneth to sleeping children when they are troubled with Wormes as the skilfull Physitians report The téeth formed bigge and broade whether theâ—e stand inward or are séene outward doe argue a vaine person lasciuious simple of a slender capacity and hauing a â—ouine witte for that the same witnesseth grosse spirites to consist in that person procéeding of grosse-humors The téeth most drie without anye moysture discerned to stand in them yea and wholly dry in a sicke person do denote death at hand forasmuch as the radicall moisture is then consumed their bodies remaine and are as a lamp without Oyle In a healthfull body the like seene doe signifie a sicknesse to come and the same shortly The téeth séene full of reume or a distilled water from the heade appearing in them argueth a disease of the head or stomacke through the participation and occasion of the head and lungs causing this distillation from the head into the Nose and Eyes the Cathar the cough the Squincy in the throat and the impostume of the iawes But any of these this procureth either more or lesse according to the contrary working of the members as vnto the beholder may euidently appear Such Beasts hauing the téeth indented like to a Sawe onely drinke by licking with the Tongue But such hauing the téeth formed whole do drinke by supping as the famous Philosopher Aristotle reporteth The Téeth formed small and weake to chew both thin set and short appearing doe indicate after Michael Scotus a féeble courage a tender capacity fearefull lightly perswaded eyther vnto good or euil of a reasonable wit and faithful but such a one is short â—iued The Téeth after Michael Scotus not-euen formed neither in the bignes nor in the standing of the Gums so that there appeare of them narrow broad thin and thicke téeth denoteth a disdainfull person enuious bold wary and of a ready wit if one may credit this Scotus The téeth formed very long and as they were sharpe somewhat thin set yet strong in the chewing do witnesse after the minde of Scotus such a person to be a Glutton enuious bolde deceitfull suspitious a lyar and inuericundious The teeth as M. Scotus reporteth appearing cytrine or browne whether these be short or long formed argueth such a person to be more foolish then wise a grosse féeder lightly crediting of a diuers vnderstanding suspitious enuious a coueter of other mens goods and a lyar The téeth big and broad whether these decline or stand in and out or that they appeare thicke or thin set witnesseth such a person to be vain lightly crediting simple of a tender capacity a grosse féeder lasciuious and a lyar The téeth discerned strong and thicke set indicateth long life in that creature to be a Teller of newes selfe willed a stoute person lightly crediting desirous of beautifull thinges and of a dull capacity The téeth weake few in number thin set and small do indicate such a person to be weake of body short liued gentle shamefast tractable trusty lightly crediting of a ready capacity and wary Hitherto borrowed out of the Phisiognomy of Scotus Of the condition and iudgement of the tongue The xxvii Chapter THe toong is a member which is extended out of white flesh both hard well moouing and this the colour and vse of it declareth the rednes consisting in it is caused of many small vains and litle arteries which procéed and come vnto it especially vnto the neather part of the same thorough which this appeareth in the neather part Redder than in the vpper and this is known to be a spungy matter full of powers For experience instructeth vs that the same is bloody for that the solution of the continuity of the same is only cured in short time with the simple Rosed Hony The tongue not onely serueth for the cleane and perfect vttering of words in smiting the téeth to cause the sound of them in the issuing foorth but the same also helpeth to distinguish all manner of tasts yea the letters perfectly expresse as the learned Aristotle saith The tongue folded or turned downeward and stutting or stammering doth argue an humorall laske of the belly as the woorthy Hipocrates reporteth in 32. Aphoris sexrae secto Such as are encombred with this Humorall laske become Stutterers or Stammerers thorough the matter descending from the head which entreth and is drunke into the Spunginesse and Lacertes of the tongue and of this ingrossed or caused thicke through which enlarging the same of necessity must be shortned So that of the same cause such stut or stammer yea Rasis reporteth that the stammering doth innuate the moystnesse of quality Some there be which are caused to stut of nature of which that Noble Phisitien Etius writeth Such hauing the tongue tyed before cannot perfectly pronounce the letter S. but sounde the same like C. and such are named of Etius proper stammerers The tongue tied behind cannot pronounce the Letters R. and T. as Galen reporteth but breaking the Letter R. sounde the same like to the letter L. and such of him are aptly named Lispers The Flix named Diarrhaea is a Flix or laske of the belly with the onely shedding of humour without an inflamation or exulceration when the humors especially discend from the head So that when any vttereth the wordes with difficulty it is then a note of Diarrhaea to mollest that creature With which disease the Phisiognomer reporteth himselfe to haue béene encombred in
But the voice descerned slowe doth indicate a sluggish person in actions and sometimes hasty And whose voice in the middle appeareth a meane as betwéene the smalnesse and grosenesse is accompted sapient a fore-séer true and iust The condition and iudgement of laughter The xxx chapter THe mind after the opinion of the Philosopher is much delighted with laughter yet the ouermuch laughter is named of most men a laughter out of course and argueth besides a small vnderstanding and simple wit Of which the common Prouerbe rise and often divulgated of the wise is that in the mouth of a foole much laughter consisteth the like reporteth Catullus that singular Poâ—t in this Sentence The laughter light moued not framed in place Be wrayeth a fooles folly in iesture and grace Héere conceiue that through the Milt formed big such a creature is procured to laugh much and otherwise is it when in the contrary manner as some report And the learned Isidore in xi ethymolagiâ—â—um vttereth that the Milt to bee so named of the supplying of the same which properly lieth on the contrary part of the liuer to the ende the same shold not consist or remaine empty The Gaule is knowâ—e to be an apt receptacle bladder in the creatâ—re which by due worke of nature sendeth or receiâ—eth into it the choller The Mylt are supposed of some to be a procurer of laughter séeing by it we 〈◊〉 especially caused to laugh By the Gaule if we mâ—y credit 〈◊〉 are all Creatures mooued vnto the by the heart to conceyue déepe matters by the 〈…〉 the quality mooued vnto loue through which 〈◊〉 elements euerie liuing creature saith he is sustained So that the persons which sufficiently laughe are denoted after the agréement of Writers to be benigne and gentle quiet beloued for theyr curteous behauiour of all persons yet lâ—â—htly endamaged or harmed althogh such are smoisy â—â—refull for any and these beside a 〈◊〉 of an apparant comlinesse saith the Phisiognomer applied vnto the Sanguine and Joâ—â—all persons The creature which reasonably laugheth is argued to bee giuen to mirth of a good quality but ioyeth much in the veneriall 〈◊〉 especially if the eies appeare smiling The ouermuch laughter exercised as Aristotle vttereth vnto king Alexander remoâ—eâ—â—â—â—reuerence and hasteth olde age in that creature for troth with such willingly saith the Phisiognomer is no societie or fellowship to be vsed in that these lacke Wit and are nothing at all secret yet these after some Writers are reported to be seruiceable and painfull in their doings Such persons which are séene seldom to laugh are indicated to be of a déepe vnderstanding and knowne faithfull as certaine report and this the Phisiognomer obserued and noted in sundrie honest and vertuous persons which he knew to bée searchers of déepe and hid secrets The cause euidently appeareth and is known to be a déep thinking and reatch which consisteth in that creature which remoueth laughter Of whom such a person that laugheth often as is aforesaid bethinketh or museth on no serious and déepe matter nor maketh any solemne or witty discourse with himselfe Certaine of the ancient report tht the creature which is hardly procured to laugh is affirmâ— to be witty a foreséer of matters vnto himselfe niggardly and very studious in the Art which he dayly exerciseth yet such a creature sayeth the Phisiognomer is prone to be a surmiser and irefull The person which is heard to laugh alowde with a certaine noise discerned in the laughter is indicated by some writers to be inuericundious and rash in actions Such a creature that without cause procured laugheth and in his laughing séemeth often to cough or gape or to draw the head awrie is indicated to be variable of purpose and minde enuious lightly or soone crediting and conuertible either vnto the good or euill as Loxius and Phylemon report The learned Conciliatore in his Rubricke of Phisiognomy saith thta the creature Coughing when he laugheth or is at the instant encombred with the hardnesse and shortnes of breath is iudged to be inuericundious fierce and a Tyraunt as the like was obserued and noted by Cocles in a certaine Prince of Lumbardy Certaine of the worthy Physiognomers report that whose Chéekes are discerned often to smile is denoted to be of euill minde of a peruerse cogitation and a liar and such persons generally are malicious and dissemblers not to bee trusted but rather to be doubted if we may credit the phisiognomer when the like especially is ioined with other accidents of the mind and that their eielids appeare wrinkled togither with the eye-browes gathered as it wer in a cloudy forme such are then shedders of bloud murderers robbers by Sea and land as hath often bin obserued in manie which were the like He that smileth vnto himselfe when he talketh is indicated to be foolish and of simple vnderstanding as the phisiognomer obserued in an Italian and such are reported to abound in the Melancholick quality The chéekes writhing in laughter as if it wer in the derision of another witnesseth such a person to be arrogant deceitfull couetous a lyar yrefull and a blabber of secrets Such as lightly laugheth saith M. Scotus is denoted to be of simple vnderstanding vnstable vain lightly crediting of dâ—l wit grosse in féeding seruiceable yet in facts or actions not secret Such as sildome laugh and soon make an end is argued according to M. Scotus to be stable wary niggardly yet of good vnderstanding secret faithfull and glorious in his actions The condition and iudgement of the bâ—â—â—â—h The 31. chap. THe much breath argueth aboundance of the spirits econuerso which procéedeth two waies the one through the lungs smalnesse the other through the straitnesse of the brest Of which the creature much breathing is of great strength and courage by reason of the heate resoluing the moisture especially that dewy moisture after the mind of the Phisiognomer The breath sent forth in due course and order that is betwéene the great and small apearing a meane doth indicate the quietnesse of hart and a man in minde well pleased as the Phylosopher reporteth That person which sigheth without cause and fetched the sighes déepe and long dooth witnesse the Melancholy to come and that mighty to perseuer in that creature The breath appeareth cut betwéene being after an order which in the end through straitnesse of the breast commeth forth with a heat and sighing argueth such a creature to be encombred with thought and the disquietnesse of mind And the same to be mixed to some euill if the head especially shake withall That person which with the sighing draweth the eyes awry is iudged after the minde of most writers that hee then bewaileth the matter come vnto mind deuising with himselfe in what manner he may aptliest bring about and compasse or atchieue the same The creature which breatheth with a certaine noise through the larger opening of the nostrilleâ— doth then indicate cruelty brutish furiousnes and
as the saâ—e the Phisiognomer Cocles obserued in many subiects For which cause this Cocles warneth a man especially to eschew the fellowship company of such which of nature are wry necked and haue a drawing in or narrownesse to be decerned betwéene the shoulder poyntes in that these are knowne to be wicked persons enuious fraudulent and hypocrites as the same the Phisiognomer Cocles obserued in sundry of the obseruant brothers in his time and in many Melancholicke persons The necke formed in a mean manner both in the bignesse and length doth demonstrate such a person to be strong of nature apt to learne and of a singuler wit but these oftentimes are known to haue a subtill or crafty wit and to be deceitfull The condition and iudgement of the shoulder points The xxxvi Chapter HEre conceiue saith the Phisiognomer that such persons hauing the shoulder paints sufficiently distant from the knottinesse or spondile of the neck which first appeareth aboue the sholders where the sholder points or neck are continuated and not to neare ioyned to it are of a good nature and hauing ripe or good senses and by the consequent of a good vnderstanding The Philosopher in Methaphoricis vttereth a reason of this saying that the shoulder points being sufficiently soluble that is sufficiently distant from the spondile or knottinesse in such manner that the space betwéene them be equall do denote that such indiuiduates readily receiue that is easily the sensitiue motion For these haue the note or sensitiue power easily moueable that is lightly reducible from the power vnto the act of perceiuing But such which about the spondiles of the necke appeare hidden are noted to be persons lacking wit forasmuch as these hardly being soluble which about the knottinesse are decerned weake to receiue the motion of the senses The Shoulder pointes decerned sufficiently distaunt-asunder doe denote such a Creature to bee liberall after Nature applied for the same vnto the decent apparancy and forme for that liberality aunswereth and agreeth to such a forms and the like formed are the Shoulder-points of the Lion by the report of the Phisiognomer The shoulder points néere adioyning togither do contrariwise signify niggardship and vncourtesie to rest in that person The shoulder points appearing sufficiently distant asunder and decently spaced from the knot or ioynt of the neck argueth such a person to be of a simple perseuerance and vnderstanding and by the consequent knowne to be a dullard as the lerned Aristotle writeth The Shoulder-points after the minde of the Phylosopher well brawned with an eminencie or bearing out of the fleshe and these strong formed are applyed after Nature vnto the Male-kind Forasmuch as the nature of the muscle is to possesse the ingendred hotnes strong and of the reason of the heate is thus procured to encrease the forme of the members according to euery Diameter The shoulder-points discerned bigge and large in forme doe indicate a hotnesse to consist in that creature The strength of euery person consisteth in the sinnewes and bones for which cause when the muscles are sufficiently formed Fleshy then must néeds insâ—â— a mighty strength to consist both in the sinnewes and bones of which the spirit combyned in 〈◊〉 an habitudeâ—â— body may well exercise and attâ—mpt or do strange actions if néede reâ—uireth Of which Rasis reporteth that the Shoulder-points discerned large do indicate a strong person of an honest mind oâ— good conditions and perfect vnderstanding The reason of this is in that through the bredth of the shoulder points the muscles are indicated to be large and strong proceeding from a strong beginning that is in the brain wher the beginning consisteth of the sinewes and the seate of the spirits So that of necessity the forme of the 〈◊〉 must be â—apeable to the retaining of the goodnes of the senses as the Phisiognomer saith The muscles weak of strength so as the shoulder-points appeare flat and as it were couâ—â—ed with a softnes of flesh argueth a flegmatick quality of the contrary nature to rest in that creatuâ—â— and if these appear without a softnes they import the like quality as saith the Phisiognomer Rasis reporteth that the shoulder-points formed thin indicateth the smalnesse of wit and vnderstanding Cocles reports that he knew and saw sundry women in his time which drew by Art through their bestiall inâ—â—â—ents the shoulder-pointes so neare together that they formed in a manner the like vnto Os vontris in the part behind and they garnished or beautified these with Cosmeticall waters This Cocles also noted sundry Italians and fond French men which he aptly nameth by that by-word Hermaphroditi that exercised the like practise with their shoulder-points A matter which séemeth in my opinion incredible to be exercised of any faithfull Christian but the Phisiognomer séemeth truly to vtter what hee saw and knew in sundry places The bearing of the heads â—f the shoulder points very faire out doe denote â—oolishnesse to consist in that creature which manner Aristotle reporteth vnto King Alexander to be a note of rigorousnes and vnfaithfulnesse to dwell in that person The Phisiognomer Cocles vttereth of experience knowne that hee sildome saw any person beeing crooke backed which were of a good nature but that these hauing the like bearing out or bunche on the shoulders were rather Trayterous and verie wicked in their actions And such saith the Phisiognomer were knowne in his time to bee the founders of all wicked deceits yea wily vn deminers and gropers of the people and had a déepe retching wit and wylie fetches in wicked actions So that it seemeth impossible after Nature that such deformed persons should possesse in them lawdable actions forasmuch as the spirite connexed in such an habitude dooth yéelde a retrograde forme and property which saith the Phisiognomer is knowne for the most part to bee Melancholicke For which cause a man ought carefully to beware and take héede of fellowshipping or kéeping Company with such vnfortunate personnes for the abouesaide reason and Worke of Nature For these sayeth the Physiognomer are the like to bée eschewed as a man of skill would refuse and shun the companie of a person lacking any chéef or principall Member of the Bodie And the like Aristotle in secretis secretorum saith that a man ought verie diligently and carefully to beware of such an vnfortunate person lacking any speciall member as much as he would of his most dangerous Enemies The Prouerbe also warneth vs to beware of the creatures marked and in another place of the persons marked in any member that a man trust not them The reason is for that the Spirits like insue vnto the forme of the body so that out of an euill shaped body can no lawdable actions proceed or be caused as afore vttered and this of him vttered Phisiognomically The Philosopher also vttereth that the great number of Children liuing is cause many tymes of the ill hap of Parents For these lacking prouision for their
naturall sustenance are caused to worke mischiefes not tollerable by lawe For the Phisiognomer learned and saw sundry times that diuers fathers of many Children not able to prouide sustenance for them were constrained throgh great néede to steale through which practise exercised their Children like endeuoured for the helpe of their parents néede and confessed a lyke matter at the place of execution So that the Philosopher giueth or sheweth this not as an inâ—orced precept but rather peâ—swadeth that in the cause of a necessitie the same to be procured as a rule in miserie which to the beholder may lyke appeare And the Mother Philosopher Asculanus vttereth a sum of the matter afore taught Ben se voria plicar li cinqui rami Metendo el primo fra le do piu apresso Dicendo hor toi poi che tanto mami Poi laltre cinque del sinistro tronco Volatere in verso gliochij de si stesso Chi mai si fida in rosso guercio e cionco By which he concludeth that no trust is to bée had in those women and men heing red of colour and gogle eyed or one eyed and bunch backeâ— also the reason is allâ—adged in the same booke where he reporteth these wordes Quando tu vidi quisti zoppi e glombi Impio fo el segno de la parte Et anche quisti cum li flexi lombi Defecto corporal fa lalma ladra In pegiorando dicon le lor carte Sonno superbi e de la mala quadra The shoulder-pointes well formed both in the length and breadth doe denote a good disposition and nature to consist in that Creature after the minde of the Learned Conciliatour The shoulder-points discerned thin in the composition of nature do signifie such an one to bee a niggard couetous and fearful in attempts or Enterprises The shoulder points beeing formed vnequall signisieth the vnequall actions of such a Creature and dull of capacity The shoulder points being thin and leane doe witnesse as Michael Scotus reporteth a weake person féeble of courage fearefull not wel bearing or enduring earnest labour lightly crediting quiet of behauiour and conuertible either vnto good or euill The shoulder points formed large and bigge through the flesh signifieth as writeth Michaell Scotus a strong person faithfull yet a niggarde grosse of wit féeding simple well enduring painfull labour féeding sufficiently and willingly desiring quietnesse The Shoulder pointes appearing bended inward doth intimate after the minde and opinion of Scotus such a person to be wary sluggish and after a manner ingenuous secret and an vndergroper of men The Shoulder-pointes discerned flat lying in a manner to the bodie do signifie as affirmeth Michael Scotus a simple person a niggard Laborious modest both in his talke and feeding and quiet of behauiour yet creâ—yting lightly and conuertible eyther vnto the good or euill The shoulder points decerned vnequall that the one be bigger or larger than the other doo denote a sluggishe person of a grosse wytte of a dull capacitie and vnderstanding simple grosse in féeding yea a nyggard deceytfull a betrayer bolde and hardly credyting if wee maye credite Scotus in these The shoulder pointes séene farre bearing out doe wytnesse â—uch a person as affirmeth Michael Scotus to be of an open lyfe in his conditions that is to say vaine simple vnstable a lyar enuious bolde vnshamefast and a brawler The iudgement of the Armes The xxxvii Chapter THe Armes so long that the handes reache vnto the knées doe denote the subtilnesse of wit arrogancie and the desire to rule Aristotle reporteth that these notes séeme to signifie boldenesse honestie with a liberalitie The lyke long armes some suppose that the mightie king Alexander had Nor it is vnlike to that which the sonne of Zachariâ— affirmeth that in some to argue arrogancie and in othersome a desire to rule and gouern and in both a boldnesse and stowt courage The selfe-same reporteth Albertus in de Animalibus and in compendio suae Theologiae and like Hieronimus de Manfredis and the Learned Rasis For that lengthening out and longnesse of the armes proceedeth of the great heat of the hart with a moisture proportioned which is the chéefest cause of the lengthning out as may well bee comprehended by the former Wordes of the Phisiognomer When such a length or longnesse is extended vnto the thighes or hammes it doth intimate wicked conditions and such as reioyce at other mens harmes in that those persons are excéeding malicious and enuious And some affirmeth that this note doth argue fearfulnes also to be ignorant and a louer of discord Such which with a gréedie desire to meate doe bring the mouth to the hands being especially caused through the shortnesse of the armes and euill forme of the hands not orderly wrought are iudged to be wicked and enuious for that enuy is the daughter of coldnesse and drinesse the plannet Saturne engendring her The Armes thinne or slender if they shall bee weake doe witnesse a rude person and vnapt to learne The armes bigge through the bones sinnues and flesh doe indicate a strong nature and if the vaines appeare it doth then declare a hot quality When the armes are bigge with soft flesh doe then demonstrate a womanly Nature The Physiognomers report that the Armes verie hayrie doe denote such a person to bee Luxurious Aristotle vnto King Alexander writeth that when such a Person whiles he talketh mooueth the hands too and fro is iudged enuious a deceyuer and one pleasant in words Such a person which refraineth mouing of the handes whiles he talketh is argued to be of a perfect vnderstanding well disposed of a singular wit and readie counsell verie commendable the reason doth the Physiognomer vtter in the Chapter of the Paces The perfect length of euerie person after the minde of Albertus in compendio suae Theologiae in accounting from the top of the forhead and beginning of the Crefi of the bead vnto the sole of the foote is noted to bee so much these beeing of sound limbes and composition as is the space discerned betwéene the two ends of the middle Fingers the armes right retched out The armes so long that béeing stretched out reach to the knées which seldome so hapneth doth then denote such a person to be liberall bold high-minded of a gréedie desire weake of body simple of wit foolish and vaine-glorious as Writeth Michael Scotus The armes ouer short in respect of the stature of the body do signifie a contentious person vnthankefull bold enuious prowd foolish and a niggard as affirmeth Scotus The armes bigge through the bones sinewes and much fleshe do signifie a person sufficient strong prowd of a light cause presumptuous enuious desirous of bewtifull things and lightly crediting as writeth Michaell Scotus The armes fatte and brawned doe signifie a person vaine glorious coueting pleasaunt things and more foolishe than wittie in the doing of things as witnesseth Michael Scotus The armes very hearie whether they be leane or fatte
subtilnesse of humors The handes flender and very long doe argue tyrany and foolishnesse in that person The Philosopher Ptholomy affirmeth that the hands of diuers colours do demonstrate such a person to be leacherous and cruell and the like do the slender fingers more then is decent denote foolishnesse The skilfull Formica reporteth and the same a truth that such a person which hath the fingers ends broad is iudged faithfull and a good companion Such a person which hath the Table in the hand large and the fingers slender and long is iudged to be subtill in a naturall faculty and apt or giuen to play on Instruments Such a creature which hath the Table in the hand narrow and the fingers bigge is aptly disposed and giuen to write well and shall die of an impostume Such a person which hath the hands not ouer-bigge nor ouer small but well proportioned to the bodie do denote such a person to be wel contented and quieted in all his accidents If any hath the hands small the same creature is reported to be of a womanly nature in his déeds vnsatiable and hatefull after the kind as now louing and now hating so that seldome there is any assured trust to be had in him If any woman hath manly hands such a creature hath a big midriffe and big belly port intumescent and such a one may lightly conceiue yet bring forth no perfect childe If any haue big hands and fat do argue such a person to be of a dull capacity and wit Such a woman hauing the like hands doth ernestly desire the lâ—â—rened aâ—t If any hath the hands slender is denoted to be a person nimble and ready in his â—â—ings and that he much delighteth in womens compâ—â—y If any hath hollow Fingers and those euill fashioned and no well ioyning together is iudged to be a person prone to pouerty and vnconstant in his words so that hee performeth little in deeds as the same Physiognomer often times noted in one named Sâ—raphâ—â—us de Pâ—â—is a Physition Such a one who hath not his fingers standing close together or not straight ouâ— lying doth signifie a miserable life and pouerty to succéed The reason of this is thorough the euill proportion which formeth not ther a good vnderstanding but an euill and inoromate The fingers formed little denoteth such a one to be dull enuious and a fool after the agréement of Authors The learned Morbeâ—h the Cardinall in his paulmestry writeth that the fingers long and slender and well proportioned together do argue an apt and ready wit especially in handie crafts yet do these demonstrate an euill gouernement through which ensueth that such are miserable poore Vt in politicis patet If the Fingers shal be much or wide standing assunder do denote pouerty and misery to insue to that person as the same Physiognomer often noted in such persons which begged from doore to doore Certaine report that the fingers very short and little doe denote such a person to bee strong and witty which reason seemeth not to the Phisiognomer simply to be allowed The hands bigge if the fingers bâ—e ouer short do argue such a person to be an ouerthwarter deceitfull a theefe after the agréement of writers The hands crooked and slender doe denote such a person to be a gluttonous feeder and ful of words Certaine report that the fingers euill proportâ—oned as bigge and small with the Paulme of the hands crooked doe indicate an enuious person a wretch couetous and a foole The reason oâ— this is forasmuch as the grossenesse doth indicate much quantity of the matter and a little of the Naturall heate not mightie to stretche out through which the creature is denoted to bee an earthly dry person and rude by reason of the ouermuch drinesse and he is iudged to bee a foole through the lucke of naturall heate and moysture proportionable and by the consequent the same argueth him to be couetous through the crooking of the hands Morbeth in his Paulmestry vttereth that the woman hauing small handes and bigge fingers at the ends is iudged prone to luxury and of a dul capacity A certaine Authour of a small Palmestrie reporteth that the Woman which haue a shorte paulme of the hand in respect of the Bodie shall be grieued with the harde deliuery of childe and this onely caused thorough the straitnesse of her 23u3rp2c1lp which length is answerable to that length which is on the backe of the middle finger nigh the first ioynt comming by the Paulme euen vnto Raâ—cetta or the wrist Or thus plamer the length of this 2c1lp is aunswerable to the iust space which is from the roote behinde the middle finger vnto the wreast of the hande and this do4bl2d is the iust measure of r3h2toof vt dicunt recte A certaine writer whose name the Physiognomer knewe not reporteth that the handes short bunching out and slender doe denote such a person 〈…〉 and a gluttonous feeder The cause oâ— which matter is the end of the sinewes which â—â—rough a drinesse is drawn togither and bowâ—â— inwarde and thereof crooked or bunched out Of which men crooked at the endâ— of parts through the dayly excesse about fire or by a sicknesse these well and true reported yea these well drinke and eâ—te When the end of the little finger shall not reach vnto the vpper ioynt of the ring finger vnlesse the same bee otherwise shortned of some accident is then thought a perfect note of a Bastard as the same Physiognomer hath noted in many but this warily to be iudged If the Fingers bend at the Toppes do denote such a person to be enuious and couetous and such are crafty and false of promise applied to the Ape But when these bend inward then the contrarie iudge If the Thombe bendeth toward the Fingers and likewise the Fingers inclined towardes the Thum do argue such a person to be couetous and malicious And this disposition of the members proceedeth from the spring vnto which it ensueth as is aforesaid The Creature which of a Custome vseth to hold the hand straite out and the fingers at length stretched is iudged to bee a person fearefull full of words and vaine If any vseth to hold the hand most commonlie shut together betokeneth such a person to be yrefull and hasty The fingers small and slender in a man doe denote him to be a foole as certain of knowledge report If the Fingers be short and big doe argue such a person to be bold and enuious as Formica writeth When the fingers are well proportioned of a comely forme and length do indicate honest conditions in that person He which in talking moueth much clappeth the hands and hath many iestuees besides is noted to be a faire speaker enuious and a deceiuer Certaine report as that auncient Hermes that the shaking or quiuering of the handes in a healthfull yong man doth demonstrate such a person to be soone angry For this procéedeth of abundance of heat
Physitian Galen that the bodye appearing not ouer fatte nor ouer leane and continuing the like doth argue such a person to liue long yet the body decerned rather leane then fatte is the more commended and doth liue longer after the agréement of the learnedst Phisitions The veynes of fatte bodyes are euermore decerned narrowe whereof such appeare to haue but a weake and small breath and little bloud consisting in the speciall partes of the body Of which such growing elder in yeares are reported to be short liued and to be abreuiated life thorow a fewe and these small accydences to insue When any considereâ—h a subiect let him first saith the Phisiognomer marke the condition of the breast after the forme of the head and other members of the body For if the breast be formed large and bearing out and the head seemely bigge with a shrrtnesse of the neck doth then indicate the hotnesse of the heart so that there appeareth a nakednesse of heares which after nature doth proceede through a largenesse of the powers consisting in that creature that properly cannot retayne the matter of the heares or else of the occasion that the straightnesse of the passages be so narrow and close that these let the issuing forth of the heares after the due propertie and course of nature As touching the leane bodies after nature these are in a contrary manner formed to the fatte for as much as their principall members are knowne to be open and able by the report of the Phisiognomer to indure but small matters and traueyles But the persons knowne of a temperate qualitie and dieting themselues daintilye or rather after discretion that these may so ware fatte are by that meanes procured that their veynes and arteries are caused strong and indure large Of which their heate by that reason is not so soone extinguished as the singuler Phisition Galen vttereth So that such an habitude with the Phisiognomer is accounted lawdable and this generally ment in all the body Here conceaue saith Cocles that the heart in man is cause of all the workings if the principall members are duly formed of which the goodnesse and mâ—lice of minde insueth according to the positure of â—iuers partes in the creature The contrary of this is to be iudged when as the neck is long the breast large with a much quantitie of heares as in sundry places afore vttered The thinnesse of flesh on the breast with a due proportion of the other members doth argue hotnesse of the heart and by the consequent a warlike boldnesse as appeareth in the chollericke And as the like by the former words afore may be gathered ¶ The forme of the pappes is to be considered which as it is written are compowned of white flesh hauing many kernels and little holes like to a spunge through the veynes arteries sinewes and of this they be ioyned with the heart the liuer and the braine with the generatiue members The Philosopher Ptholomie reporteth that hée which on the left side of the breast hath a bigge fleshie Mole high out and round with one or many heares on it doth then promise the increase of riches and honour This experienced of Pontius Gallicus of the Phisiognomer Cocles Such women which haue bigge pappes and short are denoted sluggish and rammish of smell as some affirme Such women which haue no veynes appearing on the breasts are vnfitte to giue suck vnto Children For that such a positure doth argue a flewmatick and an inordinate matter Such women also are of a rude nature and beastly giue suck with paine through some gréeuous accidence The pappes of a meane bignesse not soft and the veines apparant and straight oâ—t doe argue a good milche Nurse especially if her skin be swartish in colour The pappes small and leane or slender thorowe drynesse doe denote such a woman to bée weake of body When the pappes begin to arise then doe they denote that such shortly after to be prouoked vnto the veneriall acte The pappes sufficient bigge and full after Galen doe argue a perfit digestion The forme and iudgement of the hollownesse on the breast The xliiij chapter THe ingenious Phylosopher Aristotle doth Phisiognomate of the noblenesse of the part of the breast which commonlye is decerned betweene the breastes The same properly named Methafreton where frenes and the Midriffe consisteth and this is a pellicle deuiding the region of the naturall members from the region of the nutritiue which through a like deuision is the same named the Midriffe as it were parting or deuiding in two and knitte or fastned to the back bone and breast in the compasse of the breast hauing a circuler forme This hollow place of the breast is here ment of the Phisiognomer where the heares commonly grow on men and right against the Midriffe The person which hath this part of the breast appearing big sufficient fleshy and brawned is of the Philosopher noted strong according to nature and applied of him to the male kinde The creature which hath this part appearing weake not fleshie nor brawned are denoted feeble and weake after natuere and applied for the forme vnto the female kinde Such a person which haâ—h this part so bending in through the méeting there of the muscles right against the furcle of the two semiâ—â—rcles méeting at it that they cause there a déepe holownesse or pit in the middle of the same doth denote such a person to be euill conditioned and not to fellowship withall rude and of a disdainefull nature But the manner of his disdaining he couereth and hideth for that he is close minded as touching his malicious stomacke which he subtilly cloaketh by his dissembling wordes The Phisiognomer Cocles noted a certaine husbandman in his time which had the Methaphrenon so hollow standing in that a man might well haue hidde the whole fist in the same who he diligently noted and knewe to be euill conditioned especially a wrangler contentious and double tongued He which hath this part appearing eminent is noted to be very yrefull in that the bearing out of this part procéedeth thrugh the ouermuch heate of the hart and of the same cause is mooued to bée very yrefull as reporteth Galen in Libro Tegm and through this yrefulnesse caused to be forgetful of himselfe vndiscréete and vnaduised of that hée doth and applyed for the nature and property vnto the Horse for that the horse hath such a forme of the breast and is of a vehement fury as Aristotle vttereth This part consisting a meane in the hollownesse that is the Methaphrenon neither to high bearing out nor to déepe formed inward as the breast plate of a harnesse is a laudable note after the minde of the Physiognomer Cocles and such a person saith he is knowne to be of a temperate quality and well conditioned The selfe same vttereth Conciliatore and the like taught in the Chapter of the signification of the breast The condition and iudgement of the ribbes The
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
Toes and the nayles of them crooking like vnto the Hawkes Tallents or clawes are denoted after the minde of Aristotle to be Deceiuers Theeues violent Catchers and Filthy talkers The like iudgement is to be giuen of the Fingers and Nayles so crooking For the Phisiognomer alwayes obserued and knewe these which possessed the nayles and fingers thus proportioned and formed to be of a Chollericke quality yet this note I saw saith he to be lawdable in iolly Warriors and right good Soldiers and in those which Marses beame séemed to be gouerned in their great attempts Certaine report saith the Phisiognomer that Aristotle héere meaneth by the vnshamefast persons these naturally théeues violent prollers and euill tongued I affirme saith Cocles that by the martiall théeues the Philosopher doth meane the worthy souldiers forasmuch as such which liue and apply their wits and minds in the wars exercise none other then warlike attemptes after the maner of the common spoilers and théeues in purchasing great booties and spoiles héere and there whether these attaine it by right or wrong after a warlike custom as we daily sée And as further in the Phisiognomy of the Planet Mars shall be vttered and in the positure of Mars in the hand c. to come forth The Toes decerned close ioyned together doe denote such a person to haue a natural scowring or Flixe of the belly and such a creature applied for the forme vnto that kinde of Quaile which séeketh his food by fresh Waters for his often and much dunging Rasis reporteth that when the héeles are séene small in forme indicateth such a person to be weak of strength and fearefull The héeles decerned big and fast of flesh denoteth such a person to be strong and bold as the former Rasis saith Albertus and Phylemon report that the breast of the foote when the same shall be formed Fleshy and not hollow in such maner that treading with the same on the earth it séemeth to lye with an euen vpper face of the sole on the ground doth innuate such a person to be crafty and malicious for this is a note of the cold flegme abounding on the forme And this easily receiueth formes inasmuch as that the same is of a light cause mooued of the weake mouer And of this is the craftinesse in that subiect caused The Philosopher Aristotle vttreth that whose inner part of the sole of the foote shall not be decerned hollow but on such wise filled that with the whole foot in the treading the same toucheth the ground is denoted to be a creature wily mutable and full of deceits When the breast of the foote shall appeare hollow and in a contrary maner vnto the first dooth signify by the contrary condition the goodnesse of vnderstanding and a good composition well directed and the goodnesse of conditions When the hollow of the foote shall be leane it portendeth melancholy and consumptions in that creature The learned Conciliatore saith that the foote thicke and short denoteth such a person for to bée strong and hardy The feet very long doe denote such a person to be deceitfull and wicked as Writeth Conciliatore The féet excéeding meane both in the thinnesse and shortnesse demonstrateth a wicked person The soles of the féet compounded with fat flesh denoteth such a person to be strong bold a good goer of iournies on foot The féete soft thorough the large filling of the skin about do demonstrate such a person to bée a deceiuer The féete crooked and hauing the soles verie hollow and wrinkled are persons to be shunned for that such are crafty and wicked in their dooings The soles of the féet euen alike argueth such a person to be weake of strength and an ill goer on foot The héeles slender soft doth argue such a person to be weake and fearfull The héeles big and fast of flesh denoteth such a person to be strong and bold The soles of the féet and long héels filled with flesh do indicate such a person to be foolish péeuish especially if the toes be soft and large The feet hollow argueth such a one to be circumspect witty and honest The feet fleshy and hard compassed denoteth a péeuish vnderstanding foolishnesse and a procurer oâ— miuries The feet smal faire tender argueth a fornicator and setting by himselfe Sâ—me report that the toes close ioyning denoteth â—he Flux or scowring of the belly or the stink of sweat and 〈◊〉 sauâ—ur of the body in that person Rasis 〈…〉 the hands and feet amiable and smalâ— declareth the condition of the whole bodye to be weaâ— and the heat of the same to be small Aâ—beâ—tus reporteth that those weomen which haue 〈…〉 are â—â—test to conceiue with Child Hitherto â—f the feet The iudgement of treading â—n generall The 54. chapter THe Philosopher in libro regimine principum sayeth that the ouermuch swiftnesse in treading doth argue a hot quality Such a person which goeth a soft pace is of a cold and flegmatick quality But he which goeth a meane pace is of a temperate quality The paces large and slow do procéede of a laudable discourse and that such a person shal prosper for the most part in his works and déeds as the Phisiognomer obserued in his Patron Alexander Bentiuolus the sonne of Iohn Bentiuolus the second of that name The shortnesse of the paces dooth innuate the contrary that is froward conditions and to bee euill disposed in his workes The same affirmeth Rasis who saith that the paces large and slow or softly denoteth a friendly person and the paces quicke and short to be a hasty person and very carefull in all his busines yet is hee ignorant to bring them about and to end them That famous Albertus reporteth that the pace of a man procéeding of the inclination of Nature doth demonstrate of the same what the quallities of the mind and conditions are Such which take long paces in their goinges are noted bold of courage and strong after the mind of Albertus Such hauing disordered paces are denoted to be of an euill disposed minde niggards most commonly sad and disquieted with many cares Such encombred with a maruellous sorrow and heauinesse tread with contrary paces from the former And if such bee Craftes-men then are they close minded The swiftnes of pace in bearing the body vpright and in a séemely personage argueth a quick witted person and subtle and one which better beginneth matters than endeth them The creature which mooueth the eyes quicke and often shutteth them together and bending his body is he goeth is iudged to be fearful a niggard crafty and full of deceit If any through his swiftnes of going hath a troubling of the eies the head steddily standing breatheth fast such a one is denoted to be bold vnconstant and very crafty Such as tread with short paces and hastening or quicked are weake of strength fearfull and a niggard When the hands and feet moue togither with the bodie in the
alone but gather and marke dilligently the testimonies of all the members and if there happen to â—hée to apeare diuers notes and that vnto diuers efforts then leane by the counsel of the Phisiognomer to the mightier and worthier part In that the quality of the whole body consisteth of the qualitie of the parts So that by one note onely a man may not argue and iudge the affection or natural motion of any person but by sundry togither Wherfore when thou wilt pronounce the haps to come to any person to bee either greater or lesser then the same iudge after thou hast throughly learned and vnderstood of his nature and conditions And in marking and obseruing this way of iudging thou shalt seldome erre As for example If any hath the notes of a Wicked person and threatned to com vnto a miserable end yet if such wickednes doth then but a little moue him then may it bee coniectured that such a person hath wel maistred his wicked affections contrary to others which for the most part happen to come vnto cruel torments or sustaine long imprisonment Another example is that if any hath the notes of an yreful person and that anger doth then but a little disquiet him then it is to be iudged that he hath wel repressed and brideled the passions of yre and euen the like iudgement may bee giuen in al others This also mark for a sure note in this Art that the good and â—â—emely forme of each member dooth denote a good composition and strength of the body whither that member be small or big in respect of the Bodie And the formes of the members wel proportioned do denote vertue but euil fashioned doth argue an euil conditioned person Yet the more open and manifester Signes are they which be caused and appear in the principallest places and these named the principall oft that are about the eyes the forehead the head and the face But the second and next place is the same which is knowne to be about the Shoulders the breast the belly the legges and the Féete But the last is the part which is to be considered about the belly But the generall difficulty or hardnesse of these consisteth of the iudgement euen as the like dooth the same both in the Art of Astronomy and Phisicke practise depend Of this Galen affirmeth that the Phisiognomer may erre in his iudgement for diuers causes First in that to any one note a man may not trust except the same bee propper of it selfe as is aboue declared Therefore no one note alone may betaken of any especiall part of the Bodie in that by the nature of one perticuler doth not the Nature of man in generall consist In the second there is errour caused for that to the alteration of nature and age they do not somtimes agrée in that there be notes which sometimes declare the matter rather past than to come like as in the person of thréescore yeares old which may be hairy that doeth then argue his leacherousnes to be past not present to be affirmed Sundry Writers affirme that the notes gathered by the forepart of the body are known to be mightier thâ—n those conceiued of the hinder parte as witnesseth Hipocrates who willeth first to behold and note the face of the sicke Others affirm those to be the mightier notes which are taken of those members by which the passion is exercised as the notes which declareth the yre of the brest ribs which is exercised by the heart within those parts placed Further in that by the shoulders armes legs féet strength is exercised therefore are the mightier notes for strength gathered of them And thus by the other members also may you gather and iudge But héere for a plainer vnderstanding of the Art and that you may learne howe to iudge the like I will héer propound an example or two and so end the worke A breefe rehearsall of the notes of all the members with their significations in the forme of a Table Of the head FIrst the head big doth denote a dull person and applied to the Asse The head little to bée foolish and applied to the dog The head meane of bignesse doth argue a good wit naturally The head Pineapple sharpe to be vnshamefast and a boaster The head short and very round to be forgetfull and foolish The head long in fashion to the Hammer to be prudent and wary And in the forepart of the head a hollownesse to be wily and irefull Of the forehead The forehead small to be vnapt to learne vnconstant and applied to the Sow The forehead very big to be slow and applied to the Oxe The forehead round to be of a dul perseuerance ireful and applied to the Asse And being somewhat a plaine forehead to bee circumspect and applied to the Dog A square formed forehead to be bold applied to the Lyon The forehead smooth to be a flatterer applied to the fawning Dog The forehead big wrinckled to be bold applyed vnto the Bull and Lyon A low forehead to be sad applied to the passion A long forehead to bee a flatterer applyed to the Dog a high forehead to be liberal applied to the Lyon an ouer wrinckled forehead to be vnshamefast and puffed vp in the temples to be high minded irefull and of a rude wit Of the eyes The eies small to be faint hearted applyed to the Ape the eies big to be slow and tractable applied to the Oxe the eies hollow standing to bée enuious and wicked applied to the Ape the eyes standing out to be foolish applied to the asse The eies somewhat hollow to do stout of courage applied to the Lyon The eies somewhat big and a little eminent to be gentle applied to the Oxe the eies very wide open to be impudent the corner of the eies fleshy vnto the nose ioyning to be malicious The eies of length to be crafty and a deceiuer The eyes big and trembling to be desirous of women applied to the passion The eies small and quiuering to bee shamefast and yet a louer how much the bigger eies so much the lesser mallice yet the more foolishnes The eies thwart writhing to be deceitfull a niggard and irefull the eyes big out to be foolish fearefull faint-hearted and vnshamefast The eies disorderly mouing as one whiles running another whiles staying to be rash disquiet and troubled in mind wicked and a briber the eie-liddes quiuering to be fearefull applied to the passion the eies swift mouing wiâ—h a sharp looke to bee fraudulent vnfaithfull and a theefe The eies stedfastly looking to be troubled in mind and a deceiuer The eies situated as into a length to be a deceiuer and enuious Little bags or bladders swelling out from the eies to be great wine drinkers applied to the passion Little bladders swelling out before the eies to be great sleepers and applied to the passion Of the nose The end of the nose big to be desirous of that he séeth
head plaine to bee simple Much haire of the head and thick to be euil conditioned Of the going and mouing The pace slow and long to be witty and strong the pace flow and short to be witty yet weak the pace long and quicke to bee strong yet foolish the pace short and quick to be both foolish and weake of strength the shoulders bending forward in going to be high-minded The person going with the knées and féet turning in to be weake applied to the Woman In the talking writhing or shrugging the body hither and thither to be a Flatterer like to the fawning Dogge Leaning vnto the right side in the going to be â— Cynede applied to the excessiue appearance The eyes quicke mouing to bee gréedy and quicke Catchers applied to the Hault the eyes quick and often moouing with a steddinesse of the Bodie to be Witty and of a readie vnderstanding aplied to the condition of the passion Of the personage and stature Such as are of a very smal personage to be quicke witted and prompt in attaining any matter of the natural cause Such very big of personage of dul capacity and thereof hardly conceiuing of the contrary cause after Aristotle Smal of personage of a hot and dry quality cholericke to bee vnapt readily to conceiue and to iudge or discerne anie matter rightly Smal of personage and of a colde and moiste quality to bee apt to conceyue and readily to discerne of the contrary cause Bigge of personage of a hot and dry quality to be wittie and ready to conceiue Big of personage and of a cold and moist quality to be dul of capacity of the contrary cause The personage euil fashioned and tal of stature to be dul of capacity and euil conditioned applied to the forme the person of a comely personage and meane of stature to bee witty and honest conditioned applied to the Naturall cause A breefe treatise of the signification of Moles seene in any part of the body written by the Greeke Authour Melampus FIrst if the man shall haue a Mole on the forehead doth indicate that he shall possesse much wealth and riâ—heâ— The Woman hauing a Mole on the forehead doth demonstrate that she shall either gouerne or 〈◊〉 come vnto a high dignity If a man shall haue a Mole aboue the ouerbrow doth argâ—â— that he shaâ—l couple and ioyne in marriage both with an honest wealthy and verâ—uâ—us woman The woman hauing a Mole in the same place doth denote that she shall ioyne in marriage both with a rich faire and comely person If the man shal haue a Mole on the ouerbrow then let such a person refraine from Marryage altogether or all his life time for that such a persuit if he marry shall haue fiue wiues in his life time The woman hauing a Mole in the like place to haue likewise so many Husbands as the Man Wiues in her life time as Melampus writeth If a man haue a Mole on the Nose somewhat ruddy and another the like in the priuy place doth indicate that such a person to be ouer much giuen to the veneriall act The like Mole séene either on the nose or eye of the Woman and that she hath the like on her priuy place dooth signifie the same that is afore spoken of the man If the man shall haue a Mole ouerthwart the nose doth denote that he shall wander hither and thither through Countries and Citties A Mole the like standing on the womans nose doth protend that she shall traâ—â—ile on foote thâ—â— rough sundry countries and that she hath the liâ—â— Mole besides on the priuy place If a man haue Mole on the gâ—llet or throat 〈◊〉 demonstrate that he shall become very rich If the woman haue a Mole on the neather iaâ—â—â— doth indicate that she shall lead her life in sorrow and paine of the body because she hath that within her body which shall hinder her from the teaming or bearing of Children If the man shall haue the forme of a Mole on the tongue doth demonstrate that he shall maâ—riâ— with a rich and beautifull woman If either the Man or woman shal haue a Mole on any of the lips doth portend that he or shée to be a great féeder and a glutton If a man shall haue a Mole on the chin doth argue that he shal be rich both in the substance of Money and in possessions The woman hauing a Mole in the same place doth indicate that she shall come to the like wealth as the Man and that shee hath besides the same like Mole right aloft or against the Milt If a man shall haue a Mole in any of the eares doth argue that he shal be rich and much reuerenâ—ed and spoken of If the woman shall haue the same and that in the like place doth denote the like good hap and fortune to her and that besides she hath the like mole placed on the thigh or hams If the man shall haue a Mole on the neck doth promise that he shall become very rich If the woman shall haue a Mole so placed doth indicate that the like good fortune wealth shall ensue vnto her If the man shall haue a Mole in a manner behind the necke doth demonstrate that he shall bée beheaded except God through earnest Prayer prâ—â—ent the same If as well the man as the woman shall haue a Mole on the loines doth demonstrate a weak and poore kindred and to be alwaies néedy If on the shoulders of the man shall be séene a Mole doth signifie imprisonment and sorrowes of the mind If the man shall haue as is aboue said a mole on the throat doth promise that he shall mary both with a rich and beautifull woman If the Woman shal haue a Mole on the same place doth signifie that she shall also marry both with a Wealthy and very faire or comely man If either in the mans or womans hands shall a Mole appeare doeth denote the prosperous good lucke and enioy of children If either the man or woman shall haue a Mole on the breast doth threaten that he or she shall like much harmed by pouerty If the man shall haue a Mole on the place right against the heart dooâ—h denote him vndoubtedly to be wicked If the Woman shall haue a Mole on the left Breast then pronounce the like iudgement 〈…〉 the man If a Mole shall be séene eyther on the mans or womans belly doth demonstrate that he or shee to be a great feeder and glutton If a mole in eyther the man or Woman shall appeare on the place right against the Spléen doth signifie that he or she shall be much passionated and oftentimes sicke If eyther the man or Woman shall haue a mole on the bottome of the belly doth argue much debility and to be often sicke If a Mole in either the man or woman shal be séene néere to the priuy place denotes vnspeakable desirousnes and vnsaciate in coeating If the man or woman haue a