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
the well practised Physiognomer Coâ—les The forehead appearing in a sad manner with a heauy countenance doth argue such a person to be full of mourning and heauinesse and applyed to the effect in that such which waile and mourn haue then a heauy countenance and be ful of sorrow The forehead drawn together or wrinckled in the middle doth signify such a person to be yrefull and reuenging The fore-head long leane und hollow dooth denote such a person to be fearefull crafty and desirous of honor The foreheade hanging downe and shadowed as it were doth indicate such a person much inclined and prone to shed teares for which reason these of the Phylosopher are aptly applied to the kinde of the passion and to this doe the later writers agrée The Fore-head bigge is alwayes caused thorough the bignesse of the Bone grosenesse of the flesh and the thickenesse of the skinne contrarywise the Forehead small is through the thinnesse of the Bone Flesh and Skinne as both the philosopher Aristotle and Palemon with others doe Write The forehead apearing deformed through the many wrinkles déep by which the same is named foule signifieth a sorrowfull person and applied of Aristotle to the kind of the passion in that such which sundry times vexing and grieued in mind do then vtter and shew a like wrinkled and deformed forhead The Forhead bare of hair as Thaddaeus Hagecius writeth and hauing a plaine euen skin except the same within the vpper Face aboue or ouer the nose dooth signifie a malicious Person deceitfull and full of yre yea contentious many times The forehead very great round in forme by the bearing out and bare of haire doth not onely argue by the agréement of all writers such a person to be hardy and stout of wil hardly to be brideled but a dissembler and lyar the rather if the other parts answere The forehead long with the countenaunce or face long and slender and chinne like slender and thinne dooth not onely after the minde of the Physiognomer and Thaddeus denoteth such a person to be rigorous and cruel but bearing ruâ—e to be a Tyrant The forehead confused by wrinckles and the face appearing puffed vp thorough and ouer-much fatnesse doth indicate an â—nstable flegmaticke grosse and dull witted person by the agréement of Palemon and others The forehead narrow to be foolish the same long in forme vnapt to learne This hie swolâ—e or bolned out and round to be a deceiuer subtâ—â— and wily The forehead wrinkled to haue déepe cogitations and buethened with cares The same round in the bossing out to be not onely enuiouâ— but crafty The forehead large after bredth doth denote such a person not only honest conditioned but frée of expences and liberall in gnifts as Loxius Philemon Palemon and sundrie other writers report Certaine report and rightly in the same that the forehead ouermuch wrinckled dooth argue much vnshamefastnesse in that person the reason is when the Uertue apprehensiue and conceiuing is weakned the same then cannot orderly discerne the Congruent from the incongruent of which insueth those that are wrought without shamefastnesse The cause of this is in that the forepart of the braine is very moyst and of the ouer much moysture is this great wrinckling caused of the Forehead Henricus and Guydo in a proper chapter of the Pockes write that such hauing a short fore-head as to length and both the Temples flat and cheâ—ke bones large be prone and apt to come vnto that impostâ—mation or swelling in the throat named of many the Kinges euill for that in such Creatures the matter is readily deriued and sent to the necke but this especially hapneth to Children through gulositie and much feeding and both thinnesse and moysture of body yea the same is the more verified when as the head to the Iudger appeareth big and not due proportioned Conciliatâ—â—â—â— thus writeth that the personâ— which hath an â—â—uen stretched and smooth forhead with a certaine shining in the same is denoted to be not onely a flatterer but dereitfull and hardly to be trusted And many like were the Bononianâ— which Conciliatore obserued and noted in his time The cause of this tention and éeuennesse of the forehead doth the Phisiognomer suppose to procéede through the Chollericke quality for that by his drinesse the skin stretcheth out plaine but the cleernesse of shining doth denote the subtilnes of skin and humors and by the consequent of the Spirits so that the like forehead dooth argue a ready wit but such be faire spoken vsing myrth and delectable wordes to the end of purchasing somewhat for which cause aptly named worldly flatterers and deceitfull through the moouing of the spirits Such hauing wrinckles plaited or gathereh together in the forehead right vp retching especially vnto the angle of the nostrels are denoted to bée persons full of care and déep thoughts bethinking waighty and serious matters through the sad humour melancholly Such hauing the foreheâ—d parted as it were here and there or the same rough in sight or otherwise very hollow in the middle as if the same to a gutter dented in with an euennesse throughout by a loosenesse of the skin appearing as one smiling be not onely noted subtill and very crafty but couetous and very néere or hard persons to deale withall yea this note perhaps in some may indicate foolishnesse The forehead much awry formed bearing out both high and round doth declare such a person to be weake of courage neither profitable to himself nor to any other impudent lacking both reason and witâ—i as the Gréek Authour Adamantius writeth The forehead gathered and wrinckled to a Cloude along the forehead or downe the middle of it towards the nose as if the skinne were plaited doth signifie such a person to be irefull furious and reuenging applyed of the Philosopher Aristotle to the Bull and Lyon Such a person hauing a shaddowed and lowe forehead with a pensiuesse of look doth not only argue a mourning and heauy minde and giuen to much sadnesse but sundry times to bee irefull if we may credit the Commentatour Gulielmus Nurice That singuler Philosopher Ptolomeus paruâ—s writeth that the person hauing a long high and large forehead to be honest condicioned much bearing and suffering iniuries yet of great likelihood to increase in Riches this dooth the learned Conciliatour report The forehead appearing euen and smooth doth denote such a person to be effeminate both in courage and will according to the agréement of Philemon Palemon Loxius Aristotle Conciliator and the Gréeke Author Adamantius Michael Scotus vttereth that whose forehead in the temples shall appeare as puffed vp through the grossenesse of the flesh in such manner that the like person hath the chéeks filled with flesh dooth signifie him to be very unconstant of mind proud irefull and of a grosse or dull wit the reason of which is the grossenesse of the temples and flesh and of the â—awes and chéeks doth argue the grossenesse of humors
in him and this especially the fewnesse of wordes and hardnesse in vttering them The longnesse of face with the chéekes like figured as aboue vttered the lips thin and colour of the face wan indicated to Mercuriall disposition the forehead especially square The ouerbrowes arcuated the lips small the sharpnesse of chin and the Fossils of them the decking or eeuen dressing of the hairs and fine apparrelling of the whole body fine feete with the heeles small and flat indicated a venerial disposition The glistering eies and spotty were by reason of the drinesse of the Animall Spirits consisting in the braine For that the same firinesse and adustion procureth men without the Grace of God vnto thefts and robberies Saturne also increaseth drinesse in that person of the Sun the Moone and Iupiter I write not in that I remembred not the notes agréeable at the writing of this It sufficeth vs saith the Phisiognomer that we onely write howe Saturne and Mars beared sway and procured this person vnto Theftes Venus vnto gaming and Mercurie was in place in his geniture which caused him to be ingenious And heereof it succéeded that this person had a small and thin beard To conclude this conceiue that the members which possesse a cold and moyst matter the Phisiognomer attributeth vnto the Moone the members which inioy a hot and dry quality he applyeth to Mars the members which containe a dry and cold Nature he applieth to Saturne the hot and moyst to Iupiter the hot and dry more temperate to the Sunne The hot and moyst members vncompact and not much solide and round nor very loose nor much erected and cleere doth he attribute to Venus The members long not protenced and slender are of Mercury Of the Saturnine and Martiall slendernesse doth the Phisiognomer héere omit to write willing the Judgers in this Art diligently to consider the Saturnine lines both in the forehead and hand and to learne the Phisiognomy of the Planets before they enterprise to iudge on any subiect In that the formes colours clenly decking of parts and all other speciall members of the body are to be fully considered and beholden afore any mindeth to Phisiognomate on the proper indiuiduate And thus aboue his stocke and kindred aduanced was at that time infortunated and throwne into Prison This person was most vile in deeds and bold in words in that the Saturnine disposition bare sway in him And of this it came to passe that he was so great a dissembler and deceiuer of many for when he was come vnto his vttermost tyment hee vanished as a smoake or vapour in that Mercury of the Alchymisters was euill fixed and congealed But the salt Armoniacke and the salt Alkali were separated from the iuyces of the Hearbs Such which be accustomed to weare gorgious apparrell many ornaments and Jewels like to Women or that he much delighted to weare and vse swéete Powders and pleasant Pomanders are reported to bee spiced with the disposition and nature of Venus Whose haires of the eye-browes are descended downeward from part of the nose and retched vpward from part of the Temples is noted vnshamefast and dull of wit For the vnshamefastnesse proceedeth through a â—urious hotnesse and ouermuch mouing and the dulnesse through the same cause as Rasis Palemon Loxius Adamantius and sundry others affâ—rme and the Phisiognomer with them The ouerbrowes thinne of Haires and of a meane bignesse doe insinuate a temperament through the goodnesse of humours and thorough the separating from very much adustion And such by report of the Physiognomer are noted ingenious and searchers of â—éepe secrets That woorthy man Rasis reporteth that the ouerbrowes long do signify arrogancy and vnshamefastnesse in that creature the cause did the Physiognomer aboue vtter Conciliatore writeth that when the hayres of the ouerbrowes are streatched vnto the Temples such a person is knowne to be nasty or vncleanly and of some noted to be a mocker and dissembler which the Phisiognomer seemeth not to haue noted in his time Certaine affirme that the ouerbrowes long do argue such a person to be arrogant leacherous and verie vnshamefast which matters truly are increased for the most part in olde age As the Physiognomer Cocles noted in sundry indiuiduates The Learned Auicen Writeth primo de Animalibus that when the hayres of the Ouerbrowes descend by incuruation or crooking from part of the Nose dooth signifie a sharpe that is a readie wit and ingenious in wicked and detestable matters or businesses When the hayres bée stretched and crooke to the out-side of the eye corners Lachrimall such a person by report of the Physiognomer is noted to exercise iesting and to play the ieaster and to take great feltcity therein except his education otherwise contrarie the same The haires of the ouerbrowes if they shall be stretched and lye so strait as a line in length and these long doe demonstrate an euill weake and feminine minde applied by the like to weomen And these manner of eye-browes saith the Physiognomer do I attribute to Venus and such hee saw for the more part to be Cynedes or els very luxurious The auncient Palemon Writeth that if the haires of the forehead or browes be stretched vnto the middle of the Nose and that thicke appearing but vnto the partes which consist on eyther side little is an argument of magnimity and of most singuler Uertue of minde in that creature The haires in the same place streatched straight out also de denote such a person to be very fearefull yet indued with deceites if wee may credite Palemon Auicen primo de animalibus reporteth that when the Ouerbrowes are streatched according to a rightline it doth then signifie a feminine minde he also writeth that the hayres of the Ouerbrowes hanging downewards do signifye an enuious person the Ouerbrowes crooking doe denote a Weake minde and féeble of Courage The Ouerbrowes so much crooking that they apeare almost ioyned to the nose do denote a verie subtle and an ingenuous person Such ouerbrowes saith the Physiognomer declare a studious person and applied for that reason to the Planet Mercury When the ouerbrowes shall be thinne in the diameter commensurated that these are large this person by report of the Phisiognomer is noted to be of a quick ready vnderstanding Some write that if the ouerbrowes bended are ioyned together at the cane of the Nose argueth a subtle and a studious person If these there knit by the agréement of all writers do witnesse a sad person yet not the wisest as the Phisiognomer noted the same Héere the Physiognomer propoundeth a solemne Probleme that may be demaunded why the hayres of the ouerbrowes are farre more ensed in Olde Age than in Youth to the which question he maketh thâ—s answere that séeing the generatiue vapors of the haires of the ouerbrows which are carried or sent forth by the ioynts of the bones and in youth are compeâ—t and well ioyned thorough the tenacitie of moysture for that
A PLEASANT History Declaring the whole Art of Phisiognomy Orderly vttering all the speciall parts of Man from the Head to the Foot Written by Thomas Hill Printed by W. Iaggard 1613. An Admonition vnto the Gentle Reader THE same consider and note for a generall Rule that the Significations and Iudgements after vttered in many places of this Booke doe chiefely extend and are meant rather to happen and come to passe on the brutish sort which for the lacke of grace and being not regenerated by Gods holy Spirit these in such manner are moued to follow their sensuall will and appetites For by a naturall frailty proceeded from our fore-Father Adam euery Creature after Nature is drawne and allured vnto the like dispositions and passions of the mind But to be briefe the Creatures which are regenerated through the holy Ghost doe not onely endeuour to mortifie their fleshly appetites but seeke to put away and correct all other inormities and vices resting in them although there still continueth a frailtie to sinne and offences daily committed euen of the wise which for that we be so intised of the flesh no maruaile is it saiâ—h the Phisiognomer that so many insue and follow the like steppes of sundry sentences pronounced in this Art the more is to be lamented that these so bestiall should be thus common amongst vs as we daily see and know Thomas Hill A large pleasant discourse of the whole Art of Phisiognomy orderly vttering all the speciall partes of man from the head to the foot Of Phisiognomie in generall CAP. 1. PHILOSOpher Aristotle and Concylatour agrée that to all liuing creatures it is a matter common as to suffer do of a natural inclination which as the same in beasts is named a violence euen so in men this is by a contrarie maner named an inclination For as much as by way of example in the Chollericke is knowne an inclination to yre in the Melancholicke to ware in the Sanguine to myrth and in the Flegmaticke to sluggishnesse All which inclinations are reported to be the vtterers hath of the naturall Motions and conditions in men which by reason and wisedome be well gouerned Which well appeared by Hypochrates who by his face was iudged wicked yet thorow Phylosophy knowne to be well conditioned But in beastes for the lacke of reason are these affections and conditions as Aristotle vttereth in his booke de secretis seâ—retorum may not bee gouerned in that they liue and perseuer after their sense and appetite By which euidently appeareth that Phisiognomie to be a necessarie and lawdable Science seeing by the same a man may so readily pronounce and foretell the naturall aptnesse vnto the affections and conditions in Men by the outward notes of the body which although a man may thus foretell the natural motions and actuall conditions yet of this it is not accounted so perfect and â—â—me a Science séeing by the same a man may erre in sundry subiects hauing Grace and wisedome But in that men for the more part do liue after a sensuall wil in themselues and that none but the wise and godly which is by an inward working of the spirit do liue after reason for that cause is this Phisiognomy accounted and named a Science which instructeth a man by the outwarde notes to foretell the naturall motions and actuall conditions that consist and dwel in many persons especially in those which liue after their affection and appetites rather then gouerning themselues by reason And of this did the learned Bias Priaenias report that there liued and were more of the wicked than of good persons in that so manie are ledde and mooued after a sensuall will than procured by reason which causeth that man as Aristotle affirmeth to swarue and fall from a meane in many manners but the same is approached vnto and purchased by one manner of way And two kindes there are of these Notes as certaine which of the Elementary qualitie conceiued that vtter and signifie the affections of the minde as dooth the hayrinesse of the Brest which is a note of yre thorough the hote heart And certaine are of propertie as the declining of the head to the right side in the Walking which is the note of a Cynede as Aristotle reporteth and this like is neyther gathered of a hotte nor cold cause but of the property Yet do the Perypateticks as writeth Aristotle secundo priorum vtter that not any one affection to consist and be in man or any condition of nature but that a like note is outwardly to be séen on the body by which not only that passion or coÌ„dition may be vttred but the fortune vnto good or euil by the accidentall notes may be iudged And althogh the spirit as vnto vnderstanding is from the body eleuated yet as vnto the other parts and powers is the spirite comprehended of the bodie Although the inner affectes of the spirite cannot bee iudged by the outward notes of the body yet may the accidentes of the spirit and minde according to those which together alter both Spirit and body be iudged as Aristotle reporteth in secundo priorum Auerrois vttereth that the accidentes not naturall cause no note but in the Spirite as if any knoweth the Arte of Musicke hee hath the note in the spirite and not in bodie formed of the same The lookes also of men although they doe not differ in the essentiall kinde yet do these differ in the kinde accidentall So that the accidentall difference of lookes in man doth onely suffice for the difference of conditions But if any shall héere obiect that sentence written in the seuenth chapter of Saint Johns Gospel where our Sauiour willeth none to iudge rashly after the vtter appearance of the face or look but to pronounce and iudge arighteous iudgement To this may thus be answered that the same saying of the Lord was spoken vnto them which in very déed were wicked persons of malicious conditions yet not of the matter and cause do they procure a iudgement but thorough the accepting of personnes and in the hate or contempt of men are they so alienated from the truth of the matter in iudging which otherwise must be eschewed and that especially where the person is occupied in the celestiall Doctrine This is also to bee learned and noted that any person as afore vttered to iudge alone by the face mightilie to erre and bee deceiued so that necessarie it is to gather and marke sundrie other Notes of the bodie and after to pronounce Judgement and the same not firmely but coniecturally As by this example may well appeare that if the Phisiognomer earnestly beholding and viewing any merrie person by nature doth sée him at that instant time through some hap very sadde of countinance and doth of the same iudge him to be sadde by Nature where he contrarywise is of Nature merrie or otherwise appearing then merry shall iudge him of the same to bée of Nature merrie where perhaps
by Nature he is giuen to bee sadde must néedes through these like greatly erre and bée deceiued in iudgement Héere also note that there are two manner of passions as the one naturall and the other accidentall The accidentall are those which consist of the spirit and for the same that they consist of the spirit no alteration in body is caused as of the Art Science and these by notes in the bodye are not indicated But the natural which for that they coÌ„sist in vs as afore taught for that cause doth some â—â—lâ—â—â—acion appeare in the bodie as yre feare and such like of which héereafter in this worke shall be intreated To be briefe this Phisiognomy is a knowledge which leadeth a man to the vnderstanding and knowing both of the naturall motions and conditions of the spirite and the good or euill fortune by the outwarde notes and lines of the face and bodie Yea by the pases many times is the heart bewrayed and the voyce as Aristotle reporteth are notes and vtterers of the inner thoughtes all which vnder the Phisiognomicall Science are contained Lucius Scylla and Cesare Dictatoure by the helpe of this Science found out and iudged the wilye craftes and deceites of their aduersaries many times that secretly couerd their malicious minds by their faire shewes The most singular and prudent Plato in his Phisiognomie vttereth these words That the man which hath members like to any beast insueth his nature as he which hath an Aquiline or hauked nose vseth and exerciseth Aquiline conditions as magnanimity cruelnesse and greedy catching The common sort of this day without any reason and learning do pronounce and iudge certaine matters verie strange of men as when he saith of any fowl look this person pleaseth me nothing They also say God defend and kéepe mee from the fellowship of that person marked as are the bunch backed and goggle eyed persons By which euidently appeareth that the bodily notes of Phisiognomating by the naturall conditions of men do procure cause a great probablenesse although no necessitie To conclude all the workings and passions of the spirit appear to be matched and ioyned with the bodie which especially appeareth in the passions of the concupiscible or desirefull spirite as are yre méeknesse feare pittifulnesse mercie such like which are not caused without the locall motion of the heart dilating and drawing together Of this the bodies of diuers men are diuersly disposed according to the diuers dispositions of spirits in that mens spirits throgh diuers members are diuersly disposed in their passions To end the conditions and naturall affections that consist in the sensitiue part is reported of the Phylosopher Aristotle to be the sense giuer being common both to men and beasts ¶ The knowne signes and notes both of the healthfull and sicke bodies after the condition of the foure qualities First the signes and notes of a hot quality The ii Chapter THose bodies naturally hote doe most spéedilie encrease and wax â—at as the like in yong children doth well appeare But after yeares such wax dry their vaines apparant in the places and beating fast Also their breath strong theyr voyce lowd mighty and great of strength lusty strong to coeate and much or very often desiring therto Such also do féed well brooke digest their meats Further they haue much haire on their head and in other places the like where as naturally the same should grow that thicke bristled specially on the breast The cause of which procéedeth thorough the much heat of the heart as the like may appeare after the minde of auncient men both in the Lyon and Cocke The signes of those bodies of a cold complexion or quality The iii. Chapter THose bodies naturally cold doe increase slowe and come to a fatnesse their Ueynes appeare bigge and apparant but their Pulses beate slowe Also their Beeath lowe in the hearing hauing a small voice and weake to coâ—eate so that seldome desiring thereto of the which such beget few children They also bée great sléepers and sléeping often yet eating verie little weakely digesting and bearing their meate euill Further such be white of skinne with some rednesse mixed and in the féeling appeare cold with the haires thin and slow in the growing whether the same be blacke or white Also dull of wit fearing or trembling of a light cause and weake to labour The signes of those bodies of a moyst quality The iiii Chapter THose bodies naturally moyst bee tender and soft of Flesh Corpulent with their Joyntes and bones hidde and weake of strength that they cannot long or but a while endure to labour so that the wearinesse of labour is soone espyed séene in them Also such feare and tremble in a maner for euery cause coueting to sléep much and delighting to coeate often hauing besides thin haires on the head and but a little quantity The eyes often watery and running yet in wit forwarde and apt to learne The signes of those bodies of a drie qualitie The v. Chapter THose bodies Naturally drie be well discerned rough in the feeling leane in flesh yet strong and may well endure to labor féeding well their ioynts also in the places very apparant Besides such haue much haire on the head and in the other places and that rough and curled The signes of temperate and healthfull bodies The vi Chapter THose bodies temperate and healthfull do féedâ— and drinke sufficiently according to the congruency of nature and digest the like To the thinges néedfull be sauoury to them and do hunger also in due houres ioying besides with such as be merrie and sléeping their full sléepes Further thinking themselues both light of bodie to goe light on the ground and sweating lightly yet seldome snéezing and waxe meanely Fatte but coloured and redde in the face and in the feeling hot Besides in them the fiue senses haue congruent force according to the agreement of the Age Bodie and Houre The signes of distemperate and vnhealthful bodies The vii Chapter THose bodies distemperate and vnhealthfull be in all points vnlike to the bodies temperat and healthfull so that such do euilly eate and that very little and force not to drink Also they do euilly digest and brooke their meate and to them things bee vnsauoury whereof they hunger 〈◊〉 in due houres and giue not themselues to bee throughly chearefull and merry neyther reioycing in them which laugh and bee merrie but rather alwayes sad and the like continuing Further such make their sléepes vnquietly suppose themselues heauie and to go heauily on the ground and seldome or in a manner sweate any thing at al also gape or snéese often and stretch their armes out and abroad So that such be either pale or ouer high coloured in the face and in them also are the fiue senses weake and such as cannot long endure to labour yea they soon forget matters spitting much and often and much filth séene commonly in their
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 then note such a person to be stout and somewhat wilde This like is thus pronounced by reason of the hotnesse and such are propperlie applyed to the Nature of Mars The vttermost Line or Creast if behinde the fore-part of the Head at which ended the beginning of haires disrendeth towarde the Nape of the Necke doth then argue such a person in wicked matters to be crafty but in the good lacking discretion and lecherous Such a lyne from the forepart when the same is farre higher from the nape of the necke doth then demonstrate such a person to be slow fearefull of an effeminate minde and many times irefull The haires of the head yellow as Golde doe declare such to be right Sollistans that is to say of a prowde and hawty minde and vaine glorious The haires of the head soone hoary doe indicate the lacke of naturall heate or putred flegme and these sometimes witnesse veneriall conditions If a man by the Art and skill of Phisiognomy may finde to place in the forehead and face both Mercury and Mars then such of skill knowne bee found through the inclination to addict their mindes to Alchymie and in the same to inuent the great deceite in Mettalles and false coyning of Money and imagine many euilles pernitions of which condition béeing at Uenice I saw two like beheadded for such a wicked Fact in the yeare 1565. Whose bodyes and heads after the order of the Countrey 〈◊〉 immediatly burned with the Scaffold into Ashes but of these the elder and principall was much more spiced with the notes of Saturns retrograde Women by nature waxe not bald in that the quality of them draweth néere and is like to the nature of Children The gelded persons wax not bald in that they be changed into the feminine or womanly nature but few such at this day he here with vs except those by hap caused through the incession of a rupture To conclude the horinesse and whitish flaxen colour of the haire of the head is caused of a flamatick quality and such of nature draw néere to the quality of women as experience teacheth The iudgement of the head by the bignesse figure and disposition The xiij Chapter SEeing the head of all other partes of man is most open to be séene it shall therefore be good to vâ—ter largely of the constitution and form thereof Which the Philosopher seemeth to distinguish and deuide into seauen formes of these the first form he vttereth to haue no imminency or bearing out before but behind the second forme that an imminency containeth in the forepart and not in the hinder the third forme that the head againe lacketh an imminency before and not behind and that the same be formally round the fourth form that the temples in respect haue a more bearing out then either the forepart or the hinder the fift forme that it be in forme like to the Pine Apple the sixt forme that there be a great distance from the eares before then behind the seauenth form that it be in a most comely manner proportioned and in these do Gallen Auicen Auerroys and diuers other learned agrée So that the head béeing either ouer big or ouer small porportioned is nothing at al liked of them in that the same is corrupted and hindered of the proper vertue For such hauing the like forme when they approach vnto an vnderstanding appeare euidently to be harmed and hindered As a small head is euermore corrupted euen so a bigge head appeareth sometimes good and sometimes viciated and euill But the best formed head allowed of the learned is that which hath an exact roundnesse and is on eyther side a little depressed with an imminency before and after so that where the temples are a certaine plainnesse may appeare as by example that a certaine ball of Waxe made exactlie round should bee some-what depressed of eyther side then should that round form as the Geometrians affirme most apt to receiue formes aunswerable to proportion For which cause the more lawdable head is that which hath a meane forme in the proportion and bignesse and containeth a decent roundnesse which besides enioyeth an imminency before and after tempered with a little compression or flatnesse Auicen writeth that the cause of smalnesse of the head in the creature is the paucity or small quantity of matter but the cause of bignes of the head is the great quantity of matter being spermaticall Rasis answering to the forme of the scull for if the scull shall be small then will the braine be like Et econtra The figure also of the scull if the same be corrupted then is the forme of the braine like corrupted Besides the head in smalnesse superfluous must of necessitie be euill That head is commended which in bignesse is a meane hauing comely roundnesse and decent eminency both behinde and afore and hath from both the eares a little flatnesse this Almansor So that mans head among all other beastes hath proportionally much braines The males of knowledge vttered haue more braines than the Females although the effect may sometimes shew a contrary to this But of these which are sildome caused or rather by accidence is neyther Art nor Science vttered Mans head of the diligent search is knowne to haue more ioynts then all other beasts The man also is found to haue more ioyntes then the Woman The head of a comely and due forme is fashioned like a Hammer in which the fore and hinder part beare out for otherwise caâ— this not make a due direction and gouernment the reason of which is for that the ventricles haue a due forme to receiue the quantities of spirites in euery place as that the forepart to imagine and iudge the hinder especially to remember But the middle ventricle when the forme of it is lightly compressed and flatted then is the bethinking part so much the nobler and worthyer for that in the same small place is the best vnitie to distinguish the congruent from the incongruent of the obiect consisting in the forepart When the forme of the head afore is depressed and 〈◊〉 in then faileth the iudgement of the Creature when the hinder part lacketh in the eminency or is depressed then like faylesh the remembâ—anâ—â— There consisteth also a weakenesse in moouing of the sinnewes and by the consequent of the whole body in that by the strength of the braine as the strength 〈…〉 of the 〈…〉 sinnewes And as the largenesse of the 〈◊〉 points 〈◊〉 so of the 〈…〉 and bones 〈…〉 writeth that the head 〈◊〉 a 〈…〉 manner doth encrease both sense and vertues and denoteth in that person both 〈…〉 and a grauity of 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 and not in 〈◊〉 proportion formed doth 〈◊〉 the contrary to these afore So that when the head shall be great then will the braine be like bigger 〈◊〉 that the 〈…〉 the beginner and worker of all the senses Againe if the head be great then are the senses many â— contra To
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
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
vicious person of al others that euer the Phisiognomer vnderstood or knew in his time In a man the face remaineth but the countenance doth alter so that the continuance is named of the Latine word Volando which properly in English signifieth a flying or vanishing away The countinance appearing sowre through the forme and condition of the lips chéekes forehead and grinning doth indicate such a person to bée a foole and franticke at times by the report of the Phisiognomer A chéerefull and smiling countenance séene doth innuate such a Creature to bee giuen vnto mirth and to be libidinous after nature The face often sweating and that of a light or small stirring doth argue hotnesse or a hot condition to consist in that person And such a Creature is knowne of experience to be leacherous gluttonous and a great féeder Of which insueth indigestion and a sicknesse to come as the Phisiognomer hath sundry times noted The face appearing valled or dented in and rather more leane than fat doth innuate such a Creature to be iniurious enuious a lyar contentious cruell yea a Murderer if the same especially be annexed vnto adustion and that the colour be eyther â—anne or yellowe appearing as the same the Physiognomer sundry times hath obserued and knowne And euery countenance when the same apeareth ful of flesh and fat doth denote by the agréement of most Writers such a creature to be sluggish and giuen vnto pleasure and wanton actions The face appearing verie much awrie leane and long procureth after the minde oâ— the Phisiognomer a very rude creature in conditions malicious and â—nuious and the same affirmeth lerned Rasis A sad countenance indicateth sadnes and heauinesse of minde in that creature but the frowning looke dooth denote such a person to be a bethinker and an immaginer of déepe matters yea wily fearfull in actions and indeuoreth himselfe to be crafty The face well proportioned both in the forme of the flesh colour and in the parts connexed doth argue a laudable life or disposition and flowing in Uertues The face séen hollow from the beginning of the forhead vnto the end of the chin that the nose and mouth séeme placed as they were in a valley doth inuate euil conditions especially if the same bée with a wan or adust colour For such hath the phisiognomer known to haue bin murtherers full of words contentious yea Pirats and Théeues Take héed saith Cocles that you be not deceiued in the iudgement of the leprous forasmuch as their eies are rounde and the vaines eminent or bearing outward and a cytrinesse of colour mixed vnto the rednesse and such are caused to be quick of stirring and possesseth a straitnes of the Nosestrils with a most vehement hoarsenesse that it causeth that person as it were to speake thorough the nose The Gums also of such creatures and the ends of their noses are known to be beaten away their skin besides is caused rough and the haires of the ouerbrowes shed away al which by the face may partfull be knowne as the Learned Arnoldus de villa noua reporteth A small face and countenance doth witnesse a small and base wit The countenance formed exceeding big denoteth sluggishnes in actions a dull capacity and foolishnesse What to be noted and iudged of the condition and forme of the Nose and Nosthrils The 22. chapter MAns face aâ—ter the minde of the Methaposcopeâ— is thin and very passible and no part there is of mans body which like expresseth the passion of the mind as the face properly dooth Of which the mind altered by any cause the Methaposcopers can readily espy and iudge The passible place also of the face and the eyes which the Phiâ—osophers name to be the Windowes Messâ—ngers of the mind and next to these is the forehead For we daily see in the place that the vains exteâ—sed in many subiects when such are angry do swell in a maruellous bignes The next passible part is the nose in that the same is Cartilaginous as without flesh except the vertue of ingendring be mighty from the beginning of generation So that this before the other partes causeth mans face especially to be either comely or deformable The nose stretched and retching vnto the mouth with a decent bignes argueth the bignesse of the Cartylage and the multitude or much quantity of flesh which compasseth the same Cartilage in that the same cannot be caused but thorough a great hotnesse For the property of heat is to dilate and lengthen out so that the nose when the same is protensed or stretched vnto the mouth doth indicate the complexion of the whol indiuiduate to be hot of which both honesty and boldnesse procéedeth and is caused in that creature The Nosthrils bigge and large doe witnesse the Testicles great and that such a person to bee leacherous a betrayer deceitfull a lyer enuious couetous a niggard of a grosse wit and somwhat fearefull as certaine report yet the cause of this matter they alleadge not as the Phisiognomer witnesseth Héere the Phisiognomer teporteth that the nature of heate is to dilate but of colde to shrinke and gather together so that thorough the largenesse of the Nosthrilles is the cause of the hot complexion knowne of which the great testicles procéede and luxury in that creature for through the multitude of Sperme must the receptacle of necessity be great and large that the same may receiue and containe the Sperme or matter of the Sperme vnto the digesting of it Of the grose humors is the grosenesse and bignesse of members procured and by the consequent are the Spirites grosse so that of this grosenesse is the rudenesse of wit caused as the Philosopher Aristotle sayth in lib. 2. de part Animalibus cap 4. of which a tenacity and couetousnesse insueth in so much as such cannot thorough the same rightlie Discerne The Nose doth argue the qualitie of the hart in that a big nose doth indicate the hotnes of the hart and yrefulnes in that creature And through this hotnesse after the minde of Conciliatore is the priuity of man inlarged and caused great as aforesaid Of which certaine report these Words in Latine Ad formam nasi dignoscitur hasta Baiardi By alike reason saith the Phisiognomer may a man argue of the womans priuy place in these Latine words Nam mulieris pes est signum oris verendae The nose either big or small dooth argue by the like the mans and womans _____ to be in that the same being great doth procéede of the grosse matter and hâ—at intensed The _____ of the woman is a note of _____ For the _____ long straight and slender dooth like argue _____ to be econtra The measure of _____ is the proportion measure of the _____ of _____ in euery one Of which a learned sayeth in these words Ad formam pedis tu nosces portam mulieris The smalnesse and thinnesse of the skin of r2h _____ of a _____ is onely knowne by the condition
necke hée was besides couetous and fearefull which is contrarie vnto magnanimitie or boldnesse in that the same procéedeth of a hot quality Yet hadde this person a ready wit through the comely forme of the head forasmuch as the knitting and conioyning of the spirits was lawdable by which the descent Organe aptly serued vnto reason especially for the eminencie of the fore-heade in breadth But the breast the Ribbes the Héeles and the necke were founde all effeminate which as aboue vttered bée contrarie vnto magnanimitie the Aquiline or hawked Nose indicated as the Phisiognomer reporteth his Couetousnesse that so mightily by his report bare sway in him Thus saith he a man must proportionate all the Members togither for otherwise it shall be in vaine to iudge or pronounce any matter at all after the minde of the Phisiognomer on any subiect The nose séene flat doth signifie such a person to be luxurious hasty in wrath and faint-harted for the dominion of the moysture and Flegme in that creature as the learned Conciliatore reporteth Héere conceiue saith the Phisiognomer Cocles that when the nose appeareth flat then is a hotnesse and moysture indicated in that person for as much as the hotnes of the Aqualine or hauked nose is caused with a drynesse So that the flat noses are procured through a hotnesse moysture in that the moysture causeth the inlarging of the nose of which such are knowne hot and moyst that properly cause the luxury in them When any report such persons that they are hasty in wrath the same procéedeth as the Phisiognomer reporteth of an ouer-much hotnesse and the inflamation of spirits mooued and procured through the aboundance of matter and of that inflamation by the report of Cocles is the yrefulnesse caused in such Another cause shall héere be vttered in that the inflamation of the spirit cannot soone or spéedily be cooled through the narrow passage as shal appeare in the matter following Of which the singuler Philosopher Asculanus in the mother tongue wrote these worthy verses following EL concauato è anchora il naso simo ciascun di lora a la luxuria acosta Piu del secundo dico che del primo chi la subtile è ne lextremo agozo Ouero rotundo cum obtusa posta mouesi ad ira el primo come cuzo Laltro e magnanimo e dae graue stile The person which hath a short Nose and the same flat is iudged after the mind of the Phisiognomer to be lasciuious and as some write to be a Théefe The nose séene short the mouth formed small and the téeth found short and big do denote after the mind of the worthy Conciliatore a moist and cold complexion The sharpenesse of the Nose séene the Necke found long the voyce heard small and comly are apparant notes of a temperate chollericke quality as the learned Rasis the worthy Albertus Ptholomeus paruus and other report and Cocles with them The Phisiognomer Cocles reporteth that hée hath many times noted of experience in infinite subiects and in all his life time he neuer saw any which were not possessed with a heape of vices especially for lying or for their imagining lyes and this caused by the Chollericknesse consisting in them for which cause this Cocles willeth a man to take héed of the fellowship of such as of all which saith he experience in short time will instruct thée perfit The nose formed sharpe of the end doth indicate such a person to bee a lyar contentions and yrefull the reason is as the Phisiognomer reporteth in that such are of a chollerick quality for as much as the leannesse and sharpenesse of the nose doth for the most part happen through the aboundance of choller The same end also hath narrow passages in which the ayre cannot passe to coole the heart so that of this it long remaineth inflamed which is the cause of contending and quarrelling in that person The like Creature by report of the Phisiognomer was that Antonius a learned scribe and notary yea he noted many other Countrey-men of his to be like among the number of which Cocles obserued and knew a iolly Fellow of the like Nature named Vandinus de Fauentia which was a betrayer of his courteous Lorde and a principall aider Son vnto the Noble Astorgius Fauentia by whose meanes and other mighty deceiuers about him was this gentle Lorde by commaundement conueyed vnto the prison in Rome and shut vppe as close prisoner in that strong Castle named Saâ—cti Angeli where not many monthes abiding was lamentably murdred of a most cruell Bastard by a headlong fall as the Phisiognomer learned and vnderstood which wicked Creature after the fact committed miserably pined away euen like an Image of Waxe standing in the hottest Sunne When the Nose shall be meanely small a little dry vpward and at the end raised vp and the neather part or end turned again vpward or that his cleft be procéeded from beneath vnto the part turned vpward toward the Cone of the Nose doth then indicate luxury or such an abuse of the bodie not héere decent to be vttered as the learned Conciliatore in his Rubrick of Phisiognomy reporteth The like of this the Phisiognomer Cocles obserued and noted sundry times especially in one of the Senate-house of the Noble Citty of Bononie which for reuerence vnto the noble-house and honesty sake he refuseth to name The cause is for as much as such are of a moist and sanguine quality tending vnto choller and these vniuersally by report of the Phisiognomer are luxurious in both the kinds euen as the same through the pricking forward of choller which daily inflameth the blood And the regitiue Nature of the whole body mooueth or stirreth forward the expulsiue vertue vnto the sending forth of the noious matter superfluous and expelleth the same vnto the congruenter places by the apt passages and sendeth the same forth vnto the 2rd1y in that it is the cause of the erection of it So that such helpe forward themselues by a proper industry not decent for honesty sake to be he vttered when as the desired subiect is not at hand And the apparant notes of these persons are that such haue the nose bigge and blunt especially at the end and the Nostrils wide and large through the grossenesse of bignesse of the nose The singuler Aristotle in Methraphoricis vttereth that such hauing the nose bigge at the end are of an earnest and ready minde vnto the concupiscence of the desired act such also are known to bée base and of no reputation applyed for the forme vnto the Oxe in that such especially in the venereall act are so prone and easily mooued that they couet in minde what person soeuer they sée which especially in knowne to be true for the actiue coeating as with Women for such after the sight of women séeme in a manner to mourn vnto themselues as the Bull doth after the Cow and such Asculanus reporteth are irefull Rasis vttereth
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
Albertus and Conciliatore report that the lips decerned cheerefull and somwhat smiling hapning with a mercy countenance do argue such a Creature to be wantonly disposed libidinous yea such sometimes are knowne to be crafty deceiuers and theeues of which was that wicked Chirurgian a Countrey-man of the Phisiognomers named Seraph nus de pisis that he diligently noted The lips of the mouth formed very grosse loose hanging or ouer-much folding out doe indicate such a creature to be simple lightly or soone crediting and of a dull capacity these also denote a flegmaticke humour moystning to consist in that person compared of Aristâ—tle for the forme vnto the aged Asse hauing the like lips If the lippe within be séene not liuely or not a faire redde in colour doth argue a matter not regulated and grosse humours to consist in that Creature of which a dull capacitie and belluine vnderstanding ensueth yea the same sometimes denoteth a sicknesse present or that shall shortlie follow The Philosopher Aristotle in Methaphoricis vttereth that such which haue the lips formed thinne and in the edges appearing to hang loose out in such manner that the vpper lippe is séene stretched ouer the neather at the closing and ioyning of the lips are denoted to be bold stout and of great courage applied for the forme vnto the couragious Lyon The like condition of these may a man see in the Massiue 〈◊〉 of our Realm which haue such hanging Lippes as to all Men knowne Such which haue the Lippes hard and thinne formed and a bearing out decerned about the Canine or sharp téeth do indicate a rude vnderstanding in that Creature vnapt to learne and furious in actions applied for the forme vnto the grunting Hog The cause of these as the Phisiognomer Cocles supposeth is the paucity of matter the dominion of drith in that it consumeth the moisture of the lips but this about the canine téeth it canot so wast or consume for as much as the moysture consisting in such a place is known to be viscous and ciammy Such also by reason of the dryeth saith the Phisiognomer multiplied in the brain are noted to be foolish applied after the maner vnto the Swine So that whose lips are discerned thin and hard and about the Canin téeth bearing vp such persons are referred to the swine The neather lip decerned greater then the vpper denoteth vnaptnes to learne simple of a smal vnderstanding and foolish The nether lip séene swelled vnto the sharp or canine téeth doth indicate such a person to be full of rancor malicious and contentious Such which haue the Lips formed grosse and the vpper hanging ouer the neather Lippe are denoted by report of the Phylosopher Aristotle to be of a simple vnderstanding of a dull capacity and foolish applied for the forme vnto the slowe and dull Asse Whose vpper lippe shall appeare prominent or bearing out with the Gummes dooth witnesse such a Creature to be a louer of discorde and occupying or busying himselfe in strifes and Controuersies applied for the forme vnto the dog these hitherto borrowed out of the Phisiognomy of Aristotle Such hauing the vpper lip so eleuated that the Gums that is the flesh on the téeth and the téeth themselues are decerned are known as the Phisiognomer reporteth of experience to be ful of variance and contumelious yea often rebuking applied for the forme vnto the Dogge especiallie and the same according to the apparant congruency séen For the dog when he purposeth to bite sheweth then the téeth by the gathering vp of the lips The Lippes formed small and thinne and the mouth discerned little doth indicate the imbecility of minde and craftinesse to dwell or consist in that person The auncient Rasis reporteth that whose lips are discerned great is denoted foolish of a dull capacity and vnapt to learne The selfesame dooth the woorthy Phylosoher Aristotle vtter in his Phisiognomy of the members that such a person which hath thick lips is knowne to be foolish and of a simple capacity The much bearing out of the lippes doth witnesse such a person after the mind of the Phisiognomer to be foolish ful of words contentious and hardy Certaine report that whose lips shall be formed congruently thin and not much folded or turned outward doth denote such a person to be secret in all matters wary of a good perseuerance yet yrefull at times and of a singular or ready wit The cause is for that the same declareth a congruent matter vnto the subtilnesse of the humors spirits which is the reason and cause of the wit But the irefulnesse consisting in that creature proceedeth through the subtilnesse of the spirits prone and apt vnto the kindling of it Such hauing the lips with the gummes formed on the téeth prominent or bearing out do indicate an euill tongued person a wrangler yreful and inclined to worke iniuries for these properly referred vnto the Dogge as the singuler Palemon vttereth Whose lips are decerned not sufficient equall or a like throughout in such manner that the one be grosser or thicker then the other doth witnesse such a person to be more simple then wise and of a variable fortune as certaine report The philosopher Ptholomeus paruus vttereth that the outward lippes formed small and somewhat folded or turned outward do denote such a person to be full of wordes very enuious and an accuser The reason is for that the paucity or smalnesse of the lips doth witnesse the small quantity of matter and the dominion of coldnes but the folding or turning outward of them doth declare a drinesse drawing together the hairy sinnewes of which ensueth that the animall spirits are incongruent vnto the decerning of whatsoeuer is spoken and the enuy through the same proceedeth and is like caused The worthy Ptolomeus Paruus vttereth that the vpper lip folding or turning vpward and the neather downeward do signifie a misery or wretchednesse of life and vncomely conditions Of this the Phisiognomer saw and found a singuler experience especially in the poore and néedy people For the weaknesse of the animall Spirits saith he is signified to consist in them of which the wit properly hath not place or seat in that creature The lips formed thin if the vpper be turned and folding outward and the same loose hanging doe denote such a creature to be a deceiuer subtile and a Théefe for the most part The lippes decerned grosse or thicke like to the Dogs doe indicate such a person to be a deceiuer an accuser and wicked in conditions these hitherto borrowed out of the phisiognomy of Ptolomeus Paruus The lippes of the Moores are not to be iudged vpon but of those which dwell and are conuersant amongst them and their qualities there shal note for which cause sufficient it is to iudge in generall of those Realmes and Countries more knowne to vs. The iudgement of the forme and condition of the teeth The xxvii Chapter THe Canine or sharpe téeth of men if these bee long
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
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
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
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