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A20862 The most excellent, profitable, and pleasant booke of the famous doctour and expert astrologien Arcandain or Aleandrin to fynd the fatal desteny, constellation; complexion, and naturall inclination of euery man and childe by his byrth: with an addition of phisiognomie very delectable to reade. Now newly tourned out of French into our vulgar tonge, by Williamd Warde.; Arcandam de veritatibus et praedictionibus astrologiae. English Roussat, Richard.; R. H. aut; Ward, William, 1534-1609. 1562 (1562) STC 724; ESTC S118908 73,307 256

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declare the man to bee wyse and of a chaungeable fortune The vpper lyppes smale and somewhat loftye signifie the man to bee a blabbe and a longe tongue verye enuious and an accusour Thynne vpper lyppes hangynge and tourned insyde out betoken a theefe and a deceyuour You maye not iudge of the Ethiopians lyppes vnlesse you haue bene conuersaunt amonge them and diligentlye noted and obserued theyr qualities But of our regions and countreys we maye geue iudgemente ¶ Of the teeth WHen the teeth that bée lyke Dogges teeth bée long and fast and that they stycke oute of the mouth it is a sygne of a glotton subiecte to angre wicked and a foole Weake teeth thynne and smale declare all the bodye to bée weake and the lyfe of the manne to bee shorte and weake The sownde made wyth the teeth betokeneth follye or lacke of wytte whyche thynge happeneth sometyme to Chyldren sleepynge whyche is a token of Wormes Greate and broade teeth apparente eyther wythin or wythoute sygnifye vanitie in a man slouthe simplicitie but yet a good wytte Some saye that is is signe of a grosse wytte procedynge from grosse humours the téeth that bée extreme drye altogether without moysture signifie in a sicke man death and in a healthfull man they shewe a sicknes verye nigh at hande for the moyst roote séemeth to be cōsumed And the bodies of suche men are as a lampe withoute Oyle y e téeth that be full of reume signifie a fault of the head or elles of the stomacke through the communicatyng of the head and the lunges which becauses of a descendyng or runnyng at the nose which goeth by the throte of coughing or quinseys and of swellyng in the throte Beastes that haue theyr teeth gagged lyke a sawe drinke lyckynge but those that haue them vniforme and euen drynke suppyng ¶ Of the tongue THe tongue is made to tast and to pronounce woordes and to vtter the voyce The tongue that is tourned right downe or that stutteth or stumbleth signifieth the flixe of the belly they that be subiect to laskes and flixes become stutters because of the matter whiche descendeth from the head whiche entreth into the poores of the tongue and muscles whereof it commeth to passe that the tongue is the greater and thereby made broder and so shorter and therfore some stammer and stutte The tongue that is tied before can not well pronounce wordes or letters but pronounceth C insteade of S and that maketh the man to stutte And yf it be tyed behynde it can not well pronounce the letter R but in steade of R it pronounceth L they that stutte feare wyne for they wyll bee dronke commonly and therefore drunkards doe stammer and can not well pronounce this word Trentatry The heauines of the tongue in youth signifieth soddayne death after it waxeth once lyghte The greate and broad tongue declareth a rude wytte and vnderstandynge and flematycke humours He that stutteth and repeteth often the fyrste syllable of a worde is readye to melancolynes The tonge that is touched wyth a lyght mouynge and is cause of repetynge the wordes by corruption of speeche betokeneth follye violence and wrathe because of the moouyng of the spirites and of the heate whiche hasteth the prouocation vnaduisedlye When the tongue is longe and redde withall it is a sygne of wysedome for it declareth good and commendable humours A whyte tongue betokeneth pouertie and miserye The tongue that is hurte or marred wyth heate vnnaturall sygnifieth distemperaunce and euyll disposition speciallye of the belly and breast A longe tongue grosse and so rounde that a man maye wype hys owne nose with it declareth a nature lyke an Oxe The tongue that is shortened wyth some humours loseth hys taste All men that stutte be rude of bodye and proude ¶ Of the voyce THey that haue a slowe voyce and graue are quiet men and easye to bee spoken to merry and well manered The voyce that is graue and drawen long betokeneth strength I meane the grosse voyce and that soundeth lyke a trumpet The force of the voyce foloweth the wydenesse of the Veynes and the multitude of spirites all the whyche thynges come of heate The men that haue a grosse voyce are verye iniurious and are compared to Asses They that haue a grosse voyce by nature wythout forcynge it are stronge and that is referred to Dogges They that haue a grosse voyce and sowndynge well are warrelyke and eloquent A sharpe or shryll voyce signifieth fearfulnes By this voyce I meane a smal voyce and not a great the voyce shryll and soft and broken betokeneth a womanlyke feare and is attributed vnto them y t be effeminate the voyce sharpe and stronge declareth men to be full of anger it is the propertie of Goates A weake voyce betokeneth narrow arteries and want of spirite which thinges come of cold A softe voyce and not drawen or stretched oute betokeneth meekenes which is in shéepe For you muste referre and compare the voyce as well as all other thyngs to the likenes of beastes The antiuocates that is to saye they that speake great at the fyrst and smale at the laste and haue a sharpe voyce are full of wrath and yet they be soone appeased agayne are of a gentle affection A meane voyce in sounde and in greatnes declareth the man to bee wyse circumspecte iuste and trew They that haue an vnpleasaunt sound of theyr voyce and discordyng are numbred amonge the fooles they that be hasty in theyr speache specially yf they haue a shryll voyce are commonlye wycked and greate fooles importune and lyers But yf the voyce be great the man will commonly be angry and of a noughty nature They that haue a soft and sweete voice are enuious and full of suspicion They that moue muche and often and speake with mouinge of theyr handes are vncleanely eloquent and deceyuours But they that moue not so theyr handes haue a perfite witte and vnderstandynge and haue also a good disposition and good counsel they that speake in the Nose are lyers euill wyllers and enuious ¶ The maners and condicions of men prouinces THe Spaniards are meanly strong but for to doe all other thynges which are possible to be done they surmount passe many other nacions And there be many among them very excellent and that in diuers maners in castyng the stone in nymblenes and in manye other thynges In Portugale the men are melancolye and sanguyne for the most parte manye of them are sufficient stronge althoughe they haue no lyuelynesse of witte or spirite The Sicilians are collericke and melacolicke and stronge of bodye they exercise them selues in wrastelynge or at the castynge of the barre and are nymble and quycke The Italians for the moste parte are weake men and some amonge althoughe the number bee smale haue greate strength and are wont to bee moore excellent than other but yet rather of imitation then by inuention They bee slender and of a stature betwene greate and meane In
paynefull She shall be fayre curste and curious of thynges newe She shall haue a certayne honourable shamefastnesse that is to saye endued wyth chastitie and bashefulnes and therefore called honourable She shall be merye and her myrthe shall daylye encrease Lykewyse that thynge whiche is done by her aduise shall haue good perfection And after the vmacitie and lyuelynesse of her spryte she shall be curste and tauntynge in wordes And touchynge her lyfe and maner of her lyfe she shall be full of syckennesse from the age of foure yeres to seuentene yeres and then let her beware of marriage Lykewyse she shall suffer a certayne infirmitie called the lunatyke passion whiche is a great disease and yf she escape the same she shall lyue tyll she be thre score and nyne yeres of age Touchyng her good fortune she shall enioye the goodes of her parentes and shall trauayle in places vnknowen and after .xxxiii. yeres of age she shall ariue in places of better aduenture She shall haue manye Chyldren by her husbande and shall bee called a mother of other mennes chyldren but her first begotten shall dye And touchynge her euyll fortune she shall be hurte of a foure footed beast and subiect to many perylles The syxte Chapter of this treatise mencioneth the generall fortune of Ariries Where it is to be knowen that the signe of Aries touchynge bothe partes signifieth fortune in warre fare and the seruice of others Lykewyse fortune in all kyndes of marchaundise especially in redde thynges bloudye thynges and in fyer and bloode in the shambles and in euery facte done by fier it signifieth fortune in hospitalitie Infantes borne in this signe males or females shal be voyde of head ache but greatlye troubled with the strangullion grauell and stone The fortunate daies be Mondaye and Twesdaye wherein they may attempt anye newe enterpryse Lykewise the Infante borne in this signe aboute the East parte is more fortunate then aboute anye other parte Therefore yf the same wyll prosper in anye affayres he oughte to directe his doynges thereunto yea if it be aboute marriage Let him also haue the doore of his house open towardes the East and his bedde standynge towardes the same parte also Let hys garmentes be blacke and redde His nature is bothe whote and drye and therefore Choler is moste abundaunt in hym Taurus the seconde and principall sygne celestiall ♀ ♉ THe seconde principall traictise of this booke entreateth of the principall signe called Taurus whyche signe is diuided into three chiefe partes that is to saye into the Head Bealy and Tayle This treatise is diuided into .vi. Chapters The fyrste conteyneth the head of the sayde sygne The seconde the bealy The thyrde the tayle The fourth the iudgemente of the same touchyng the male The fyfte touchynge the female The syxte and laste entreateth of the generall fortune of the sayde Taurus He shall loue contencion and embrace women and especiallye he shall loue two aboue others in hys lyfe tyme to the whiche he shall vse carnallye he shall be verye ritous but not so muche as he that is borne in the fyrste parte of the signe Touchynge hys lyfe and maner thereof he shall haue two speciall diseases whiche is the cough and payne of the galle In the fourth yere of his age he shall be affected wyth a greate disease but yf he shall recouer the same then shall he be free tyll twentye at whyche tyme he shall be sycke agayne But yf he escape that sicknesse he shall continewe to foure skore yeres or foureskore and tenne He shall dye in a straunge countrey alone naked and wythoute absequies at hys buriall He shall not bee buryed No man shall mourne for hym And there shall be no man that wyll saye he was my neyghbour Concerninge his good fortune he shal amonge straungers atteyne either vnto good or euill successe He shal be entangled and subiecte to diuers troubles and as is aforesayd shall dye in a straunge countrey and at the tyme of hys death shall depart wythout companye If he be borne in the firste parte of the nyghte he shal be inconstant and mouable hauynge smale regarde to hys owne familie If he be borne in the daye time he shal be wounded vpon some parte of his bodie And touchynge his minde he shal be a good man and of a good disposition doyng his affaires after a simple and plaine sort without any regarde of diuinations or knowledge of thinges to come He shall be couetous daylye musynge howe he maye get other mens goodes He shal be stronge and prone to angre but it shall not continue he shall also be verye inconstant All whiche notwithstandinge in the ende he shall indeuour him selfe to walke vprightly And touchinge his life and maner of his lyfe he shall lyue in trouble and contiue to fiue and twentie yeres before he be sicke and if he escape that sicknes then he shall atteyne to fourtie He shal be luckie in tillage and happye to the female kynde as well foules as beastes and amonges others fortunate to women But notwithstandyng that felicitie he shall not kepe anye number of seruauntes He shall marrye a wyfe and for a certeyne space shal be withoute Chyldren He shall susteyne enuye and malyce he shal be bitten of a Dogge and stroken vppon one of hys sydes and hurte wyth a stone One of his bones shall be broken And yf it chaūce that be he borne in the nighte then he shall haue a naturall signe vpon hys arme He shall be swifte to iorney or trauell He shal be wyse ryotous and notablye beloued of women although in other thynges he is of colde nature whyche chaunceth by reason of the totall effecte of thys sygne The fourth Chapter describeth the iudgement of Taurus touchynge all euery the parts thereof concernyng the male And what so euer male chylde is borne in thys sygne Taurus in what parte so euer he bee borne after the disposition of the bodye he shall bee wounded or marked in the stones or yarde He shall bee riotous and stronge dealynge wyth thynges of great force And after hys mynde he shall be wyse and sigulerlye presume in hys owne wytte and force whereby he shall greatlye prolonge the terme of hys lyfe He shall gyue no heede to the counsell of hys neyghbours Nor be carefull and vigilant aboute hys owne affayres He shall bee beautifull liberall and wylfull a liberall geuer and for that cause beloued of all men Concernynge hys lyfe and maner thereof He shall haue seuen diseases or seuen principall termes In the three and twentie yere of hys age he shal be affected wyth a notable maladie if he escape al hys infirmities and atteyne to olde yeres then he shall acquire greate substaunce and much money and by his diligence shall haue great fortune to goodes He shall be a great trauailer and