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A03362 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. Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528. 1613 (1613) STC 13483; ESTC S122584 152,727 397

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there be one or m●ny haires growing on it it is then an argument of honor and riches as Ptolomy writeth Of the shoulders The shoulders fashioned big to be strong the shoulders euill fashioned to be weake well compounded to be liberall weake compounded and bearing vp thin to be a niggard The shoulders sharpe to be deceitfull the shoulders broad to be strong and of good capacity but narrow to bée a dullard Of the stomacke Such fat about the stomacke to be strong otherwise weake The belly bearing out bigge a great féeder the belly small to be of good capacity Such hairy from the nauill downward to be full of words applied to Birds Of the Backe The backe narrow to be weake the backe big to be strong the backe large to be strong and high minded the backe crooked to be a niggard and il conditioned And equally formed to bee of a good nature Of the armes The armes very long to be strong bold honest and gentle the arms short to be a procurer of discord and leacherous The armes hairy to bée vnconstant and leacherous applied to Birds Of the hands The hands short and very bigge to bee rude a dullard The hands fat with the fingers like to be a théefe the hands small to be vnconstant and witty the Palmes of the hands vnto the wristes broad and narrow vpward to bee a ri●tter in his first age Of the nailes of the fingers The nailes large smooth thin white reddish and cloare withall to be witty and of a good Capacity the nailes narrow and long to bee cruell and fierce the nailes rough and round prone to the veneriall a●● applied to the property the nails very short to bee wicked applied to the propertie the nailes small and crooked to be a gréedy catcher aplied to the Hauke the nailes very little to be a crafty beguiler the white prickes of the nailes to be wealthy and to haue many friends the blacke prickes in the nailes to be hated aplied to the naturall cause Of the nailes of the Toes The toes and nailes crooked to be vnshamfast aplied to the Birds The nailes thin and well coloured to be honest conditioned and wittie the ●oes ioyning close togither to be fearfull applyed to the Quaile Of the Nauill The space large stem the bottome of the breast to the nauill to be dul of capacity and a great féeder applied to the naturall cause The space equall to bee witty and honest conditioned applied to the naturall cause the stomacke from the Nauill to the breast fleshy to bee wicked after Polemone The fame space soft and wel compact to be stout and high-minded Of the Ribbes The person well ribbed to be strong aplied to the male kind the ribs narrow and weake compounded to be weake aplied to the female kinde the ribs filled about as they were blown vp to be full of words and foolish aplied to the Oxe frog Of the loynes and Hipocondria The person well loined to be a louer of the hunting of wild beasts applied to the Lion and Dog The Hypocondria thin and flat to be fearfull applied to the Frog the Hypocondria fleshy vnapt to be taught Of the haunches and hips The bones of the haunches bearing outward to be str●ng aplied to the male kind The bones of the hanches slender to be fearful and weak aplied to the woman the hips well sinewd to be strong aplied to the male kind the hips fleshy to be weak aplied to the woman Of the Pecten The Pecten very hairy to be libidinous yet prosperous applied to the naturall cause The Pecten very thin of haire to be chast aplied to the naturall cause Of the Buttockes The Buttocks sharpe and bony to bee strong applied to the male kind the buttocks fat and fleshy to be weake applied to the woman the Buttockes dried in flesh to be euill conditioned aplied to the Ape Of the Legges The legs big sinnewed and brawned to be strong applied to the male kind Small sinnewed libidinous applied to Birds The legs big and il fashioned to be vnshamefast The calfes of the legs big to be an ill mannered person the calfes soft to bée effeminate the legs slender to be dull of capacity yet this faileth often in the learned Students the calues very big bearing out to bee sluggish rude mannered The calues meanly big formed to bee witty and honest conditioned Of the Knees The knées big to be an effeminate person applied to the excessiue appearance of them The knées slender to be fearful applied to the excessiue appearance of them The knées bending forward to be effeminate applied to the woman The knées ●at to be fearefull yet liberall the knées leane to be strong and hardy Of the Anckles The ankles strong sinewed and brawned to be strong applied to the male kind the ankles much fleshy to be weake applied to the woman the ankles broad to bee strong applied to the Naturall cause the parts about the ankles ouer fleshy to be foolish applied to the property the héeles slender or thin to be fearfull applied to the property and condition of them Of the Feete The féet strong sinnewed brawned to be strong applied to the male kind the féet weake sinnewed and small to be effeminate applied to the woman The inner parts of the soales of the feet not hollow but so filled with flesh that they make no hollownesse at all in the step on the ground is noted to be crafty applied to the naturall cause the feete bigge and fleshy to be foolish of the naturall cause The féet thicke and short to bee weake of the naturall cause the féete slender and short to bee wicked of the natural cause the féet ouer long to be wily of the naturall cause the féet fleshy and hard to be a dullard the féete small and faire formed to bee a fornicator applied to the property of th● note the féet much hairy to be leacherous and bold applied to the natural cause the féet naked of haire to be w●●ke of strength and courage of the Naturall cause Of the hayrinesse of the parts The legs hairy to bee venerous applied to the Goat the breast and belly very hairy to be vnconstant aplied to Birdes the shoulders hairy to bee the like vnconstant the backe very hairy to bee ceuci aplied to the beasts the neck behind hairy to be liberall and stout applied to the Lyon the haire of the eye-browes ioyned together to bee a sad person applied to the Passion the hairs of the eiebrowes growing downward toward the nose and spreading vpward vnto the temples to be foolish applied to the Sow The haire of the head standing straight vp to be fearfull applied to the Passion the haire of the head very crisped aplied to the Moores the hayres crisped at the ends to be strong and bolde applyed to the Lyon the haires turning vp in the vpper part of the forehead to be liberal and stout aplyed to the Lyon the haires of the