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4 He whose hair is of a brownish colour, and curled a little, is a well-disposed man, and a lover of peace.

Forehead.—The forehead that riseth in a round, signifies a man liberally minded, of a good understanding, and generally inclined to virtue. He whose forehead is low and little, is of a good understanding, magnanimous, confident, and a great pretender to love and honour.

Eye-brows.—Those eye-brows that are much arched, whether in a man or woman, shows the person is proud, high-spirited, bold, and threatening, and a lover of beauty. Those, on the other side, whose cyceye [sic]-brows are black, and the hair of them but thin, will do nothing without great consideration, and are bold and confident in the performance of what they undertake.

Eyes.—He whose eyes are hollow in his head, is one that is suspicious, malicious, perverse in his conversation, and of an extraordinary memory. He whose cyeseyes [sic] are, as it were, starting out of his head, is a simple foolish person. He who looks studiously and acutely, with his eyes and eye-lids downwards, denotes thereby to be of a malicious nature, very treacherous and false. He who hath a wandering eye, and which is rolling up and down, is for the most part a vain, simple, deceitful man, lustful, treacherous, or high-minded. He whose eyes are twinkling, and which move forward or backward, show the person to be luxurious, unfaithful, and hard to believe. They whose eyes are addicted to be bloodshot, are naturally choleric, proud, cruel without shame, and much inclined to superstition.

Nose.—A long and thin nose denotes a man bold, furious, angry, vain, and credulous. A bottle-nose is what denotes a man to be vain, false, luxurious, weak, and uncertain. A nose broad in the middle, and less toward the end, denotes a vain, talkative person, a liar, and one of a bad fortune. He who hath a long and great nose, is an admirer of the fair sex, addicted to vice, and very ignorant. A nose that turns up, and is long and full on the tip of it, shows a person that has it to be bold, envious, luxurious, a liar, and a deceiver. He whose nose riseth high in the middle, is prudent and polite, and of great courage. A nose big at the end, shows a person to be of a peaceable disposition, industrious, and faithful, and of a good understanding.

Mouth.—A great and wide mouth shows a man to be bold, a great liar, and a great talker and eater. A little mouth shows the person to be of a quiet, pacific temper, secret, modest, and bountiful.

Lips.—The lips, when they are very big and blubbering,