The Signes of a Sanguine Person.
I Thinke it manifest, because the matter and generation of flesh is principally from bloud, that a man of a fleshy, dense, and solid habite of body, and full of a sweete and vaporous juice, is of a Sanguine complexion. And the same party hath a flou∣rishing and roasie colour in his face, tempered as with an equall mixture of white and * 1.1 red; of white, by reason of the skinne lying utmost; of red, because of the bloud spred underneath the skinne; for alwayes such as the humor is, such is the colour in the face. In manners hee is courteous, gentle, easie to be spoken to, not altogether * 1.2 estranged from the love of women, of a lovely countenance and smoothe forehead, seldome angry, but taking all things in good part; for as the inclination of humors is, so also is the disposition of manners. But bloud is thought the mildest of all humors; but the strong heate of the inward parts maketh him to eate and drinke freely. Their dreames are pleasant, they are troubled with diseases arising from bloud, as frequent Phlegmons, and many Sanguine pustles breaking through the skinne, much bleeding, and menstruous fluxes. Wherefore they can well endure bloud-letting, and delight in the moderate use of cold and drie things; and lastly, are offended by hot and moist things. They have a great and strong Pulse, and much urine in quantitie, but milde of qualitie, of an indifferent colour and substance.