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¶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, wyth∣out 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 fear∣fulnes. By this voyce I meane a smal voyce and not a great: the voyce shryll and soft, and broken betokeneth a wo∣manlyke 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 ar∣teries, and want of spirite, which thin∣ges 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 like∣nes 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 vnplea∣saunt sound of theyr voyce, and discor∣dyng

are numbred amonge the fooles: they that be hasty in theyr speache (spe∣cially yf they haue a shryll voyce) are commonlye wycked and greate fooles, importune, and lyers. But yf the voyce be great, the man will common∣ly 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 decey∣uours: 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 wyl∣lers, and enuious.