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THe canine or sharpe téeth of men, if these be long, fast standing, and bearing outwarde: doe argue such a person to be a glutton, irefull, fierce, and laciuious: applyed for the forni••, vnto the Dogge and Boare.
The cause I suppose (sayth the Phisiognomer) through the aboundance of the radicall moysture,
or spermaticall matter, which declareth a most great dominion of heate, and strength in the prin∣cipall members, of which a hasty dissoluing of the substaunciall moysture ensueth, that cannot be restored, but through the much eating of meate, whose plentifull substaunce this greatly néedeth: for which cause, such are inordinate as afore vt∣tered: and as the same appeareth by relation, in the Dogge and Boare.
And such the Phisiognomer hath knowne of experience, to be wasters of their owne substance great drinckers, disceyuers, whorehunters, main∣tayners of harlottes, and murtherers, especiallye if anye other proportion aydeth and confirmeth the same.
The auncient Rasis reporteth, that whose téeth are discerned weake, thinne sette, and small: doe argue the whole bodye to be weake: and both féeblenesse in that creature, and the shortnesse of life. The selfe same vttereth the sayde Rasis, in the buying of seruaunts: and the Philosopher Ari∣stotle vseth the same words, in his Problemes.
The worthie Aristotle also reporteth (in se∣cundo de Animalibus) that such hauing the téeth thinne sette, are noted to be short lyued. The selfe same doth Rasis affirme, vnder these wordes. That whose canine or sharpe téeth are decerned long, and strong set, is argued to be a glutton, an
euill person, and vicious of bodie.
The like wordes in a maner vttereth the lear∣ned Conciliatore, in his Rubricke of Phisiogno∣mie. That a noyse caused through the téeth, doth denote a frensinesse in that person: which lyke doth sometimes happen to children sléeping, when they are troubled with wormes, as the skilfull Phisitions report.
The téeth formed bigge and broade, whether these stande inwarde, or are séene outwarde: doe argue a vaine person, lasciuious, simple, of a slen∣der capacitie, and hauing a bouine witte: for that the same witnesseth grosse spirites to consist in that person, proceeding of grosse humors.
The téeth most drie, without anye moysture
decerned to stande in them, yea and wholy drie in a sicke person: doe denote death at hande: foras∣much as the radicall moysture is then consumed: and their bodyes remaine and are, as a Lampe without Oyle. In a healthfull bodie, the like séene, doe signifie a sicknes to come, and the same shortly.
The téeth séene full of rewme, or a distilled wa∣ter from the head appearing in them: doe signifie a disease of the heade or stomacke, through the participation and occasion of the head, and lungs: causing this distillation from the heade into the nose and eyes, the Catharre, the Cough, the Squincie in the throte, and the impostume of the Iawes. But any of these, this procureth eyther more or lesse, according to the contrarie working of the members: as vnto the beholder, may eui∣dently appeare. Such beastes hauing the téeth indented lyke to a Sawe, onely drinke by licking with the tongue: but such hauing the téeth for∣med whole, doe drinke by supping, as the famous Philosopher Aristotle reporteth.
The téeth formed small, and weake to chewe, both thinne set, and short appearing, doe indicate (after Michael Scotus) a feeble courage, a tender capacitie, fearefull, lightly perswaded, eyther vnto the good or euill, of a reasonable wyt, and faythfull: but as he wryteth, such a person is
short lyued.
The teeth (after Michael Scotus) not euen formed, neyther in the bignesse, nor in the stan∣ding of the Gummes: so that there appeare of them narrowe, broade, thinne, and thicke téeth? doe denote a disoainefull person, enuious, bolde, warie, and of a readie wyt: if a man may cre∣dite this Scotus.
The téeth formed verie long, and as they were sharpe, somewhat thinne set, yet strong in the chewing: doe witnesse (after the minde of Scotus) such a person to be a glutton, enuious, bolde, deceytfull, suspicious, a lyar, and inueri∣cundious.
The téeth (as M. Scotus reporteth) appea∣ring
cytryne, or browne colour, whether these be short or long formed: doe argue such a person to be more foolishe then wise, a grosse féeder, light∣ly credyting, of a dyuers vnderstanding, suspici∣ous, enuious, a coueter of other mens goodes, and a lyar.
The téeth formed bigge and broade, whether these declyne, or stande in and out, or that they appeare thicke, or thinne set: doe wytnesse (after M. Scotus such a person to be vaine, lightly cre∣dyting, simple, of a tender capacitie, a grosse fée∣der, lasciuious, and a lyar.
The teeth decerned strong, and thick set: doe indicate (as Michael reporteth, long life in that creature, to be a teller of newes, selfe willed, a stowte person, lightly credyting, desirous of bew∣tifull things, and of a dull capacitie.
The téeth decerned weake, fewe in number, thinne set, and small: doe indicate (after M. Sco∣tus) such a person to be weake of body, shortly∣ued, gentle, shamefast, tractable, trustie, lightly credyting, of a ready capacitie, and warie: these hitherto borowed out of the Phisiognomie, of M. Scotus.