Keiromantia [sic] or, The art of divining by the lines and signatures engraven in the hand of man, by the hand of nature, theorically, practically. Wherein you have the secret concordance, and harmony betwixt it, and astrology, made evident in 19. genitures. Together with a learned philosophicall discourse of the soule of the world, and the vniversall spirit thereof. A matchlesse piece. / Written originally in Latine by Io: Rothmanne, D. in Phisique, and now faithfully Englished, by Geo: Wharton Esq.

VERSUS.

Est Pollex Veneris; sed Jupiter Indice gaudet: Saturnus Medium; Sol Medicum{que} tenet. Hinc Stilbō Minimū: Feriente candida Luna Possidet: In Cavea Mars sua Castra locat.

Venus the Thumbe and Iove the Index guides; Saturne the Midle, Sol the wanton Brides: Stilbon the Least, Luna the Ferient, And Mars in Cavea doth Pitch his Tent.

Here we must note, That there is some diffe∣rence amongst Authors concerning the Places of Mars, Venus and Mercury: For some give the Tuberculum of the Thumbe to Mars, The Cavea to Mercury, The Region of the Litle-Finger to Venus: Now to satisfie my selfe, I first of all observed such Men as were Venereall, [that is, such as were given to Ieasting, Faire, Merry, Agile, Lovers of Musique, &c. And these I found had the Region of the Thumbe plainly Marked with decent Signes, comely

Notes and Characters: And that, not without their Nativities portending the Luxury of Venus, she being either collocated under her Proper Prerogatives in a competent place of the Figure, or in a good Aspect of some Planet. The like regard I had concerning Mercury. Wherefore the Cavea belongs to Mars.

THE Practicall part of Chiromancy.

The Practique of Chiromancy is that which gathereth Probable Predictions from Lines, the Places of the Planets in the Hand, and from the Notes and Characters every where posited in the Hand and Fingers.

Wherefore let this Series be observed for Method-sake.

• 1. Cardiaca, or the Line of Life.
• 2. Epatica, or the Liver Line.
• 3. Cephalica, or the Line of the Head and Braine.
• 4. Thoralis, or the Table-Line.
• 5. Restricta, or the Dragons Tayle.
• 6. Via Solis, or the Suns way.
• 7. Via Lactea, or the Milky way.
• 8. Via Saturnia, or Saturnes way.
• 9. Cingulum Veneris, or the Girdle of Venus.
• 10. Via Martis, or the way of Mars.
• 11. Mons Veneris, or the Mount of Venus.
• 12. Cave a Martis, or the Cave of Mars.
• ...

• 13. Mons Jovis, or Iupiters Mount.
• 14. Mons Saturni, or Saturn's Mount.
• 15. Mons Solis, or the Sun's Mount.
• 16. Locus Lunae, or the Moones Place.
• 17. Mons Mercurii, or Mercury's Mount.
• 18. Mensa, or the Table.
• 19. Pollex, or the Thumbe.
• 20. Index, or the Fore-finger.
• 21. Medius, or the Midle-finger.
• 22. Annularis, or the Ring-finger.
• 23. Auricularis, or the Litle-Finger.

QUESTION. Whether we must judge by the Right-Hand, or the Left?

IT is certaine, that in one Hand the Lines, and other Signatures, are very often more manifest, and by their Featnesse more perspi∣cuous, then in the other, as well in Men as Women: wherefore a Question hence arises, whether in both Sexes the Right or Left Hand is to be taken: or whether the Right Hand in a Man, (as some teach) and the Left in a Woman only?

ANSWER.

THat Hand (in both Sexes) which showes and exhibites the Lines thereof most clear∣ly, and abounds with a Series of Characters and Signes: yet so, as that the other whose Lines are more obscure may pay its contribu∣tion. If in both Hands they consent and appeare to be faire and comely, they declare a Constancy of Fortune and Health. The cause of which di∣versity is this: He who is Borne in the day time, and hath a Masculine Planet [the Sun, Saturne, Iupiter or Mars] Lord of his Geni∣ture, beares the more Remarkeable Signes in his Right Hand, especially when the Signe As∣cending is also Masculine. The contrary be∣falls those that are borne by Night, so oft as a Feminine Planet predominates, and the Signe Ascending is Feminine. If both Hands agree, it must needs be, that in a Day-Nativity the Feminine Planets Rule: or that there falls out a Mixture of Masculine and Feminine. So in the Night, by the contrary Reason: which Diversity must necessarily be observed.