The true fortune-teller or, guide to knowledge. Discovering the whole art of chiromancy, physiognomy, metoposcopy, and astrology.

Date:
1698
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Credit: The true fortune-teller or, guide to knowledge. Discovering the whole art of chiromancy, physiognomy, metoposcopy, and astrology. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the brawn of the hand. it lignifies the patty fubjett to Theft and Fraud With many oth| ill a€tions. If this line without any breakiit} begin at the hand- -wrilt, peace and quiet,o; age infures, prudence, honor ur, and riches, free and liberal” difpofition, &%c. Tf it hay) pen to be forked near the Table | line,wifdorn and much aétiy ity 1s thereby fienifed. fi conclude, if there be a Tr langle betwee this line, the line of Life, and of the Lives} happy f rottune, a nhofens IC, much i genuity, and riches ate re : If th Angle be blunt t, itdenor otes Difeati Sy a fick] Conftitu Ition, and | weakn els of Box dy: If happen to be Tras fh lort, it denoted | Boaf ting 53 Prodi galit Fe Be eggary, Folly, and breviation of “Life. “And dthus have el taked full obférvation oft] he lines of the hand, uf ally regarded in C -Diromancy,and d m dea tru judgment upon every particular, apes lervation; from whence | fhal l proceec . to fay fomething of the Plain of. Mars. ancdy the Moons Mount, and fo regularly proceed|| for the better “and more ealie underftandings| of thle Reader, CHA Ph ;
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