Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd; or, the artificial changeling. Historically presented, in the mad and cruel gallantry, foolish bravery, ridiculous beauty, filthy finenesse, and loathsome lovelinesse of the most nations, fashioning and altering their bodies from the mould intended by nature. With a vindication of the regular beauty and honesty of nature. And an appendix of the pedigree of the English gallant / By J.B. sirnamed, the Chirosopher.

  • John Bulwer
Date:
1650
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Credit: Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd; or, the artificial changeling. Historically presented, in the mad and cruel gallantry, foolish bravery, ridiculous beauty, filthy finenesse, and loathsome lovelinesse of the most nations, fashioning and altering their bodies from the mould intended by nature. With a vindication of the regular beauty and honesty of nature. And an appendix of the pedigree of the English gallant / By J.B. sirnamed, the Chirosopher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4, SOR ie = 1) ae 5 5 i | 234 Man Transform’ d, or ; whence it is that through want of that hot and fax i humor, whichis confumed in that congreffion,,, j Mi leacherous men do fooner wax bald. Ancient writers {peak of Nations in the Indies,,} who have but one Leg only, yet of great fwiftnefle ,, } i Which perchance was amiftake, and they weree } fome Nations who for the moft part made ufe but: ps of one Leg 5 for the King of * Ceylon in the @af-. Indies , when he talketh wich any man, he ftand- eth upon one Leg, and fetteth the other foot upom f Mis hisknee. It is not the order for their Kings to fit but to ftand ; a pretty invention ! which fuppofeth that man had beena more ftately creature if he: had had but one Leg: and becaufe we have but: one Tongue , we fhould never {peak but upon ones f Mit Leg quite contrary to the intention of Nature,, pti who allowes us two feet-for the firmer ftation. Andi } hi the Turkes area little too great fitters, ufing their: } 1k Legs feldome in progreflive motion, but fit {till on. } fie the ground. like brute-beafts, ahd not loving any J My ambulatory exercife ; they wonder at our mens; } | walking in turns, and are mightily difcontenred ati |! it, and cannot @abide to fee them walk fo up and | }¥ a down; infomuch as they ufe to eome to our men, ' and ask them what they mean to > walk up and | Wi do vnin fuch fort, and whether they were our of *] their way, or out of their wits ? if your way ( lay’ B they ) lyeth toward the upper end ef the Cloifter, , | te why come you downwards? and if arthe nether: } te end, why goyouback agaifi > 4 Purchas pilgr.2. lib.to. Idem. » Pilgr.2.1ib.8. “Tis true, the moral intention of Nature in the: #1 ufe of the Feet was chiefly progreflive motion » to Fu walk that way amans bulinetle lies 5 but by their ft Jeave,fhe never intended to debar us from taking a turn or two for contemplation or healthful recrea- C:0N 5