Philocophus: or, The deafe and dumbe mans friend. Exhibiting the philosophicall verity of that subtile art, which may inable one with an observant eie, to heare what any man speaks by the moving of his lips / ... By J.B. surnamed the Chirosopher.

  • John Bulwer
Date:
1648
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Philocophus: or, The deafe and dumbe mans friend. Exhibiting the philosophicall verity of that subtile art, which may inable one with an observant eie, to heare what any man speaks by the moving of his lips / ... By J.B. surnamed the Chirosopher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    227/246 page 179
    pee ctr ne a CALA PO, Duambe Mans Friend. 179: who is Deafe and Dumbe) that he being poynted to keepe the Scaffold cleere u- pon. Tower Hill at rhe execution of Sir Alexander Carey, perceiving Mr. € ri Spe } to prefle on for a convenient place of | Audience, he fpake to-him to forbeare ; | whonot hearing him , becaufe his eyes | were not upon him to minde] him, conti | nued to endeavour for a place of accom- modation . untill Mr. Hurft being told | by fome who he was ,. and what d Fete had im hishearing , he converted his | efiftance into ns alee > and faffered | tim to plant himfelfe right ag ai the | front of the Scaffold ; And he coldma that when Sir Ade -seander Carey fle up to fpeake to the people. Mr. (+ispe fetled: himfelfe ftedfaftly to obferve the moti- | ons he made , and kept hise yestivere ed upon Sir Alecanders face during the time of hislaft fpeech, which he fo per= fedtly underftood and cattiedia away wit him, thathe'was-able torelate it againe | toothers:,. who much wondred ac the | way | ae apeiecteier ints
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3