ſaith Super Tegni Galen. The diſpoſition of all the head is knowne by thrée things, that is to wit, by the quantitye thereof, and by that that commeth therof, and by haire that groweth thereon. For the head ſhuld be meane betwéene great and little, and proportionate in quantitie to other members. For if the head be too lyttle, it is not to praiſe: for it betokeneth default of matter, and féebleneſſe of the vertue informatiue. And likewiſe if the head bée too greate, it is not to praiſe: for that commeth of the default of vertue working, and of ſuperfluitie of matter, as Haly ſaith. Alſo the ſhape of the head is round, and that is to put off griefes and hurts, & for to take and receiue the better of the braine. And neuertheleſſe the head is ſomwhat euenlong, and about the temples ſome deale plaine. For the perfection of a good head is, when it is diſpoſed in roundneſſe to the lykeneſſe of a ball of waxe, thruſt together betwéene two handes, or betwéene two péeces of woode, for ſuch a ball is round. And yet neuertheleſſe, in eyther ſide it is ſomewhat plaine. In the fore parte the head is ſome deale comming narrowe, and high, and that is to withholde the bagge of the braine. In the fore parte of the hollowneſſe of the head, out of the which come the ſinewes that make the fiue wits. In likewiſe it is ſome deale narrow in the hinder part, for to take and receiue the bagge in the hinder part, out whereof commeth marrow of the ridge bone, and the ſinewes that make ſpéedie mouing. Alſo it is a token of a good head, when the members that come thereof, and be next adioyning thereto, be of good perfect diſpoſition. As and if the necke be ſtrong and meanely great, & all the ſinewes ſtrong, and great, and of good mouing. Alſo the head is knowen by haire that groweth thereon. For the diſpoſition and complection of the head is knowne by the qualitie and quantitie, the ſwiftneſſe or ſlowneſſe of growing of the haire. For much haire and criſpe, and ſoone growing, betokeneth the heate and the humor of the head. And againeward, as it ſhall be ſaid within of the haire. Haire well diſpoſed in growing on the head, as long as they ſticke faſt to the head, they keep, hyght, and defend the head. And if the haire be away and cleane plucked from the head, the head is foule and vnſéemely, as it fareth in balde heads and bare afore, or behinde in the nowle or powle. Alſo the head is made of many bones, and that is for defence of the braine: for the ſubſtaunce of the braine is tender & ſoft. And therefore it might bée lightlye hurt, were it not that the ſkull & other bones defended it from vtter hurtes and griefes. Alſo ſomewhat it hath of fleſhneſſe, that is néedfull for the temporance of the bones and ſinewes, leaſt too great colde of bones ſhould grieue the tenderneſſe of the braine by ſome manner occaſion. But the head in his owne compoſition hath little fleſhneſſe and ſatte in compariſon to other members. And that is for the ſharpneſſe of wit and helpe of vnderſtanding. Ariſtotle lib. 12. Alſo the head though it ſéeme hard in compoſition of his parts, and namely in ye bones: neuertheleſſe within it hath much ſoftneſſe and marrowe. For all the ſhape of the bodie hath moyſture of the ſofteneſſe of the braine, that is cloſed within the bones. Alſo the head hath many ſinewes in his firſt compoſition: and that was néedfull, for the ioyning and knitting of vnlike bones: And alſo for the working of ſpéedie moouing. For by ſinewes the ſoule worketh moouing and féeling in the bodie. And without a ſinew comuting from the head, is no mēber coupled to another: But if that vertue be let that commeth by ſinews from the head, by vice and corruption of ſinewes, the vniting & the ioyning of all the bodie faileth. And the head is the chimney and healing of all the bodie. And therefore it taketh and receiueth in it ſelfe many fumoſities, that come out of all the bodie. Alſo kinde made all the ſubſtaunce of the head, full of holes and powers priuely and openly: priuely, that by the ſecret powers, the ſuperfluitie of priuie fumoſities may be voided and put out. Openly, that the open ſumoſities and boiſtous filth may be voyded and cleanſed by open and ſniting holes. Alſo
