The Middle Finger.
An unhappy, melancholy and depraved mind: denoted by small gridirons or confused marks in the joints of this finger.
Success with metals: manifested by equal lines.
Drowning or violent death: this is denoted by a star in the joints of this finger.
Folly and madness: a crossed line, extending from the root of this finger upwards through the whole length of the finger.
The Ring Finger.
Great and noble fame denoted by a line ascending unbroken from the mount of the Sun through the joints of this finger to the end.
Honour and riches: this is shown by equal lines in the first joint (near the mount).
Enmity of great men: denoted by overthwart lines here; it is made late in life when these lines are intersected.
The Little Finger.
The planet Mars has dominion over this finger. A strong and valorous person when strong and well fed.
Note.—From the joints of this finger as from the mount itself are judgments passed concerning merchandise and favours.
Ingenuity and eloquence: a star in the first joint (near the mount of Mercury) shows this; it is also shown by a right line extending from the
