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to of the fingers vppon the place of the pulſe. And that is vſed with a diſcreete handling, and that otherwiſe in a ſtrong man thē in a feeble man. For in a ſtrong man and fleſhly, with ſtrong and harde feeling: and in a leane man and féeble, with eaſe and ſoft handeling. Touching this, it is to wit, as Conſtantions ſaith, that there bée many manner of diuerſities of pulſes, the which be referred or reduſed to ten. The firſt is knowne by length & bredth of quantitie: and this is in thrée manner wayes. One is a greate pulſe, when he ſpreadeth in length and breadth, and déepneſſe of the vaine. And this pulſe great and ſtrong commeth of the ſtrength of the ſpirit: by the which the pulſe is ſpread abroad, and néedeth to bée kéeled of the ſoftneſſe of the limmes, that is, ſeruing to the ſpreading abroad. Alſo ſome pulſe is litle, ſlow & ſtraight, when it returneth to the middle, that is inward toward the heart: And that is for default of vertue, and for ſcarcitie of heate. And ſome is temperate, when it draweth not to the middle, neither to the vtter ſides: This temperature commeth of more bloud & leſſe water. Alſo the pulſe is knowne by the time of mouing, and ſo he is called ſwift, ſlow, and meane: hée is called ſwift becauſe he moueth oft in ſhort time, and that commeth of ſtrong heate & vertue. And ſlowe, for that he moueth and ſmiteth field in long time, & that cōmeth of defalt of vertue & ſlacknes of heat: the meane betwéen this is praiſed. In the third manner, the pulſe is knowne by the ſtrength of ye vertue. And touching that he is ſtrong, féeble, and meane. It is ſtrong when it ſeemeth that by ſtrength it putteth away from it, the finger that toucheth it. And that commeth of the ſtrength of vertue and of the ſoftneſſe of the limme that eaſily moueth. He is féeble when he ſmiteth féebly the finger: and commeth of féebleneſſe of ſtrength, and of hardneſſe of the limme that is repugnant. The meane is temperate betwéene thoſe two. In the fourth manner he is known by the diſpoſition of the lim. And then he is called hard and ſoft, & meane. It is hard when it ſéemeth that he withſtandeth with a manner ſharpneſſe & hardneſſe. And that commeth of the drineſſe of the veſſelles thereof. It is ſoft when the fingers feele it with a great ſlowneſſe of mouing: ſo that it ſeemeth yt they pearce it. And that commeth of wet and moiſture. The meane betwéene theſe two is temperate. In the fift manner he is knowne by fulneſſe & meane voidneſſe. It is full when it ſéemeth to abound in moyſture. And that commeth of greate repletion of bloud and of ſpirit. He is voide when he ſéemeth to be ſwollen, but yet when it is touched, the fingers ſinke in, as it were in a voide thing. The meane betweene theſe two is temperate. In the ſixt manner, the pulſe is knowne by the qualitie of the vaines, and ſo he is departed into hot, colde, and meane. He is hot, when the fingers feele the ſubſtance of vaines hot. And that commeth of the hot matter that is therein, that is of the winde and hot bloud. The cold pulſe is vnderſtood in a contrary manner. The meane betwéene theſe two is temporate. In the ſeuenth manner, he is known by working and reſting: and ſo he is departed in thicke, thin, and meane. He is thick, that in his opening ſmiteth oft the fingers ends, and ſodeinly goeth awaie. And this commeth of ſtrength of heate and default of vertue. The ſtrength of heat ſéeketh remedie of colde and of kéeling: the default of vertue, when it may not once nor twice, nor thrice, then he trauayleth in appetite of ſuccour. The thinne pulſe commeth of the contrarie cauſe, that is to wit, of ſlownes of heate, & of ſtrength of vertue. The meane betwéen theſe two is temperate. Theſe ſeauen manner pulſes be notable and eaſier to know then the other. Of the other thrée pulſes, the firſt is departed, and that one parte is called Pondus Laudabile, and the other Non Laudabile. The ſecond is departed, that one part properly Concors, or according, and that other is equall. And the third is departed by leſſe diſcontending. And ſo that one parte is ſaid to bée ordinate, and that other not ordinate. And for the moſt ſkilfull Phiſitions may ſcarcely knowe theſe thrée pulſes, therefore we leaue them and paſſe forth.