(His sicknesse) 'Worthy sir—he fell sick about the middle of October last,' etc.[1420]—
[1421]☞ 'He dyed worth neer 1000 li., which (considering his charity) was more then I expected: vide his verses[1422] in the last page.—From W. Crooke, from Mr. Jackson who had 500 li. of his in his hands.—
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[1423]Describe face, eyes, forehead, nose, mouth, eyebrows, figure of the face, complexion; stature of body; shape (slender, large, neat, or otherwise); figure of head and magnitude of head; shoulders (large, round, etc.); arms, legs, how?—
[1424]Mr. Hobbes's person, etc.:—hazel, quick eie, which continued to his last. He was a tall man, higher then I am by about halfe a head (scil.... feet), i.e. I could putt my hand between my head and his hatt.—When young he loved musique and practised on the lute. In his old age he used to sing prick-song every night (when all were gonne and sure nobody could heare him) for his health, which he did beleeve would make him live two or three yeares longer.
[1425]In his youth unhealthy; of an ill yellowish complexion: wett in his feet, and trod both his shoes the same way.
[1426]His complexion. In his youth he was unhealthy, and of an ill complexion (yellowish).
His[CXXI.] lord, who was a waster, sent him up and downe to borrow money, and to gett gentlemen to be bound for him, being ashamed to speake him selfe: he tooke colds, being wett in his feet (then were no hackney coaches to stand in the streetes), and trod both his shoes aside the same way. Notwithstanding he was well-beloved: they lov'd his company for his pleasant facetiousnes and good-nature[1427].
[CXXI.] This only inter nos.—MS. Aubr. 9, fol. 45v.