Heads of all fashions being a plain defection or definition of diverse and sundry sorts of heads, butting, jetting or pointing at vulgar opinion : and allegorically shewing the diversities of religion in these distempered times : now very lately written, since calves-heads came in season. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A64171 of text R18587 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T464). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. 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A64171) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 64208) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 251:E145, no 17) Heads of all fashions being a plain defection or definition of diverse and sundry sorts of heads, butting, jetting or pointing at vulgar opinion : and allegorically shewing the diversities of religion in these distempered times : now very lately written, since calves-heads came in season. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 8 p. Printed for Iohn Morgan ..., London : 1642. In verse. Illustrated t.p. Attributed to John Taylor. cf. NUC, pre-1956. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Great Britain -- Religion -- 17th century. A64171 R18587 (Wing T464). civilwar no Heads of all fashions, being, a plain desection or definition of diverse, and sundry sorts of heads, butting, jetting, or pointing at vulgar Taylor, John 1642 2514 6 0 0 0 0 0 24 C The rate of 24 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2002-06 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-08 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2002-08 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Heads of all Fashions , Being , A Plaine Desection or Definition of diverse , and sundry sorts of heads , Butting , Jetting , or pointing at vulgar opinion . And Allegorically shewing the Diversities of Religion in these distempered times . Now very lately written , since Calves-Heads came in Season . London Printed for Iohn Morgan , to be sold in the Old-baily . 1642. The Contents . 1. A Round-head , both at randome and couched . 2. A Square head . 3. A Solid head . 4. An Empty head . 5. An Hollow-head . 6. A Full head . 7. A Deepe head . 8. A Great head . 9. A little head . 10. A long head . 11. A short head . 12. A Tall head . 13. A Flat head . 14. A Strong head . 15. A weake head . 16. A Thicke head . 17. A Thine head . 18. A Plaine head . 19. A Forked head . 20. A Smooth head . 21. A Rugged head . 22. A Logger head . 23. A Narrow head . 24. A Broad head . 25. A Blocke head . 26. A Light head . 27. A Heavy head with some other whole and halfe heads . To the gentle Reader , DIstracted fame throughout the world so spreads , That monster-like , she now hath many heads , A man can goe to no place , but shall heare Things that may make him hope , and make him feare : But I doe hope , and hope I will doe still , All shall be well in spite of little Will , Or any of his Crew , farre off or neare , Whose practices doe every day appeare Still more and more , the Lord sees how they deale , And doth their Plots and Projects all reveale : Each City and each Towne , yea every village , Can fill us now with newes , we need not pillage . Tom Long and 's men , rare tydings will relate , Some of high Powr's and Peeres , some of the State , Some of Religion , or Church Discipline , Some of this Bishop , some of that Divine ; Some of a Knot of villaines late found out , Heav'ns mend or end that base conspiring rout . Some brings us newes from Ireland , false or true , How ever all is calld both true and new , Within one day a man may undertake Briefe notes or thousands severall things to make , It he writes halfe what he shall heare or see , Newes-mongers now have such varietie , That let them make reports , till tyr'd or dumbe , Their last newes scarce is told , but newes is come To wait their next attendance to be spread , By this meanes fame hath got a monsters head , Yea many heads , whereof I found a few , And here have laid them open to thy view , Peruse them all , in earnest or in jest , And tell me which amongst them is the best . If Round-head should be found the best to be , Farewell all other heads , Round-head for me . But gentle Reader , give me thy good word , And then I care not what Round-heads afford . Thine without hypocrisie . I. M. A Round-head at randome . VVHen as the worlds foundation first was laid , A Round-head was the first head that was made , Adams head and Eves head were both as one , So all , each following Generation . That since the time of Adam hath ensu'd , Hath formed beene to that similitude , All Nations farre or neare , ere knowne or found , Like English men have had their heads still round , Why then should any at Rounds-heads admire ? Since all from Adam come our Great-grand-sire ? To answer this : these times are full of Gall , And there 's no head , no man that can please all . But as this head is understood of late , Some hold it scarce a friend toth' King and State . And some suppose it , whereso er'e it lurch , To be a great disturber of the Church I can say nothing , but as people say , One might this Round-head otherwise display , And if you le have't more couched , more concisely , More punctuall , more briefly , and precisely . Then thus ; 1 A Round-head is a man whose braines compact , Whose Verilies and Trulies are an Act Infallible , beyond the vaine compare Of or●●nary men , what ere they are . This head , though sometimes owned by a widgion , Can make new moulds to shape a strange Religion . 2 A Square-head is exact in many rules , Knowes Horses , Asses , very well from Mules , He is in Aglebra , and Musicke skil'd , His braine-pans with a thousand crotchets fil'd ; And yet of late as I have heard some say , He cant endure to heare the Organs play . 3 A Solid-head is one whose every part , Is furnished with nature and with Art , Hath all the faire endowments can be given By the auspicious Stars or powers of Heaven : If this head be well guarded with Gods grace , T it fit for Church or State , or any place . 5 An Empty-head hath still a shallow braine , yet good enough to beare a Bishops Traine , For that 's now fallen full low , ev'n to the ground , Old Canterburies pride hath pul'd all downe : That little VVill , together with the VVren , Hath pluckt the Pope almost from out his den . 4 An Hollow-head is one that is concave , Joyn'd to an hollow-heart makes up a Knave , This Hollow-head comes neere the empty Pate , Good wit doth seldome enter in thereat . He that the name of Hypocrite knowes well , This Hollow-head or Hollow-heart may spell . 6 A Full-head is full fraught with braines or guts , Whose teeth are found , can cracke the hardest nuts , His grinders are at best , his eares and eyes Are firme and good , free from infirmities : His nose is perfect , pure , and he can tell Which men are knaves , which honest by the smell . 7 A Deepe-head ●ead hath an apprehensive braine , Dives far into the plots of Pope and Spaine , If well affected to the King and State . And to the Gospell , who can blame this pate ? Yet there are many now which nere knew Schooles Would raise up selfe-conceit , make wise men fooles . 8 A Great-head may containe a world of wit , For there is roome enough to harbour it , Some mighty-headed pleaders I have knowne , And yet their Great-heads little Law have showne : But what talke I of heads ? it is the braine Enables them there cases to explaine . 9 A Little-head ( if not with madnesse gored ) May with much wit enriched be , and stored , And then if well inclin'd towards God and King , How many great things may this small head bring : But ill disposed ( as many such there be ) It brings the body to disgrace wee see . 10 A Long-head cannot weare a little cap , The forehead is so distant from the nap , This head hath many whimsies in the Braine , Yet wonders much at Rome , at France , and Spaine . These many plots have wrought against our Land , But this Long-head hopes they shall nere long stand . 11 A Short-head hath a kind of Brittle wit , Can understand and breake Jests for a fit , His Pericranium being thin and tender . It followeth his Inge●●e must needs be slender : He is not strong enough to be a Baker , Yet he may serve to be a Comfit-maker . 12 A Tall-head like a Pyramide or Steeple , Ore tops the common sort of vulgar people , T is often on a Pimps broad shoulders placed , And thinks it selfe with bushy locks much graced . This head is mounted up so in the Aire , That there can nothing grow ( I feare ) but haire . 13 A Flat-head is not puffed up with fat , But yet it is a downe-right head that 's flat , It hath no braines strange projects to devise , Nor will be drawne aside by Toyes or lyes : It wants a bulke for mischieves there to swarme , It doth small good , and it doth little harme . 14 A Strong-head though it be not made of brasse , Remembreth every thing that comes to passe Within the reach of 's eye , his eare or knowledge , His Skull for skill , and strength may be a colledge If he had beene a Fencer by his fate He would have scorn'd to feare a broken pate . 15 A Weake-head may ingenuous be and witty , Adorn'd with sundry graces , but t is pitty , The frailty of this head doth now and than Make him forgoe the best parts of a man : Bacchus into his braines may sometimes steale And rob his senses of their common-weale . 16 A Thicke-head is an head consolidated Quite opposite , unto the hollow pated , The Frontispice it had from Taurus browes , More thicke and wrinkled far then any Cowes . This head is so substantiall , that a man May count it for an Oxe head now and than . 17 A Thin-head be it empty , be it full , T is but composed of a Paper skull , The eyes are hallow and the cheekes are thin , The jaw-bones threaten to run through the skin : This head if you the face doe well examine , Like Pharoahs seven leane Kine , protends a famine . 18 A plaine-head is a plaine well-meaning head , Who as he thinkes no harme , no hurt doth dread , So quickly may be gul'd , for honest men Are often cheated every now and then : This head is often free unto its friend , Yet many times t is cozen'd in the end . 19 A Forked-head ( if you the same could uote ) Is like the head of any Bull or Goate , Yet some affirme that most men of this kind Doe weare their hornes ( Ram-like ) reverst behind : Heads of this sort in and about the City There are a multitude , the more 's the pitty . 20 A Smooth-head is his Daddies dainty boy , His mother cals him still her onely joy , His amiable coantenance is clad With many seeming vertues ; nothing bad : This Smooth-head hath an oylely tongue likewise , Can sooth , and gloze , and monstrous things devise , 21 A Rugged-head is like a craggie mountaine , Whence churlishnesse proceeds as from a fountaine , This rugged , crooked , crabbed , ill made mazzard Is obstinate , cares not for any hazzard . A world of follies this head liveth in , But yet presumption is his greatest sin . 22 A Loger-head alone cannot well be , At Scriveners windowes many times hangs three A Country Lobcocke , as I once did heare , Upon a Pen-man put a grievous jeare ; If I had beene in place , as this man was , I should have calld that Country-Coxecombe Asse . 23 A Narrow head is one whose braines are couched , Into a little roome , may not be touched , With any Beere or Ale , or Wine , or Water , For then his wits forthwith abroad will scatter , He is a silly simple , puling foole , Knowes not the name of Learning , nor a Schole . 24 A Broade head ( if on broader shoulders placed ) Thinkes not himselfe by any jeares disgraced , Scoffe , scorne , and flout him , so you picks not's Purse , This head conceiveth he is nere the worse , It were a sin to call him Cuckold thoe , Because he doth beleeve he is not soe . 25 A Blocke-head ( to make his assertion good ) Is not so calld , because 't is made of wood , This head consisteth not of many parts , Nor is it capable to learne the Arts , Yet give me leave , now I doe all things scan , This head in time may serve an honest man . 26 A light head is full fraughgt with pleasant Ayre , Thinks well of every one thats speaks him faire , Hee 's given to leaping , much , and much to dauncing , Curverting , jumping , vaulting and prauncing , This nimble head whose father was no ●umbler . May make a Dancer on the ropes , or Tumbler . 27 A Heavy head is naught for complement , So full it is of griefe and discontent , The pensive thoughts that this head doth conceive , May make the best man all his meat to leave , He that is full of trouble , paine and sorrow , May see his dinner drest , but eate to morrow . The Conclusion . A world of heads more I could name to you , An Hogs head , Pigs head , and a Calves head too , A Jowle of Salmon too , is halfe a head , Which any man may well disgest with bread , And next unto this Jowle of Salmon fish , A Swines● Cheek is esteem'd an ex'lent dish : An Oxe cheek likewise is a dish of meat Which many an old , yonger , wived man may eate . These heads and halfe-heads all are known for food , And I doe hold them to be very good : There also is a Sheeps head and an Asses , But this last head most of the rest surpasses , For this in time by friends and loves increase , May be chiefe Clarke t'a Justice of Peace . But stay rash Muse , why dost thou so farre flie , Thou must not me●●le with Authoritie . FINIS .