He sayd that he sometimes would sett his thoughts upon researching and contemplating, always with this Rule[2], that he very much & deeply considered one thing at a time. Sc. a weeke, or sometimes a fortnight. [Footnote 1: 'manner' above 'way'.] [Footnote 2: 'Rule: Observation' above 'proviso'.] * * * * * [Sidenote: Head] In his old age he was very bald[1], which claymed a veneration; yet within dore he used to study, and sitt bare-headed: and sayd he never tooke cold in his head but that the greatest trouble was to keepe-off the Flies from pitching on the baldnes: his Head was ... inches (I have the measure) in compasse, and of a mallet forme, approved by the Physiologers. [Footnote 1: 'recalvus' above 'very bald'.] [Sidenote: Eie] He had a good Eie, and that of a hazell colour, which was full of life & spirit, even to his last: when he was earnest, in discourse, there shone (as it were) a bright live-coale within it. he had two kind of Lookes: when he laught, was witty, & in a merry humour, one could scarce see his Eies: by and by when he was serious and earnest[1], he open'd his eies round (i.) his eielids. he had midling eies, not very big, nor very little. [Footnote 1: 'earnest' above 'positive'.] [Sidenote: Stature] He was six foote high and something better, and went indifferently erect; or, rather considering his great age, very erect. [Sidenote: Sight Witt] His Sight & Witt continued to his last. He had a curious sharp sight, as he had a sharpe Witt; which was also so sure and steady, (and contrary to that men call Brodwittednes,) that I have heard him oftentimes say, that in Multiplying & Dividing he never mistooke a figure[1]: and so, in other things. He thought much & with excellent Method, & Stedinesse, which made him seldome make a false step. [Footnote 1: 'never ... figure' above 'was never out' ('out' corrected to 'mistooke').] [Sidenote: Reading] He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his Contemplation was much more then his Reading. He was wont to say that, if he _had read as much as other men, he should have knowne no more then[1] other men_. [Footnote 1: 'knowne ... then' above 'continued still as ignorant as'.] * * * * * [Sidenote: Singing] He had alwayes bookes of prick-song lyeing on his Table: e.g. of H. Lawes &c. Songs: which at night when he was a bed, & the dores made fast, & was sure no body heard him, he sang _aloud_, (not that he had a very good voice) but to cleare his pipes[1]: he did beleeve it did his Lunges good, & conduced much to prolong his life. [Footnote 1: 'to cleare his pipes' above 'for his healths sake'.] 56. THOMAS FULLER. _Born 1608. Died 1661._