John Bulwer, Chirologia (1644), Folger Shakespeare Library
"The hands very short, doth signifie a gross and rude person: fat and fleshie, with the finger likewise, inclined to theft. Small hands, crafty men."
Johannes ab Indagine, The Book of Palmistrie and PhysiognomyWell, that settles it. Short fingers = vulgarian.
Great Spy magazine reference . . .
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