This mortality first began amongst old men, for they, taking a
pride to have their breasts loose basted with tedious beards,
kept their houses so hot with their hairy excrements that
not so much but their very walls sweat out saltpetre with
the smothering perplexity; nay, a number of them had marvelous
hot breaths, which sticking in the briers of their bushy beards,
could not choose but (as close air long imprisoned) engender
corruption.