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this_o that_o have_v be_v declare_v it_o may_v plain_o appear_v that_o those_o hurt_n that_o be_v of_o galen_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o nourishment_n attribute_v unto_o beef_n aught_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o old_a beef_n which_o in_o truth_n be_v unsavourie_a tough_a and_o of_o very_o hard_a concoction_n bull_n beef_n be_v of_o a_o rank_n and_o unpleasant_a taste_n of_o a_o thick_a gross_a beef_n and_o corrupt_a juice_n and_o of_o a_o very_a hard_a digestion_n i_o commend_v it_o unto_o poor_a hard_a labourer_n and_o to_o they_o that_o desire_v to_o look_v big_a and_o to_o live_v base_o whether_o swine_n flesh_n be_v no_o less_o wholesome_a than_o it_o be_v estimate_v to_o be_v by_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_a physician_n swine_n flesh_n because_o of_o the_o strong_a and_o abundant_a nourishment_n that_o it_o yield_v as_o also_o of_o the_o likeness_n that_o it_o have_v unto_o man_n flesh_n both_o in_o favour_n and_o taste_v be_v of_o galen_n and_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_a physician_n commend_v above_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o flesh_n in_o nourish_v the_o body_n but_o in_o my_o opinion_n the_o choice_n of_o flesh_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v take_v from_o a_o odoriferous_a pleasantness_n of_o the_o same_o laudable_a substance_n good_a temperature_n easy_a concoction_n and_o goodness_n of_o juice_n that_o it_o breed_v then_o from_o the_o strongne_n of_o nourishment_n that_o it_o give_v or_o the_o aforesaid_a similitude_n in_o respect_n of_o all_o which_o veal_n mutton_n and_o many_o other_o kind_n of_o flesh_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o pork_n i_o confess_v that_o pork_n be_v to_o most_o people_n palate_n very_o please_v and_o that_o it_o so_o it_o be_v well_o digest_v yield_v unto_o the_o body_n much_o and_o firm_a nourishment_n but_o it_o be_v with_o difficulty_n digest_v and_o the_o nourishment_n thereof_o be_v too_o moist_a gross_a glutinous_a and_o obstructive_a wherefore_o i_o will_v here_o advertise_v all_o 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it_o be_v not_o so_o fulsome_a to_o the_o stomach_n as_o when_o it_o be_v hot_a for_o the_o siccity_n of_o it_o be_v amend_v by_o the_o fat_a be_v reduce_v unto_o a_o certain_a mediocrity_n in_o such_o flesh_n and_o if_o they_o be_v well_o hunt_v before_o they_o be_v kill_v their_o flesh_n be_v the_o wholesome_o for_o by_o often_o and_o long_o course_v of_o they_o their_o blood_n become_v more_o thin_a and_o subtle_a and_o the_o evil_a humour_n dissipate_v by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o flesh_n be_v more_o easy_o digest_v and_o yield_v better_a nourishment_n the_o young_a and_o the_o fat_a deer_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v because_o they_o be_v of_o a_o moist_a temperature_n and_o consequent_o of_o a_o soft_a substance_n of_o easy_a concoction_n and_o of_o wholesome_a nourishment_n for_o if_o they_o be_v old_a or_o jeane_n they_o be_v of_o a_o very_a
and_o therefore_o to_o be_v reject_v the_o kidney_n be_v in_o no_o wise_a commendable_a but_o for_o the_o kidney_n fat_a annex_v unto_o they_o for_o otherwise_o they_o be_v of_o very_o ill_a juice_n of_o unpleasant_a taste_n and_o of_o hard_a concoction_n the_o kidney_n of_o veal_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o pleasantness_n and_o tenderness_n of_o it_o be_v far_o more_o nutritive_a and_o more_o wholesome_a then_o of_o any_o other_o flesh_n the_o kidney_n of_o beast_n that_o be_v full_o grow_v especial_o if_o they_o be_v of_o big_a stature_n be_v of_o no_o good_a nourishment_n for_o they_o be_v of_o very_o hard_a concoction_n and_o of_o a_o rank_n and_o naughty_a juice_n the_o udder_n of_o beast_n be_v not_o easy_o digest_v they_o make_v a_o gross_a phlegmatic_a blood_n wherefore_o they_o be_v not_o good_a vdderâ—…_n for_o they_o that_o live_v at_o ease_n for_o the_o phlegmatic_a nor_o any_o that_o have_v weak_a stomach_n or_o subject_n to_o obstruction_n be_v well_o digest_v they_o 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