Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	author_n	concern_v	write_v	1,827	5	5.3231	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91851	The universal body of physick in five books; comprehending the several treatises of nature, of diseases and their causes, of symptomes, of the preservation of health, and of cures. Written in Latine by that famous and learned doctor Laz. Riverius, counsellour and physician to the present King of France, and professor in the Vniversity of Montpelier. Exactly translated into English by VVilliam Carr practitioner in physick.; Institutiones medicae. English	Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655.; Carr, William.	1657 (1657)	Wing R1567A; ESTC R230160	400,707	430

most_o of_o any_o other_o though_o that_o which_o have_v bran_n mix_v among_o it_o loosen_v the_o belly_n more_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o bran_n have_v a_o abstersive_a faculty_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n some_o who_o be_v much_o bind_v do_v mix_v bran_n with_o the_o meal_n to_o keep_v the_o belly_n more_o soluble_a other_o add_v a_o little_a rice_n which_o by_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v more_o moist_a keep_v the_o belly_n more_o laxative_a the_o best_a bread_n aught_o to_o be_v leaven_v because_o by_o that_o the_o viscous_a and_o tough_a paste_n be_v attenuate_v and_o as_o plato_n say_v in_o timeus_n alter_v into_o a_o airy_a substance_n and_o make_v it_o swell_v to_o a_o great_a bigness_n whereby_o the_o bread_n become_v light_a and_o full_a of_o eye_n which_o be_v other_o property_n of_o good_a bread_n but_o that_o bread_n which_o want_v leaven_n or_o have_v not_o enough_o be_v hard_o of_o digestion_n oppress_v the_o stomach_n and_o beget_v terrible_a obstruction_n neither_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o celsus_n any_o hindrance_n to_o this_o who_o say_v l._n 2._o c._n 28._o that_o leaven_a bread_n be_v most_o liable_a to_o corruption_n but_o that_o unleavened_a bread_n be_v least_o subject_n to_o putrefy_v in_o the_o body_n for_o that_o opinion_n be_v reject_v by_o ronseus_fw-la bruyerinus_fw-la merculius_n and_o silvaticus_n as_o false_a and_o erroneous_a yet_o it_o may_v be_v excuse_v if_o we_o add_v one_o word_n to_o the_o sentence_n say_v that_o bread_n too_o much_o leaven_v easy_o corrupt_v the_o body_n but_o not_o that_o which_o be_v not_o overmuch_o leaven_v though_o perhaps_o that_o be_v not_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o author_n and_o indeed_o i_o know_v not_o how_o he_o can_v be_v excuse_v when_o as_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n he_o reckon_v honey_n among_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v easy_o corrupt_v when_o as_o honey_n be_v incorruptible_a and_o be_v mingle_v with_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v corruptible_a keep_v they_o from_o corruption_n as_o in_o horary_a fruit_n which_o be_v preserve_v with_o honey_n can_v putrefy_v therefore_o mercurialis_n a_o critical_a judge_n of_o author_n who_o also_o have_v set_v forth_o a_o elegant_a censure_n of_o the_o book_n of_o hypocrates_n bold_o pass_v his_o judgement_n upon_o cornelius_n celsus_n say_v that_o he_o be_v no_o physician_n i_o shall_v repeat_v his_o own_o word_n tom._n 4._o consult_v med_a consil_n 10._o write_v to_o bernardinus_fw-la castellanus_fw-la where_o he_o say_v thus_o that_o place_n of_o celsus_n concern_v unleavened_a bread_n be_v always_o by_o i_o suspect_v who_o we_o may_v conjecture_v to_o have_v be_v no_o physician_n by_o that_o which_o pliny_n a_o late_a writer_n have_v leave_v write_v who_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o roman_n until_o his_o time_n that_o practise_v the_o art_n of_o physic_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n they_o commit_v many_o error_n in_o thing_n that_o concern_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o art_n for_o experience_n teach_v that_o leaven_n right_o use_v make_v the_o bread_n light_a and_o therefore_o of_o more_o easy_a digestion_n and_o less_o troublesome_a to_o the_o stomach_n and_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o confirm_v it_o yet_o the_o general_a custom_n and_o consent_n of_o all_o nation_n be_v enough_o to_o show_v that_o leaven_a bread_n for_o health_n sake_n be_v much_o better_a than_o that_o which_o be_v unleavened_a the_o bread_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v well_o bake_v for_o if_o it_o be_v ill_o bake_v it_o oppress_v the_o stomach_n and_o be_v of_o hard_a digestion_n which_o avicen_n teach_v canon_n 2._o tract_n 2._o say_v that_o ill-baked_a bread_n nourish_v much_o but_o if_o any_o private_a and_o sedentary_a person_n use_v it_o he_o will_v be_v present_o trouble_v with_o obstruction_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v season_v with_o a_o little_a salt_n for_o salt_n like_o leaven_n attenuate_v the_o thick_a and_o slimy_a substance_n thereof_o and_o make_v it_o less_o liable_a to_o beget_v obstruction_n yet_o the_o quantity_n thereof_o aught_o to_o be_v moderate_a for_o if_o the_o bread_n be_v too_o salt_n it_o dry_v overmuch_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v new_a and_o not_o above_o 24._o hour_n old_a for_o stale_a bread_n be_v hard_a and_o dry_a and_o of_o a_o hard_a digestion_n oppress_v the_o stomach_n and_o bind_v the_o body_n but_o that_o which_o be_v too_o new_a and_o new_o draw_v out_o of_o the_o oven_n retain_v a_o clamminesse_n so_o that_o it_o swell_v and_o obstruct_v the_o bowel_n beside_o if_o it_o be_v hot_a from_o the_o oven_n it_o retain_v a_o fiery_a heat_n which_o trouble_v the_o spirit_n and_o hurt_n the_o natural_a heat_n as_o arnoldus_fw-la villanova_n write_v in_o his_o book_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o prolong_v youth_n the_o crumb_n be_v more_o fit_a for_o nourishment_n for_o the_o crust_n dry_v too_o much_o and_o beget_v adust_a and_o melancholy_a humour_n this_o rule_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o common_a verse_n of_o the_o salern_n school_n beware_v how_o thou_o eat_v crust_n for_o it_o produce_v choler_n adust_a but_o notwithstanding_o they_o who_o have_v moist_a stomach_n may_v use_v it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o burn_v chief_o after_o meal_n it_o be_v profitable_a to_o all_o man_n for_o it_o bind_v up_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o help_v concoction_n all_o fullness_n be_v evil_a but_o especial_o of_o bread_n although_o bread_n nourish_v more_o than_o any_o other_o thing_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v eat_v in_o too_o a_o great_a quantity_n it_o bring_v great_a harm_n to_o the_o body_n for_o it_o have_v a_o clammy_a substance_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o it_o nourish_v so_o much_o and_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o too_o great_a a_o quantity_n it_o can_v be_v well_o concoct_v and_o consequent_o not_o well_o attenuate_v in_o the_o stomach_n so_o that_o it_o stick_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o mesenterion_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o very_o great_a obstruction_n which_o avicen_n teach_v in_o can._n 3._o l._n 1._o doct._n 2._o c._n 7._o speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o impediment_n of_o bread_n when_o the_o stomach_n do_v not_o concoct_v it_o be_v very_o great_a that_o of_o flesh_n be_v not_o so_o much_o for_o it_o lie_v long_o and_o burdensome_a in_o the_o stomach_n and_o not_o be_v sufficient_o concoct_v fall_v down_o and_o obstruct_v the_o liver_n and_o mesaraick_a vein_n but_o flesh_n have_v a_o great_a likeness_n to_o the_o body_n of_o man_n so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o less_o dangerous_a and_o the_o obstruction_n not_o so_o great_a which_o it_o cause_v and_o soon_o recoverable_a the_o member_n more_o quick_o drink_v in_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o flesh_n then_o that_o of_o the_o bread_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o near_a resemblance_n between_o they_o chap._n xii_o of_o barley_n rice_n oat_n bean_n pease_n vetch_n and_o lentiles_n barley_n be_v cold_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n yet_o the_o outward_a husk_n be_v dry_a than_o the_o inner_a mealy_a part_n they_o have_v both_o a_o abstersive_a quality_n though_o the_o husk_n have_v more_o of_o that_o quality_n sometime_o bread_n be_v make_v thereof_o which_o be_v cold_o and_o afford_v a_o less_o firm_a and_o stable_a nourishment_n there_o be_v also_o make_v barley_n broth_n of_o peel_a barley_n boil_a in_o water_n add_v thereto_o bruise_v almond_n and_o sugar_n it_o be_v boil_a sometime_o with_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o neck_n of_o mutton_n which_o be_v afterward_o strain_v and_o drink_v put_v to_o it_o sometime_o a_o little_a sugar_n these_o barley_n broth_n be_v good_a for_o hot_a and_o dry_a constitution_n refresh_v lean_a people_n and_o such_o as_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o consumption_n temper_v the_o acrimony_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o refresh_v and_o fatten_v the_o body_n here_o we_o set_v down_o thing_n that_o be_v only_o proper_a for_o people_n in_o health_n for_o thing_n proper_a for_o the_o sick_a belong_v not_o to_o this_o place_n and_o therefore_o we_o refer_v the_o ptisan_n of_o the_o ancient_n to_o the_o diet_n of_o sick_a person_n rice_n be_v temperate_a in_o the_o first_o quality_n a_o little_a incline_n to_o hot_a and_o dry_a it_o nourish_v much_o boil_a with_o milk_n and_o porridge_n though_o it_o be_v hard_a of_o digestion_n and_o afford_v a_o thick_a nourishment_n therefore_o it_o agree_v best_a with_o young_a man_n and_o such_o as_o labour_v and_o the_o frequent_a use_n thereof_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o substance_n beget_v obstruction_n because_o of_o the_o thicken_a and_o bind_v faculty_n which_o it_o have_v it_o be_v very_o good_a for_o such_o as_o be_v subject_a to_o bloody_a flixes_n lask_n dysentery_n and_o other_o affection_n proceed_v from_o a_o defluxion_n of_o thin_a humour_n oat_n serve_v not_o only_o for_o provender_n for_o horse_n but_o also_o for_o meat_n for_o man_n for_o there_o be_v make_v a_o drink_n

perceive_v a_o chillness_n and_o tremble_a such_o a_o hour_n that_o hour_n will_v be_v true_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o disease_n from_o which_o the_o critical_a day_n be_v to_o be_v compute_v in_o a_o woman_n in_o labour_n trouble_v with_o a_o acute_a fever_n if_o the_o birth_n be_v natural_a the_o computation_n of_o the_o critical_a day_n must_v be_v from_o the_o fever_n not_o from_o the_o birth_n but_o if_o the_o birth_n be_v preternatural_a the_o computation_n be_v to_o be_v make_v from_o the_o birth_n not_o from_o the_o fever_n this_o theorem_a include_v a_o very_a difficult_a question_n and_o much_o intricate_a as_o be_v oppose_v by_o no_o less_o authority_n then_o of_o hypocrates_n himself_o and_o fortify_v on_o both_o part_n with_o very_o sinewy_a difficulty_n of_o reason_n hypocrates_n 3_o progn_n aph._n 12._o say_v in_o like_a manner_n judgement_n be_v pass_v in_o woman_n from_o the_o birth_n and_o galen_n in_o his_o comment_n on_o that_o place_n confirm_v the_o opinion_n by_o these_o word_n let_v the_o begin_n of_o reckon_n be_v make_v not_o from_o that_o day_n in_o which_o they_o be_v feverish_a but_o from_o that_o in_o which_o they_o bring_v forth_o in_o some_o therefore_o they_o begin_v about_o the_o second_o or_o three_o day_n after_o parturition_n from_o which_o many_o number_n the_o future_a judgement_n but_o erroneous_o for_o the_o numeration_n of_o day_n be_v to_o be_v institute_v from_o that_o in_o which_o they_o bring_v forth_o which_o precept_n hypocrates_n have_v also_o bring_v into_o his_o practice_n 3._o epid._n sect._n 2._o aegr_n 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o sect._n 3._o of_o the_o same_o book_n aegr_n 14._o in_o which_o place_n he_o tell_v we_o story_n of_o many_o woman_n in_o parturition_n trouble_v with_o a_o acute_a disease_n in_o who_o the_o day_n be_v compute_v from_o the_o very_a day_n of_o birth_n this_o may_v be_v reestablish_v by_o a_o very_a pregnan_n treason_n for_o it_o seem_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o disease_n be_v to_o be_v contemporary_a with_o the_o first_o motion_n of_o the_o humour_n but_o the_o humour_n begin_v to_o be_v move_v in_o the_o day_n of_o bring_v forth_o for_o than_o begin_v nature_n to_o struggle_v and_o then_o the_o humour_n be_v agitate_a therefore_o from_o this_o agitation_n of_o humour_n the_o computation_n must_v be_v make_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o same_o hypocrates_n 1_o epid._n aegr_n 4._o in_o the_o wife_n of_o philinus_n which_o on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n after_o delivery_n be_v take_v sick_a of_o a_o fever_n reckon_v the_o day_n from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o fever_n not_o of_o the_o birth_n so_o aegr_n 5._o follow_v in_o the_o wife_n of_o epicrates_n which_o begin_v to_o be_v feverish_a the_o second_o day_n after_o parturition_n he_o institute_n his_o computation_n from_o the_o fever_n not_o from_o parturition_n as_o also_o aegr_n 11._o of_o the_o same_o book_n in_o the_o wife_n of_o dromeada_n which_o on_o the_o second_o day_n after_o delivery_n be_v take_v with_o a_o cold_a and_o acute_a fever_n he_o make_v the_o same_o computation_n from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o fever_n not_o of_o delivery_n this_o opinion_n also_o be_v compare_v with_o strong_a fortification_n of_o reason_n for_o if_o the_o computation_n ought_v in_o any_o reason_n to_o be_v make_v from_o the_o day_n of_o delivery_n it_o will_v be_v chief_o this_o because_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o parturition_n but_o this_o motion_n be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n for_o though_o the_o matter_n be_v never_o so_o much_o move_v occasional_o before_o the_o fever_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o computation_n begin_v from_o the_o fever_n itself_o not_o from_o the_o motion_n so_o in_o a_o violent_a exercitation_n of_o the_o body_n cause_v a_o fever_n the_o computation_n must_v not_o be_v deduce_v from_o the_o exercitation_n in_o which_o the_o commotion_n of_o humour_n be_v make_v but_o only_o from_o the_o subsequent_a fever_n this_o controversy_n be_v determine_v in_o the_o propose_v theorem_a for_o birth_n be_v natural_a or_o preternatural_a and_o these_o be_v difference_v by_o the_o gravity_n and_o levity_n of_o symptom_n and_o principal_o by_o expurgation_n which_o in_o natural_a birth_n proceed_v in_o due_a order_n in_o preternatural_a be_v suppress_v if_o therefore_o the_o birth_n be_v natural_a a_o woman_n within_o the_o time_n of_o expurgation_n can_v unless_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o procatarctick_a cause_n be_v take_v with_o a_o fever_n as_o be_v due_o purge_v from_o all_o excrement_n but_o if_o the_o birth_n be_v preternatural_a it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o invest_v itself_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n offend_v very_o many_o operation_n and_o so_o the_o fever_n succeed_v this_o morbous_a birth_n be_v deem_v to_o depend_v upon_o the_o birth_n itself_o and_o so_o fall_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o symptomatical_a fever_n and_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o day_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v make_v from_o the_o original_n of_o the_o disease_n must_v be_v make_v from_o the_o morbous_a birth_n this_o hipp._n observe_v in_o his_o aegr_n above_o propound_v for_o the_o woman_n there_o mention_v hist_o 10.11_o &_o 12._o sect._n 2._o book_n 3._o epid._n have_v a_o preternatural_a birth_n for_o the_o two_o first_o be_v abortive_a but_o the_o three_o be_v deliver_v with_o much_o pain_n as_o also_o she_o mention_v in_o hist_o 14._o sect._n 3._o bring_v forth_o with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o without_o much_o purgation_n therefore_o in_o these_o four_o hypocrates_n make_v his_o computation_n from_o the_o day_n of_o birth_n but_o in_o the_o other_o relate_v in_o hist_o 4.5_o &_o 11._o book_n 2._o the_o birth_n be_v natural_a for_o the_o wife_n of_o philinus_n bring_v forth_o a_o female_a with_o purgation_n according_a to_o nature_n pass_v through_o the_o rest_n with_o ease_n the_o wife_n of_o epicrates_n be_v deliver_v of_o a_o daughter_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n do_v orderly_o proceed_v the_o wife_n of_o dromeada_n bring_v forth_o a_o daughter_n also_o with_o all_o other_o thing_n according_a to_o order_n therefore_o hypocrates_n institute_n his_o computation_n in_o they_o from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o fever_n not_o of_o the_o birth_n but_o against_o this_o decision_n of_o the_o controversy_n we_o have_v another_o in_o arm_n viz._n amatus_fw-la lusitanus_n a_o author_n otherwise_o very_o grave_a in_o his_o schol._n curate_n 34._o cent._n 1._o true_o say_v he_o this_o answer_n of_o hipp._n be_v not_o satisfactory_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o of_o no_o moment_n and_o this_o he_o endeavour_v to_o demonstrate_v out_o of_o hist_o 2._o sect._n 3_o book_n 3._o epid._n which_o be_v concern_v a_o woman_n in_o thasus_n which_o have_v bring_v forth_o a_o daughter_n without_o purgation_n be_v the_o three_o day_n take_v with_o a_o acute_a dreadful_a fever_n and_o amatus_fw-la be_v of_o opinion_n that_o in_o she_o computation_n be_v make_v from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o fever_n whereas_o it_o be_v not_o evident_a that_o the_o birth_n be_v preternatural_a though_o without_o purgation_n but_o that_o this_o computation_n be_v make_v from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o fever_n he_o collect_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n of_o hypocrates_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o history_n but_o after_o she_o have_v be_v shake_v with_o cold_a continual_a fever_n etc._n etc._n that_o from_o this_o say_v he_o the_o reader_n may_v understand_v the_o computation_n to_o be_v make_v from_o the_o three_o day_n after_o birth_n but_o by_o this_o good_a man_n leave_n we_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o his_o interpretation_n of_o hypocrates_n be_v bad_a out_o of_o who_o word_n nothing_o can_v be_v gather_v but_o this_o that_o from_o the_o three_o day_n of_o delivery_n a_o continual_a fever_n follow_v and_o the_o symptom_n the_o concomitant_n thereof_o and_o if_o we_o traverse_v the_o whole_a history_n it_o will_v evident_o appear_v that_o computation_n be_v make_v from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o birth_n not_o of_o the_o fever_n as_o valesius_fw-la and_o mercurialis_n learned_a interpreter_n of_o the_o epidemic_o confident_o assert_v and_o so_o the_o propose_a distinction_n contain_v the_o division_n of_o the_o question_n will_v be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o hypocrates_n but_o there_o intervene_v yet_o one_o scruple_n viz._n why_o hypocrates_n 3_o progn_n absolute_o propose_v as_o it_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n teach_v simple_o to_o compute_v from_o the_o day_n of_o birth_n we_o must_v answer_v that_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n of_o epid._n observe_v various_a experiment_n and_o many_o case_n as_o they_o happen_v from_o which_o he_o afterward_o compose_a rule_n and_o canon_n contain_v in_o his_o prognostic_n and_o aphorism_n as_o galen_n inform_v book_n 1._o of_o decretory_a day_n chap._n 3._o and_o the_o canon_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o most_o frequent_a contingency_n but_o it_o be_v usual_a that_o a_o fever_n immediate_o succeed_v

those_o which_o have_v a_o hard_a thick_a heavy_a close_a substance_n as_o bread_n of_o bran_n beef_n goat_n stag_n flesh_n pulse_n old_a cheese_n and_o the_o like_a but_o these_o good_a or_o evil_a nourishment_n be_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v general_o wholesome_a or_o unwholesome_a to_o all_o man_n but_o according_a to_o their_o various_a nature_n way_n of_o life_n and_o exercise_n those_o be_v more_o convenient_a for_o some_o these_o for_o other_o so_o those_o who_o have_v a_o strong_a heat_n such_o nourishment_n of_o hard_a digestion_n as_o ox-flesh_n stag_n hare_n smoke_a meat_n and_o the_o like_a be_v more_o easy_o concoct_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a meat_n of_o a_o easy_a digestion_n as_o lamb_n veal_n soft_a egg_n fresh_a fish_n and_o the_o like_a be_v by_o they_o most_o difficult_o concoct_v as_o be_v rather_o corrupt_v and_o scorch_v up_o by_o the_o strong_a heat_n of_o their_o stomach_n for_o as_o they_o be_v easy_o alter_v so_o they_o be_v easy_o vitiate_v and_o corrupt_a but_o the_o other_o which_o be_v common_o think_v to_o be_v hardly_o concoct_v as_o they_o be_v difficult_o alter_v so_o they_o be_v scarce_o reduce_v to_o a_o worse_a condition_n we_o have_v the_o example_n of_o this_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v concoct_v outward_o viz._n honey_n which_o be_v natural_o most_o sweet_a but_o if_o it_o boil_v beyond_o a_o fit_a time_n it_o contract_v a_o bitterness_n on_o the_o contrary_a beef_n and_o pork_n be_v long_o boil_a be_v more_o savoury_a hony_n also_o be_v noxious_a to_o young_a man_n because_o it_o be_v scorch_v up_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o turn_v into_o choler_n but_o it_o be_v wholesome_a for_o age_a man_n because_o it_o receive_v a_o fit_a concoction_n by_o the_o moderate_a heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n countryman_n labouring-man_n porter_n mariner_n and_o other_o exercise_v at_o hard_a laborious_a trade_n be_v not_o so_o kind_o nourish_v with_o kid_n flesh_n veal_n pullet_n pigeon_n and_o soft_a egg_n not_o only_o because_o the_o strong_a heat_n of_o their_o stomach_n so_o soon_o consume_v and_o dissipate_v those_o aliment_n but_o because_o it_o do_v also_o over-concoct_a and_o corrupt_v they_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o be_v more_o convenient_o nourish_v with_o pulse_n colewort_n cheese_n beef_n and_o such_o like_a chap._n iii_o of_o the_o quantity_n of_o aliment_n the_o quantity_n of_o aliment_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o moderate_a only_o as_o much_o as_o may_v suffice_v for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o body_n and_o refresh_v the_o strength_n thereof_o so_o that_o if_o the_o true_a limit_n be_v far_o exceed_v it_o produce_v various_a disease_n and_o shorten_v life_n but_o as_o the_o multitude_n of_o meat_n beget_v many_o disease_n so_o a_o spare_a diet_n which_o be_v vulgar_o call_v soberness_n and_o frugality_n serve_v to_o prevent_v and_o cure_v many_o disease_n and_o make_v life_n long_o the_o chief_a order_n of_o diet_n consist_v in_o the_o moderate_a quantity_n thereof_o for_o although_o the_o aliment_n shall_v be_v a_o little_a faulty_a in_o the_o substance_n quality_n and_o other_o condition_n thereof_o yet_o if_o they_o be_v take_v in_o a_o small_a quantity_n and_o well_o concoct_v they_o nourish_v well_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o quantity_n which_o most_o common_o be_v receive_v in_o the_o excess_n this_o be_v hence_o apparent_a that_o most_o disease_n be_v cure_v by_o blood_n let_v purge_a and_o other_o evacuation_n by_o which_o the_o superfluous_a multitude_n of_o humour_n be_v to_o be_v take_v away_o which_o proceed_v from_o a_o abundance_n of_o meat_n assume_v hence_o soberness_n and_o spare_a diet_n be_v call_v the_o parent_n of_o health_n and_o long_a life_n whence_o hipp._n 1_o epid._n sect._n 4._o aph._n 10._o he_o that_o study_v his_o health_n must_v not_o over_o fill_v himself_o with_o meat_n nor_o be_v idle_a and_o lazy_a and_o again_o aph._n 17._o sect._n 1._o where_o a_o man_n eat_v more_o meat_n than_o be_v sufficient_a for_o nature_n he_o bring_v himself_o to_o disease_n plato_n discover_v a_o intemperate_a city_n by_o this_o sign_n that_o it_o maintain_v many_o physician_n hence_o proceed_v the_o proverb_n intemperance_n be_v the_o nurse_n of_o physician_n as_o also_o that_o other_o gluttony_n kill_v more_o than_o the_o sword_n but_o galen_n say_v thus_o our_o ancestor_n be_v less_o trouble_v with_o disease_n because_o they_o live_v more_o frugal_o and_o seneca_n say_v that_o the_o luxury_n and_o gluttony_n of_o his_o age_n call_v hypocrates_n liar_n who_o affirm_v that_o eunuch_n and_o woman_n be_v not_o trouble_v with_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n aristotle_n in_o his_o problem_n say_v that_o it_o be_v most_o wholesome_a to_o diminish_v the_o quantity_n of_o meat_n and_o to_o increase_v labour_n diogenes_n the_o cynic_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o foolish_a thing_n to_o beg_v that_o from_o the_o god_n which_o be_v in_o our_o power_n while_o we_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o health_n and_o present_o fall_v to_o glut_v ourselves_o with_o meat_n and_o drink_n to_o all_o these_o we_o may_v add_v the_o authority_n of_o holy_a scripture_n in_o ecclesiaste_n be_v not_o greedy_a in_o thy_o banquet_n and_o give_v not_o thyself_o over_o to_o meat_n for_o in_o much_o meat_n there_o be_v sickness_n and_o greediness_n will_v turn_v to_o choler_n many_o have_v die_v through_o fullness_n but_o he_o that_o be_v temperate_a lengthen_v his_o life_n this_o also_o may_v be_v make_v evident_a by_o clear_a example_n s._n paul_n the_o first_o hermit_n as_o s._n jerom_n record_v in_o his_o life_n live_v to_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n of_o which_o he_o live_v one_o hundred_o in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o the_o first_o forty_o year_n eat_v nothing_o but_o date_n and_o drink_v water_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o time_n after_o the_o date_n fail_v he_o upon_o half_a a_o loaf_n which_o a_o crow_n bring_v he_o every_o day_n s._n anthony_n as_o athanasius_n testify_v live_v a_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n of_o which_o ninety_o he_o spend_v in_o the_o desert_n receive_v no_o other_o sustenance_n but_o only_a bread_n and_o water_n with_o which_o in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o now_o and_o then_o eat_v some_o herb_n arsenius_n the_o tutor_n to_o arcadius_n the_o emperor_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n fifty_o five_o of_o which_o he_o spend_v in_o the_o desert_n with_o a_o wonderful_a temperance_n and_o abstinency_n in_o our_o age_n ludovicus_n carnarus_n a_o noble_a venetian_a have_v be_v very_o unhealthy_a to_o the_o thirty_o five_o year_n of_o his_o age_n though_o he_o use_v many_o medicine_n in_o vain_a strive_v with_o many_o disease_n at_o length_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o a_o certain_a physician_n he_o begin_v to_o oppose_v his_o disease_n by_o diet_n diminish_v by_o little_a and_o little_a the_o quantity_n of_o his_o meat_n and_o drink_n till_o he_o come_v to_o fourteen_o ounce_n of_o meat_n and_o bread_n or_o the_o like_a and_o sixteen_o ounce_n of_o drink_n in_o a_o day_n to_o which_o order_n of_o diet_n accustom_v himself_o he_o by_o this_o temperance_n prolong_v his_o life_n be_v free_a from_o disease_n and_o vigorous_a to_o above_o one_o hundred_o year_n as_o himself_o testify_v in_o a_o book_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o a_o sober_a life_n write_v by_o he_o in_o the_o italian_a tongue_n and_o translate_v after_o both_o into_o latin_a and_o french_a from_o which_o we_o gather_v that_o spare_a diet_n do_v not_o only_o extraordinary_o avail_v to_o keep_v and_o preserve_v health_n in_o a_o good_a condition_n but_o also_o to_o expel_v durable_a and_o pertinacious_a humour_n for_o after_o the_o natural_a heat_n have_v concoct_v that_o small_a quantity_n of_o nourishment_n than_o it_o work_v upon_o the_o superfluous_a humour_n digest_v and_o dissipate_v they_o cause_v they_o insensible_o to_o exhale_v through_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o body_n which_o render_v the_o body_n pure_a and_o free_a from_o morbifical_a cause_n now_o while_o a_o man_n persist_v in_o this_o course_n of_o diet_n the_o body_n be_v make_v free_a from_o disease_n at_o least_o in_o respect_n of_o internal_a cause_n which_o if_o it_o be_v endanger_v by_o external_a cause_n the_o harm_n be_v less_o considerable_a because_o the_o body_n be_v free_a from_o superfluity_n be_v better_a able_a to_o make_v resistance_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v in_o great_a alteration_n of_o season_n viz._n when_o from_o a_o southern_a hot_a and_o moist_a constitution_n of_o the_o air_n a_o swift_a and_o sudden_a alteration_n be_v make_v into_o the_o north_n be_v cold_a and_o dry_a that_o many_o be_v trouble_v with_o catarrh_n pleurisy_n or_o peripneumony_n in_o who_o body_n be_v hoard_a up_o much_o matter_n for_o disease_n but_o other_o be_v not_o trouble_v who_o body_n be_v void_a of_o