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but_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o young_a cock_n do_v nourish_v very_o well_o and_o temper_n the_o humour_n and_o therefore_o be_v very_o good_a for_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a i_o read_v in_o the_o old_a copy_n of_o dioscorides_n and_o other_o except_o that_o translation_n of_o ruellius_n as_o mathiolus_n report_v that_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o young_a cock_n especial_o be_v give_v to_o temper_v vicious_a humour_n and_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n simple_o prepare_v but_o mesue_v say_v very_o well_o of_o this_o business_n purge_v business_n cap._n 23._o the_o simple_a purge_v where_o after_o he_o have_v reckon_v the_o flesh_n of_o young_a cock_n and_o hen_n among_o the_o best_a meat_n he_o add_v as_o silvius_n interpret_v the_o nitrous_a and_o salt_a flesh_n of_o old_a cock_n especial_o unfit_a for_o meat_n be_v physical_a chief_o in_o the_o broth_n thereof_o but_o principal_o of_o hazled_a cock_n which_o be_v quick_a for_o motion_n hot_a for_o copulation_n strong_a to_o fight_v 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in_o wine_n to_o cure_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o spleen_n to_o help_v those_o that_o be_v melancholic_a and_o to_o hinder_v putrifafaction_n 7._o fen_n 5._o cap._n 7._o avicenne_n say_v that_o in_o gold_n there_o be_v hide_a quality_n which_o be_v good_a against_o poison_n if_o a_o new_a bear_v child_n hold_v it_o in_o his_o mouth_n he_o need_v never_o fear_v the_o devil_n if_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n drink_v it_o she_o shall_v not_o bring_v forth_o a_o abortive_a but_o in_o his_o book_n the_o medic_n cordialibus_fw-la he_o place_v gold_n betwixt_o silver_n and_o the_o hyacinth_n and_o he_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v of_o more_o virtue_n than_o silver_n but_o less_o than_o the_o hyacinth_n the_o file_n of_o gold_n be_v a_o ingredient_n in_o the_o remedy_n against_o melancholy_n but_o he_o add_v that_o silver_n be_v somewhat_o cold_a and_o dry_a silver_n of_o silver_n and_o that_o the_o operation_n thereof_o be_v like_a to_o the_o hyacinth_n save_v that_o it_o be_v weak_a hyacinth_n 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