with_o vinegar_n &_o pepper_n they_o both_o be_v very_o cold_a and_o moist_a and_o do_v make_v ill_a juice_n in_o the_o body_n if_o they_o be_v not_o well_o digest_v but_o the_o pepon_n much_o worse_a than_o the_o melon_n they_o do_v least_o hurt_n if_o they_o be_v eat_v before_o meal_n albeit_o if_o they_o do_v find_v phlegm_n in_o the_o stomach_n chameleon_n they_o be_v turn_v into_o phlegm_n if_o they_o find_v choler_n they_o be_v turn_v into_o choler_n notwithstanding_o there_o be_v in_o they_o the_o virtue_n to_o cleanse_v and_o provoke_v urine_n and_o if_o any_o be_v trouble_v with_o heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o liver_n or_o reins_n with_o the_o strangury_n they_o may_v take_v ripe_a melon_n and_o shred_v they_o into_o small_a piece_n and_o distil_v they_o stone_n and_o sun_n the_o water_n for_o a_o month_n then_o drink_v thereof_o every_o morning_n temper_v with_o a_o little_a sugar_n the_o quantity_n of_o three_o or_o four_o ounce_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n for_o beside_o that_o this_o water_n cool_v all_o the_o inward_a part_n it_o do_v great_o help_v the_o stone_n provoke_v urine_n and_o cleanse_v the_o kidney_n chap._n 99_o of_o cucumber_n cvcumber_n be_v likewise_o cold_a and_o moist_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n they_o be_v pare_v slice_v thin_a and_o serve_v to_o the_o table_n with_o vinegar_n and_o pepper_n in_o the_o summer_n season_n and_o eat_v with_o mutton_n and_o prove_v to_o be_v cool_v and_o comfortable_a to_o such_o as_o labour_v with_o their_o body_n or_o have_v hot_a and_o strong_a stomach_n but_o for_o phlegmatic_a and_o delicate_a person_n which_o do_v no_o labour_n they_o be_v unwholesome_a and_o engender_v a_o cold_a and_o thick_a humour_n in_o the_o vein_n which_o seldom_o or_o never_o be_v turn_v into_o good_a blood_n and_o sometime_o bring_v in_o fever_n they_o be_v good_a to_o abate_v carnal_a lust_n and_o the_o seed_n as_o well_o of_o cucumber_n as_o of_o melon_n and_o gourd_n be_v dry_v and_o make_v clean_o from_o the_o husk_n be_v very_o medicinable_a against_o sickness_n proceed_v of_o heat_n and_o the_o difficulty_n or_o let_v in_o piss_v as_o physician_n prove_v daily_o in_o their_o practice_n chap._n 100_o of_o nettle_n after_o all_o garden_n herb_n common_o use_v in_o kitchen_n i_o will_v speak_v somewhat_o of_o the_o nettle_n that_o gardener_n may_v understand_v what_o wrong_v they_o do_v in_o pluck_v it_o up_o for_o a_o weed_n see_v it_o be_v so_o profitable_a to_o many_o purpose_n whether_o it_o be_v cold_a or_o hot_a may_v well_o be_v perceive_v by_o touch_v for_o who_o so_o handle_v it_o without_o some_o defence_n for_o his_o hand_n shall_v feel_v that_o it_o be_v hot_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o according_a as_o avicen_n affirm_v cunning_a cook_n at_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o year_n when_o nettles_n first_o bud_n forth_o pottage_n can_v make_v good_a pottage_n with_o they_o especial_o with_o red_a nettle_n very_o wholesome_a to_o cleanse_v the_o breast_n of_o phlegm_n to_o break_v wind_n to_o provoke_v urine_n and_o to_o loose_v the_o belly_n all_o which_o property_n with_o other_o more_o be_v brief_o comprehend_v in_o scho._n sa._n 6â—_n aequis_fw-la that_o somnum_fw-la vomitum_fw-la quoque_fw-la tollit_fw-la &_o usum_fw-la compescit_fw-la tussim_fw-la veterem_fw-la colicisque_fw-la medetur_fw-la pellit_fw-la pulmonis_fw-la frigus_fw-la ventrisque_fw-la tumorem_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o morbis_fw-la sic_fw-la subvenit_fw-la articulorum_fw-la chap._n 101._o of_o fruit_n now_o that_o i_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o of_o garden_n herb_n it_o follow_v that_o i_o entreat_v of_o fruit_n which_o be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o my_o division_n propose_v before_o touch_v meat_n for_o such_o be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n towards_o mankind_n that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o provide_v corn_n and_o herb_n for_o our_o sustenance_n but_o also_o fruit_n mankind_n flesh_n and_o fish_n howbeit_o herb_n and_o fruit_n be_v the_o first_o food_n that_o ever_o be_v appoint_v to_o man_n as_o appear_z by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n give_v to_o adam_n and_o from_o the_o time_n of_o adam_n until_o after_o noah_n flood_n 29._o he_o use_v of_o flesh_n and_o wine_n be_v altogether_o unknown_a for_o before_o the_o flood_n they_o neither_o eat_v flesh_n nor_o drink_v wine_n 3._o but_o now_o by_o the_o change_n of_o diet_n of_o our_o progenitor_n there_o be_v cause_v in_o our_o body_n such_o alteration_n from_o the_o nature_n which_o be_v in_o man_n at_o the_o beginning_n diet_n that_o now_o all_o herb_n and_o fruit_n general_o be_v noyfull_a to_o man_n and_o do_v engender_v ill_a humour_n and_o be_v ofttimes_o the_o cause_n of_o putrify_a fever_n if_o they_o be_v much_o and_o continual_o 〈◊〉_d notwithstanding_o unto_o they_o which_o have_v abundance_n of_o choler_n they_o be_v sometime_o convenient_a to_o repress_v the_o flame_n which_o proceed_v of_o choler_n and_o some_o fruit_n which_o be_v stypticke_a or_o bind_v in_o taste_n eat_v before_o meal_n do_v bind_v the_o belly_n but_o eat_v after_o meal_n they_o be_v rather_o laxative_a wherefore_o it_o shall_v be_v expedient_a to_o write_v particular_o of_o such_o fruit_n as_o be_v in_o common_a use_n declare_v their_o noyfull_a quality_n in_o appeyr_v of_o nature_n and_o how_o they_o may_v be_v use_v with_o least_o hurt_n chap._n 102._o of_o apple_n of_o all_o fruit_n apple_n be_v most_o use_v among_o we_o in_o england_n and_o be_v cold_a and_o moist_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n as_o m._n eliot_n allege_v howbeit_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n in_o apple_n as_o in_o form_n so_o in_o taste_n for_o some_o be_v sweet_a apple_n some_o be_v sour_a some_o bitter_a some_o harrish_a or_o rough_a taste_v apple_n some_o be_v of_o a_o mix_a temperature_n both_o sweet_a and_o sour_a etc._n etc._n the_o sweet_a and_o bitter_a apple_n be_v incline_v to_o heat_n the_o sour_a &_o harrish_a be_v cool_v and_o therefore_o good_a where_o the_o stomach_n be_v weak_a by_o distemperance_n of_o heat_n but_o all_o apple_n general_o be_v unwholesome_a in_o the_o regiment_n of_o health_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v eat_v raw_a or_o before_o they_o be_v full_a ripe_a or_o soon_o after_o they_o be_v gather_v for_o as_o avicen_n say_v they_o hurt_v the_o sinew_n they_o breed_v wind_n in_o the_o second_o digestion_n they_o make_v ill_a and_o corrupt_a blood_n wherefore_o raw_a apple_n and_o quodling_n be_v by_o this_o rule_n reject_v quodling_n though_o unruly_a people_n through_o wanton_a appetite_n will_v not_o refrain_v they_o and_o chief_o in_o youth_n when_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o natural_a affection_n they_o greedy_o covet_v they_o as_o i_o have_v know_v in_o my_o day_n many_o a_o shrewd_a boy_n for_o the_o desire_n of_o apple_n to_o have_v break_v into_o other_o folk_n orchard_n but_o apple_n may_v be_v eat_v with_o least_o detriment_n hurt_n if_o they_o be_v gather_v full_a ripe_a and_o well_o keep_v until_o the_o next_o winter_n or_o the_o year_n 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costive_a 21._o but_o what_o time_n be_v best_a to_o eat_v apple_n galen_n declare_v caeterum_fw-la post_fw-la cibum_fw-la statim_fw-la dare_v ipsa_fw-la conveniet_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la autem_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la pane_fw-la ad_fw-la ventriculum_fw-la &_o stomachum_fw-la roborandum_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la deiecta_fw-la sunt_fw-la appetentia_fw-la tardeque_fw-la concoquunt_fw-la quique_fw-la vomitu_fw-la diarrhaea_n ac_fw-la dysent_fw-la eria_fw-la infestantur_fw-la which_o say_v be_v diligent_o to_o be_v note_v galen_n for_o this_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o our_o use_n in_o england_n for_o the_o serve_v of_o apple_n and_o other_o fruit_n last_o after_o meal_n howbeit_o we_o be_v wont_n to_o eat_v caraway_n or_o biscuit_n or_o some_o other_o kind_n of_o comfit_n or_o seed_n together_o with_o apple_n apple_n thereby_o to_o break_v wind_n engender_v by_o they_o and_o sure_o this_o be_v a_o very_a good_a way_n
for_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v hard_o of_o digestion_n as_o common_a experience_n prove_v it_o must_v needs_o breed_v ill_a juice_n in_o the_o body_n consider_v the_o want_n of_o motion_n and_o gross_a feed_n thereof_o for_o which_o cause_n we_o use_v common_o to_o drink_v strong_a wine_n with_o brawn_n to_o help_v digestion_n and_o we_o eat_v it_o before_o other_o meat_n that_o it_o may_v lie_v low_a in_o the_o stomach_n where_o digestion_n be_v strong_a and_o we_o eat_v it_o in_o the_o cold_a time_n of_o the_o year_n when_o we_o be_v best_a able_a to_o digest_v gross_a meat_n as_o hippias_n say_v ventres_fw-la hyeme_n ac_fw-la veer_fw-la natura_fw-la calidissimi_fw-la &_o somni_fw-la longissimi_fw-la 1._o which_o use_n of_o england_n be_v confirm_v in_o schol._n sal._n on_o this_o wise_a est_fw-la caro_fw-la porcina_fw-la sine_fw-la vino_fw-la peior_fw-la ovina_fw-la 15._o si_fw-la tribuis_fw-la vina_fw-la tunc_fw-la est_fw-la cibus_fw-la &_o medicina_fw-la which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o arnoldus_fw-la affirm_v in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o same_o especial_o of_o roast_a pig_n and_o brawn_n for_o young_a pig_n common_o call_v roast_v pig_n though_o they_o be_v common_o eat_v and_o account_v light_a meat_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o very_o wholesome_a pig_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o overmuch_a moisture_n and_o they_o breed_v in_o our_o body_n much_o superfluous_a humour_n wherefore_o they_o need_v good_a wine_n as_o well_o as_o brawn_n the_o one_o because_o it_o be_v over_o hard_a and_o gross_a the_o other_o because_o it_o be_v over_o moist_a and_o slimy_a but_o physic_n teach_v the_o cook_n that_o flesh_n which_o be_v incline_v to_o drienesse_n shall_v be_v sod_v soluble_a &_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v incline_v to_o moisture_n shall_v be_v well_o roast_v wherefore_o pork_n pig_n veal_n and_o lamb_n be_v better_a roast_v than_o boil_a yet_o if_o a_o man_n be_v costive_a and_o will_v sane_a be_v soluble_a let_v he_o make_v poâ—age_n with_o fresh_a pork_n and_o none_o other_o herb_n but_o mercury_n and_o by_o eat_v thereof_o as_o i_o have_v often_o prove_v he_o shall_v be_v easy_o loose_v bacon_n as_o for_o bacon_n be_v in_o no_o wise_a commend_v as_o wholesome_a especial_o for_o student_n or_o such_o as_o have_v feeble_a stomach_n but_o for_o labour_a man_n it_o be_v convenient_a according_a to_o the_o latin_a proverb_n crassa_n crassis_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la for_o the_o country_n woman_n when_o her_o sick_a husband_n will_v eat_v no_o fat_a bacon_n think_v he_o be_v past_o all_o eat_n for_o when_o the_o physician_n advise_v she_o to_o dress_v he_o a_o chicken_n what_o master_n doctor_n say_v she_o do_v you_o think_v he_o will_v eat_v of_o a_o chicken_n when_o as_o he_o will_v eat_v no_o bacon_n as_o yellow_a as_o the_o gold_n noble_a and_o indeed_o in_o such_o kind_n of_o man_n it_o force_v not_o much_o how_o wholesome_a meat_n be_v so_o it_o fill_v the_o belly_n and_o keep_v strength_n for_o as_o the_o poet_n virgil_n write_v oâ—â—aâ—on_n labour_n improbus_fw-la vincit_fw-la omne_fw-la yet_o a_o gamond_n of_o bacon_n well_o dress_v be_v a_o good_a shoo_a horn_n to_o pull_v down_o a_o cup_n of_o wine_n but_o all_o sort_n of_o swine_n flesh_n be_v and_o be_v abominable_a to_o the_o jew_n because_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n to_o be_v eat_v of_o they_o vers_fw-la as_o be_v unclean_a in_o so_o much_o that_o seven_o brethren_n and_o their_o mother_n be_v most_o cruel_o put_v to_o death_n chap._n because_o they_o will_v not_o eat_v swine_n flesh_n 3.14_o but_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o faithful_a to_o eat_v all_o kind_n of_o meat_n and_o although_o swine_n be_v unclean_a beast_n yet_o their_o flesh_n make_v clean_a nourishment_n as_o galen_n think_v chap._n 133._o of_o goat_n flesh_n goat_n flesh_n either_o of_o male_a or_o female_n be_v dispraise_v of_o galen_n 1._o quia_fw-la praeter_fw-la succum_fw-la vitiosum_fw-la acrimoniam_fw-la etiam_fw-la habet_fw-la kydde_v yet_o kid_n be_v commend_v of_o he_o next_o unto_o pork_n but_o avicen_n and_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o arabian_n prefer_v kid_n flesh_n before_o all_o other_o flesh_n because_o it_o be_v more_o temperate_a and_o breed_v pure_a blood_n as_o be_v in_o a_o mean_a between_o hot_a and_o cold_a subtle_a and_o gross_a so_o that_o it_o can_v cause_v none_o inflammation_n nor_o repletion_n and_o be_v therefore_o a_o good_a meat_n for_o those_o that_o have_v weak_a stomach_n and_o use_v mean_a exercise_n but_o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a for_o labourer_n because_o great_a labour_n will_v soon_o resolve_v the_o juice_n engender_v thereof_o isaak_n judaeus_fw-la make_v four_o difference_n in_o age_n as_o well_o of_o goat_n animalibus_fw-la as_o of_o other_o kind_n of_o beast_n that_o be_v to_o say_v lactens_fw-la adolescens_fw-la juvenis_fw-la &_o decrepitus_fw-la and_o he_o most_o commend_v suck_a kid_n for_o this_o rule_n be_v general_a that_o flesh_n of_o a_o dry_a complexion_n age_n be_v better_a near_o call_a time_n than_o far_a from_o it_o wherefore_o kid_n and_o calf_n be_v better_a than_o goat_n and_o ox_n because_o their_o dryness_n be_v abate_v with_o the_o moisture_n of_o their_o youngnesse_n but_o flesh_n of_o beast_n of_o moist_a complexion_n be_v better_a and_o more_o wholesome_a in_o age_n than_o in_o youth_n for_o a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o over_o much_o moisture_n be_v dry_v away_o as_o they_o do_v increase_n increase_v in_o age_n wherefore_o weather_n of_o a_o year_n old_a be_v less_o clammy_a and_o more_o wholesome_a than_o suck_a lamb_n and_o likewise_o porke_v of_o a_o year_n or_o two_o old_a be_v better_o than_o young_a pig_n but_o general_o all_o beast_n and_o bird_n that_o be_v in_o the_o four_o age_n before_o mention_v that_o be_v decrepiti_fw-la be_v tough_a and_o unwholesome_a for_o most_o true_a be_v that_o english_a proverb_n young_a flesh_n and_o old_a fish_n do_v man_n best_o feed_v again_o general_o castrati_fw-la sunt_fw-la meliores_fw-la chap._n 134._o of_o hare_n 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or_o cold_a 4._o wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o cold_a and_o dry_a after_o the_o old_a opinion_n but_o of_o unequal_a temperature_n as_o galen_n prove_v and_o the_o distemperature_n thereof_o be_v the_o very_a cause_n quae_fw-la maxim_n autumnâ—â—_n morbiferum_fw-la facit_fw-la as_o he_o avouch_v in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o diet_n most_o convenient_a for_o this_o season_n be_v to_o eat_v somewhat_o more_o in_o quantity_n than_o in_o summer_n and_o more_o often_o roast_a meat_n autumn_n and_o to_o drink_v some_o deal_n less_o and_o a_o little_o strong_a and_o especial_o we_o must_v beware_v of_o summer_n fruit_n which_o be_v most_o plentiful_a at_o this_o time_n of_o the_o year_n for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o make_v ill_a juice_n and_o wind_n in_o the_o body_n but_o how_o they_o may_v be_v eat_v with_o lest_o hurt_n i_o have_v show_v before_o in_o the_o treatise_n of_o fruit_n chap._n 209._o of_o winter_n winter_n begin_v in_o december_n when_o as_o the_o sun_n enter_v into_o 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fetter_v with_o gout_n rack_v with_o fever_n pierce_v through_o with_o plurify_v strangle_v with_o squinance_n and_o final_o cruel_o put_v to_o death_n many_o time_n in_o youth_n or_o in_o the_o flower_n of_o their_o age_n when_o they_o will_v most_o glad_o live_v but_o herein_o i_o speak_v against_o my_o own_o profit_n and_o the_o commodity_n of_o all_o they_o that_o profess_v physic_n nam_fw-la intemperantia_fw-la medicorum_fw-la nutrix_fw-la but_o for_o my_o part_n i_o have_v rather_o be_v without_o suck_n than_o that_o any_o man_n through_o his_o intemperate_a feed_n shall_v have_v cause_n to_o fee_v i_o or_o feed_v i_o and_o to_o that_o end_n i_o have_v with_o my_o great_a travel_n write_v this_o whole_a book_n wherefore_o i_o advise_v all_o man_n not_o to_o linger_v the_o time_n long_o in_o eat_v and_o drink_v superfluous_o but_o to_o have_v always_o in_o mind_n that_o golden_a verse_n esse_fw-la decet_fw-la vivas_fw-la vivere_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la edas_fw-la man_n feed_v to_o 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from_o without_o to_o the_o inward_a part_n wherefore_o whosoever_o at_o that_o time_n shall_v begin_v long_o and_o difficult_a contemplation_n shall_v of_o force_n draw_v the_o spirit_n from_o the_o stomach_n to_o the_o head_n and_o so_o leave_v the_o stomach_n destitute_a whereby_o the_o head_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o vapour_n and_o the_o meat_n in_o the_o stomach_n for_o want_v of_o heat_n shall_v be_v undigested_a or_o corrupt_v well_o therefore_o say_v erasmus_n nocturnae_fw-la lucubrationes_fw-la long_o periculosisâ—imae_fw-la habentur_fw-la notwithstanding_o i_o know_v that_o such_o as_o be_v good_a student_n indeed_o have_v always_o in_o mind_n that_o notable_a say_n of_o plinius_n omne_fw-la perire_fw-la tempus_fw-la quod_fw-la study_v non_fw-la impertias_fw-la do_v spare_v no_o time_n neither_o night_n nor_o day_n from_o their_o book_n whereof_o pliny_n himself_o have_v give_v a_o goodly_a example_n student_n in_o that_o by_o his_o own_o testimony_n he_o write_v that_o most_o excellent_a work_v call_v the_o history_n of_o nature_n noctibus_fw-la et_fw-la succisiâ—is_fw-la temporibus_fw-la yea_o galen_n in_o his_o old_a age_n as_o he_o write_v be_v
the_o preface_n of_o diosc_n note_v where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o vine_n and_o the_o colewort_n be_v so_o contrary_a by_o nature_n that_o if_o you_o plant_v colewort_n near_o to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o vine_n that_o the_o vine_n of_o itself_o flee_v from_o they_o ideo_fw-la nil_fw-la mirum_fw-la say_v he_o si_fw-la tantum_fw-la erassicam_fw-la contraâ—e_fw-la mulentiam_fw-la pollere_fw-la credant_fw-la quodque_fw-la germani_n quotidiaâ—is_fw-la mensis_fw-la id_fw-la olâ—â—_n semper_fw-la apponâ—â—t_fw-la ut_fw-la vini_fw-la noxam_fw-la effugiant_fw-la but_o i_o trust_v no_o student_n will_v prove_v this_o experiment_n whether_o he_o may_v be_v drunken_a or_o not_o if_o he_o eat_v colewort_n leave_v before_o and_o after_o a_o feast_n chap._n 37._o of_o basill_n basill_n be_v hot_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n and_o somewhat_o moist_a simp._n for_o the_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o receive_v it_o inward_o but_o outward_o apply_v it_o do_v digest_v and_o concoct_v yet_o galen_n say_v that_o many_o do_v eat_v it_o with_o oil_n and_o vinegar_n fa._n with_o we_o in_o england_n it_o be_v not_o use_v to_o be_v eat_v but_o yet_o great_o esteem_v for_o the_o sweet_a savour_n thereof_o which_o of_o some_o be_v think_v to_o comfort_v the_o brain_n and_o to_o open_v and_o purge_v the_o head_n yet_o to_o a_o weak_a brain_n it_o be_v hurtful_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o strong_a savour_n and_o cause_v headache_n as_o i_o myself_o have_v prove_v and_o one_o thing_n i_o read_v in_o hollerius_n of_o basill_n 1._o which_o be_v wonderful_a cuidam_fw-la italo_n ex_fw-la frequenti_fw-la odoratu_fw-la basilicae_fw-la herbae_fw-la natus_fw-la scorpio_n in_fw-la cerebro_fw-la vehemente_n dolores_fw-la basill_n &_o longos_fw-la mortem_fw-la denique_fw-la attulit_fw-la chap._n 38._o of_o majoram_n majoram_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n a_o herb_n much_o esteem_v of_o all_o person_n for_o the_o pleasant_a smell_n thereof_o simp._n i_o mean_v that_o which_o be_v call_v majoram-gentle_a the_o herb_n be_v make_v in_o powder_n and_o give_v with_o meat_n or_o drink_v in_o wine_n do_v heat_n the_o coldness_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o comfort_v digestion_n and_o the_o powder_n of_o majoram_n with_o a_o little_a ginger_n draw_v up_o into_o the_o nose_n head_n or_o the_o green_a herb_n a_o little_a bruise_v and_o put_v into_o the_o nostril_n do_v provoke_v sneeze_n and_o gentle_o purge_v the_o head_n chap._n 39_o of_o spike_n and_o lavender_n spike_n &_o lavender_n be_v both_o of_o one_o nature_n both_o hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n complete_a 6._o that_o which_o we_o call_v lavender_n be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o female_a of_o this_o herb_n and_o spike_n the_o male_a the_o chief_a use_n be_v of_o the_o flower_n which_o be_v of_o fragrant_a savour_n be_v dry_v and_o lay_v among_o linen_n or_o else_o they_o be_v distil_v and_o a_o very_a sweet_a water_n be_v draw_v from_o they_o which_o water_n be_v sunned_a for_o a_o time_n be_v not_o only_o sweet_a of_o smell_n and_o therefore_o comfortable_a to_o the_o brain_n but_o also_o be_v good_a for_o the_o palsy_n palsy_n and_o all_o other_o infirmity_n of_o the_o brain_n proceed_v of_o cold_a if_o the_o temple_n the_o hollowness_n under_o the_o ear_n the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n be_v wash_v therewith_o yea_o two_o or_o three_o spoonful_n of_o the_o water_n be_v drink_v recover_v the_o speech_n be_v lose_v lose_v and_o revive_v one_o from_o a_o swoon_n wherefore_o not_o without_o cause_n the_o herb_n be_v reckon_v of_o schola_fw-la salerni_fw-la among_o those_o thing_n that_o cure_v the_o palsy_n salvia_n castoreumque_fw-la lavandula_n primula_n veris_fw-la nasturt_n athanas_n haec_fw-la sanant_fw-la paralytica_fw-la membra_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v sage_n castory_n that_o be_v the_o stone_n of_o the_o beast_n castoreum_n lavender_n primrose_n water_n cress_n and_o tansie_n cure_n and_o heal_v member_n infect_v with_o the_o palsy_n chap._n 41._o of_o lilly_n lily_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a of_o quality_n both_o the_o flower_n leaf_n and_o root_n be_v use_v in_o medicine_n but_o not_o in_o the_o kitchin_n the_o flower_n be_v commend_v in_o the_o gospel_n for_o beauty_n and_o prefer_v before_o the_o royalty_n of_o king_n solomon_n wherefore_o they_o be_v a_o great_a ornament_n to_o a_o garden_n or_o house_n yet_o the_o smell_n of_o they_o be_v discommend_v and_o account_v ill_o for_o the_o plague_n they_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n white_a and_o red_a as_o for_o wood_n lily_n call_v in_o latin_a lilium_fw-la â—â—nvallium_fw-la so_o much_o use_v and_o esteem_v in_o germany_n 120._o as_o matth._n write_v or_o water_n lily_n call_v in_o latin_a nymphea_fw-la aquatica_fw-la i_o say_v nothing_o of_o they_o because_o they_o be_v not_o usual_a in_o garden_n chap._n 42._o of_o flower_n deluce_n flower_n deluce_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n the_o root_n be_v only_o use_v in_o medicine_n the_o flower_n in_o adorn_v the_o house_n one_o medicine_n i_o have_v read_v to_o be_v make_v with_o this_o herb_n which_o i_o will_v set_v down_o for_o the_o behoof_n of_o student_n take_v a_o new_a lay_v egg_n dropsy_n pour_v out_o the_o white_a put_v into_o the_o yolk_n so_o much_o of_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o root_n of_o flower_n deluce_n as_o be_v of_o the_o white_a after_o set_v the_o same_o egg_n a_o while_n in_o hot_a ember_n which_o be_v sufficient_o warm_v sup_v off_o fast_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o patient_n shall_v after_o send_v forth_o a_o marvellous_a abundance_n of_o water_n and_o so_o be_v ease_v of_o the_o dropsy_n or_o else_o you_o may_v take_v a_o dram_n or_o two_o of_o the_o dry_a root_n make_v in_o powder_n and_o drink_v in_o whey_n clarify_v for_o so_o it_o be_v good_a also_o to_o purge_v the_o dropsy_n water_n 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o you_o put_v a_o little_a cinnamon_n to_o the_o juice_n of_o flower_n deluce_n in_o the_o egg_n yolk_n it_o be_v a_o very_a good_a medicine_n for_o the_o shed_n of_o nature_n as_o have_v be_v often_o prove_v chap._n 43._o of_o pionie_n pionie_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n male_a and_o female_a the_o male_a be_v of_o more_o effect_n in_o medicine_n and_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n the_o leaf_n root_n and_o flower_n be_v in_o use_n the_o root_n be_v make_v in_o powder_n 18._o and_o drink_v in_o wine_n do_v ease_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o reins_n and_o bladder_n and_o the_o powder_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o pionie_n be_v minister_v in_o meat_n and_o drink_n to_o child_n child_n do_v send_v forth_o the_o stone_n beginning_n in_o they_o good_a therefore_o to_o be_v use_v in_o youth_n of_o such_o as_o have_v the_o stone_n by_o inheritance_n from_o their_o parent_n by_o a_o tenure_n call_v ex_fw-la vitioso_fw-la semine_fw-la or_o else_o have_v get_v it_o by_o purchase_n by_o ex_fw-la intemperantia_fw-la by_o which_o two_o way_n the_o most_o part_n of_o disease_n do_v grow_v chap._n 44._o of_o giliflower_n giliflower_n be_v of_o sundry_a sort_n and_o colour_n the_o purple_a flower_n be_v of_o great_a virtue_n and_o be_v of_o hot_a and_o dry_a temperature_n as_o they_o be_v in_o beauty_n and_o sweetness_n disease_n so_o they_o be_v in_o force_n and_o wholsomnesse_n they_o may_v be_v preserve_v in_o sugar_n as_o rosâ—s_n and_o so_o they_o be_v very_o good_a against_o the_o plague_n or_o any_o kind_n or_o venom_n also_o for_o the_o fall_a sickness_n palsy_n giddiness_n cramp_n but_o for_o the_o pestilence_n matthiolus_n say_v 〈◊〉_d universa_fw-la planta_fw-la expressâ—â—_n purpose_n quatuor_fw-la 〈◊〉_d pondere_fw-la hâ—ustus_fw-la ubi_fw-la 〈…〉_z moreover_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o flower_n put_v into_o a_o glass_n of_o vinegar_n and_o set_v in_o the_o sun_n for_o certain_a day_n do_v make_v a_o pleasant_a vinegar_n and_o very_o good_a to_o revive_v one_o out_o of_o a_o swâ—â—ne_n the_o nostril_n and_o temple_n be_v wash_v therewith_o and_o be_v good_a also_o to_o preserve_v from_o the_o pestilence_n be_v daily_o use_v in_o like_a manner_n as_o for_o winter_n giliflower_n of_o all_o sort_n they_o be_v of_o much_o like_a temperature_n and_o use_v in_o medicine_n but_o not_o in_o meat_n yet_o for_o their_o sweetness_n they_o be_v worthy_o cherish_v in_o garden_n cap._n 45._o of_o germander_n germander_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n it_o be_v much_o use_v in_o medicine_n 〈◊〉_d but_o not_o in_o meat_n yet_o if_o the_o green_a leaf_n clean_o wash_v be_v eat_v fast_v it_o be_v a_o good_a preservative_n against_o the_o plague_n 96._o as_o matthiolus_n report_v because_o it_o be_v somewhat_o bitter_a it_o may_v best_o be_v eat_v with_o great_a raisin_n clean_o wash_v and_o the_o stone_n first_o take_v out_o feuâ—r_n it_o be_v call_v of_o some_o febrifuga_n say_v he_o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la â—potâ—_n ejus_fw-la decocto_fw-la diebus_fw-la aliquot_fw-la tertianas_fw-la faget_fw-ge &_o 〈◊〉_d and_o no_o
that_o travail_v over_o divers_a country_n garlic_n and_o use_v divers_a drink_n or_o if_o they_o happen_v to_o drink_v naughty_a corrupt_a water_n as_o it_o be_v allege_v in_o the_o same_o place_n out_o of_o â—acer_n allia_n qui_fw-fr mane_n jejuno_fw-it sumpserit_fw-la ore_fw-la hunc_fw-la ignotarum_fw-la non_fw-la laedet_fw-la potus_fw-la aquarum_fw-la nec_fw-la diversorum_fw-la mutatio_fw-la facta_fw-la locorum_fw-la also_o garlic_n be_v name_v of_o galen_n theriaca_fw-la rusticorum_fw-la triacle_n where_o he_o say_v est_fw-la allium_fw-la ex_fw-la eorum_fw-la ciborum_fw-la genere_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o flatum_fw-la discutiant_fw-la &_o minime_fw-la sitim_fw-la inferant_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la vel_fw-la thracâ—s_n well_fw-mi gallos_n vel_fw-la denique_fw-la qui_fw-la frigidam_fw-la regionem_fw-la incolunt_fw-la vesci_fw-la alliis_fw-la votuerit_fw-la non_fw-la leviter_fw-la iis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la noeverit_fw-la and_o if_o frenchmen_n may_v eat_v garlic_n because_o of_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o country_n rule_v then_o may_v english_a man_n much_o more_o eat_v it_o because_o they_o dwell_v in_o a_o cold_a region_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o my_o description_n of_o britain_n also_o in_o the_o same_o place_n galen_n say_v that_o to_o eat_v garlic_n and_o drink_n triacle_n as_o i_o guess_v in_o ale_n or_o wine_n colic_n be_v good_a for_o the_o colic_n if_o it_o come_v without_o a_o ague_n quia_fw-la omnium_fw-la eduliorum_fw-la maxim_n flatum_fw-la discutit_fw-la and_o one_o thing_n i_o read_v in_o master_n eliot_n very_o profitable_a for_o such_o as_o be_v trouble_v with_o a_o rheum_n fall_v down_o to_o the_o stomach_n stomach_n whereby_o their_o stomach_n be_v over-moist_a as_o i_o be_v many_o year_n together_o the_o medicine_n be_v thus_o to_o boil_v certain_a clove_n of_o garlic_n in_o milk_n and_o to_o strain_v it_o and_o drink_v it_o fast_v for_o that_o dry_v up_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o stomach_n worm_n the_o same_o medicine_n be_v also_o very_o good_a to_o kill_v worm_n as_o i_o have_v often_o prove_v chap._n 53._o of_o radish_n radish_n be_v hot_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n simp._n and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o the_o root_n be_v much_o use_v to_o be_v eat_v with_o mutton_n roast_v at_o supper_n &_o those_o be_v best_o that_o be_v white_a as_o they_o cry_v in_o london_n white_a radish_n white_a and_o the_o sweet_a radish_n say_v they_o do_v grow_v in_o the_o sour_a place_n videlicet_fw-la in_fw-la sterquiliâ—iis_fw-la master_n eliot_n by_o his_o own_o experience_n will_v disprove_v galen_n touch_v the_o use_n of_o these_o root_n 70._o for_o galen_n find_v fault_n with_o those_o physician_n that_o eat_v radish_n root_n raw_a after_o other_o meat_n to_o comfort_v digestion_n whereas_o all_o other_o follow_v their_o example_n have_v be_v by_o that_o mean_v grieve_v so_o say_v galen_n 106._o though_o master_n eliot_n write_v the_o contrary_a who_o opinion_n though_o it_o be_v ancient_a and_o ground_v upon_o dioscorides_n where_o he_o say_v summo_fw-la cibo_fw-la sumi_fw-la debet_fw-la quo_fw-la magis_fw-la ejus_fw-la distributionem_fw-la adjuvet_fw-la cum_fw-la autem_fw-la praesumitur_fw-la cibum_fw-la suspendit_fw-la yet_o this_o proof_n i_o have_v have_v in_o myself_o and_o i_o dare_v say_v not_o one_o among_o a_o hundred_o be_v otherwise_o but_o if_o they_o eat_v radish_n root_n last_o they_o shall_v belch_v much_o by_o reason_n that_o they_o break_v wind_n or_o rather_o breed_v it_o and_o they_o shall_v feel_v their_o stomach_n oftentimes_o turn_v up_o and_o as_o before_o meal_n if_o they_o be_v eat_v first_o they_o let_v the_o meat_n that_o it_o may_v not_o descend_v meat_n so_o eat_v after_o other_o meat_n they_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o meat_n to_o rest_v in_o the_o stomach_n but_o as_o the_o countryman_n say_v that_o have_v eat_v fish_n fry_v with_o lamp_n oil_n they_o will_v make_v the_o meat_n eftsoon_o to_o rejolt_n but_o our_o common_a manner_n in_o england_n be_v not_o to_o eat_v they_o before_o meat_n or_o after_o meat_n but_o together_o with_o meat_n as_o sauce_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n they_o be_v not_o only_o serve_v whole_a but_o also_o slice_v thin_a eat_v and_o with_o salt_n strew_v upon_o they_o beat_v between_o two_o dish_n until_o they_o be_v somewhat_o soft_a and_o the_o salt_n have_v pierce_v through_o they_o which_o indeed_o be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o use_v they_o but_o they_o be_v unwholesome_a any_o way_n especial_o for_o such_o as_o have_v weak_a stomach_n and_o feeble_a digestion_n for_o they_o engender_v raw_a humour_n and_o cause_n lothsomenesse_n and_o breed_v such_o corruption_n in_o the_o stomach_n that_o by_o much_o use_v they_o they_o make_v a_o stink_a breath_n 40._o which_o quality_n be_v well_o declare_v by_o alexander_n aphrodissaeus_n where_o he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v deceive_v that_o think_v radish_n by_o a_o natural_a property_n to_o make_v the_o breath_n â—â—savorie_a for_o then_o say_v he_o omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la eam_fw-la edisseâ—t_fw-la faetiâ—â—â—â—ructarent_fw-la but_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o work_v it_o in_o some_o and_o not_o in_o other_o contrary_n quorum_fw-la ventriculus_fw-la non_fw-la vitiosis_fw-la excrementis_fw-la maximeque_fw-la pituitâ—sis_fw-la redundat_fw-la eorum_fw-la eructus_fw-la purior_fw-la est_fw-la quorum_fw-la autem_fw-la illis_fw-la redundat_fw-la impurus_fw-la &_o male_a olenâ—_n radix_fw-la enim_fw-la vim_o calefaciendi_fw-la incidendi_fw-la extenuandinque_fw-la material_a obtinet_fw-la flatusque_fw-la ex_fw-la humoribus_fw-la movet_fw-la quos_fw-la per_fw-la ructum_fw-la retruditaâ—_n rejicit_fw-la the_o like_a reason_n be_v to_o be_v give_v of_o turnip_n and_o roast_a cheese_n why_o they_o shall_v corrupt_v the_o breath_n chap._n 54._o of_o turnip_n tvrnep_n be_v of_o hot_a and_o moist_a temperature_n if_o they_o be_v first_o well_o boil_v in_o water_n and_o after_o in_o the_o fat_a broth_n of_o flesh_n and_o eat_v with_o pork_n or_o beef_n they_o nourish_v much_o they_o augment_v the_o seed_n of_o man_n and_o provoke_v carnal_a lust_n turnip_n they_o be_v windy_a wherefore_o they_o shall_v be_v eat_v with_o pepper_n they_o break_v phlegm_n in_o the_o breast_n and_o cause_n one_o to_o spit_v easy_o but_o be_v much_o and_o often_o eat_v they_o make_v raw_a juice_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o corrupt_v the_o breath_n the_o seed_n of_o it_o be_v put_v in_o triacle_n as_o good_a against_o poison_n chap._n 55._o of_o parsenep_n and_o carat_n parsnip_n and_o carat_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a stone_n but_o carat_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a almost_o in_o the_o three_o degree_n they_o both_o have_v virtue_n to_o break_v wind_n and_o expel_v urine_n which_o property_n be_v very_o profitable_a for_o such_o as_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o colic_n and_o stone_n the_o root_n be_v use_v to_o be_v eat_v of_o both_o first_o sod_v then_o butter_v but_o especial_o parsnip_n for_o they_o be_v common_a meat_n among_o the_o common_a people_n all_o the_o time_n of_o autumn_n and_o chief_o upon_o fish_n day_n but_o they_o that_o abstain_v from_o flesh_n and_o eat_v parsnip_n or_o carat_n mean_v thereby_o partly_o to_o subdue_v their_o lust_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o matthiolus_n where_o he_o say_v pro_fw-la â—ejunantium_fw-la instituâ—o_fw-la essent_fw-la potius_fw-la eorum_fw-la cibis_fw-la abdicandae_fw-la lust_n venerem_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la obscure_a stimulant_a wherein_o he_o agree_v with_o diosc_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n for_o so_o dios_n write_v of_o parsnip_n radix_fw-la urinam_fw-la pellit_fw-la venerem_fw-la stimulat_fw-la and_o of_o carat_n galen_n write_v simp._n radix_fw-la flatuosum_fw-la quiddam_fw-la obtinet_fw-la ac_fw-la venereum_fw-la wherefore_o they_o be_v both_o good_a for_o such_o as_o be_v weak_a and_o in_o a_o consumption_n restorative_n and_o if_o student_n do_v eat_v they_o i_o mean_v those_o that_o be_v student_n indeed_o which_o follow_v the_o lesson_n of_o pliny_n omne_fw-la perire_fw-la tempus_fw-la quod_fw-la study_v non_fw-la impertiaâ—_n except_o they_o use_v other_o provocation_n they_o need_v not_o great_o to_o fear_v cupid_n force_n for_o pythias_n say_v to_o chremes_n in_o terence_n sine_fw-la cerere_fw-la &_o baccho_fw-la friget_fw-la venus_n but_o of_o parsnip_n and_o carat_n galen_n write_v vrinam_fw-la ciâ—â—t_fw-la &_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la ipsis_fw-la copiosius_fw-la utatur_fw-la vitiosum_fw-la succum_fw-la mediocriter_fw-la gigneâ—t_fw-la parsenep_n câ—ritamen_fw-la radix_fw-la melioris_fw-la est_fw-la succi_fw-la quam_fw-la pastiâ—acâ—_n chap._n 56._o of_o caper_n and_o sampere_n caper_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o we_o from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n and_o as_o galen_n write_v 34._o they_o nourish_v nothing_o after_o that_o they_o be_v salt_v but_o yet_o they_o make_v the_o belly_n loose_a and_o purge_v phlegm_n which_o be_v therein_o contain_v also_o stir_v appetite_n to_o meat_n health_n and_o open_v the_o obstruction_n or_o stop_v of_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n which_o be_v a_o special_a virtue_n in_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n they_o shall_v be_v eat_v with_o oximell_n before_o other_o meat_n but_o our_o custom_n be_v to_o eat_v they_o with_o
without_o all_o danger_n then_o may_v you_o preserve_v they_o after_o this_o manner_n cherry_n take_v a_o pint_n of_o fair_a run_a water_n half_o a_o pint_n of_o rose-water_n half_o a_o pound_n of_o sugar_n see_v all_o together_o upon_o a_o soft_a fire_n of_o coal_n till_o the_o one_o half_o be_v consume_v then_o take_v it_o from_o the_o fire_n and_o when_o it_o leave_v boil_a put_v therein_o your_o cherry_n or_o plum_n if_o they_o be_v cherry_n cut_v off_o half_a the_o stalk_n and_o let_v your_o fruit_n be_v the_o like_a weight_n as_o of_o the_o sugar_n set_a it_o again_o on_o the_o fire_n and_o keep_v it_o in_o the_o like_a heat_n till_o they_o be_v soft_a the_o space_n of_o a_o hour_n if_o need_v be_v then_o put_v into_o it_o some_o clove_n bruise_v and_o when_o it_o be_v cold_a keep_v it_o in_o a_o glass_n or_o gallipot_n the_o strong_a the_o syrup_n be_v with_o sugar_n the_o better_a it_o will_v continue_v some_o put_v to_o the_o syrup_n cinnamon_n sanders_n nutmeg_n clove_n and_o a_o little_a ginger_n see_v they_o not_o hasty_o for_o fear_n of_o much_o break_n chap._n 107._o of_o quince_n qvince_n be_v cold_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n and_o dry_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o second_o they_o be_v not_o use_v to_o be_v eat_v raw_a for_o so_o they_o be_v both_o unpleasant_a and_o unwholesome_a and_o in_o my_o judgement_n no_o better_o for_o a_o student_n stomach_n than_o raw_a beef_n but_o be_v roast_v stew_a or_o bake_v and_o eat_v after_o meal_n they_o close_o and_o draw_v the_o stomach_n together_o and_o help_v digestion_n and_o mollify_v the_o belly_n if_o they_o be_v abundant_o take_v for_o this_o be_v galen_n his_o rule_n qui_fw-la stomachum_fw-la habent_fw-la imbecillum_fw-la ventrem_fw-la iis_fw-la dejici_fw-la 22â—_n cum_fw-la postrem_fw-la be_v epulis_fw-la astringentium_fw-la quippiam_fw-la sumpserint_fw-la wherefore_o student_n have_v common_o weak_a stomach_n may_v if_o they_o be_v costive_a ease_v themselves_o by_o eat_v after_o meat_n something_a which_o do_v bind_v and_o restrain_v the_o stomach_n as_o galen_n tell_v of_o one_o protas_n a_o rhetoritian_n on_o who_o the_o like_a practice_n be_v prove_v but_o quince_n may_v be_v otherwise_o use_v very_o wholesom_o as_o be_v make_v in_o conserva_fw-la or_o preserve_v in_o syrup_n condite_fw-la or_o make_v in_o marmalade_n and_o because_o the_o make_n of_o marmalade_n be_v a_o pretty_a conceit_n and_o may_v perhaps_o delight_v some_o painful_a student_n that_o will_v be_v his_o own_o apothecary_n partly_o to_o spare_v cost_n and_o partly_o to_o be_v sure_a that_o it_o be_v right_o make_v i_o will_v here_o set_v it_o down_o as_o plain_o as_o i_o can_v quince_n your_o quince_n be_v full_a ripe_a and_o very_o yellow_a as_o in_o lent_n season_n or_o thereabouts_o first_o pare_v they_o and_o take_v out_o the_o cores_fw-la then_o see_v they_o until_o they_o be_v tender_a and_o soft_a that_o do_v beat_v they_o small_a in_o a_o wooden_a mortar_n or_o marble_n with_o a_o pestle_n of_o wood_n then_o with_o some_o of_o the_o liquor_n wherein_o they_o be_v sodden_a draw_v they_o through_o a_o strainer_n as_o you_o will_v do_v a_o tart_a then_o set_v it_o over_o the_o fire_n to_o seethe_v soft_o and_o in_o seethe_v strew_v in_o by_o little_a &_o little_a white_a sugar_n make_v in_o powder_n the_o weight_n of_o the_o quince_n or_o more_o as_o your_o taste_n shall_v tell_v you_o stir_v it_o continual_o and_o put_v thereto_o some_o pure_a rose-water_n or_o damask-water_n let_v it_o see_v on_o height_n until_o it_o be_v wall_n stand_v which_o thing_n you_o may_v know_v by_o take_v some_o of_o it_o upon_o a_o knife_n and_o let_v it_o cool_a for_o if_o it_o be_v stiff_a then_o take_v it_o off_o and_o box_n it_o while_o it_o be_v warm_a and_o set_v it_o in_o a_o warm_a and_o dry_a air_n and_o if_o you_o will_v not_o have_v your_o marmalade_n so_o bind_v you_o may_v put_v some_o ripe_a apple_n of_o good_a verdure_n among_o your_o quince_n when_o you_o boil_v they_o with_o sugar_n the_o apple_n must_v first_o be_v sodden_a or_o roast_v and_o then_o draw_v through_o a_o course_n boulter_n as_o a_o tart_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n you_o may_v make_v marmalade_n of_o warden_n pear_n apple_n medlar_n cherry_n strawberry_n yea_o of_o prune_n or_o damasin_n or_o other_o plum_n first_o to_o boil_v they_o upon_o a_o soft_a fix_v with_o a_o little_a fair_a water_n marmalade_n till_o they_o be_v soft_a then_o to_o draw_v they_o as_o you_o do_v a_o tart_a after_o to_o boil_v they_o again_o with_o sufficient_a sugar_n to_o dash_v they_o with_o sweet_a water_n and_o box_n they_o chap._n 108._o of_o grape_n have_v by_o divers_a in_o taste_n and_o so_o be_v they_o in_o quality_n for_o sour_a grape_n be_v cold_a and_o moist_a and_o sweet_a grape_n be_v hot_a and_o moist_a the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o other_o sort_n all_o grape_n if_o they_o be_v eat_v new_o gather_v do_v trouble_v the_o belly_n and_o fill_v the_o stomach_n with_o wind_n but_o if_o they_o be_v keep_v two_o or_o three_o day_n after_o they_o be_v gather_v till_o the_o husk_n be_v somewhat_o assuage_v they_o nourish_v the_o better_a and_o be_v less_o laxative_a neither_o do_v they_o inflate_v so_o much_o as_o sai_z arnoldus_fw-la ripe_a grape_n and_o sweet_a do_v nourish_v much_o and_o make_v one_o fat_a 9_o as_o galen_n prove_v by_o experience_n of_o those_o which_o keep_v vineyard_n who_o feed_v two_o or_o three_o month_n upon_o grape_n and_o fig_n only_o become_v very_o gross_a but_o the_o flesh_n so_o get_v soon_o wear_v away_o again_o because_o it_o be_v not_o firm_a and_o fast_o but_o loose_a and_o over-moist_a and_o schola_fw-la salerni_fw-la reckon_v grape_n that_o be_v sweet_a 9_o for_o one_o of_o the_o twelve_o thing_n that_o nourish_v and_o make_v fat_a and_o well_o i_o wot_v that_o who_o so_o eat_v many_o of_o they_o they_o will_v make_v he_o fat_a with_o a_o r._n you_o know_v what_o i_o mean_v r._n grape_n be_v use_v to_o be_v eat_v after_o meat_n as_o other_o fruit_n but_o arnoldus_fw-la say_v upon_o the_o same_o chapter_n that_o if_o they_o be_v eat_v upon_o a_o full_a stomach_n they_o both_o be_v corrupt_v in_o the_o stomach_n and_o they_o corrupt_v other_o meat_n chap._n 109._o of_o raisin_n of_o grape_n dry_v through_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v make_v raisin_n which_o be_v therefore_o name_v in_o latin_a uvae_fw-la passae_fw-la and_o they_o be_v hot_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n and_o moist_a in_o the_o second_o among_o we_o in_o england_n they_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n that_o be_v to_o say_v great_a raisin_n and_o small_a raisin_n otherwise_o call_v coran_n the_o great_a sort_n be_v call_v raisin_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o other_o be_v common_o to_o be_v have_v and_o be_v much_o use_v in_o meat_n and_o that_o for_o good_a cause_n for_o beside_o their_o pleasantness_n in_o taste_n they_o do_v make_v the_o stomach_n firm_a and_o strong_a and_o do_v provoke_v appetite_n and_o do_v comfort_v weak_a body_n be_v eat_v before_o meal_n but_o some_o question_n be_v make_v of_o raisin_n whether_o they_o be_v bind_v or_o lose_v which_o galen_n himself_o do_v answer_v 4_o where_o he_o say_v that_o raisin_n without_o kernel_n do_v open_v the_o breast_n and_o liver_n but_o eat_v with_o the_o stone_n they_o bind_v who_o opinion_n matthiolus_n confirm_v in_o these_o word_n wae_fw-la passae_fw-la quae_fw-la vinaciis_fw-la carent_fw-la vel_fw-la quod_fw-la ita_fw-la natura_fw-la producantur_fw-la vel_fw-la quod_fw-la two_o arte_fw-la fuerint_fw-la exempti_fw-la si_fw-la dulces_fw-la sint_fw-la adstringente_fw-it facultate_fw-la adeo_fw-la privantur_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la mirifice_fw-la leniant_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la pectoris_fw-la angustiae_fw-la tussi_fw-la exasperatis_fw-la faucibus_fw-la &_o renum_fw-la vesicaeque_fw-la vitiis_fw-la maxim_n conveniunt_fw-la liver_n beside_o this_o raisin_n be_v secundum_fw-la totam_fw-la substantiam_fw-la visceri_fw-la ipsi_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la iocinori_fw-la familiares_fw-la ac_fw-la propriae_fw-la and_o they_o concoct_v raw_a humour_n and_o withstand_v putrefaction_n med_n as_o galen_n write_v and_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o may_v well_o be_v eat_v fast_v the_o stone_n be_v first_o take_v out_o and_o for_o crudity_n or_o rawness_n of_o the_o stomach_n master_n eliot_n by_o his_o own_o report_n never_o find_v any_o thing_n better_o than_o fine_a rhubarb_n chew_v with_o raisin_n of_o coran_n yet_o raisin_n of_o coran_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o arnoldus_fw-la doâ—_n cause_n oppilation_n of_o the_o spleen_n though_o they_o be_v good_a for_o the_o breast_n and_o reins_n and_o so_o say_v schola_fw-la sal._n 4â—_n passula_n non_fw-la spleni_fw-la tussi_fw-la valet_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la reni_fw-la but_o rhubarb_n may_v be_v better_o eat_v as_o i_o think_v with_o great_a raisin_n chap._n 110._o of_o fig_n fig_n if_o they_o be_v new_a be_v hot_a and_o moist_a
and_o salt_n and_o the_o marrow_n of_o beef_n be_v best_a to_o be_v eat_v if_o it_o be_v of_o a_o deer_n it_o be_v good_a to_o anoint_v any_o place_n where_o ache_n be_v this_o also_o be_v one_o of_o the_o twelve_o thing_n that_o make_v fat_a as_o appear_v in_o the_o verse_n aforesaid_a the_o marrow_n that_o come_v down_o the_o back_n bone_n be_v of_o like_a nature_n to_o the_o brain_n chap._n 153._o of_o the_o fat._n the_o fat_a of_o flesh_n alone_o without_o lean_a be_v unwholesome_a and_o cloy_v the_o stomach_n and_o cause_v loathsomeness_n &_o better_a be_v lean_a without_o fat_a than_o fat_a without_o lean_a yet_o have_v i_o know_v a_o countryman_n that_o will_v feed_v only_o of_o the_o fat_a of_o bacon_n beef_n or_o pork_n without_o leâ—â—e_n but_o that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v marvel_v at_o consider_v that_o many_o of_o they_o have_v stomach_n like_o the_o bird_n that_o be_v call_v a_o ostrich_n which_o can_v digest_v hard_a iron_n chap._n 154._o of_o the_o foot_n the_o foot_n be_v well_o boil_a and_o tender_a in_o a_o whole_a stomach_n digest_v well_o and_o do_v make_v good_a juice_n and_o pass_v forth_o easy_o galen_n commend_v the_o foot_n of_o swine_n but_o i_o have_v prove_v say_v m._n eliot_n that_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o young_a bullock_n tender_o sod_v and_o lay_v in_o souse_n two_o day_n or_o three_o &_o eat_v cold_a in_o the_o evening_n have_v bring_v a_o choleric_a stomach_n into_o a_o good_a digestion_n and_o sleep_n and_o therewith_o have_v also_o expulse_v salt_n phlegm_n and_o choler_n and_o this_o i_o have_v find_v in_o myself_o by_o often_o experience_n always_o foresee_v that_o it_o be_v eat_v before_o other_o meat_n &_o without_o drink_v immediate_o after_o it_o all_o this_o i_o have_v take_v out_o of_o m._n eliot_n because_o he_o have_v write_v most_o pithy_o of_o this_o part_n yet_o one_o thing_n will_v i_o note_v of_o my_o own_o experience_n that_o the_o fat_a which_o be_v leave_v upon_o the_o water_n of_o the_o seethe_a of_o netes_n foot_n call_v common_o foot_n seam_n cramp_n be_v pass_v good_a for_o the_o stiffness_n or_o starkenesse_n of_o the_o sinew_n or_o joint_n for_o the_o cramp_n and_o such_o like_a and_o if_o you_o mix_v a_o little_a aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la withal_o it_o be_v a_o very_a good_a ointment_n for_o any_o ache_n for_o the_o sciatica_n or_o cold_a gout_n as_o i_o have_v often_o prove_v chap._n 155._o the_o preface_n to_o foul_a hitherto_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o beast_n and_o their_o part_n usual_o eat_v now_o i_o will_v entreat_v of_o bird_n and_o their_o part_n concern_v diet_n and_o if_o comparison_n be_v make_v between_o both_o general_o whether_o be_v light_a of_o digestion_n i_o say_v that_o the_o flesh_n of_o bird_n be_v much_o light_a than_o the_o flesh_n of_o beast_n and_o again_o that_o the_o flesh_n of_o those_o fowl_n which_o trust_v most_o to_o their_o wing_n and_o do_v breed_v in_o high_a country_n be_v light_a than_o the_o flesh_n of_o such_o as_o seldom_o 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be_v for_o leper_n 296._o and_o avicen_n affirm_v that_o the_o flesh_n of_o young_a hen_n augment_v understanding_n and_o clear_v the_o voice_n and_o increase_v the_o seed_n of_o generation_n that_o hen_n be_v best_a which_o as_o yet_o never_o lay_v egg_n and_o a_o fat_a hen_n full_a of_o egg_n be_v not_o the_o worst_a the_o poet_n horace_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o epicure_n set_v forth_o a_o way_n to_o make_v a_o hen_n tender_a upon_o the_o sudden_a in_o this_o wise_a sudden_a si_fw-mi vespertinus_fw-la subito_fw-la te_fw-la oppresserit_fw-la hospes_fw-la ne_fw-la gallina_fw-la minus_fw-la responset_fw-la dura_fw-la palato_fw-la doctus_fw-la eris_fw-la vivam_fw-la misto_fw-la mersare_fw-la falerno_n hoc_fw-la teneram_fw-la faciet_fw-la if_o guest_n come_v to_o thou_o at_o unwares_o in_o water_n mix_v with_o wine_n souse_v thou_o thy_o hen_n she_o will_v become_v short_a tender_a nesh_v and_o fine_a chicken_n chicken_n in_o summer_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v cocktel_n be_v 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subducenilâ—_n if_o you_o list_v to_o still_o a_o cock_n for_o a_o weak_a body_n that_o be_v in_o a_o consumption_n through_o long_a sickness_n or_o other_o cause_n you_o may_v do_v it_o well_o in_o this_o manner_n take_v a_o red_a cock_n that_o be_v not_o old_a dress_v he_o and_o cut_v he_o in_o quarter_n and_o bruise_v all_o the_o bone_n capon_n then_o take_v the_o root_n of_o fennell_n darce_o and_o succory_n violet_n leave_v and_o borage_n put_v the_o cock_n into_o a_o earthen_a pot_n which_o be_v good_a to_o stew_v meat_n in_o and_o between_o every_o quarter_n lie_v of_o the_o root_n and_o herb_n coran_n whole_a mace_n annise_v seed_n liquorise_v be_v scrape_v and_o slice_a and_o so_o fill_v up_o your_o pot_n then_o put_v in_o half_a a_o pint_n of_o rose_n water_n a_o quart_n of_o white_a wine_n or_o more_o two_o or_o three_o date_n make_v clean_a and_o cut_v in_o piece_n a_o few_o prune_n and_o raisin_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o if_o you_o put_v in_o certain_a piece_n of_o gold_n 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man_n put_v in_o a_o mean_a between_o a_o hen_n and_o a_o partridge_n it_o be_v a_o meat_n for_o prince_n and_o great_a estate_n and_o for_o poor_a scholar_n when_o they_o can_v get_v it_o chap._n 159._o of_o partridge_n digestion_n partridge_n of_o all_o fowl_n be_v most_o soon_o digest_v and_o have_v in_o he_o much_o nourishment_n it_o drive_v away_o the_o dropsy_n it_o comfort_v the_o stomach_n it_o make_v seed_n of_o generation_n and_o increase_v carnal_a lust_n and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o customable_a eat_n of_o this_o flesh_n comfort_v the_o memory_n wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o convenient_a meat_n for_o student_n &_o such_o as_o be_v weak_a and_o i_o will_v that_o every_o good_a student_n twice_o in_o a_o weak_a instead_o of_o his_o commons_o may_v have_v a_o
juice_n and_o nourish_v excellent_o chap._n 176._o the_o preface_n to_o fish_n thus_o much_o of_o flesh_n now_o concern_v fish_n which_o be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o our_o sustenance_n in_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o that_o flesh_n may_v be_v more_o plentiful_a and_o better_a cheap_a two_o day_n in_o the_o week_n that_o be_v friday_n and_o saturday_n be_v special_o appoint_v to_o fish_n and_o now_o of_o late_a year_n by_o the_o providence_n of_o our_o prudent_a princess_n elizabeth_n the_o wednesday_n also_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n restrain_v to_o the_o same_o order_n not_o for_o any_o religion_n or_o holiness_n suppose_v to_o be_v in_o the_o eat_n of_o fish_n rather_o than_o of_o flesh_n but_o only_o for_o a_o civil_a policy_n as_o i_o have_v say_v that_o as_o god_n have_v create_v both_o for_o man_n use_n so_o both_o be_v use_v or_o refrain_v at_o certain_a season_n may_v by_o that_o intercourse_n be_v more_o abundant_a and_o no_o doubt_n if_o all_o day_n appoint_v for_o 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day_n appoint_v as_o to_o use_v it_o at_o their_o pleasure_n at_o other_o season_n but_o such_o be_v the_o selfewill_n of_o some_o and_o voluptuousness_n of_o many_o in_o this_o our_o own_o licentious_a time_n that_o without_o any_o reasonable_a cause_n or_o sufficient_a authority_n only_o to_o satisfy_v their_o fleshly_a lust_n they_o will_v eat_v flesh_n at_o all_o time_n and_o season_n yea_o some_o in_o contempt_n of_o all_o good_a order_n and_o as_o it_o be_v despise_v all_o kind_n of_o fish_n as_o though_o god_n have_v not_o create_v fish_n for_o our_o food_n as_o well_o as_o flesh_n wilful_o misorder_n themselves_o in_o this_o behalf_n but_o this_o kind_n of_o people_n have_v need_v to_o sail_v to_o the_o island_n antycyra_n according_a to_o the_o old_a proverb_n to_o have_v their_o melancholy_n strong_o purge_v least_o in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o become_v stark_o mad_a but_o the_o reformation_n hereof_o i_o refer_v to_o the_o godly_a magistrate_n and_o return_v to_o my_o 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and_o flow_v be_v better_a than_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v take_v in_o the_o dead_a or_o south_n sea_n wherefore_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v take_v about_o this_o our_o country_n of_o britain_n must_v needs_o be_v very_o wholesome_a and_o true_a it_o be_v as_o doctor_z board_n witness_v in_o his_o dietary_n who_o be_v a_o great_a traveller_n fish_n that_o no_o nation_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v better_a serve_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o fish_n both_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o fresh_a water_n than_o britain_n and_o as_o i_o have_v say_v of_o sea_n fish_n so_o i_o say_v of_o fresh_a water_n fish_n that_o to_o be_v best_a which_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o deep_a water_n run_v swift_o towards_o the_o north_n better_a stony_a in_o the_o bottom_n clean_a from_o weed_n whereunto_o run_v no_o filth_n nor_o ordure_n come_v from_o town_n or_o city_n for_o that_o which_o be_v take_v in_o muddy_a water_n in_o stand_v pool_n in_o fen_n mote_n and_o ditch_n make_v much_o phlegm_n and_o ordure_n and_o here_o occasion_n be_v offer_v to_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o the_o old_a english_a proverb_n touch_v the_o choice_n of_o fish_n fish_n which_o be_v that_o young_a flesh_n and_o old_a fish_n do_v man_n best_o feed_v how_o it_o be_v verify_v in_o flesh_n i_o have_v declare_v before_o now_o concern_v fish_n i_o say_v that_o old_a fish_n be_v not_o always_o the_o best_a for_o if_o fish_n be_v of_o a_o firm_a and_o hard_a substance_n than_o it_o be_v better_a young_a than_o old_a as_o a_o young_a pike_n or_o a_o young_a perch_n be_v better_a than_o a_o old_a but_o if_o it_o be_v of_o a_o soft_a and_o open_a substance_n theâ—_n the_o elder_a be_v the_o better_a as_o a_o old_a eel_n be_v wholesome_a than_o a_o young_a as_o some_o say_v which_o my_o interpretation_n be_v approve_v in_o sco_n sal._n 30._o si_fw-mi pisces_fw-la molles_fw-la sunt_fw-la magno_fw-la corpore_fw-la tâ—lles_fw-la si_fw-mi pisces_fw-la duri_fw-la pâ—rvi_fw-la sunt_fw-la plus_fw-la valitâ—ri_fw-la but_o now_o what_o sort_v of_o fish_n be_v most_o wholesome_a for_o man_n body_n may_v well_o appear_v by_o the_o verse_n follow_v where_o be_v reckon_v ten_o sort_n as_o principal_a in_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n lucius_z &_o perca_fw-la &_o saxanlis_fw-la &_o albina_n â—encha_fw-la sonus_n plagitia_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la carpa_fw-la galbio_fw-it truta_fw-mi chap._n 177._o of_o the_o pike_n of_o which_o ten_o sort_n the_o first_o be_v a_o pike_n which_o be_v call_v the_o king_n and_o tyrant_n of_o other_o fish_n because_o he_o not_o only_o devour_v fish_n of_o other_o kind_n but_o also_o of_o his_o own_o kind_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o verse_n follow_v lucius_n est_fw-la piscis_fw-la rex_fw-la atque_fw-la tyrannus_fw-la aquarum_fw-la the_o pickerel_n or_o pike_n be_v of_o firm_a and_o hard_a substance_n yet_o give_v clean_a and_o pure_a nourishment_n the_o dress_n as_o well_o of_o this_o fish_n as_o of_o all_o other_o i_o refer_v to_o the_o art_n of_o cookery_n the_o second_o be_v a_o 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