amending or preseruing the bodies of men women and children c. Ioh. It seemeth to be a goodly science Hum. Herodotus sayeth they greatly erre that call it a Science for it is an excellent Art in doing of notable things And science is but to know thinges There is also in this excelleÌ„t art sundry sectes of phisicions some be called Emperici who suppose that only experience doeth suffise and so by vse and experience dooe take in hande to heale diseases not knowing the cause of the said disease or sickenes Philinus was one of that secte at the first beginning Then folowed Serapion and after that the Apolonis And then came Glaucius Menadotus Sextus c. Another kinde of phisicions be called Methodici which neither obserue tyme place age state nor condition think them things of smal profit but onely their respect is to their disease they loue not loÌ„g study in phisick are greatly deceyued because they would build without foundation and haue the fruits before they haue planted the trées These mens cures bee but by chaunce medly One Sirus began this which receyued certaine rules of Asclepiades The chiefe and best sect of Phisitions called Dogmatici These be the wise men which set not the cart before the horse nor the rootes of the trées vpward They doe prudently consider the chaunge of mans nature the dwelling place the alteration of the aire the time of the yeare the custome of people the maners of diseases the fashions of mens diet And this they will proue by true arguments and reasons and will bee verie carefull for their patientes· The disciples of those men be the best scholers therefore I counsell thee Iohn to loue wel Hippocrates the prince of Phisicions which began the best maner to giue rules to al the louers of phisicke Of this writeth Galen much lauding Hippocrates and his followers and in these daies Leonhardus Futchius Matheolus c. Ioh. Seeing thou hast spoken of sundrie partes of Phisitions I pray thee what partes be there of phisicke Hum. Truly there be fiue thinges to be noted in phisicke as fiue principall parts as Galen saith in lib. de Elementis The first is to consider the nature of mans bodie The second is to kéepe the bodie in health and to defend it from sickenes and infirmities The third is to know all the causes rules and seedes whereof the sicknes doth grow The .iiii is Crises or iudgemeÌ„t of the disease of thinges present past and to come The fifth is the best and most excelleÌ„t for it sheweth the maner of healing dieting fashion order and way to helpe the sicke bodie and preserue the same as long as man doth remaine in the state of life Ioh. Thou hast spoken of the partes of phisicke what is the forme maner or distribution thereof Hum. It is distributed in 3. formes one is natural another vnnatural the iii. against nature The first is by those things whereof the body is compact constituted or made as Galen saith in his .iii. booke of his Temperamentis Cap. 4. The second is called not natural as meates or things to preserue the bodie 〈◊〉 health they be not called vnnaturall because they be against the bodie but because the 〈◊〉 taking or glotonous vsing of theÌ„ may bring many thinges to the vtter destruction of the bodie The third bee things against nature which doth corrupt the bodie or poâ—â—on nature wherof Galen writeth Ioh. Now thou hast taught me short rules of the partes and formes phisicall I pray thee shewe me some pretie rules of the complections of men and that I may aptly knowe them with their properties elements temperaments and humours Hum. Upon my Lute some time to recreate my selfe I ioine with my simple harmonie many plaine verses Among all other one small song of the foure complections wilt thou heare it take that chaire and sit downe and I I will teach thee my song Ioh. I thanke thee Humfrey The bodies where heat and moysture dwel Be sanguine folkes as Galen tell With visage faire and cheekes rose ruddy The sleepes is much dreames be bluddy Pulse great and full with digestion fine Pleasantly concocting flesh and wine Excrements aboundant with anger short Laughing very much and finding sport Vrine grosse with colour red Pleasant folkes at boord and bed Where cold with moisture preuaileth much Flegmatike folks be alwaies such Fatnes softnes haire plaine and right Narrow veines and colour white Dull of wit no heart too bold Pulse very sloâ— disgestion cold Sleeping ouer much vrine grosse and pale Spittle white and thicke thus ends the tale Choler is hot and drie as fire Leannesse of lims and puffed with ire Costiue bellies with lite sleepe Dreames of fier or wounds deepe Sallowe coloured or tawâ—ie red Feeding on salt meats and crustes of bread Voice sharpe and quickenes of wit Vrine yellow and saltnes of spit Pulses swift and verie strong Cruell countenance not anger long Melancholy is cold and very drie As here in rime the signes will trie Haire plaine and verie thin A leane wretch with hardnes of skin Colour whitelie or like to lead Much watch and dreames of dread And stiffe in folish fantasie Disgestion slowe and long angrie Fearefull of minde with watrie spitle Seldome laughing and pulse little Vrine waterie and verie thin The colde earth to him is kin Ioh. This is a good song and I will learne it for though it seeme not verie pleasant yet I perceiue it is profitable Now thou hast spoken of the signes of the .4 complections I praie thee teach mee shortly howe to knowe the elements Hum. They be the foure beginners vnmingled and vntempered from whose mixtures euerie corporall thing hath his substance Ioh. What be the partes I pray thee tel me Hum. Foure the one is earth the heauiest matter and grossest which is colde drie and melancholy And the other is water which is lighter and more subtil then the earth and of nature is cold moist and fleugmeticke Then is ayre more purer and lighter then water and if it bée not altered with any other straunge cause it is hot and moist and sanguine Then fier is most light pure and cleare a clarifier and a clenser of al the other elementes when they are corrupted and is of his owne nature hote drie and cholericke And of these foure Elements both man beast fishes foule hearbe stone mettall haue their proper working not of one of the Elementes alone but of all some more and some lesse according to their natures Hippocrates saieth after the soule is gone from the bodie the body doeth returne to the first matter whereof it was made And to conclude all things that be made vpon earth shall returne vnto the earth againe in tyme. Ioh. What might not men beasts fish or foule hearbe or tree bee of one element aswell
to prouide for age 11 The description of the foure humors 12 Men hote but womens tongues hoter 13 Al things bringeth their apparell with him man onlie except 14 A definition of meÌ„bers 15 A part called by the name of the whole ib. What anotomy is 16 Foure things considered in the body of man ib. Against dropsie 18 Helping the Emerodes ib. Thernia excelleÌ„t triacle ib. Capers good ib. Miracle helpeth when phisicke faileth 19 Time for al things ib. Of bloud letting 20 Vsurpation 21 Morning best to let blod ib. Of meats medicines ib. Best time to purge 21. Vomites their profits 22 Custome in vomiting il ib. Of bathings and their properties ib. Discommodities by common hot houses ib. Afore bathing vse good ointments ib. Perillous to bathe vppon an empty stomacke ib. Of neesing 23 Of suppositers ib. Boxing good for the body ib. Of glisters ib. Manupractitioners ib. Beastes and birdes vse pruning c. ib. Hot water vnwholsome 24 Frication wholsome ib. Combing the head ib. Cutting off haire and paring nailes ib. Consideration to be had in eating ib. A cause why the soul departeth from the body 25 To eate both flesh and fish together hurteth the flegmatike ib. Diuerse sorts of meates corrupt the body ib. Good diet prolonges life 26 What meats doe cause good bloud ib. To goe to bed with empty stomacke hurts ib. An order in dieting ib. An order for them that bee sicke 27 Of sirrops and drinkes 28 As the complexion is so man desireth ib. Moderate walke after meat profiteth ib. To helpe digestion by diuers waies 29 A note which be the wholsomest aires to dwel in 30 What aires doe corrupt the bloud ib. Corrupt aire bringeth sun dry diseases ib. Feruent praier vnto God doeth mitigate his wrath ib. Sweete aires to be made in time of sickenesse ib. What situation is best for an house 31 Pleasant people ib. Moderate exercise a soueraigne thing ib. What profite commeth by exercise 32 Vse maketh labour easie ib. Idlenes the mother of mischiefe ib. Of exercise before meare ib. Of sleepe and weaking 33 To sleepe after dinner hurteth ib. To sleepe on the right side best 34 Lodging to bee kept cleane ib. To sleepe in fields is hurtful ib. The cause of the stone ib. Remedies for the stone 35 Of vrines with the colours therof and the iudgements ib. Contents in vrine bee the chiefe things to know diseases by 36 Of stooles and the iudgement of the colours thereof ib. Of doctor Diet Quiet and Meriman 37 Better to lacke riches than to want quietnes mirth ib. Many apt similitudes for the same ib. Poore mens pleasure 38 The torments of the mind ib. Thought killeth many ib. Ire is a grieuous passion ib. Diuels incarnate ib. A good face in a glasse ib. Better to be spited than pitied in some case 39 The vertues of Wormewood 40 The propertie of Annis seed ib. The vertue of Mouse are ib. Of Chickweed 41 The properties of sorrel ib. The properties of plantain ib. Of Camomel and his propertie 42 Of Sage and his propertie ib. Of Polipodio and his propertie 43 Of horehound and his properties ib. Of veruen and his properties ib. Of Rew or hearbe grace ib. The properties of Burnet 44 The properties of Dandelion ib. Of Spinage ib. Of Cucumbers ib. Garlike his propertie 45 Onions ib. Lettis and his propertie 46 Mints their properties ib. Fenel and his properties 47 Isope and his operation ib. Sencion his operation ib. Parcely his operation 48 Mugwort and his propertie ib. Of cabbage ib. Philopendula and his operation 49 Agremony and his operation ib. Of Dragon ib. The vertue of violets ib. Of the white lillie and his operation ib. Centory of his vertue 50 Rosemary ib. Peniroyall and his operation ib. Of mustard and his operation 51 The vertue of buglosse ib. The vertue of Basil ib. Roses their vertues 52 Sauory and his vertue ib. Time and his vertue ib Parcely and saxifrage and their operations ib. Liuerwort and his operation ib. Bitony and of his vertue 53 Beetes and their vertue ib. Maidenhaire his vertu ib. Nelilot and his vertue ib. Pease and beanes and their operation 54 Of hutles and tares ib. Leekes their properties ib. Of radish and other rootes ib. Hearbs ingender melancholy ib. Good things to disgest choler 55 To purge choler ib. To disgest fleugme ib. To purge melancholy 56 To prouoke vrine ib. Comforts for the braines to smell on ib. Things good to stoppe the flixe ib. Good thinges to prouoke neesing ib. Good things to comfort the heart ib. Figges and dates ib. Of peares 57 The friers peare ib. Of apples ib. A medicine for the small pox 58 Of peaches ib. Of quinces ib. Of cherries 59 Of grapes ib. Sweete prunes laxatiue ib. Of Barberies medlers 60 Of Capers ib. Of Biefe ib. Remedy for the flix ib. How to help disgestion 61 A medicine for the eies ib. Porke and his operation ib. The description of swine ib. Beasts haue no reason 62 Puddings of swine ib. A plaister of Saint Anthonies fire 63 Of rammes weathers and lambes ib. Of redde and fallow deeres flesh 64 Of hares and conies their properties ib. A medicine for bloudy eies 65 Of cockes hennes and capons ib. Of geese 66 The properties of great foules ib. Of the flesh of duckes ib. Of pigeons and doues ib. Of the flesh of peacocks 67 Rosted pigeons ib. Of the flesh of cranes ib. Of swannes flesh ib. Of herons bittors or shouels ib. Of partriches sesants and quailes c. ib. The properties of smal birds 68 The operation of fishes ib. The best feeding for fish 69 Soone labour after eating fish hurteth ib. Fat fish grose ib. The election of fish 70 Crauises and crabs ib. Of oile ib. Of water ib. What kinde of water is best 71 Of vineger ib. Of common salt 72 Of hony ib. Bees example to vs ib. Of milke 73 Milke not good for ful stomackes 74 Of Butter and Cheese ib. Of egges 75 Of wine ib. Heate of excesse in drinking 76 Beere and Ale ib. Breade of all sorts 77 Rise 78 Almonds ib. Walnuts ib. Filberds 79 Nutmegs ib. Of Cloues Galingale and Pepper ib. A practice ib. Callamus ib. Of triacle 83 Of methridatum ib. Of saffron ib. A regiment of the pestileÌ„ce 84 Good aire ib. Noone sleepe 85 Of sleepe ib. Exercise ib. Of mirth ib. Signes of the pestilence ib. MithridatuÌ„ andromachi 86 FINIS The Gouernement of Health Iohn OF al pleasures and pastimes mee thinke there is none like vnto good cheere what shoulde a man doe but passe away the time with good fellowes and make merrie seeing we haue but a time to liue cast away care wherefore is meate and bellies ordained but the one to serue the other The flesh that we dayly encâ—â—â—se is our owne Abstinence and fasting is a mightie enemie and nothing pleasant to mee and bee vsed of very fewe that loue
bloud letting will then engender perillous palsies as verie excellent Phisitions haue well declared And after one be infected with the pestilence xxiiii houres before hee haue receyued medicine or bloud letting miracle helpeth him but truly no medicine hath vertue to doe it Ioh. This same figure although it appeareth in many bookes yet verie fewe do vnderstand it in all points such be the secrete workes of nature And whereas thou hast well spoken of some veynes and apt medicines for the body I woulde faine see the true forme and shape of the bones Hum. Oh Iohn it were a long time to shewe the singular members with compounds as Galen doth in his booke of the partes and bones It requireth onely one worke but I haue taken in hand to teach thee but a Gouernment of health notwithstanding at thy request I will briefly rehearse the number of the bones no lesse true than newe which is the verie timber or postes whereupon our fraile flesh is builded beginning in our mothers wombes and ending in earth the mother of all things And as the noble prince Auicen affirmeth the number of all the bones be two hundred fourty and foure beside Sasamina Os laude Ioh. Thou hast spoken of the opening of veynes and medicins conuenient to cleanse the bloud with the number of bones but thou hast not spoken of conuenient time when to let blood nor of the state or age of them whose veynes should be opened Therefore I would be glad to learne not onely time of bloud-letting but also of purging the belly vomits bathings neesings and rubbing of the bodie c. Hum. Euery thing hath his time conuenient and must bee done with sober discretion and not with rash ignorance which killeth an infinite number Therefore the cause must be knowne and the time obserued as Galen writeth in the Commentarie of the Afforismes of Hippocrates manie bodies be extinguished by suddē death in whom is extreme fulnesse or aboundance For aboundance of blood or any other humor sayth Aristotle is the cause of many sickenesses and those men that vse much gluttonie in Winter shall bee apt to receyue manie diseases in the Spring time Therefore when the bodie hath extreme heat fulnes of veynes flushing with sodain rednesse in the face grosse and red vrine and such burning heate in the night that let the sleepe c then it is tyme to euacuate the bodie with some purgation bloud letting or abstinence as the strength and age of the patient will serue For manie diseases be helped by discrete bloud letting as Plurises hot Feuers Frensies Repletion or Surfets taken with ouermuch eating or drinking as Galen sayeth The letting of bloud dryeth vppe the superfluous moysture of the bellie helpeth memorie purgeth the bladder quieteth y e braine warmeth the marrow openeth the organs of hearing helpeth digestion induceth sleepe c. Unto this agréeth Rasis saying it helpeth greatly against Leprosie Squinances Appoplexes Pestilences c. But olde men children or women with childe ought not to be let bloud nor also those people that dwell in colde regions may not be let bloud because the bloud is the chief warmer of nature The people that dwell in hot regions if they be letten bloud it will dry their bodies for blood is the chiefe moister of nature Therefore is the heate of Sommer and the coldnesse of Winter forbidden to open veynes or let bloud except for a stripe or sudden chaunce as Rasis sayth the spring of the yeare is the chiefe time to let bloud in the right arme or right foote in the veyne called Mediana Which veyne must bee opened aswell at other times in the beginning of sicknesses as hot feuers and plurisies c. as Basilica should bee opened in the middle or toward the ende of a sickenesse Purgations ought to bee ministred with great discretion and not rashly to be taken for euerie trifle as thou hast heard me speake of bloud letting So obserue the selfe same rules in purgation as time person qualitie or quantitie For Hippocrates sayeth without doubt it is needfull to purge the superfluitie of the bodie As if bloud doe abound to take things to purge blood If fleugme be superfluous then take things to cleanse his superfluitie If choler bée too ardent hote vse things to extinguish If melancholy be too extreme then taste things to bring him into a meane And not to purge one humour with the medicines of an other but to take them in due order and aptnes For the said humors as Valarius Cordus Mesue and Nicholas teach the maner of making of the most excellent purgations with their quantities And as in blood letting sléepe must bee auoyded for viii or xii houres after them so when your purgations be taken aire is to be auoided and to be kept close for ii or thrée daies or more as the malice of the disease or power of the purgations be the counsaile of Rasis must bee followed which sayth oftentimes to take Purgations or laxatiue medicines doeth make the bodie weake and apt to the Feuer ethicke and specially in verie leane or weake persons they that bee verie fat haue small guts and veynes purgations bee verie noisome vnto them But strong bodies hauing large vessels may sustaine purgations without any hurt but strong purgations either in pils or potions if they any thing do excéede be verie hurtfull therefore the doces or quantities may not excéede And also they must bee made as pleasant as Art can doe them vnlesse they offend the stomacke Hippocrates giueth counsell that men should not mingle medicins with meate but to take them thrée or foure hours before meat or else so long after Unlesse they bee pils called Antecibum which may bée taken at the beginning of supper or else Pilli chochi a little before sléepe two hours after supper The best time of purgations is in the spring time as the doctors doth affirme the apt dayes and signes are commonly knowne in the English Almanacks calculated into English As in the writings of master Leonard Digges and of William Kenningham a learned student both in Astronomie and Phisicke with manie mo good men that taketh paynes to profite the common wealth There is another maner of purging of the bodie by vomit for it clenseth from the midriffe vpward if they haue large brests and be cholericke persons It is good against dropsies leprosies better in summer than in winter as Hippocrates saith and wholsomer one houre before supper than at any other time and not to be vsed as a custome for the custome of vomits hurteth greatly the head and eies and maketh the stomack so féeble that it will scant beare anie meates or drinkes but eftsoones cast them vp again They which haue narrowe throtes and breastes and long neckes vomits be neither apt nor good for them And Auicen saith that vomits
strong trauel soone after meate which coruption of disgestion is the mother of all diseases and the beginner of all infirmities as Auicen reporteth And if you see this will not helpe to disgest your ingorged full stomake then prouoke your selfe to sleepe lying vppon your right side leauing toward your breast and belly laying your warme hand vpon your breast as Auerois saith the power of disgestion is made strong when a man sléepeth For naturall heat that is drawen inwardly with warmnes or heat hath power to digest But if sleepe ease you not prouoke vomit or fast it out and this is the counsell of many learned men For it is no meruaile although many meates corrupt one man which be of sundrie and diuers workinges in the stomake liuer and veine for the qualities doe hinder nature as much as the quantities And take heed these signes and euill tokens be not found in youth The paines of all your members with idlenes and wearines to go or moue your bodie Sodayne great blushing or rednesse in your face veines swelled and puffed vp red vryne and grosse skinne exteÌ„ded or stretched out with fulnes like a blowen bladder and ful pulses small desire to meat il rest griefe in sléepe séeming in sléep to beare some intollerable burden or dreaming to be spéechlesse these be the euill dangerous tokens of replection And of this I giue you warning for it hath slaine as manie by aboundance as hunger hath killed through scarcitie Ioh. I haue heard say that holsome aire is a great comfort to mans nature but corrupt ayre doth much harme I shall require you therefore to tell me of the good and the bad aire that I may learne to vse the good and refuse the bad Hum. Galen in lib. de Sectis saieth A wise phisicion ought to know the natures of men of waters of aire of regions and dwellings generally particularly to thy self being a naturall English man of birth and education this land is very temperat Howbeit our dwellinges in this land be variable as fennes marishes woods heithes valleis playnes and rockie places and neare the sea side But the said Galen geueth counsell in his regiment of health saying a good aire which is pure and holsome is that which is not troubled in standing water pooles Therefore marish grounds and places where hempe and flax is rotten dead carrions be cast or multitudes of people dwelling together or houses enuironed with standing waters whereinto iakes or sinks haue issues or wallowing of swine or carion vnburied or foule houses or such like places be dangerous corrupteth the bloud which is worse than infection of meate for the prince saith that al places of coÌ„cauets as sellers vaults holes of minerals where mettels be digged or houses or wals ioined togither where as the sun with reflexioÌ„ beateth in w c sodain heat whose absence bringeth cold this aire is distempered but pleasant clear aire swéete gardens goodly hilles in dayes temperat when one may sée far off These be good also there be certaine stars called infortunates in their exaltation whose influence bringeth corruption to creatures rot and pestileÌ„ce to man and beasts poisoning waters and killing of fish blasting of fruite in trées and corne in the fields infecting men with diuers diseases feuers palsies dropsies fransies falling sicknesses and leprosies Against the said influences al christian men must pray to God to be their defence for they be Gods instrumeÌ„ts to punish the earth Example we haue of mortall pestilence horrible feuers and sweating sicknes and of late a generall feuer that this land is often greatly plaged withall Then one must make a fire in euerie chimney within the house and burne swéete perfumes to purge this foule aire and now in conclusion to answere thy question for the health of dwelling Auicen saith to dwell vpon hils is cold And in vallies comprised with hilles is hote Upon a hill side against the north is cold and drie Towarde the west grose and moist verie subtill towardes the East And cleare and warme towards the South And Rasis saieth in his first booke Afforien A man dwelling néere the Sea side or great waters can not liue long nor cannot be without weaknes of members or blindnes but the best building of a house is vpon a drie ground and a hill towardes the west side and southwest dores and windowes open towards the east and north east hauing neere vnto the said house sweet springs of ruÌ„ning waters from stonie or chaulkie ground which is both pleasaunt and profitable to the house For Hippocrates saieth in his booke of Aire and Water the second chapter cities and townes which are placed toward the east be more sure then the townes builded towardes the north for temperat aire or winde and sicknesses be lesse And in the said book Auicen greatly commendeth pleasant riuers running towards the rising of the sunne the dwellers in such places sayeth he be fayre and well fauored smothe skinned cleare and sharpe voyces and thus to conclude with thée this shal suffise at this time what and where good and pleasant dwelling is Note also that thou must obserue aire in sicknes as thou must do meate in sicknes colde sicknesses warme aire drie sicknesses moist aire and so in the contraries to them that be sick and they that be hole aire of like qualitie is moist holsom they that haue long sicknesses chaunge of aire is a great helpe both in feuers dropsies falling sicknesses and rheumes Ioh. I haue found verie much disquietnes in my body when my sâ—ruants and labouring familie haue found case and yet wee are partakers of one aire Hum. The cause why thy labouring seruants in the fielde at plough pastures or woodde haue such good health is exercise labour and thy disquietnes commeth partly of idlenes and lack of trauell which moderatly vsed is a thing most soueraign to nature Ioh. I pray thee tel me some thing of exercise Hum. The well learned man Fulgentius saith that exercise is a file and chaufer of the heate naturall which chaseth away sléepe and consumeth superfluous strength Of the naturall vertues redeeming of time enemie vnto Idlenes due vnto yong men ioy of old men and to say the truth he which doth abstein from exercise shall lack the ioyes of health and quietnesse both of body and minde And Galen saieth in his regiment of health if wee will keepe perfite health wee must begin at labour and moderate trauell and then to our meate and drinke and so foorth to sléepe and this is the cause why hawkers shooters hunters and plowmen gardeners c. haue so good disgestion and strength of bodie Who be stronger armed men than Smithes because of the exercise of their armes stronger bodied than carpenters which lift great blockes and masons which doe beare great stones not onely in their youth but such men will take maruellous trauels in age which
of saffron mingled with a little swéete wine tempered in a very small vessell vpon the coles vntill it be partlie thicke or els incorporate altogither in a morter then roll them vp in small round pils vse to swallow half a dram of these pils two times a wéeke in the pestileÌ„ce time a mornings thrée hours before meate Another medicine tormentill gentian setwell of each one dram spikenarde drams 2. nasticke drams 3. bole armin drams 8. giue 2. drams to the patient or any that feare the plague in the water of Scabeas or Carduus Benedictus then drinke the broath of a chicken or pure wine to ripe the sore rost a great onion take out the core put in triacle and warme apply it to the place thrée or four times renued warme and oyle Oliue blacke sope sowre leauen lillie rootes of each like quantitie boyled together put in the inice of Rew and make a plaister this will breake the said sore Capons grease yolkes of egs swines grease barlie floure inséede in powder incorporated together wil make a good healing playster Emplastrum diachilon magnum descriptione filij Zacharia doth resolue and quench the hot vlcer But in the time of the plague trust not vrines FINIS The Epilogue HEre I haue presented vnto thee gentle reader a simple Gouernment of health beseeching thee most heartily for to accept it as an argument of my good will as one vnfeynedly that greatly doe couet the good estate and happie health of mankinde which by dayly casualties surfets and age do decay and fall into many grieuous and painfull sicknesses For which cause although perhaps I cannot in all points answer to thy request in this little Regiment yet I shall desire thee to accept mee among the fellowship of the botchers which do helpe to repaire things that fall into ruine or decay Euen so bee the practitioners of phisicke no makers of men but when men doe decay through sicknesse then the counsell of the Phisition and the vertue of medicin is not to bee refused but most louingly to bee embraced as a chiefe friend in the time of aduersitie if thou readest this little booke and obserue it I trust it will pay as much as it doth promise And because I am a yong man I would not presume to take such a matter in hand although the wordes bee fewe but did consiliate and gather things together which of my selfe I haue practised and also read and noted in the workes of Hippocrates Galen Auicen Plinie Haliabas Auenzoer Rasis Dioscorides Leonhardus Futchius Conradus Gesnerus c. And thus I leaue thee to the companie of this my little booke wishing thee health and all them that shall reade it William Bullein Codrus Mydas Cap. 3â— Nestor Galen Arganton The Epicure desireth to liue altogither in bellie cheere Haeliogabalus court fit for belly gods The iust ceward of belly gods The fruites of inordinate banquets Uarietie of opinions among men An obiection against physicke God the authour of physicke The inestimable goodnes of God ordained hearbes for the health of man Salomon Eccle. 36. The praise and excellencie of phisicke Moises Adam Iesus Sirack cap. 38. Diodoro Test. Ouid. Meramor Chiron centaurus Podalirius Machaon Hippocrates Gallenuâ— Hippocrates in lib. de fla A definicion of physicke Hippocrates in primo Aphoris Theoricha Herodot Emperic Philinus Serapion Apolonii Methodici Asclepiades Dogmatici Hippocrates Galen de elemen de temp de facul Phisicke deuided into fiue partes Gal. lib â— de temp cap 4. Gal. in lib. 2 The 〈◊〉 methâ— The description of sanguine persons The description of the fleugmatike persons The description of the cholericks The description of Melancholie Hippocrates de Element Auic in cauteca The description of the .iiii. Elements Galen in li. 8. 〈◊〉 Hippocrates in lib. de na Ereaturs are compounded of more elements then one Elements felt and not seene Hippocrat in lib. de Natura humana Winter Spring Summer Haruest Auic in pâ—â— can Meates and medicine be knowne bâ—â—asting Colde Moist Salt Auic in pri â—ract â—antico Gal. lib. 1. cap. 2. lib. 2. cap. 3. lib. 4. cap. vlt. Sim. Med. Gal. lib. 5. Aphor. commen 9. An earnest briefe exhortation for the bringing vp of youth Galen in lib. Simp. The best time to prouide for age The foure humours naturall and vnnaturall are described Auicen in lib. can Galen in lib. 4. de tempor Galen in lib. 4. de tempor Arist. de Gene. Auicen Whether this be true let the married iudge Euery thing bringing his apparell with him sauing man A definition of members A part is called by the name of the whole and not the whole by the part What Annothomie is Foure things considered in the bodie of man Example Dropsy Helping the Emorodes Thereaca is an excellent triacle Use to eat Caâ—ers and take Pillule Iude Haly oâ— pillule de lapide Lazule Miracle helpeth but no medicine in this case Time for all things Hippo. in â— Affor 3. Aristot. in pri prob 56. Auic in 2. pri doct 2. cap. 6. Galen in lib. de flobothomia Rasis in 4. alman cap. 14. Rasis in 4. allmen cap. 14. The middle â—eyâ—e Hip. in 3. pri doct 2. cap. Vsurpation in medicine is euill In the morning is best to let bloud euill toward night Rasis in 4. alman cap. 15. Meates and medicines greeth not except pilsâ— before supper Time to purge Digges Kenningham Vomits and their profits Hip. Sent. in 4. Aphoris Custome of vomit weakneth the stomacke Auicen in 4. Pri. cap. 13. Of bathes and their properties The discommoditie of common hote houses To vse oyntments after bathings is good To bathe vpon an empty stomacke is perilous Of neesing Of suppositers Boxing doth much good to the bodye I will speake more of Glisters in my booke of healthful medicines Many practitioners of actes venerous Beasts and birdes vse frictions and â—â—nning them selues The profit which coÌ„meth in washing the handes with cold water Hot water is holsome to wash hands in Frication is holsom for the body Combing the head Cutting of haire and paring of nayles be comly for men A consideration to be had in eating and drinking A cause why the soule departeth from the body To eate both fish and flesh together hurteth the flegmatick Galen Hippocrates To féede of diuerse sorts of meats corrupteth the bodie Eccle. 27. A good diet prolongeth life What kinde of meates doe cause good blood What hurt commeth of an emptie stomacke when ye go to bed An order of dieting Galen me trite The Melancholie The Sanguine An order for the dieting of such as bee sicke of sharpe feners Of syrops and drinkes As the complexion is so man requireth The .iii. doctrine The .vii. chap. Moderat walk after meat â—rofiteth Galen in 6. de accedenti morbo i. cap. Auice in 13 theo 3. tract 3. cap. To helpe disgestion by diuers waies Hipo. in secundo Prim. doc 3. ca. 6 Haec signa declarant Note which