Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	milk_n	mother_n	nurse_n	1,927	5	11.0820	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89219	Healths improvement: or, Rules comprizing and discovering the nature, method, and manner of preparing all sorts of food used in this nation. Written by that ever famous Thomas Muffett, Doctor in Physick: corrected and enlarged by Christopher Bennet, Doctor in Physick, and fellow of the Colledg of Physitians in London.	Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604.; Bennet, Christopher, 1617-1655.	1655 (1655)	Wing M2382; Thomason E835_16; ESTC R202888	187,851	309

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he_o will_v have_v poison_v himself_o be_v by_o his_o son_n pharnaces_n villainy_n betray_v to_o lucullus_n he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o kill_v himself_o by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o frenchman_n plin._n lib._n 23._o cap._n 9_o 10._o all_o which_o caution_n be_v particular_o set_v down_o by_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n though_o scatter_o and_o by_o piece_n in_o several_a place_n that_o i_o need_v not_o add_v to_o his_o own_o word_n which_o i_o have_v aphoristical_o set_v down_o in_o these_o sentence_n follow_v because_o no_o man_n ever_o do_v the_o like_a 3._o 1._o let_v every_o man_n take_v heed_n what_o quality_n his_o meat_n be_v of_o for_o custom_n beget_v another_o nature_n and_o the_o whole_a constitution_n of_o body_n may_v be_v change_v by_o diet._n 2._o we_o shall_v take_v those_o kind_n of_o meat_n which_o be_v best_a for_o our_o own_o particular_a body_n for_o our_o own_o particular_a age_n temperature_n distemperature_n &_o complexion_n for_o as_o every_o particular_a member_n of_o the_o body_n be_v nourish_v with_o a_o several_a juice_n so_o labourer_n and_o idle_a person_n child_n and_o stripling_n old_a man_n and_o yond_o man_n cold_a and_o hot_a body_n phlegmatic_a and_o choleric_a complexion_n must_v have_v divers_a diet_n 2._o 3._o young_a hot_a strong_a and_o labour_a man_n stomach_n may_v feed_v of_o meat_n give_v both_o a_o hard_a and_o a_o gross_a juice_n as_o beife_n bacon_n poudred-flesh_n and_o fish_n hard_a cheese_n rye-bread_n and_o hard_a egg_n etc._n etc._n which_o may_v nourish_v slow_o and_o be_v concoct_v by_o degree_n for_o if_o they_o shall_v eat_v thing_n of_o light_a nourishment_n as_o veal_n lamb_n capon_n chicken_n poacht-eg_n partridge_n pheasant_n or_o plover_n etc._n etc._n either_o their_o meat_n will_v be_v too_o soon_o digest_v or_o else_o whole_o 36._o convert_v into_o choler_n contrariwise_o milk_n be_v fit_a for_o young_a child_n tender_a flesh_n for_o they_o that_o be_v grow_v and_o liquid_a meat_n for_o such_o as_o be_v sick_a of_o sharp_a disease_n furthermore_o if_o any_o man_n bowel_n or_o body_n be_v too_o dry_a a_o moist_a diet_n of_o supping_n and_o boil_a meat_n yield_v he_o a_o remedy_n but_o if_o it_o be_v too_o moist_a all_o his_o meat_n and_o diet_n must_v tend_v to_o dryness_n 7._o 4._o sweet_a meat_n be_v unfit_a for_o young_a child_n and_o young_a man_n and_o hot_a stomach_n for_o they_o corrupt_v child_n tooth_n and_o turn_v most_o into_o choler_n in_o young_a man_n stomach_n but_o they_o be_v good_a for_o old_a man_n and_o cold_a complexion_n yea_o honey_n itself_o agree_v with_o they_o 25_o 5_o bitter_a meat_n engender_v choler_n and_o burn_v blood_n give_v no_o general_a nourishment_n to_o the_o whole_a howsoever_o they_o be_v acceptable_a to_o some_o one_o part_n ult_n 6._o sharp_a spice_n which_o i_o have_v particular_o name_v before_o in_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o