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A17165	The gouernment of health: a treatise written by William Bullein, for the especiall good and healthfull preseruation of mans bodie from all noysome diseases, proceeding by the excesse of euill diet, and other infirmities of nature: full of excellent medicines, and wise counsels, for conseruation of health, in men, women, and children. Both pleasant and profitable to the industrious reader	Bullein, William, d. 1576.	1595 (1595)	STC 4042; ESTC S107022	73,365	190

The Gouernment of Health A Treatise written by William Bullein for the especiall good and healthfull preseruation of mans bodie from all noysome diseases proceeding by the excesse of euill diet and other infirmities of Nature full of excellent medicines and wise counsels for conseruation of health in men women and children Both pleasant and profitable to the industrious Reader LONDON Printed by Valentine Sims dwelling in Adling street at the signe of the white Swan neare Bainards castel 1595. To the right worshipfull sir Thomas Hilton knight Baron of Hilton and Captaine of the king and Queens maiesties castel of Tinmouth William Bullein wisheth encrease of worship and health QVintus Curtius the famous writer of the great battels that king Alexander the sonne of Philip of Macedonie had agaynst the most noble and rich king of the Medes and Persians called Darius right worshipful sir declareth that when one Philip the Phisition vnto the said king Alexander and his most trustie subiect by sodain chaunce the king fell sore sicke to the great heauines of all his royall armie at which time with all speede this phisition did prepare a medicine most excellent for his souereigne Lord whom he so dearely loued to this end that the great vertue thereof might preuent his present sicknesse and immenent danger but malicious spite that wretched enemie which neuer sleepeth but watcheth euer to bring vertue and good fame to destruction Immediatly before this gentle Philip did present himselfe vnto the king with his medicine Letters were sent to king Alexander containing that the said Philip was corrupted so with money from king Darius that he had put most deadly poison and vncurable venom into Alexanders medicin The king perusing the letters kept them secret vntill he had drunke his medicin and immediatly hee tooke his phisition by the hand and deliuered him the letters that he might reade them hauing in him so great confidence that he did in no maner of case mistrust him The cause why I haue alledged this most worthy prince king Alexander and his excellent phisition Philip is to declare the great trust in the one and the fidelitie in the other not forgetting the shamelesse conditions of the flattering Parasites which euer walke with two faces in one hood bearing fire in the one hand and water in the other sowers of discord reapers of mischiefe which be alwayes enemies vnto the disciples of Philip whose venemous stings can not hurt them which euer haue in store the precious Iewell of pacience and arme themselues to doe good to euerie good man for the preseruation of their liues by the true rules of the Gouernment of health which here I am so bold to present vnto your worship For whereas there lacketh gouernment in a common wealth the people doe eftsoones fall into ruine The ships that lacke good gouernance oftentimes be cast away vpon sands and rocks And therefore there is nothing vnder heauen that hath life but if it lacke good gouernment it will quickly fall into vtter decay For like as the Creator of all things hath formed the bodies of all men into the goodliest shapes of euery liuing thing that euer was or euer shall be euen so hee hath ordained for man hearbes fruits rootes seeds plants gums oyles precious stones beasts foules fishes for the preseruation of health to be moderately vsed with discretion which peserueth the bodie in good estate without whose vertues the bodies cannot liue for they bee the nourishers of life But misusing or abusing them bringeth to the bodie many diseases as rheumes cathers dropsies impostumes gowts flixes opilations vertigoes blindnesse ruptures fransies with many mo noisome diseases which come thorowe the corruption of meats and ill aire For what auaileth riches honours costly buildings faire apparell with all the pompe of this worlde and to bee honoured of the people and in the meane time to bee eaten with wormes in the breast or in the bellie consumed with Agues tormented with gowtes sorenesse bone-ach c. Well I thinke an whole Codrus is better than a sicke Mydas And seeing that to possesse health is better than to gouerne golde insomuch that health maketh men more happie stronger and quieter than all maner of riches lacking health as example Great princes noble men men of great substance when they be wrapped and enclosed with many and sundry sicknesses and in dayly daungers of death in their extreme paines and passions they do more greatly couet one drop of health than a whole tunne of gold crying out for the helpe and counsell of the Phisition Whom Iesus Siracke in his godly booke did counsell all wise men to honour and whom the almightie God did create and ordaine for the infirmitie of mankinde and also medicine for his helpe and that no wise man should despise them Therefore yet againe right worshipfull knight I shall most humbly desire you to accept the good will of him which wisheth the yeares of your prosperous life and health to be equall to Nestor Arganton and Galen whose liues were long healthfull and happie And thus wishing the dayly encrease of your worship with continuall health to Gods pleasure who euer be your guide and gouernor Amen Your worships to commaund William Bullein THis booke to prayse I will not be curious Let the wise Reader with iudgement discus The sunne neede no candel to giue it more light The Eagle requier none to teach him his flight Ech fruits hath their taste and forth witnesse bring From what trees they came and had their growing So is this worke a manifest seale Of great commendacion to which I appeale The beginning scope and ende of the counsell Health to preferre and sicknesse expell Such matter digesting as they do assende Applying good medicines those euils to a mende With hearbes that doth binde or else be expulsiue Vicious humours to correct and out driue Diseases thus ●anished and health brought in place Thou maiest liue quietly and finish thy race If death then shall come whereto thou must trust Thy soule shallbe safe let him dooe his worst quod R. B. FINIS ¶ A Table of the contents of of this Booke of the Gouernement of health THe Epistle   Verses in meeter against surfetting commending moderate diet   Verses in praise of the Book Of the Epicures lif● Fol. 1 Heliogabalus court fitte for Epicures ibidem Belly gods plagued 2 Fruites of inordinate banquets ib. Variety of opinions ib. An obiection against physicke ib. God author of phisicke 3 God ordained hearbs for the health of men ib. The praise of Phisicke 4 A definition of phisicke ib. Sundry sectes of phisitions 5 Phisicke diuided into fiue partes ib. The discription of the foure complexions 6 The discription of the foure lements 7 Creatures compound of mo elements than one 8 Elements felt not seen ib. The 4 complexions diuided into foure quarters of the yeere ib. Meates and medicines bee knowen ● The bringing vp of children 10 Best time