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A06820	A new booke, intituled, I am for you all, complexions castle as well in the time of the pestilence, as other times, out of the which you may learne your complexion, your disease incident to the same, and the remedies for the same. Published by Iames Manning, minister of the word.; I am for you all, complexions castle	Manning, James, minister at Wellingborough.	1604 (1604)	STC 17257; ESTC S109784	29,810	50

said of some children in whom excesse of raging dulnes craftines wantonnesse dropsie leprosie phrensie doe raigne while my parents slept and were not watchfull to purge their natures the enemie the malignant matter caused these tares of bad fruit to be sowne in me which except grace doe gouerne will exceede so as there will be little hope of any good fruit of me because my soyle is natural to bring forth bad fruit being thus caused by my parents quod natura mihi dedit aliernari nequeat except Gods holy angel watch ouer me and with the blast or breath of the holy spirit winnow away my corruption Now therfore it behooueth parents to be no lesse carefull to purge and make cleane their bodies from hurtfull humours the causes of ill effects then the husbandman hath to purge and cleanse his feede If we haue a trespasse or misdemeanour done in our goods or houses we seeke to amend it but if bad humours doe hazard our bodies and aduenture our bodies to bring forth bad fruit or infruitles before our time hazard death we deferre the ordinarie meanes disaduantaging nature and art her minister carelessely cutting off the number of our daies which God hath numbred in his fore-knowledge and by mediate meanes to be continued with our great care because he first cared for vs and daily continueth the same CHAP. 2. THe law of nature calleth for a speciall care and regard to preserue euery member in order for if shee be distempered in the least the principall members are disquieted and consequently the whole bodie then what speciall care ought man to haue in preseruing the naturall vitall and animall members the cause of increasing liuing moouing continuing and beeing not onely in office and dutie one for an other but all of them for man and man for his maker Many are not onely carelesse to helpe nature in her order but by excesse daily doe hurt her in themselues and others God hath giuen her to thee for thee in thee and with thee to continue his appointed time and hath made her a meanes to entertaine strength wisdome knowledge learning delights and pleasures all which doe lurke if shee doe lower all which doe leaue to be if shee be not to liue beeing the naturall life of man Iob. 34. v. 14. and in Levit. 17. v. 14. shee is called a spirit the next worthiest vnto the soule in the seruice of God thereupon it is said in the Psalme My soule doth magnifie the Lord and my spirit hath reioyced in God my Sauiour This spirit which is the vapour of blood and becommeth vitall and animall is the cage wherein the soule mooueth the liuer heart and head are the principall regions from whence the spirit into all other members and parts doe passe with the soules power and effect either good or bad so that no member neither the spirit not the soule can say to either thou diddest this wickednes or goodnesse without me and therefore must receiue alike Now then for the excellencie of natures order pollute her not distemper her not but indeauour to continue her as God hath framed and ordained meanes for her CHAP. 3. THe law of man requireth of thee to consider and indeuour to preserue thy body in conuenient order for the stipend it alloweth for him that murdereth himselfe is base regarded and vnreuerent vsage of the corps by markes vpon their graues in void and vild places besides the losse of goods from wife children Let men therefore take heede least by their negligence wilfulnes or couetuousnes they be not guiltie thereof before God and in their consciences and so be preuented of their continuall ioy for preuenting the Lords purpose heare a litle while which is to haue a man to liue the number of his daies in holines towards him and in dutifulnes to dispatch what God himselfe what king countrie and parents plead for which they cannot doe that wilfully will take the meanes to shorten their daies or negligently omit the meanes to hable them to recouer to continue their daies Thou art not only iniured either by taking the foresaide meanes or likewise omitting the meanes but God the parents king and countrie may be iniured for great might be the glory which God might gayne by the rest of thy daies much might be the ioy and comfort to thy parents king and countrie therefore shorten not thy daies wilfully neither omit the meanes whereby there may be hope to redeeme what wilfullie or negligently thou hast hazarded to loose of thy appoynted time Furthermore man is not onely charged with this watchfulnes and care ouer himselfe but he is charged with a care ouer others especially ouer such as he hath charge for if thou knowest the meanes to helpe to continue the number of anothers daies and be hable thereunto thou must indeauour to doe it because thou must doe as thou would be done vnto and also hope of some of the fruites before named to come from that body nay office and dutie driueth euery one to helpe others from sicknes soares or dangers Art not thou which art a master or superiour bound to greeue for thy seruant and to releeue thy seruant or inferiour languishing and yet labouring about thy busines art not thou inferiour likewise bound to greiue and indeauour to releiue thy superiour languishing and yet counsayling and caring for thee Now therefore let superiour and inferiour indeauour to continue the number of their daies which to God as I said is certainly knowne and to man vncertaine yet men must certainely knowe that it is the ordinance of god then not to be resisted but in others as well as in our selues to be continued by our best indeuours because we are members one of another and therefore ought sensiblie to feele ech others greife and passion CHAP. 4. THe soule crieth vnto thee to correct bad humours and not admit them to raigne for when she would be gentle mild and patient the excesse of choller constrayneth to rage and reuenge when she would watch and pray the excesse of phlegme causeth sleepines and dulnes likewise the excesse of other humours or the confounding of humours worketh effectes more vnkindly against the soule for whatsoeuer is of the flesh is oppugnant to the spirit or soule vntill it hath conuerted it to bring forth together the fruits of the flesh which are badges not onely of an vnregenerate man but of a miscreant in soule and bodie Seeing then the lawe of God thy owne soule nature the law of man parents king and country commaund and call vnto thee to endeuour to preserue thy bodie by the almightie his meanes left vnto the and by his meanes to correct excesse of bad humours and to amend their confusion least they here confounding soule conscience and vnderstanding god at thy first death confounde thy soule and in the last generall iudgement thy confounded soule carry thy flesh vnto the place of confusion Therefore it is most necessarie for thee

compl adde filorum ni●uph dr 1. radici cichor dr s. cypressi dr 2. cort lemmon dr 1. make it as before in the sanguine compl adding to it in the making of white lead dr s. CHAP. 86. The Melancholicke complexion Melancholie naturall is a humour whose qualities are cold and drie of the nature of the earth the dregs of blood setled and seuered from blood as blood is from phlegme and choller from blood all which at one time were in one cell the liuer and by ebullition or concoction caused by contrarietie of qualities in one substance and place to be seuered ech from other to their proper cells blood to the liuer and vaines choller to the gall and melancholie to the splene phlegme to the lungs CHAP. 87. This complexion is least apt to take the infection for 3 causes first the passages are straighter and narrower leading to the heart and to the humours about the heart then in any other complexion Secondly by reason of the power and the qualities in the substance cold and drines which are opposite vnto the virulent qualitie in the ayre excessiue heat or moisture one or both continually resisting Thirdly in regard of the disabilitie of the qualities vnapt to take impression as in cold marble cold earth such like The aptest times for this complexion to take it is when heate and moisture most abound as in the springs for then is the qualitie in the ayre and in the humours most powerfull to alter and ouercome CHAP. 88. Signes shewing this complexion leannes hardnes of skinne colour duskish or whitely pulse little haire plaine sieldome laughing vrine waterie and thinne excrements seege or sweating little and stinking much watchfulnes yet not so much as in the cholerick dreames feareful in opinion stiffe digestion slow and ill timerous long in anger or dislike if it be begunne fretting much subiect to one daies feuer by the vnnaturall heat in the spirits of the heart then is the colour most pale mooueth slowly shortnes or straightnes of breath heauines of head and then the vrine is ouer high coloured more then before some heate is then ouer all the bodie haire brownish and sometime mixt with white haires If this humour abound then are fearefull dreames as feare of hurts or harme death of friends of pitts and darkenes long feare without cause cramps without repletion heauines of mind sleepines in the members CHAP. 89. These things are conuenient for this complexion sweete almonds almond milke yeolkes of reare egges milke from the vdder with sugar in it wheat bread Of soules fesant henne capon field birds Of fish roches dares gudgines loches and such like veale yong porke redde deere swines seete calues feete pease pottage with mynt figges raisons before meate mynt rice lettice cichorie grapes wines moderatly and well fined beare or ale not ouer strong mirth braines of hens chickins and yong geese it is good to keepe this humour thin CHAP. 90. These are ill hard meates drie meates or salt sower or scorched meates colewoorts mustard radish garlicke except windines annoy the bodie much studie feare sorrow wrath compassion care much rest things grieuous to see to smell or to heare darknes ill drying of the bodie howsoeuer by watching care or lecherie much vse of things hot drie especially if choller adust be in the bodie CHAP. 91. Vse these commonly wormewood borage buglosse beetes colewoorts cammomill Egrimonie melilot tinaria spicknard hearts-tongue pellitorie endiue CHAP. 92. Vse these likewise but not so commonly Angelica mugwoort betonie balme horehound myrrhe rosemarie sage seabions lupulus Iuie peucedanium water germander S. Iohns woort lettice violets arage beetes as for other things which are hot in the third or fourth degree vse them with aduise when cold exceedeth CHAP. 93. VSe these commonly sweete almondes iuiubes the cypresse nut CHAP. 94. THese are good to warme the splene bitter almondes capers anise seede caraway seede watercresses seedes sparage seede fennell seede gentian the rootes of penyriall gladin CHAP. 95. Things good for the liuer are likewise good for the splene because the splene is hurt from the liuer and receiueth good from thence therefore looke in the sanguine complexion things cold or dry in the second or third degree are not commonly to be vsed and things cold and dry in the third degree vtterly to be refused except in the time of pestilence and except they be corrected neuer vse them in winter CHAP. 96. THese will purge all humours but especially melancholie R. Polypodij dr 3. fol. senae dr 11. Turpet dr 3. Rhabarb hermodact ana dr 1. s. iugib scr 2. Cinamomi anisi ana scr 1. s. concisa coquantur in lib. 1. s. ad tertiae partis consumptionem de colatura denter vn 3. tempore matutino a dendo syrupi rosarum laxat syrup fumiter ana vn s. take this three mornings together if you doe not see by your excrement the contrarie which ceaseth to be duskish CHAP. 97. Then within seauen or eight daies after take this receipt to clense the blood R. Cassiae mellis ana vn 1. saccar dr 3. infuse these in water of fumitorie vn 6 or 7. if it be winter in aq Epythimi vn 8. drinke it two mornings together blood-warme CHAP. 98. For the water to sprinckle vpon your cloaths or in your chambers vse as before in the sanguine complex taking 3. parts water and one part vineger adding to it of oyle of Chammomill vn 2. and subtracting as much of the other oyles if it be in winter adde oyle of spike dr 2. adde vnto it of rosewater violet water ana vn s of balme water dr 2. subtract as much out of the other cold waters adde of Tragagent dr 1. cedri liq dr 2. Thuris dr 2. s CHAP. 99. The suffumigation vse as before in the sanguine complexion adding vnto it of spike dr s. if in winter adde dr 2. of frankenscence dr s. CHAP. 100. The bole R. boli armenij siue terr figillat scr 2. santalorum ommium scr 2. dissoluantur in aq rosarum dr 1. s. aq melissae violat ana dr 2. vini albi dr 4. mulsi dr 1. the order for making of this is to be obserued as in the other complexions CHAP. 101. The pills Of Aloes dr 2. lot in vino odoriser aq violar aq meliss siue Epythymi ana part equal myrrh cinamomi ana dr 1. fiat massa pillularum eum aq predict sit quantitas vt in prescdent scr vel dr 1. CHAP. 102. The pome R. santalorum odorifer florum rosarum violar chamomeli ana dr 1. s. melissae dr 1. cort citri dr 1. s. macis dr 2. myrrhae dr 1. s. camphur dr 1. s. ladani dr 1. papauer scr s. Ambr. gra 3. cinamomi gra 4. nucis mosc dr 1 cum Terebint lot in aq rosaerum violarum melisse adde si posis de liq cedri partem vnam cum aq predict CHAP. 103. Whereas I haue set downe receiptes proper