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meat_n sampere_n sampere_n be_v of_o much_o like_a nature_n and_o use_v as_o a_o sauce_n with_o meat_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n it_o be_v a_o weed_n grow_v near_o to_o the_o sea_n side_n and_o be_v very_o plentiful_a about_o the_o i_o will_v of_o man_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o divers_a part_n of_o england_n preserve_v in_o brine_n &_o be_v no_o less_o wholesome_a than_o caper_n chap._n 57_o of_o tansie_n tansie_n be_v hot_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o six_o thing_n which_o be_v reckon_v in_o schola_fw-la salerni_fw-la to_o be_v good_a for_o the_o palsy_n the_o reason_n be_v as_o i_o think_v for_o that_o it_o avoid_v phlegm_n â—0_n and_o by_o the_o heat_n thereof_o dry_a the_o sinew_n also_o it_o kill_v worm_n and_o purge_v the_o matter_n whereof_o they_o be_v engender_v easter_n wherefore_o it_o be_v much_o use_v among_o we_o in_o england_n about_o easter_n with_o fry_v egg_n not_o without_o good_a cause_n to_o purge_v away_o the_o phlegm_n engender_v of_o fish_n in_o the_o lend_a season_n whereof_o worm_n be_v soon_o breed_v in_o they_o that_o be_v thereto_o dispose_v though_o the_o common_a people_n understand_v not_o the_o cause_n why_o tansy_n be_v more_o use_v after_o lent_n than_o at_o any_o other_o time_n of_o the_o year_n the_o herb_n be_v good_a also_o for_o the_o stone_n and_o stop_v of_o urine_n as_o matt._n report_v 138._o chap._n 58._o of_o feverfew_n feverfew_n be_v hot_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o it_o be_v not_o use_v in_o meat_n but_o in_o medicine_n it_o be_v call_v of_o matthiolus_n matricaria_n and_o be_v only_o to_o be_v use_v in_o woman_n disease_n yet_o this_o experience_n i_o have_v of_o it_o fever_n that_o be_v pun_v small_a and_o temper_v with_o a_o little_a salt_n and_o lay_v to_o the_o pulse_n of_o both_o wrist_n it_o cure_v ague_n in_o child_n and_o sometime_o in_o the_o elder_a sort_n too_o so_o that_o it_o be_v renew_v once_o in_o 24_o hour_n and_o use_v continual_o for_o the_o space_n of_o nine_o day_n chap._n 59_o of_o fumitory_n fvmitory_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a almost_o in_o the_o second_o degree_n though_o it_o grow_v wild_a yet_o because_o it_o be_v find_v in_o some_o garden_n and_o be_v very_o profitable_a for_o student_n i_o have_v here_o mention_v it_o galen_n show_v how_o a_o countryman_n be_v wont_a to_o use_v it_o simp._n both_o to_o strengthen_v his_o stomach_n and_o to_o loose_v his_o belly_n fumitory_n first_o he_o make_v the_o herb_n into_o powder_n et_fw-la cum_fw-la uti_fw-la volebat_fw-la subunctionis_fw-la gratia_fw-la meliorato_fw-mi inspargebat_fw-la at_o roborare_fw-la volens_fw-la stomachum_fw-la vino_fw-la nimirum_fw-la diluto_fw-la but_o student_n may_v distil_v the_o herb_n and_o use_v to_o drink_v the_o water_n by_o itself_o with_o a_o little_a sugar_n or_o with_o white_a wine_n fast_v for_o it_o do_v strengthen_v the_o stomach_n open_v the_o liver_n purify_v the_o blood_n by_o purge_v humour_n aduâ—t_o fumitory_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n help_v itch_a and_o scabbinesse_n and_o morphew_n and_o give_v a_o lively_a and_o fresh_a colour_n to_o the_o face_n face_n good_a therefore_o for_o such_o as_o will_v be_v fair_a and_o hurtful_a to_o none_o some_o use_n to_o boil_v fumitory_n in_o clarify_a whey_n and_o so_o it_o be_v very_o good_a also_o to_o be_v drink_v for_o the_o purpose_n aforesaid_a syrup_n of_o fumitory_n be_v of_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o may_v be_v drink_v be_v mix_v with_o white_a wine_n three_o spoonful_n of_o the_o syrup_n to_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o pint_n of_o the_o wine_n chap._n 60._o of_o filipendula_fw-la filipendula_fw-la be_v hot_a and_o dry_a not_o full_o in_o the_o three_o degree_n it_o be_v high_o commend_v of_o physician_n for_o the_o stone_n and_o strangury_n and_o stop_v of_o urine_n wherefore_o such_o as_o be_v grieve_v with_o the_o like_a infirmity_n may_v use_v the_o herb_n in_o pottage_n or_o broth_n or_o otherwise_o by_o the_o wise_a counsel_n of_o the_o learned_a physician_n chap._n 61._o of_o s._n johns_n woort_n saint_n johns_n woort_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a good_a pot-hearbe_n it_o be_v use_v both_o in_o physic_n and_o surgery_n in_o medicine_n as_o matthiolus_n write_v 156._o epotum_fw-la semen_fw-mi ex_fw-la vino_fw-la calculos_fw-la ejicit_fw-la &_o venenis_fw-la adversatur_fw-la aqua_fw-la stillatitia_fw-la florescentis_fw-la jam_fw-la herbae_fw-la maxim_n quibusdam_fw-la praefertur_fw-la comitialibus_fw-la et_fw-la resolutis_fw-la and_o in_o surgery_n there_o be_v make_v thereof_o a_o balm_n which_o be_v excellent_a good_a for_o wound_n after_o alexis_n in_o this_o manner_n take_v of_o s._n johns_n wort_n the_o flower_n and_o of_o the_o flower_n of_o rosemary_n of_o each_o one_o a_o handful_n put_v they_o together_o into_o a_o glass_n &_o fill_v it_o with_o perfect_a oil_n 4._o and_o close_o well_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o glass_n that_o no_o air_n go_v out_o wound_n then_o let_v it_o stand_v in_o the_o sun_n the_o space_n of_o thirty_o day_n and_o in_o clear_a night_n also_o and_o when_o the_o oil_n shall_v have_v get_v the_o colour_n of_o the_o flower_n strain_v it_o and_o put_v to_o it_o ginger_n one_o dram_n and_o a_o little_a safron_n dissolve_v in_o good_a wine_n than_o set_v it_o in_o the_o sun_n again_o the_o space_n of_o 18_o day_n and_o anoint_v the_o wound_n with_o the_o say_a oil_n luke_o warm_a twice_o a_o day_n and_o you_o shall_v have_v your_o effect_n chap._n 64._o of_o cinckfoile_n cinkfoile_n be_v dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n &_o have_v very_o little_a heat_n it_o be_v much_o use_v in_o surgery_n when_o need_n require_v to_o bind_v and_o consolidate_v and_o be_v a_o very_a pot_n herb_n chap._n 63._o of_o aven_n aven_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n a_o herb_n sometime_o use_v in_o medicine_n but_o most_o common_o for_o the_o pot._n chap._n 64._o of_o heart's-ease_n hearts-ease_n or_o panse_v be_v dry_a &_o temperate_a in_o cold_a and_o heat_n the_o flower_n be_v beautiful_a for_o variety_n of_o colour_n but_o not_o use_v in_o meat_n yet_o the_o herb_n be_v commend_v for_o a_o rupture_n and_o the_o distil_a water_n the_o herb_n and_o flower_n be_v think_v good_a for_o the_o fall_a evil_a in_o child_n child_n if_o they_o drink_v it_o oftentimes_o chap._n 65._o of_o marigold_n marigold_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a a_o herb_n well_o know_v and_o as_o usual_a in_o the_o kitchen_n as_o in_o the_o hall_n the_o nature_n whereof_o be_v to_o open_v at_o the_o sunrising_n &_o to_o close_o up_o at_o the_o sunne-setting_a it_o have_v one_o good_a property_n and_o very_o profitable_a for_o student_n that_o be_v as_o matthiolus_n write_v toothache_a hujusce_fw-la herbae_fw-la usu_fw-la acui_fw-la indy_n oculorum_fw-la acies_fw-la and_o again_o constat_fw-la stillatitiam_fw-la floridae_fw-la plantae_fw-la aquam_fw-la oculorum_fw-la ruborem_fw-la eâ—_n inflammationem_fw-la arcere_fw-la si_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la instilletur_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la liâ—eola_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la macerata_fw-la superponantur_fw-la siccatae_fw-la pulvis_fw-la cavis_fw-la dentium_fw-la immissus_fw-la dolorem_fw-la levat_fw-la but_o it_o be_v of_o great_a force_n in_o woman_n disease_n as_o he_o write_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n constat_fw-la sexcentis_fw-la faeminârum_fw-la factis_fw-la periculis_fw-la eandem_fw-la valere_fw-la plurimum_fw-la ad_fw-la menses_fw-la ducendos_fw-la et_fw-la praesertim_fw-la epoâ—â—_n ejus_fw-la succo_n aut_fw-la herba_fw-la ipsa_fw-la recente_fw-la diutius_fw-la dâ—vorata_fw-la cap._n 66._o of_o lark_n claw_n lark_n claw_n or_o lark_n heel_n be_v temperate_o warm_a and_o be_v of_o small_a use_n in_o meat_n or_o medicine_n chap._n 67._o of_o columbine_n columbine_n be_v temperate_a in_o heat_n and_o moisture_n the_o flower_n only_o be_v use_v to_o adorn_v the_o house_n jaundice_n seâ—en_o ut_fw-la scribunt_fw-la quidam_fw-la rei_fw-la herbariae_fw-la authores_fw-la drachmae_fw-la pondere_fw-la potum_fw-la ex_fw-la cretico_n vino_fw-la addito_fw-la â—roâ—i_fw-la momento_n icteritiam_fw-la sanat_fw-la sed_fw-la aegros_fw-la in_o lecto_fw-la subinde_fw-la sudare_fw-la oportet_fw-la chap._n 68_o of_o chamaemell_n chamaemell_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n a_o herb_n in_o great_a estimation_n among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o be_v think_v a_o remedy_n for_o all_o ague_n sim._n as_o galen_n report_v and_o this_o medicine_n i_o learn_v of_o a_o country_n man_n for_o a_o ague_n fever_n which_o i_o have_v prove_v true_a in_o many_o though_o it_o fail_v in_o some_o take_v a_o handful_n of_o chamaemell_n wash_v it_o clean_o and_o bruise_v it_o a_o little_a and_o seethe_v it_o in_o a_o pint_n of_o ale_n till_o half_o be_v waste_v scum_v it_o well_o and_o strain_v it_o and_o drink_v it_o a_o hour_n before_o the_o fit_a and_o if_o you_o think_v it_o bitter_a put_v in_o sugar_n cover_v you_o warm_a and_o procure_v heat_n so_o
and_o female_a be_v disprove_v by_o matth._n in_o the_o chapter_n aforesaid_a as_o untrue_a chap._n 135._o of_o conie_z conie_z which_o be_v so_o plentiful_a a_o meat_n in_o this_o land_n and_o prove_v so_o light_a in_o digestion_n be_v little_o speak_v of_o by_o galen_n and_o other_o ancient_a writer_n but_o it_o be_v well_o prove_v among_o we_o that_o there_o be_v no_o meat_n more_o wholesome_a or_o that_o more_o clean_o firm_o and_o temperate_o nourish_v than_o rabbit_n hospitality_n and_o what_o commodity_n a_o good_a warren_n of_o coney_n bring_v towards_o the_o keep_n of_o a_o good_a house_n man_n of_o honour_n and_o worship_v that_o love_n hospitality_n do_v well_o know_v which_o virtue_n be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o a_o singular_a benefit_n of_o all_o the_o country_n round_o about_o they_o the_o more_o it_o be_v to_o be_v lament_v be_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o neglect_v in_o england_n the_o chief_a cause_n thereof_o as_o wise_a man_n think_v be_v wasteful_a and_o sumptuous_a apparel_n now_o common_o use_v in_o every_o degree_n far_o otherwise_o than_o william_n rufus_n do_v who_o be_v a_o king_n son_n and_o the_o second_o king_n of_o this_o land_n after_o the_o conquest_n be_v think_v to_o exceed_v when_o he_o bestow_v a_o mark_n upon_o a_o pair_n of_o hose_n use_v common_o to_o bestow_v but_o three_o shilling_n who_o example_n may_v well_o be_v a_o condemnation_n to_o gentleman_n in_o these_o day_n who_o bestow_v as_o much_o upon_o one_o pair_n of_o hose_n as_o the_o king_n do_v upon_o twenty_o chap._n 136._o of_o venison_n venison_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o red_a dear_a or_o fallow_a make_v ill_a juice_n engender_v melancholy_a and_o be_v hard_a of_o digestion_n as_o galen_n witness_v wherefore_o it_o be_v no_o wholesome_a meat_n for_o student_n wine_n no_o though_o it_o be_v drown_v in_o wine_n as_o the_o best_a manner_n be_v to_o eat_v it_o which_o way_n no_o doubt_n be_v first_o devise_v to_o amend_v the_o noisomeness_n thereof_o because_o wine_n be_v of_o contrary_a nature_n to_o that_o humour_n which_o venison_n most_o of_o all_o breed_v for_o wine_n be_v hot_a and_o moist_a and_o melancholy_a be_v cold_a and_o dry_a a_o wonder_n it_o be_v to_o see_v how_o much_o this_o unwholesome_a flesh_n be_v desire_v of_o all_o folk_n in_o so_o much_o that_o many_o man_n rash_o will_v venâ—er_v their_o credit_n yea_o and_o sometime_o their_o life_n too_o to_o steal_v venison_n when_o they_o can_v otherwise_o come_v by_o it_o but_o i_o will_v advise_v they_o as_o demosthenes_n say_v by_o the_o strumpet_n lais_n non_fw-la tanti_fw-la emere_fw-la poenitere_fw-la and_o i_o can_v wish_v save_v the_o pleasure_n of_o honourable_a and_o worshipful_a man_n that_o there_o be_v no_o park_n nor_o forest_n in_o england_n for_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o best_a pasture_n in_o this_o realm_n be_v consume_v with_o dear_a which_o may_v otherwise_o be_v better_o employ_v for_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o when_o with_o great_a travail_n and_o peril_n they_o have_v get_v a_o piece_n of_o flesh_n than_o the_o dress_n and_o eat_v be_v more_o costly_a than_o will_v provide_v many_o other_o dish_n of_o meat_n a_o great_a deal_n more_o wholesome_a and_o concern_v red_a dear_a simeon_n sethi_n write_v dear_a that_o stags_n in_o the_o summer_n season_n eat_v viper_n and_o serpent_n whereby_o their_o flesh_n be_v make_v venomous_a and_o noisome_a and_o therefore_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a to_o be_v eat_v yet_o master_n eliote_n think_v the_o flesh_n of_o â—allow_a dear_a more_o unwholesome_a â—d_a unpleasant_a than_o oâ—_n red_a dear_a and_o i_o think_v there_o be_v more_o virtue_n in_o the_o stags_n horn_n than_o in_o the_o flesh_n for_o i_o know_v the_o horn_n burn_v and_o make_v in_o powder_n be_v give_v with_o great_a success_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o â—asks_n spiâ—â—ing_v of_o blood_n and_o raâ—ndise_n virgil_n writ_v that_o the_o crow_n live_v nine_o time_n the_o age_n of_o a_o man_n animalium_fw-la account_v the_o age_n of_o man_n to_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n stag_n and_o that_o the_o hart_n or_o stag_n live_v four_o time_n the_o age_n of_o a_o crow_n who_o opinion_n how_o true_a it_o be_v i_o refer_v to_o keeper_n of_o park_n and_o ranger_n of_o forest_n the_o verse_n of_o virgil_n be_v these_o ter_n binos_fw-la deciesque_fw-la nâ—vem_fw-la superexit_fw-la in_o â—nnos_fw-la justa_fw-la senescentum_fw-la quos_fw-la impâ—et_fw-la nita_fw-la virorum_fw-la hos_fw-la novies_fw-la superat_fw-la vivendo_fw-la garrulâ—_n cornix_fw-la et_fw-la quater_fw-la egreditur_fw-la cornicis_fw-la sâ—cula_fw-la cervus_fw-la chap._n 137._o of_o strange_a beast_n use_v for_o meat_n 1_o galen_n make_v mention_n of_o divers_a other_o kind_n of_o beast_n which_o some_o nation_n use_v to_o eat_v as_o the_o flesh_n of_o ass_n lion_n dog_n wolf_n bear_n and_o such_o like_a to_o the_o which_o he_o may_v have_v add_v the_o cannibal_n who_o feed_v on_o man_n flesh_n as_o sometime_o the_o scoâ—s_n do_v as_o saint_n hierome_n witness_v of_o his_o own_o knowledge_n for_o so_o he_o say_v what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o other_o nation_n since_o that_o when_o i_o be_v a_o boy_n i_o see_v in_o france_n scot_n a_o people_n of_o britain_n eat_v man_n flesh_n anthropophagi_n and_o when_o they_o find_v in_o the_o forest_n herd_n of_o swine_n beast_n and_o cattle_n they_o will_v cut_v off_o the_o buttock_n of_o the_o boy_n which_o keep_v they_o and_o also_o the_o woman_n pap_n and_o take_v that_o to_o be_v the_o most_o dainty_a and_o delicate_a meat_n and_o snail_n be_v a_o common_a dish_n among_o the_o grecian_n as_o galen_n write_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n aforesaid_a much_o like_a as_o i_o have_v hear_v tell_v of_o a_o bishop_n of_o this_o land_n that_o will_v have_v eat_v fry_v frog_n rookes._n and_o some_o have_v i_o know_v to_o eaâ—e_a hedgehog_n and_o as_o for_o rook_n if_o they_o be_v fleaâ—d_v parboil_v and_o well_o roast_v or_o bakeâ—_n be_v good_a meaâ—e_n for_o poor_a folk_n and_o as_o i_o have_v hear_v be_v medicinable_a for_o a_o ague_n but_o the_o other_o sort_v aforenamed_a be_v more_o meet_a for_o hog_n than_o man_n wherefore_o i_o will_v let_v they_o pass_v and_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o such_o beast_n as_o be_v usual_o eat_v in_o england_n chap._n 138._o of_o the_o head_n of_o beast_n the_o flesh_n of_o the_o head_n of_o any_o beast_n be_v slow_a of_o digestion_n and_o annoy_v the_o stomach_n yet_o after_o it_o be_v digest_v it_o nourish_v much_o and_o augment_v seed_n some_o say_v that_o every_o part_n do_v best_a nourish_v his_o like_a which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a then_o shall_v the_o head_n of_o a_o calf_n or_o a_o sheep_n best_a nourish_v the_o head_n of_o a_o man_n but_o i_o think_v otherwise_o for_o i_o know_v that_o the_o flesh_n of_o head_n be_v very_o hurtful_a to_o they_o that_o have_v the_o fall_a sickness_n which_o be_v a_o disease_n of_o the_o head_n wherefore_o i_o think_v that_o reason_n proceed_v first_o out_o of_o a_o calf_n head_n or_o a_o sheep_n head_n chap._n 139._o of_o the_o brain_n the_o brain_n be_v phlegmatic_a of_o gross_a juice_n slow_a in_o digestion_n and_o noisome_a to_o the_o stomach_n cause_v loathsomenesse_n and_o take_v away_o appetite_n but_o where_o it_o be_v well_o digest_v it_o nourish_v much_o and_o be_v reckon_v in_o schola_fw-la sal._n for_o one_o of_o the_o twelve_o thing_n which_o great_o nourish_v and_o make_v fat_a man_n body_n 9_o as_o appear_z in_o the_o verse_n follow_v nutrit_fw-la triticum_fw-la &_o impinguat_fw-la lac_fw-la caseus_fw-la infans_fw-la testiculi_fw-la porcina_fw-la caro_fw-la cerebella_fw-la medullae_fw-la dulcia_fw-la vina_fw-la cibus_fw-la gustu_fw-la iâ—cundior_fw-la fatness_n ouâ—_fw-la sorbilia_fw-la &_o ficus_fw-la maturae_fw-la vuae_fw-la que_fw-la recentes_fw-la notwithstanding_o if_o any_o man_n list_v to_o eat_v brain_n he_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n eat_v they_o last_o after_o other_o meat_n because_o so_o they_o procure_v vomit_v and_o beside_o they_o shall_v be_v well_o sodden_a and_o after_o well_o spice_a with_o pepper_n or_o such_o like_a but_o the_o prepare_n of_o meat_n i_o refer_v to_o skilful_a cook_n the_o calf_n which_o be_v not_o the_o wise_a beast_n have_v yet_o the_o most_o brain_n and_o most_o use_v to_o be_v eat_v yet_o some_o wise_a gentlewoman_n set_v more_o store_n by_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o conie_z or_o a_o woodcock_n and_o in_o some_o man_n opinion_n as_o arnoldus_fw-la report_v upon_o the_o verse_n aforesaid_a the_o brain_n of_o chicken_n and_o capon_n be_v good_a for_o the_o memory_n and_o comfort_v the_o wit_n but_o i_o think_v the_o brain_n of_o a_o calf_n will_v make_v a_o man_n as_o wise_a as_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o capon_n the_o hare_n brain_n be_v good_a against_o the_o tremble_a and_o shake_v of_o the_o limb_n which_o be_v common_o call_v the_o palsy_n
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 that_o purpose_n be_v due_o observe_v but_o that_o flesh_n and_o fish_n will_v be_v much_o more_o plentiful_a and_o bear_v less_o price_n than_o they_o do_v for_o account_v the_o lend_a season_n and_o all_o fast_a day_n in_o the_o year_n together_o with_o wednesday_n friday_n and_o saturday_n you_o shall_v see_v that_o one_o half_a of_o the_o year_n be_v ordain_v to_o eat_v fish_n in_o but_o here_o i_o must_v crave_v a_o pardon_n of_o the_o divine_n that_o they_o will_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o utter_v my_o opinion_n touch_v abstinence_n from_o meat_n i_o confess_v that_o meat_n make_v we_o not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n 14._o and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o unclean_a of_o itself_o and_o that_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n be_v good_a and_o nothing_o aught_o to_o be_v refuse_v if_o it_o be_v receive_v with_o thanksgiving_n 4._o yet_o this_o much_o i_o will_v say_v that_o if_o a_o man_n will_v refrain_v from_o such_o meat_n as_o do_v most_o nourish_v and_o cherish_v his_o body_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o exercise_n of_o fast_v he_o shall_v rather_o forgo_v the_o eat_n of_o flesh_n than_o fish_n because_o as_o cornelius_n celsus_n say_v plus_fw-fr alimenti_fw-la est_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o ullo_fw-la alio_fw-la cibo_fw-la which_o thing_n peradventure_o be_v the_o occasion_n why_o people_n be_v prohibit_v in_o time_n past_a to_o eat_v flesh_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o have_v affinity_n with_o flesh_n 2._o upon_o the_o fast_a day_n which_o order_n as_o it_o be_v think_v be_v first_o establish_v by_o gregory_n the_o great_a bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v afterwâ—â—d_v superstitious_o abuse_v but_o now_o that_o superstition_n be_v abandon_v among_o we_o and_o all_o man_n do_v know_v that_o whatsoever_o go_v into_o the_o mouth_n defile_v not_o the_o man_n but_o that_o which_o come_v forth_o 15._o i_o think_v for_o order_n sake_n all_o people_n shall_v be_v obedient_a to_o good_a law_n and_o be_v aswell_o content_v to_o forbear_v flesh_n upon_o the_o 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 purpose_n and_o this_o general_o i_o say_v of_o fish_n that_o if_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o flesh_n it_o be_v of_o less_o nourishment_n than_o flesh_n and_o the_o nourishment_n thereof_o be_v full_a of_o phlegmatic_a superfluity_n cold_a and_o moist_a and_o of_o fish_n general_o i_o say_v fish_n that_o sea_n fish_n be_v of_o better_a nourishment_n then_o fresh_a water_n fish_n of_o the_o same_o sort_n because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o superfluous_o moist_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o salt-water_n which_o dry_v and_o purify_v yet_o i_o grant_v that_o fresh_a water_n fish_n be_v soon_o digest_v than_o sea_n fish_n and_o therefore_o better_a for_o sick_a folk_n because_o of_o their_o feeble_a digestion_n and_o again_o of_o sea_n fish_n that_o be_v best_a which_o swim_v in_o a_o pure_a sea_n and_o be_v toss_v and_o hoist_v with_o wind_n and_o surge_n and_o therefore_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v take_v in_o the_o north_n sea_n which_o be_v more_o surge_a and_o tempestuous_a and_o swift_a in_o ebb_v 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 perch_n so_o call_v by_o the_o figure_n antiphrasis_n quia_fw-la nulli_fw-la piscium_fw-la parcit_fw-la but_o wound_v other_o fish_n with_o his_o sharp_a sin_n the_o perch_n be_v likewise_o of_o hard_a and_o fast_o substance_n and_o therefore_o be_v of_o more_o pure_a nourishment_n the_o three_o be_v a_o sea_n fish_v call_v a_o sole_a who_o commendation_n arnoldus_fw-la utter_v in_o these_o word_n est_fw-la inter_fw-la pisceâ—_fw-la marinos_fw-la saluberrimus_fw-la the_o four_o be_v a_o whiting_n which_o for_o wholesomenesse_n be_v well_o entertain_v in_o the_o court_n of_o england_n and_o be_v now_o become_v a_o old_a courtier_n the_o five_o be_v a_o tench_n which_o be_v common_o call_v the_o physician_n of_o other_o fish_n because_o when_o they_o be_v hurt_v they_o be_v heal_v by_o touch_v of_o the_o tench_n and_o as_o he_o be_v medicinable_a to_o
hardly_o may_v a_o man_n withhold_v his_o hand_n until_o his_o belly_n be_v full_a yet_o i_o advise_v all_o man_n as_o much_o as_o they_o may_v to_o follow_v it_o and_o to_o bear_v well_o in_o mind_n these_o two_o latin_a verse_n follow_v health_n pone_fw-la gulae_fw-la metas_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la tibi_fw-la longior_fw-la aetas_fw-la esse_fw-la cupis_fw-la sanus_fw-la sit_v tibi_fw-la parca_fw-la manus_fw-la but_o the_o great_a occasion_n why_o man_n pass_v the_o measure_n in_o eat_v be_v variety_n of_o meat_n at_o one_o meal_n which_o fault_n be_v most_o common_a among_o we_o in_o england_n far_o above_o all_o other_o nation_n for_o such_o be_v our_o custom_n by_o reason_n of_o plenty_n as_o i_o think_v that_o they_o which_o be_v of_o hability_n be_v serve_v with_o sundry_a sort_n of_o meat_n at_o one_o meal_n yea_o the_o more_o we_o will_v welcome_v our_o friend_n the_o more_o dish_n we_o prepare_v and_o when_o we_o be_v well_o satisfy_v with_o one_o dish_n or_o two_o then_o 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