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from_o bad_a humour_n 14._o pray_v fervent_o to_o god_n before_o you_o sleep_v to_o inspire_v you_o with_o his_o grace_n to_o defend_v you_o from_o all_o peril_n &_o subtlety_n of_o wicked_a fiend_n &_o to_o prosper_v you_o in_o all_o your_o affair_n &_o then_o lay_v aside_o your_o care_n &_o business_n as_o well_o public_a as_o private_a for_o that_o nightin_n so_o do_v you_o shall_v sleep_v more_o quiet_o make_v water_n at_o lest_o once_o and_o cast_v it_o out_o but_o in_o the_o morning_n make_v water_n in_o a_o urinal_n that_o by_o look_v on_o it_o you_o may_v guess_v somewhat_o of_o the_o state_n of_o your_o body_n sleep_v first_o on_o your_o right_a side_n with_o your_o mouth_n open_a and_o let_v your_o nightcappe_n have_v a_o hole_n in_o the_o top_n through_o which_o the_o vapour_n may_v go_v out_o 15_o in_o the_o morning_n remember_v your_o affair_n and_o if_o you_o be_v trouble_v with_o rheum_n as_o soon_o as_o you_o have_v rise_v use_v diatrion_n piperion_n or_o eat_v white_a pepper_n now_o and_o then_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v holpen_v finis_fw-la the_o content_n of_o the_o section_n and_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n the_o first_o section_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n of_o air_n chap._n 1._o of_o water_n chap._n 2._o of_o fire_n chap._n 3._o the_o second_o section_n of_o food_n of_o bread_n and_o drink_n chap._n 1._o of_o wine_n chap._n 2._o of_o milk_n chap._n 3._o of_o flesh_n chap._n 4._o of_o fish_n chap._n 5._o of_o sauce_n chap._n 6._o of_o grain_n spice_n and_o pulse_n chap._n 7._o of_o herb_n chap._n 8._o of_o fruit_n chap._n 9_o the_o three_o section_n of_o sleep_n early_o rise_v mirth_n and_o exercise_v of_o sleep_n and_o early_o rise_v chap._n 1._o of_o mirth_n chap._n 2._o of_o exercise_n chap._n 3._o the_o four_o section_n of_o evacuation_n of_o bath_n chap._n 1._o of_o blood-letting_n chap._n 2._o of_o purgation_n chap._n 3._o of_o vomit_n chap._n 4._o of_o urine_n chap._n 5._o of_o fast_v chap._n 6._o of_o venery_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o cause_n of_o infirmity_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o wicked_a motion_n of_o the_o mind_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o age_n of_o man_n chap._n 3._o the_o five_o section_n of_o infirmity_n and_o death_n the_o six_o section_n of_o the_o restauration_n of_o health_n of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o year_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o four_o humour_n chap._n 2._o of_o medicine_n to_o prolong_v life_n chap._n 3._o of_o a_o general_a diet_n chap._n 4._o finis_fw-la