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A14295	Naturall and artificial directions for health deriued from the best philosophers, as well moderne, as auncient. By William Vaughan, Master of Artes, and student in the ciuill law.	Vaughan, William, 1577-1641.	1600 (1600)	STC 24612; ESTC S105370	29,116	96

together and let it boile with a smal fire adding to it halfe a pound of honie and taking away the scum of it then put in a little bengwine and when it it hath sodden a quarter of an houre take it frō the fire and keepe it in a cleane bottle wash your teeth therewithall as well before meate as after if you hould some of it in your mouth a little while it doth much good to the head and sweeteneth the breath I take this water to be better worth then a thousand of their dentifrices 7. Wash your face eyes eares handes with fountaine water I haue knowne diuers students which vsed to bathe their eyes only in well water twise a day whereby they preserued their eyesight free from al passions and bloudsheds and sharpened their memories maruaylously You may sometimes bathe your eyes in rosewater fennell water or eyebright water if you please but I know for certaintie that you need them not as long as you vse good fountaine water Moreouer least you by old age or some other meanes doe waxe dimme of sight I will declare vnto you the best and safest remedie which I knowe and this it is take of the distilled waters of verueine bettonie and fennell one ounce and a halfe then take one ounce of white wine one drachme of Tutia if you may easily come by it two drachmes of sugarcandy one drachme of Aloes Epatick two drachmes of womans milke and one scruple of Camphire beat those into pouder which are to be beaten and infuse them together for foure twēty houres space thē straine them and so vse it when you list 8 When you haue finished these say your morning prayers and desire God to blesse you to preserue you from all daungers and to direct you in all your actions For the feare of God as it is written is the beginning of wisedome and without his protection whatsoeuer you take in hand shall fall to ruine Therefore see that you be mindfull of him and remember that to that intent you were borne to weet to set forth his glorie and most holy name 9 Goe about your businesse circumspectly and endeauour to bannish all cares and cogitations which are the only baites of wickednesse Defraud no man of his right for what measure you giue vnto your neighbour that measure shall you receiue And finally imprint this saying deepely in your mind A man is but a steward of his owne goodes whereof God one day will demaund an account 10 Eate three meales a day vntill you come to the age of fourtie yeares as your breakefast dinner and supper yet that betweene breakefast and dinner there be the space of foure houres and betwixt dinner and supper seauē hours the breakfast must be lesse thē the dinner the dinner somwhatlesse thē supper In the beginning of meales eat such meats as will make the belly soluble let grosse meats be the last Content your selfe with one kinde of meate for diuersities hurt the body by reason that meates are not al of one qualitie some are easily digested others againe are heauie wil lie a long time vpō the stomack also the eating of sundrie sorts of meate require oftē pottes of drinke which hinder concoction like as we see often putting of water into the meat-potte to hinder it frō seething Our stomack is our bodies kitchin which being distepered how cā we liue in tēperat order drink not aboue foure times that moderatly at each meal least the belly-God hale you at length captiue into his prison house of gurmādise where you shal be afflicted with as many diseases as you haue deuoured dishes of sundrie sorts The cups whereof you drinke should be of siluer or siluer and gilt 11. Labour not either your mind or body presently after meales rather sit a while discourse of some pleasant matters when you haue ended your cōfabulations wash your face mouth with cold waters then go to your chāber and make cleāe your teeth with your toothpicker which shuld be either of iuorie siluer or gold Watch not too long after supper but depart within two hours to bed But if necessitie cōpell you to watch longer thē ordinarie thē be sure to augmēt your sleepe the next morning that you may recōpēce nature which otherwise through your watching would not a litle be empaired 12. Put of your clothes in winter by the fire side cause your bed to be heated with a warming pan vnlesse your pretēce be to hardē your mēbers to apply your self vnto militarie discipline This outward heating doth wōderfully cōfort the inward heat it helpeth cōcoctiō cōsumeth moisture 13. Remēber before you rest to chew downe two or three drachmes of mastick for it will preserue your body from bad humours 14. Pray feruently to God before you sleep to inspire you with his grace to defend you from al perilles subtelties of wicked fiends to prosper you in all your affaires then lay aside your cares busines as wel publicke as priuate for that nightin so doing you shal sleep more quietly Make water at least once and cast it out but in the morning make water in an vrinall that by looking on it you may gesse somewhat of the state of your body sleep first on your right side with your mouth open and let your nightcappe haue a hole in the toppe through which the vapour may goe out 15 In the morning remember your affayres and if you be troubled with rheumes as soone as you haue risen vse diatriō piperion or eate white pepper now and then and you shall be holpen FINIS The contentes of the sections and Chapters of this booke The first section of the causes of the preseruation of health Of Aire Chap. 1. Of water Chap. 2. Of fire Chap. 3. The second section of food Of bread and drinke Chap. 1. Of wine Chap. 2. Of milke Chap. 3. Of flesh Chap. 4. Of fish Chap. 5. Of sauce Chap. 6. Of graines spices and pulse Chap. 7. Of herbes Chap. 8. Of fruite Chap. 9. The third section of sleepe early rising mirth and exercise Of sleepe and early rising Chap. 1. Of mirth Chap. 2. Of exercise Chap. 3. The fourth section of euacuations Of Bathes Chap. 1. Of bloud-letting Chap. 2. Of Purgations Chap. 3. Of Vomites Chap. 4. Of Vrines Chap. 5. Of Fasting Chap. 6. Of Venerie Chap. 7. Of the causes of infirmities Chap. 1. Of the wicked motions of the mind Chap. 2. Of the age of man Chap. 3. The fift section of infirmities and death The sixt section of the restauration of health Of the foure parts of the yeare Chap. 1. Of the foure humours Chap. 2. Of medicines to prolong life Chap. 3. Of a generall diet Chap. 4. FINIS