cichorie water lillies and red roses are likewise good to coole the liuer CHAP. 40. THese are not conuenient for this complexion flesh of old beastes vdders braynes fat especially of flesh hot bread much sleep bloodinges or intralles of beastes marrow rawe hearbes except borage cichorie or lettice nue ale hard cheese Fennish flowers are ill CHAP. 41. THese are good for this complexion bread of wheate somwhat leauened well baked not ouer ould wines well fined and of meates those which are of good digestiō not ouer sweete nor ouer easely to be digested CHAP. 42. OF fruites sealdome vse these Iuniper buries cloues for they are hot in the third degree but lesse seldome these long pepper white pepper blacke pepper for they are hot in the fourth degree CHAP. 43. EAte seldome figges capers dry meats for these are hot in the second degree and so are nutmegges which heate the heart very much in this complexion CHAP. 44. OF fruites these are good for the liuer barberries guords cucumbers for they properlie coole the liuer so are limonds millions prunes peaches pomegarnets oringes somewhat tart these are cold in the second degree Of seedes these are ill for this complexion for they heate the liuer anise seede persely seede cummin seede fennell seede wild smalledge seede caraway seede garding pepper seede persnipp seede These seedes coole the liuer guord cucumers endiue lettice milion purslanie citron seedes CHAP. 45. OF rootes these are ill for this complxion for they heate the liuer smaledge fennell persely sparage rhue butcher broome CHAP. 46. SIchorie rootes and such like before mentioned are good to coole the liuer CHAP. 47. THe vse of these wooddes are good for this complexion cypresse the tamariske santalum rub alb citrinum CHAP. 48. THese not so good the iuniper guiacum the wood aloes the hebene tree box tree red styrax milleldine the cedar tree CHAP. 49. These gummes for this complexion are good the Arabicke and Camphure CHAP. 50. These ill the gumme of the Cedar and the gumme Ammoniacum beeing hot in the third degree but these worst of all Euphorbium and the gumme Belzoin for they are hot in the fourth degree CHAP. 51. Let this complexion take heede in taking Methridate treacle saffron and such like which oft times are meanes to inflame and procure sores whereas there would be none and the malignant matter by lesse dangerous meanes or by natures habilitie might be preuented CHAP. 52. The phlegmatike complexion is so called by the two qualities in the water cold and moistnes combined and predominant in a bodie consisting likewise of the other three elements yet principally participating of this and thereupon hath the denomination phlegmaticke videl cold moist for the most part CHAP. 53. Signes to know this complexion The substance soft foggie quauing the colour of the substance whitish the proportion large for the most part or els exceeding grosse veines hardly seene blood waterish pulse slowe the bodie slowe in motion sleepie dull haire plaine sieldome bald not apt to learne cowardish spittle white and after motion very frothie vrine grosse white especially after great labour subiect to dreame of waterie things as of fish and ponds much superfluitie or excrements by spitting and sweating the feete stinking especially after motion the bodie subiect to his naturall infirmitie in Februarie betweene the tenth day and the twentieth this complexion is subiect to paine in the head loynes knees priuities armes and feete by phlegmatike humours taking cold fearefull timorous the breast commonly without haire sieldome angrie not retaining anger soone cold the breast commonly narrow and these are subiect to the sicknes of the heart and much subiect to a quotidian feuer CHAP. 54. This complexion is aptest to breede the infection because moisture doth cause putrefaction especially in the latter spring and winter because then phlegme raigneth causing grosse humours that is to say making blood thicke phlegme thicke and choller grosse retaining heat vnnaturall which by heate in sommer is made more hot and virulent expelling putrefaction You must vnderstand that I write vpon the phlegmatike bodie as he is said so to be naturally of phlegme which is cold and moist sweete white without distinction in tast for that tasteth all other things the substance the forme the passions the accidents of the phlegmaticke which hath phlegme vnnaturall are diuers for some is slimie some salt some viscous some sower plasterie stipticke thicke grosse some thin before all or any of the which phlegme naturall was and by distemperature it becommeth as before which for the most part is by excesse of phlegme naturall and by accidents comming to it CHAP. 55. The diet for the phlegmaticke Hot things moderately vsed are good for this complexion for they doe attenuate and digest phlegme Eate of one meate at a meale if not then eate the finest first els the grosse meates suffocate and the finest lie vndigested by reason of the coldnes in the stomacke which cannot digest the grosse meates so speedily as other complexions They must abstaine from such meates as ingender phlegme ouermuch and are cold and slimie clammie or clung new cheefe ill all fish for the most part the best are small fishes fried the inwards of beasts ill repletion or feeding to the full ill for concoction in the phlegmaticke is slower then others and therefore they ought of all others to satisfie nature not appetite Idlenes is ill for agitation procureth heate and concoction although it may be alledged that the stomacke is neuer idle nor out of motion in any complexion and therefore not onely the stomacke but all the bodie desireth not to mooue but to be quiet and still euen as the water which mooueth not except the winde mooue it or the straightens or highnes of the place force it to mooue CHAP. 56. These mineralls are ill for this complexion to vse in regard of their coldnes quicksiluer lead white lead burnt lead spume of siluer or the dragges of lead CHAP. 57. These stones are likewise ill for their coldnes the carbuncle called a corneol the saphyre stone the christall the granat stone and this worst the diamant for it is cold in the fourth degree likewise corall pearle is ill CHAP. 58. Things cold in the first or second degree or moist in the first or second degree are not vtterly to be forbidden to this complexion because they worke not extremely but may properly be corrected by things hot and drie in the second degree and so made temperate But things moist or cold in the third or fourth degree are sieldome or neuer to be vsed for their correctiues must be equipollent and then very often there happeneth to the qualities of the other humours no little distemperature Vse this sieldome Mandrags houseleeke henbane these neuer humblocke poppie golden-hearb otherwise called orch forbeare sorrell lettice purslaine violets waterlillies endiue cichorie fumitorie plantin borage nightshade white roses and redde Eate sieldome of sharpe oringes peares prunes more
are to be auoided For the finding out of the cause and the affected place you are to inquire what day the bodie did first feele any passion or greife then looke for the planet that ruleth that day as Saturne according to the greekes beginneth to raignne betweene xij and 1. of the clock in Sondaies night and continueth vntill xij of the clock in Saturdaies night Iupiter beginneth to raigne at xij of the clock in Frydayes night and raigneth vntill xij of the clock in Thursdaies night So likewise is Mars for Tuesdaye Sol for Sonday Venus for Friday Mercurie for wedensday and Luna for monday Looke in the Almanack in what signe Sol is in that moneth wherein the patient fel sick then in what signe the moone is that day wherein he fell sick this being done looke in the highest columne of the day for the planit wherein he felt his passion first then look in the first columne for the signe the sunne is in in that moneth and for the signe the moone was in that day when he first fell sick and against the signes in the columne right vnder the planet of the daie shall you see the places ill affected As for example one falleth sicke vpon a humorall disease the 21. day of May beeing mondaie in the yeare of our Lord 1604. the sunne beeing in Gemini the Moone in Cancer Luna beeing the planet of that day now in the columne right vnder Luna and against Gemini may you see armes ill affected In the columne right vnder Luna against Cancer may you see head and stomacke ill affected In the page following may you see Luna and vnder that shall you read the cause with the affected places  Luna Mercurie Venus Sol Mars Iupiter Saturnus â—ries Head knees Legs coÌ„sisting of skin and calfe Feete Loynes Head Bellie Breast â—â—urus Necke shin bone Feete Head Knees Necke Backe Bellie â—â—â—in Armes Head Necke Legges Breast Priuities Bellie â—â—â—cer Head Stomack Eyes Necke Armes Legges Feete Breast Loynes Priuities â—â—o Necke Stomack Necke Armes Heart Head Bellie Knees Priuities â—irgo Armes Heart Bellie Stomack Necke Bellie Knees Feete â—â—bra Heart Loynes Bellie Head Bellie Armes Priuities Head Eyes Knees â—â—â—â—pio Bellie Feete Backe Feete Heart Head Armes Feete Feete â—â—â—â—t Backe Head Priuities Armes Priuities Backe Hands Feete Legges head Feete â—â—â—â—ic Loynes Knees Priuities Heart Loynes Shinne-bone Armes Legges Eyes Knees head Bellie â—â—â—â—r Priuities Feete Heart Loynes Knees Priuities Heart Armes heart head Necke â—â—â—â—â—s Feete Priuities Legges Priuities Necke Backe Loynes Bellie head heart Necke Armes Sol Yeallow choller aboundeth payne at the heart and raines most all the members are greiued the bodie exceeding hot little or no sleepe Lunae The head infected with phlegmatick humors payne in the loynes payne in the right side and in the lunges dull and sleepie the cause cold and moystnes great danger Mars Heate in the raines head lightes the kings euill to be feared the cause yeallow choller beginning to be adusted causing hotnes and drynes Mercurie Lunges greiued breath drawne short with paine the bodie and sences troubled swelling in the bodie paine in the loynes the cause of great heat taking cold Iupiter Great heat in the liuer and vnder the lightes about the right side he hath the feuer Synocham the cause is putrifaction of blood by excesse of blood and distemperature in the same Venus The liuer Raines stones backbone payned and vnder the bellie greife the cause cold and moystnes but most cold if it be a man otherwise cold and moystnes together in the other sexe Saturne The stomack loines and splene ill the first passion felt in the splene if it continue 8. daies all the bodie will be likewise greiued the cause told and drynes begun in the splene and like to continue long FINIS
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
Boliarmenei ana scr 2. aq rosar dr 2. aq violarum dr 3. vini albi dr 5. infuse these in the waters and the wine 7. or 8. houres then straine them through a very course strainer and drinke it fasting or before supper an houre and halfe CHAP. 29. A Pome very comfortable and necessarie for this complexion to vse at all times and especially in the time of pestilence R. Santalorum omnium dr 2. florum Boraginis Violarum Rosarum rub ana dr 1. s rad Cichorij dr 1. Macis dr 2. Cort. mali citri dr 1. s Camphurae dr 2. Ladan d 1. Papaneris albi scr 1. Ambrae gra 2. Cinamomi d. 5. cu◠Teribenthina in aqrosarum Lot in qua fiat dr 1. storacis infusio hor. 7. Smell vnto this at any time but cheifely fasting and when meate is digested CHAP. 30. A Water to sprinckle vpon cloathes and in the house meete for this complexion at all times and in the time of pestilence most necessarie R. olei violarum Nenupharij ana d. 2. olei rosarum vn s. Camphurae vn 5. omnium Santalorum vn 3. Thuris dr 2. Myrrhae vn s. Cort. Limonum citrinorum granatum ana dr 1. Tamarise Ribes Coriand ana vn s. When you haue gotten these or so many as you can of them then cut them or pound them grosse and boile them in two quarts of vineger or one quart of vineger and the other of water vntill a pint be consumed then put in your oyles and gummes and stoppe the vessell very close and let thē boile halfe a quarter of an houre Straine it before it be colde through a coarse strainer very hard then put to it of rose-water vn 2. and mixe it well with it then put it into a glasse stopped close and set it out of the sunne when you would vse it stirre it well together before you put in the brush or sponge because of the oyles which will flote and be vppermost This may serue any complexion the better for the chollericke if you doe adde more of the cold and moyst things as of the oyle of lillies violets of the lemmons oringes and pomegranates and such like which the Apothecaries may doe if you informe them of your complexion the better for the phlegmatike if he diminish of the cold and moist things the quantitie following and adde of these things origani p j. Thuris ar 2. cipressiar 2. Iuniperi dr 3. the better for the melancholie if you adde of oyle of sweete almonds and oyle of nutmegges dr 3. of muske gr 4. costi dulc gr 2. CHAP. 31. A Perfume proper for this complexion and good for all to alter the virulent qualitie in the aire about thee R. nucis moschat caphur nardi garyopillorum ana dr s. ladani calamit ana dr 1. stiracis dr s. santali albi odoriferi benionini ana dr 3. ciperi dr 1 s. fol. rosarum rub dr 2. matorani fol lauriana dr s ligni aloes dr s. omnia in puluerem redact commixtaque cum aqua rosarum in qua tragagant gummi arabicum siue caphura maduerint formenter pastilli siue orbiculi pro suffimento Then may you at pleasure take some of it and perfume with it as with other persumes Vse the perfume in the forenoone then the water in the afternoone let all the houshold be present to take the perfume especially those of this complexion This will last or continue three daies in your roomes or in your apparell the longer if you vse the water presently after the perfume for the oyles and the apparell will retaine it a long time which others that come nigh you or talke with you will discouer especially if the water prescribed for the plegmatike be vsed CHAP. 32. These pills are good for this complexion but best towards winter or in winter for the often vsing in sommer may procure a feuer R. Aloes dr 2. lot in vino alb aqua violarum siue Endiuie succi acaciae dr s. myrrhe cinamoni ana dr 1. fiat massa pillularum cum vino aqua boraginis sine cichorij If you haue the hemorehoids or if women haue their sicknes then tell the Apothecaries and will him to adde to the former bdellij subalbidi dr s. and thereby you shall be sure of no harme to the intralls adde this Dragaganthi dr s. take the waight of halfe a dramme in pills before you goe forth or before supper but drinke presently after a little draught either of ale or white wine Whosoeuer doe vse these pills they shall finde for their complexion a great benefit to the head and spirits CHAP. 33. IT is very good for this complection in sommer to vse this R. Tamarirind dact vn 2. fiat infusio siue decoctio in sero lactis lib. 1. s. and drinke of it two mornings you may take this when you will so that it be not presently after supper or dinner before digestion be made if you will haue it tast sharpe put into it the more of the Tamarindes I would wish euery complection in the time of pestilence in sommer to vse this but mooue not violently presently after you haue taken it this will procure appetite and coldnes and kindlie purgeth choller CHAP. 34. IF this complection suspect that they haue taken the infection then let them put their legges in warme water be let blood in the vaines which lead from the heart and head CHAP. 35. IT is very good in the time of pestilence for this complexion to vse frication in the morning especially of their thighes and legges CHAP. 36. IT is good for this complection to drinke in the afternoone of a ptisme made of barly adding to it a little vineger to euery pynt halfe a spoonefull CHAP. 37. IT it good for this complection to vse vineger in their meates and to wet their chamber flores with vineger CHAP. 38. THese things are at no time conuenient for this complexion to vse but worst in the time of pestilence for their exceeding heat beeing hot in the fourth degree garlicke leekes garding cresses pepperwort onyons radish roots neither are these conuenient especially in the time of pestilence because they properly heate the liuer and inflame the blood wormewood egrimonie fennell hyssope spike margerom folefoote time harts tounge all hearbes which are hot in the third degree as rhue sauine cloues mynt penyriall veruin smalledge perslie centorie laurell three-leaued grasse saffron spourge the flowers of eldern are ill for the liuer because they heat it the flowers of betonie Camomill centorie the flowers of Squinant called the sweete rush CHAP. 39. These hearbs are good for this complexion especially in the time of pestilence beeing colde in the second degree Lettice cichorie sorrell beetes Endiue liuerwoort crowtoes fleewoort plantin knotgrasse and these likewise are good because they properly coole the liuer fumitorie waterlillies purslayne but most properly these coole the liuer beeing eaten cichorie lettice enduie liuerwoort the flowers of
sieldome of gourds cucumers of apples sharpe and moist pomegranets lemmons millions peaches grapes Vse these sieldom barly millet otherwise called Turkish wheat mallowseed rapeseede Refraine from cypresse wood the Tamariske tree lignum trium santalorum veriuice vineger and the iuice of opium the iuice of an Indian tree called sanguinem dracouis campher Those things which are cold and drie in the first or second degree or cold in the first and second degree and drie in the third may best be tolerated to be vsed in the time of pestilence of this complexion then at other times CHAP. 59. These are conuenient for this complexion because they abolish phlegme from the liuer and blood wormewood egrimonie fennell hyssope spicke margerom These are conuenient because they doe correct the colde qualitie of phlegme at the heart balme mynt sage borrage buglosse basell CHAP. 60. These likewise are conuenient for the breast horehound betonie mayden haire the nettle dragon woort and of these many are conuenient for the head and other places It is good for this complexion to vse Cinamon Frankincense hoppes calamynt and sometime Rhue and mace is good although it be hot in the third degree because it is aromaticall and cordiall water-germander colewoort penyriall persly the rootes of penyriall carriot rootes galinga fennell rapes zedoarie persly the sea onyon coriander seede dill seede anise seede smalledge tocket persly seede sweete Almonds Iuiubs cypresse nuts figges capers nutmegges cloues now and then flowers of rosemarie and lauender saffron but not often in the time of infection melilot slaechados buglosse cammomill the flowers of the sweet rush the flower of our ladies rose garding pepper Iamine sweete amber and sperma caeti or parma caeti the drie skumme or froth of the sea it is good to vse the stone that glasiers cut their glasse with called an emrod the Ancarcasite or fire stone the blood stone CHAP. 61. THis complexion may eate onyons and garlicke orderlie so as there is no distemperance in the naturall humors by choller Much vse of salt grosse pepper with meates are conuenient greeneginger and myrabolans condite very conuenient keepe the head and feete warme dwell in high and dry places moderate sweating is good CHAP. 62. IT is very meete for this complexion to purge once a yeare at the least in the first spring when it is well entered with this receipt following finding no speciall cause to the contrarie R. Turpeti dr 5. fol. sen dr 10. polypodiidr 2. Hermodact dr 2. s. Rhabarb dr 2. Zuigib dr 1. cinamomi anisi ana scr 5. when you haue all these slyce them and pound the anise-seede grosse then seeth them in a pynt and halfe of water vntill the third part be consumed then take of it fasting three ounces and put to it an ounce of syrupe of roses laxatiue take this three mornings together if you see that your body be not sufficiently purged in two mornings which the excrementes and your drynes or sleepines will shewe if that slyme or water come not or slime somwhat yellowish cometh and no waterish or white slime matter then purge no more So soone as you haue done purging take this R. Iu lap yiolat vn 5. aq cinamomi aq borag siue endiuiae vn 5. this will qualifie the distemperature made by the purge and will comfort properly CHAP. 63. VVIthin a fortnight after to clense the blood take this receipt R. Cassiae nouiter extractae mellis ana vn 5. infuse it in halfe a pint of sweete wine in vn 2. of borage water drinke this two mornings fasting CHAP. 64. THe water proper to this complexion for vse in the time of pestilence or at other times make it as it is for the sanguine complexion adding vnto it of oyle of sweete almondes vn 1. of frankenscence dr 3. iuniper vn s. of cipres vn 1. of cloues vn s. of oyle of dill vn 1. sweete amber dr 2. let there be a pint of vineger and a pynt and a halfe of cose water put vnto it CHAP. 65. The perfume for this complexion is to be made and vsed as for the sanguin sauing in stead of gum arabicke vse the gum myrrhe and storax or in stead of them gummi ammoniacum as much as is conuenient for the making of the masse somewhat liquid CHAP. 66. A Pome for this complexion R. Santalornus odoriferum d. s. fol. rosarum damasc d. 2. Ambr. odor gr 3. calamynt dr 2. gummi Thuris dr 2. macis d. 1. s Anethi dr 1. nucis moschat d. 2. gariophillorum dr 1. galing d. 1. s florum Chammomil d. s stirac d. s cinamom d. 2. mosc gr 2. ladani d. 1. cum Terebint in aq rosarum milissa lot vel potius in liq stiracis fiat pom. CHAP. 67. The pylls for this complexion R. Aloes lot in vino odorifero in aqua Chammomelini siue betonic d. 2. myrrhae cinamomi d. 1. siucci faeniculi d. s fiat massa cum aq faeniculi ac boragonis Take it in such wise as is shewed in the sanguine complexion CHAP. 68. For the Chollericke Complexion VVHereas some may thinke that I should haue placed choller next vnto blood according to the order of some writers first because choller is the next proper begotten humour of blood secondly because his cell or receptacle is the nearest to the blood thirdly because it is of the qualitie of the fyery elemēt which is as they account the worthier element beeing the preseruer and purger of most things fourthly because it is the beutifullest and the highest element in place Yet because phlegme is the beginner and begetter of blood and blood of Choller and melancholie therefore I accoumpt it prius tempore ordine sustinendo although not ordine honoris dignitatis in making man for when it taketh beeing in the wombe then are all humours together in that masse or lumpe or els much of it perisheth yet one predominant secundum ordinem naturae producentis effectum coeuntium planatarum infusionem so that none can be said to be before another or more vnworthie because one without the other neither three without one can make a body neither continue it therefore I thinke it no errour CHAP. 69. CHoller exceding in a bodie giueth to the bodie denomination accordingly and causeth the bodie to haue these two qualities exceeding the other vz. hotnes and drynes whose properties are attractiue to draw vnto it therefore this complexion is apt to drawe the infection and to ioyne with it because of the hot qualitie in the ayre naturall and moysture naturall conueighing the vnnaturall heate and moysture into the body which heate naturall and vnnaturall in the ayre is entertained of this complexion not onely for the agreement of the qualitie in heate but also for the contrarie qualitie of moystnes to drynes which would consume and destroy each other as in fire and water for euery qualitie would haue euery substance to entertaine it and
compl adde filorum niâ—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