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A compendious or short treatise, gathered out of the chyefe and principall authors of phisycke conteynyuge certeyne preceptes necessary to the preseruacion of healthe, and longe continuaunce of the same: verye pleasaunte and profitable to reade.
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Wingfield, Henry.
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1551
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STC 25852; ESTC S103647
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to liue long in health for asmuche as the ayer whych is accordyng to the diuersitie of places good or euyll is speciall cause of long lyfe or short Wherfore of all other thinges ayer is chiefly to be obserued because it dothe both inclose vs and also enter into our bodies specially the most noble member the herte For thys cause wee must chose a dwelling place wher the ayre is pure and clere and flie farre from those places where the ayre is euyl stynking and corrupt and corruption of the ayre is eyther impured vnto influences of sundrye starres or elles to greate standynge waters which neuer be refreshed or elles to carion lyinge longe aboue the grounde or els to a greate multitude of people in smal rome liuyng vnclenly or sluttishely Marcilius Ficinus remembreth two thynges whiche moste of all are to be obserued in election of places Neuer thinke saith he y t you can lyue longe in those places where either fruite can not be kept longe from rottennes and corrupcion or elles where men as you maye see be but of shorte time and continuaunce of life And these places be beste whych be hygh wher the ayer is subtile and pure not moyst nor colde Lowe places in valeyes or among fennes and maryshe groundes be worse The same author saythe in the place before alledged that it is vnholesome to vse dungynge of the ground as plowmen be accustomed to do to theâ—tent the grounde may be more batryll and fertyle and also vnholesome for the inhabitaunies to make standyng waters in pastures for beastes to drynke of For in suche places all thynges be sone corrupted wherfore sayth he I can not alowe or approue their iudgement whyche dyd fynde faute wyth Hesiode the greke poete for that he in his bokede re rustica dyd purposelye passe ouer these two thynges before remembred for he very wysely dyd more regarde the holesomnes of the ayer then the rankenes of the grounde But to returne to the election of places most conueniente for habitacioÌ„ Hygh places on mounteines and hylles be beste whyche haue theyr situacion agaynst the east or the north and it is to be kept in remeÌ„braunce as some men thinke necessarye that all the dores and wyndowes of the house be situate either against the east or the north For thys cause as I thynke the windes that come from thence be more laudable then the other two â–ª be In bryngynge holesome ayer and in prolongynge of lyfe by expulsyng of euyll vapoures But if wee bee of necessitie compelled to dwell in those places whyche bee lowe watrye and vnclenly Marcilius doth aduertise vs to vse hot and swete fragrant sauoures and to temper our meates with saunders cinamome and safron also to vse moderate and competent exercise of the bodie and not to suffer extreme colde but ofte syttynge in such wether by a fyre syde How wyue is necessary to the prolon gation of life by reason it helpeth digeâ—â—ion and conforteth natur al heate also the incommodities whyche procede of dronkennes The syxte Chapter PLato the wisest of all philophers dothe affirme y t wyne moderatelye drunke norysheth and conforteth as well the bodye as the spirites of manne and therfore god did ordeine it for maÌ„kind as a necessari remedy against the incoÌ„modities of age that therby thei shuld seme to returne vnto youth forget heuines for by his qualities whiche be heate moysture nature is chieflye conserued Also Galene saith that wyne is of good norishmeÌ„t for the bodye and doth preserue health that ther is no other kyndes of meat or drinke that doth so much coÌ„forte natural heate so helpeth digestion The profite that coÌ„meth by moderate drinkyng of wyne is that it dothe clarifye the thicke and troublesom bloud it doth clense opeÌ„ the passages and pores of the bodye and specially the vaines it doth take awaye stopping of the liuer it doth expell froÌ„ the hert darke fumositie which doth ingeÌ„der heauines so row it causeth a man to forget all care maketh him mery ioyful Wherefore it is holesome for all ages for all times and al regions so that it be taken moderately and as he y t drynketh it hath ben accustumed to it if he drynke no more then his nature may wel sustayn beare Albeit concernynge ages touchyng the regimente of wyne Aâ—icene sayeth to geue chyldren wyne to drynke is as one wolde lay fyre to fyre made of dry wood but he sayth that one may geue an olde man as much wyne to drinke as he can beare wythout detrimeÌ„t or hurte Olde folkes are cold and wyne heateth theyr spirites are heauye and wyne maketh them lyght and cleare and comenly old folkes slepe yll but wyne maketh them to sleepe well Also Rayses sayeth wyne vniuersally doth comforte the stomacke and the liuer and it causeth the meates to passe downe easely it doth quycken the corporall myght and wyt But ouer much ingurgitacion of wyne wyne drunke superfluouse doth hurte the liuer the brayne and the senewes it doth ingeÌ„der crampes palseies apaplexies oftentimes dayly experience teacheth sodayne death Drunkennes is ingendred of a grosse and thycke fume which ascending vp to the brayne dothe there couer the places where reason and memorie lyeth no otherwyse then the clouds do couer the lyght of the sunne where by all the senses as wel internall as external be so troubled that they can not execute theyr offices and dueties appoynted of nature the inconueniences whych come by drunkeÌ„nes be these that folowe The fyrste is corruption of the liuers complexion for it resolueth the heate therof wherby the lyuer loseth hys naturall generation of bloud in place of blud ingeÌ„dreth a watrishnes causeth y e dropsye The second is corruption of the braynes coÌ„plection It doeth dispose a hote braine to a woodnes fransie the cold to the falling euyl forgetfulnes and palsey The. iii. is weaknes of senewes and disseases therof as the crampe palseis goute dropsies Whych thynges well considered and kepte in remeÌ„braunce shuld excepte I be muche deceiued refraine something their prompt disposition from such waÌ„ton appetites But trulye there is no man knowyng the dueties beloÌ„ging to an honest heâ—t but wyl sorowfully bewayle piteously lament the folyshe peruersitie of many which by their negligeÌ„t dissolute liuing wylfully coÌ„mit their bo dies to be tormented w t greuous and painful sickenesses the dolour wherof if by counsell practise of physycke at the fyrste brunt be not apeased pacified for whych the art of phisycke is rated accused put in blame And thus the pacientes transpose and laye away the faute whych in them selfe is culpable Unto the imbecillitie or feblenes of the arte But if effectuall report were made vnto suche by the informatioÌ„ of honeste approued phisitions how suche disseases by their negligence procured can not easely be expel'ed onles the original occasions therof be somthyng diminyshed so by
the meate be not hard to concocâ—â— or that it be not ouer sweete as bankettynge dyshes or â—lles that they bee not of diuerse qualities whych do speciallye corrupt digestâ—oÌ„ Nature teacheth vs thynges necessarye whyche be but fewe and sone prepared folishnes hathe inuented thynges superfluous whych are without number hard to comby If thou geue necessaries vnto nature she is delited and made strong as with thinges fiâ—te for her appetite But if thou geue her superfluous she is weakened and afflicted as wyth gobbets not agreyng vnto her dyete Last of al let vs beware of slepe at after nonnes of long watching and sittyng vp of nyghtes which al wyth many other mo do greatly let digestion When I speake of digestioÌ„ I do not meane that only whych is in the stomacke but the seconde also whych is in the liuer and the thyrde in the vaynes and the fourth or last whych is finished in al the members which surely to their perfeccion haue neede of good space and continuance whiche in nyne houres space as some meÌ„ thinke is brought to pas And if the least of theÌ„ al be in any wyse letted or troubled noryshment is not dueli ministred Moreouer as it is necessary to the prolongacion of lyfe to help digestion and make it perfite So lykewyse â—urgynge of excâ—emeÌ„tes is as necessary Also to keepe the skynne cleane from any fylth and those places wolde be ofte clensed out of the whyche filthines coÌ„meth from the inward partes as the head the eares the nosethiâ—les the eyes y e armeholes and y e other secret places y t nature hydeth honesty scase wold haue named The. iii. thyng which doth make strong lusâ—y the liuely and quick power of y e body is exercise and labour whych thyng to be ne cessarye is knowen by thys that those originall thynges corruptible whereof all liuynge creatures are composed and made be euer more in continuall motion as the ayre the fyre and the water But in this place it semeth expediente seynge I dyd promise the same before to declare some remedies agaynst thys cruditie where wyth manye be affected and troubeled and therewyth to make a perfite conclusion of thys chapter Galene and all other do agree in this case that peper brused and eaten wyth meate is verye expediente And where there is muche wynd in the stomacke then to eate all tymes of the daye the medicine made of thre kyndes of pepper â–ª tyme anise seede and hony clarified which is called diatrion piperi on and if flewme be abundaunt then oximel that is to saye honye and water soden together wyth the rootes and seedes of fenâ—l and persley and a quantitie of vinegre put thereto in the boylyng is very commendable The rest are fullye handled and set forth of Galene in his bookes de Cacoclymia ¶ By what tokens one may know whether the bloud in bys bodye bâ— good or â—â—o if it be viâ—â—ate or yll how to rectifie it For nothyng is more necessary to the producing of lyfe then good bloud The fourth Chapter THe most famous and expert Phisitions among all other preceptes whych speciallye apperteme to the prolongacion of mannes lyfe do aduise and counsell vs to eate suche meate as maketh good iuyce and suche we cal fyne and holesome meates whych ingender good norishment y t is to wyt good laudable blud which causeth aboue all thynges the lyfe loÌ„g to coÌ„tinue in health And good bloud is knowen by this it is not cold not dry not darke â—urbuleÌ„t nor of y e colour of a beastes liuer but it is hot moist clerâ— Yet it is not of ferueÌ„t burning hotâ—â—s as is fyre nor yet of thyn humiditie or moysture as is water For if y e bloud aproche nygh to y e nature coÌ„dicion of fyre it maketh natural heate ouermuch to surmouÌ„t in the body by the superfluous increase whereof humour radical is lightly coÌ„sumed And if y e blud aproch neâ—er to y e nature of water it doth extenuat abate diminyshe natural heate and wyth ouermuch thynne and waâ—ry moisture doth drowne and opresse it Wherfore such euyl bloud maketh both heat and moisture to exceade their bouÌ„des and transcend their limites appointed by nature whereby lyfe is lyke to fall in ruine And verely if naturall moysture be mingled with waâ—ry and thyn bloud it sone receyueth putrefaction which is oft cause occasion of feuers agues called putride And for this cause it is not holesom to eate frutes or hearbes cold for thei much abuÌ„dantly eaten do shortly fil y e vaines w t iuyce crude rawe which sone wyll receiue putrefactioÌ„ Of these premisses it foloweth therfore y t the blud in our bodies be nether very hotte like fire neither very thin moyste like water but in keping y e golden meane betwene bothe Hitherto y e qualitie of good bloud is declared and now lyke wise the substance therof shal be sufficientlye expressed Good bloud is neyther ouer thycke nor ouer thynne But as in hys qualitie semblably in hys substaunce doth keepe and retayne the meane and in all condicions is correspondeÌ„t to the qualitie of the ayer If the substaunce of the bloude be thinne it ngendreth humiditie yll vncerteine and not longe continuyng and maketh the spirites apte to be dissolued and consumed wherby nature is mortified Spiritus Naturalis in hepate Uitalis in corde Animalis in cerebro Yf it be ouer thycke it doth debilitate and obfuscate the wytte stoppeth the pores and geueth occasion of suffocation of the lyfe and the spirites whych by thycke bloud be condensat and made tucbulent because of their thyckenes be nothyng fytte or conuenient for lyfe for they put out and suffocate naturall heate vpon the whyche the fâ—ndacion of lyfe is buylded Like as a great thicke smoke doth ouer whelme the flame of the fyre and wyll not suffer it to burne out clerely I let pas that it is so dark that it maketh mans lyfe heauye sad and full of pensiuenes such as for the most parte those that are of a melancholike constitucion be Good and pure bloud is as necessary to the noryshing of the life as good oyles bee for a lampe Wherefore suche meates muste be pycked out and chosen whych ingender pure and good bloud Rayses in a place shewyng vs how to reteyne and keepe styll longe tyme the freshnes of youth kepe back croked feble and withered age aduertiseth vs to vse such meates as ingender good bloud whyche be precordiall confortatiues of the hert also other lyke which wold be knowen of suche as write of the nature operation of meates for this shorte treatise can not receyue them ¶ Howe that he whiche desireth the course of hys lyfe longe to continue must haue diligent respect or regard to the election of his mansion or dwelling place The fyft Chapter THe place where a man purposeth to dwell is diligently to be considered of theÌ„ whiche desyre