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with_o vinegar_n &_o pepper_n they_o both_o be_v very_o cold_a and_o moist_a and_o do_v make_v ill_a juice_n in_o the_o body_n if_o they_o be_v not_o well_o digest_v but_o the_o pepon_n much_o worse_a than_o the_o melon_n they_o do_v least_o hurt_n if_o they_o be_v eat_v before_o meal_n albeit_o if_o they_o do_v find_v phlegm_n in_o the_o stomach_n chameleon_n they_o be_v turn_v into_o phlegm_n if_o they_o find_v choler_n they_o be_v turn_v into_o choler_n notwithstanding_o there_o be_v in_o they_o the_o virtue_n to_o cleanse_v and_o provoke_v urine_n and_o if_o any_o be_v trouble_v with_o heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o liver_n or_o reins_n with_o the_o strangury_n they_o may_v take_v ripe_a melon_n and_o shred_v they_o into_o small_a piece_n and_o distil_v they_o stone_n and_o sun_n the_o water_n for_o a_o month_n then_o drink_v thereof_o every_o morning_n temper_v with_o a_o little_a sugar_n the_o quantity_n of_o three_o or_o four_o ounce_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n 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the_o breast_n of_o phlegm_n to_o break_v wind_n to_o provoke_v urine_n and_o to_o loose_v the_o belly_n all_o which_o property_n with_o other_o more_o be_v brief_o comprehend_v in_o scho._n sa._n 6â—_n aequis_fw-la that_o somnum_fw-la vomitum_fw-la quoque_fw-la tollit_fw-la &_o usum_fw-la compescit_fw-la tussim_fw-la veterem_fw-la colicisque_fw-la medetur_fw-la pellit_fw-la pulmonis_fw-la frigus_fw-la ventrisque_fw-la tumorem_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o morbis_fw-la sic_fw-la subvenit_fw-la articulorum_fw-la chap._n 101._o of_o fruit_n now_o that_o i_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o of_o garden_n herb_n it_o follow_v that_o i_o entreat_v of_o fruit_n which_o be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o my_o division_n propose_v before_o touch_v meat_n for_o such_o be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n towards_o mankind_n that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o provide_v corn_n and_o herb_n for_o our_o sustenance_n but_o also_o fruit_n mankind_n flesh_n and_o fish_n howbeit_o herb_n and_o fruit_n be_v the_o first_o food_n that_o ever_o be_v appoint_v to_o man_n as_o appear_z by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n give_v to_o adam_n and_o from_o the_o time_n of_o adam_n until_o after_o noah_n flood_n 29._o he_o use_v of_o flesh_n and_o wine_n be_v altogether_o unknown_a for_o before_o the_o flood_n they_o neither_o eat_v flesh_n nor_o drink_v wine_n 3._o but_o now_o by_o the_o change_n of_o diet_n of_o our_o progenitor_n there_o be_v cause_v in_o our_o body_n such_o alteration_n from_o the_o nature_n which_o be_v in_o man_n at_o the_o beginning_n diet_n that_o now_o all_o herb_n and_o fruit_n general_o be_v noyfull_a to_o man_n and_o do_v engender_v ill_a humour_n and_o be_v ofttimes_o the_o cause_n of_o putrify_a fever_n if_o they_o be_v much_o and_o continual_o 〈◊〉_d notwithstanding_o unto_o they_o which_o have_v abundance_n of_o choler_n they_o be_v sometime_o convenient_a to_o repress_v the_o flame_n which_o proceed_v of_o choler_n and_o some_o fruit_n which_o be_v stypticke_a or_o bind_v in_o taste_n eat_v before_o meal_n do_v bind_v the_o belly_n but_o eat_v after_o meal_n they_o be_v rather_o laxative_a wherefore_o it_o shall_v be_v expedient_a to_o write_v particular_o of_o such_o fruit_n as_o be_v in_o common_a use_n declare_v their_o noyfull_a quality_n in_o appeyr_v of_o nature_n and_o how_o they_o may_v be_v use_v with_o least_o hurt_n chap._n 102._o of_o apple_n of_o all_o fruit_n apple_n be_v most_o use_v among_o we_o in_o england_n and_o be_v cold_a and_o moist_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n as_o m._n eliot_n allege_v howbeit_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n in_o apple_n as_o in_o form_n so_o in_o taste_n for_o some_o be_v sweet_a apple_n some_o be_v sour_a some_o bitter_a some_o harrish_a or_o rough_a taste_v apple_n some_o be_v of_o a_o mix_a temperature_n both_o sweet_a and_o sour_a etc._n etc._n the_o sweet_a and_o bitter_a apple_n be_v incline_v to_o heat_n the_o sour_a &_o harrish_a be_v cool_v and_o therefore_o good_a where_o the_o stomach_n be_v weak_a 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follow_v and_o be_v eat_v roast_v or_o bake_v or_o stew_v for_o so_o they_o be_v right_o wholesome_a and_o do_v confirm_v the_o stomach_n and_o make_v good_a digestion_n most_o proper_o in_o a_o choleric_a stomach_n yea_o raw_a apple_n if_o they_o be_v old_a be_v eat_v at_o night_n go_v to_o bed_n good_a without_o drink_v to_o they_o be_v find_v very_o commodious_a in_o such_o as_o have_v hot_a stomach_n or_o be_v distemper_v in_o heat_n and_o dryth_n by_o drink_v much_o wine_n &_o be_v think_v to_o quench_v the_o flame_n of_o venus_n according_a to_o that_o old_a english_a saying_n he_o that_o will_v not_o a_o wife_n wed_v must_v eat_v a_o cold_a apple_n when_o he_o go_v to_o bed_n though_o some_o turn_v it_o to_o a_o contrary_a purpose_n and_o this_o experiment_n i_o have_v know_v that_o a_o roast_a apple_n suffer_v until_o it_o be_v cold_a and_o then_o eat_v last_o at_o night_n to_o bedward_o have_v loose_v the_o belly_n and_o be_v therefore_o good_a for_o such_o as_o be_v common_o 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without_o all_o danger_n then_o may_v you_o preserve_v they_o after_o this_o manner_n cherry_n take_v a_o pint_n of_o fair_a run_a water_n half_o a_o pint_n of_o rose-water_n half_o a_o pound_n of_o sugar_n see_v all_o together_o upon_o a_o soft_a fire_n of_o coal_n till_o the_o one_o half_o be_v consume_v then_o take_v it_o from_o the_o fire_n and_o when_o it_o leave_v boil_a put_v therein_o your_o cherry_n or_o plum_n if_o they_o be_v cherry_n cut_v off_o half_a the_o stalk_n and_o let_v your_o fruit_n be_v the_o like_a weight_n as_o of_o the_o sugar_n set_a it_o again_o on_o the_o fire_n and_o keep_v it_o in_o the_o like_a heat_n till_o they_o be_v soft_a the_o space_n of_o a_o hour_n if_o need_v be_v then_o put_v into_o it_o some_o clove_n bruise_v and_o when_o it_o be_v cold_a keep_v it_o in_o a_o glass_n or_o gallipot_n the_o strong_a the_o syrup_n be_v with_o sugar_n the_o better_a it_o will_v continue_v some_o put_v to_o the_o syrup_n cinnamon_n sanders_n nutmeg_n clove_n and_o a_o little_a ginger_n see_v they_o not_o hasty_o for_o fear_n of_o much_o break_n chap._n 107._o of_o quince_n qvince_n be_v cold_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n and_o dry_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o second_o they_o be_v not_o use_v to_o be_v eat_v raw_a for_o so_o they_o be_v both_o unpleasant_a and_o unwholesome_a and_o in_o my_o judgement_n no_o better_o for_o a_o student_n stomach_n than_o raw_a beef_n but_o be_v roast_v stew_a or_o bake_v and_o eat_v after_o meal_n they_o close_o and_o draw_v the_o stomach_n together_o and_o help_v digestion_n and_o mollify_v the_o belly_n if_o they_o be_v abundant_o take_v for_o this_o be_v galen_n his_o rule_n qui_fw-la stomachum_fw-la habent_fw-la imbecillum_fw-la ventrem_fw-la iis_fw-la dejici_fw-la 22â—_n cum_fw-la postrem_fw-la be_v epulis_fw-la astringentium_fw-la quippiam_fw-la sumpserint_fw-la wherefore_o student_n have_v common_o weak_a stomach_n may_v if_o they_o be_v costive_a ease_v themselves_o by_o eat_v after_o meat_n something_a which_o do_v bind_v and_o restrain_v the_o stomach_n as_o galen_n tell_v of_o one_o protas_n a_o rhetoritian_n on_o who_o the_o like_a practice_n be_v prove_v but_o quince_n may_v be_v otherwise_o use_v very_o wholesom_o as_o be_v make_v in_o conserva_fw-la or_o preserve_v in_o syrup_n condite_fw-la or_o make_v in_o marmalade_n and_o because_o the_o make_n of_o marmalade_n be_v a_o pretty_a conceit_n and_o may_v perhaps_o delight_v some_o painful_a student_n that_o will_v be_v his_o own_o apothecary_n partly_o to_o spare_v cost_n and_o partly_o to_o be_v sure_a that_o it_o be_v right_o make_v i_o will_v here_o set_v it_o down_o as_o plain_o as_o i_o can_v quince_n your_o quince_n be_v full_a ripe_a and_o very_o yellow_a as_o in_o lent_n season_n or_o thereabouts_o first_o pare_v they_o and_o take_v out_o the_o cores_fw-la then_o see_v they_o until_o they_o be_v tender_a and_o soft_a that_o do_v beat_v they_o small_a in_o a_o wooden_a mortar_n or_o marble_n with_o a_o pestle_n of_o wood_n then_o with_o some_o of_o the_o liquor_n wherein_o they_o be_v sodden_a draw_v they_o through_o a_o strainer_n as_o you_o will_v do_v a_o tart_a then_o set_v it_o over_o the_o fire_n to_o seethe_v soft_o and_o in_o seethe_v strew_v in_o by_o little_a &_o little_a white_a sugar_n make_v in_o powder_n the_o weight_n of_o the_o quince_n or_o more_o as_o your_o taste_n shall_v tell_v you_o stir_v it_o continual_o and_o put_v thereto_o some_o pure_a rose-water_n or_o damask-water_n let_v it_o see_v on_o height_n until_o it_o be_v wall_n stand_v which_o thing_n you_o may_v know_v by_o take_v some_o of_o it_o upon_o a_o knife_n and_o let_v it_o cool_a for_o if_o it_o be_v stiff_a then_o take_v it_o off_o and_o box_n it_o while_o it_o be_v warm_a and_o set_v it_o in_o a_o warm_a and_o dry_a air_n and_o if_o you_o will_v not_o have_v your_o marmalade_n so_o bind_v you_o may_v put_v some_o ripe_a apple_n of_o good_a verdure_n among_o your_o quince_n when_o you_o boil_v they_o with_o 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be_v keep_v two_o or_o three_o day_n after_o they_o be_v gather_v till_o the_o husk_n be_v somewhat_o assuage_v they_o nourish_v the_o better_a and_o be_v less_o laxative_a neither_o do_v they_o inflate_v so_o much_o as_o sai_z arnoldus_fw-la ripe_a grape_n and_o sweet_a do_v nourish_v much_o and_o make_v one_o fat_a 9_o as_o galen_n prove_v by_o experience_n of_o those_o which_o keep_v vineyard_n who_o feed_v two_o or_o three_o month_n upon_o grape_n and_o fig_n only_o become_v very_o gross_a but_o the_o flesh_n so_o get_v soon_o wear_v away_o again_o because_o it_o be_v not_o firm_a and_o fast_o but_o loose_a and_o over-moist_a and_o schola_fw-la salerni_fw-la reckon_v grape_n that_o be_v sweet_a 9_o for_o one_o of_o the_o twelve_o thing_n that_o nourish_v and_o make_v fat_a and_o well_o i_o wot_v that_o who_o so_o eat_v many_o of_o they_o they_o will_v make_v he_o fat_a with_o a_o r._n you_o know_v what_o i_o mean_v r._n grape_n be_v use_v to_o be_v eat_v after_o meat_n as_o other_o fruit_n but_o arnoldus_fw-la say_v upon_o the_o same_o chapter_n that_o if_o they_o be_v eat_v upon_o a_o full_a stomach_n they_o both_o be_v corrupt_v in_o the_o stomach_n and_o they_o corrupt_v other_o meat_n chap._n 109._o of_o raisin_n of_o grape_n dry_v through_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v make_v raisin_n which_o be_v therefore_o name_v in_o latin_a uvae_fw-la passae_fw-la and_o they_o be_v hot_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n and_o moist_a in_o the_o second_o among_o we_o in_o england_n they_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n that_o be_v to_o say_v great_a raisin_n and_o small_a raisin_n otherwise_o call_v coran_n the_o great_a sort_n be_v call_v raisin_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o other_o be_v common_o to_o be_v have_v and_o be_v much_o use_v in_o meat_n and_o that_o for_o good_a cause_n for_o beside_o their_o pleasantness_n in_o taste_n they_o do_v make_v the_o stomach_n firm_a and_o strong_a and_o do_v provoke_v appetite_n and_o do_v comfort_v weak_a body_n be_v eat_v before_o meal_n but_o some_o question_n be_v make_v of_o raisin_n whether_o they_o be_v bind_v or_o lose_v which_o galen_n himself_o do_v answer_v 4_o where_o he_o say_v that_o raisin_n without_o kernel_n do_v open_v the_o breast_n and_o liver_n but_o eat_v with_o the_o stone_n they_o bind_v who_o opinion_n matthiolus_n confirm_v in_o these_o word_n wae_fw-la passae_fw-la quae_fw-la vinaciis_fw-la carent_fw-la vel_fw-la quod_fw-la ita_fw-la natura_fw-la producantur_fw-la vel_fw-la quod_fw-la two_o arte_fw-la fuerint_fw-la exempti_fw-la si_fw-la dulces_fw-la sint_fw-la adstringente_fw-it facultate_fw-la adeo_fw-la privantur_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la mirifice_fw-la leniant_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la pectoris_fw-la angustiae_fw-la tussi_fw-la exasperatis_fw-la faucibus_fw-la &_o renum_fw-la vesicaeque_fw-la vitiis_fw-la maxim_n conveniunt_fw-la liver_n beside_o this_o raisin_n be_v secundum_fw-la totam_fw-la substantiam_fw-la visceri_fw-la ipsi_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la iocinori_fw-la familiares_fw-la ac_fw-la propriae_fw-la and_o they_o concoct_v raw_a humour_n and_o withstand_v putrefaction_n med_n as_o galen_n write_v and_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o may_v well_o be_v eat_v fast_v the_o stone_n be_v first_o take_v out_o and_o for_o crudity_n or_o rawness_n of_o the_o stomach_n master_n eliot_n by_o his_o own_o report_n never_o find_v any_o thing_n better_o than_o fine_a rhubarb_n chew_v with_o raisin_n of_o coran_n yet_o raisin_n of_o coran_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o arnoldus_fw-la doâ—_n cause_n oppilation_n of_o the_o spleen_n though_o they_o be_v good_a for_o the_o breast_n and_o reins_n and_o so_o say_v schola_fw-la sal._n 4â—_n passula_n non_fw-la spleni_fw-la tussi_fw-la valet_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la reni_fw-la but_o rhubarb_n may_v be_v better_o eat_v as_o i_o think_v with_o great_a raisin_n chap._n 110._o of_o fig_n fig_n if_o they_o be_v new_a be_v hot_a and_o moist_a
and_o sure_o this_o kind_n of_o diet_n be_v good_a in_o some_o disease_n sickness_n and_o i_o have_v know_v many_o that_o have_v drive_v away_o sickness_n by_o fast_v that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o eat_v nothing_o for_o a_o time_n which_o be_v name_v in_o latin_a inedia_fw-la and_o for_o this_o cause_n as_o i_o think_v that_o ancient_a physician_n thessalus_n mention_v of_o galen_n first_o devise_v this_o diatriton_n 4._o that_o be_v to_o say_v three_o day_n abstinence_n for_o his_o patient_n who_o notwithstanding_o galen_n refute_v in_o the_o same_o place_n because_o he_o use_v it_o in_o long_a disease_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v bring_v his_o patient_n to_o utter_v weakness_n wherefore_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o physician_n in_o dyeting_n shall_v regard_v chief_o two_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o force_n of_o the_o sickness_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o party_n that_o be_v sick_a and_o thereafter_o to_o prescribe_v less_o or_o more_o to_o be_v receive_v more_o shall_v be_v say_v touch_v this_o point_n where_o i_o shall_v entreat_v of_o custom_n time_n and_o order_n now_o if_o a_o man_n be_v in_o health_n take_v more_o than_o nature_n may_v well_o bear_v let_v he_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o jesus_n sirach_n if_o thou_o feel_v that_o thou_o have_v eat_v too_o much_o 31._o arise_z go_v thy_o way_n cast_v it_o out_o of_o thy_o stomach_n ease_v and_o take_v thy_o rest_n and_o it_o shall_v ease_v thou_o so_o that_o thou_o shall_v bring_v no_o sickness_n unto_o thy_o body_n chap._n 204._o of_o quality_n the_o three_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o meat_n meat_n be_v the_o quality_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o temperature_n or_o state_n thereof_o as_o whether_o it_o be_v hot_a or_o cold_a moist_a or_o dry_a gross_a or_o fine_a thick_a or_o thin_a which_o be_v great_o to_o be_v regard_v both_o in_o health_n and_o sickness_n for_o in_o health_n such_o meat_n shall_v be_v use_v as_o be_v like_a in_o temperature_n to_o the_o body_n as_o to_o they_o who_o natural_a complexion_n be_v moist_a as_o be_v of_o child_n aught_o to_o be_v give_v meat_n that_o be_v moist_a in_o virtue_n or_o power_n and_o to_o they_o who_o natural_a complexion_n be_v dry_a aught_o to_o be_v give_v meat_n dry_a in_o virtue_n or_o power_n contrariwise_o to_o body_n untemperate_a and_o in_o sickness_n such_o meat_n or_o drink_n be_v to_o be_v give_v which_o be_v in_o power_n contrary_a to_o the_o distemperance_n as_o to_o they_o which_o be_v very_o choleric_a or_o sick_a of_o a_o fever_n shall_v be_v give_v moist_a meat_n and_o cool_a for_o true_a be_v that_o say_n of_o galen_n augetur_fw-la quidque_fw-la ac_fw-la nutritur_fw-la a_o similibus_fw-la 6._o perimitur_fw-la aâ—_n corrâ—mpitur_fw-la a_o contrariis_fw-la itaque_fw-la etiam_fw-la sanitatis_fw-la tutelaper_n similia_fw-la perficitur_fw-la morborum_fw-la sublatio_fw-la per_fw-la contraria_fw-la whereof_o spring_v that_o common_a maxima_fw-la contraria_fw-la contrariis_fw-la curantur_fw-la but_o here_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o the_o meat_n do_v not_o much_o exceed_v the_o distemperature_n of_o the_o body_n as_o those_o do_v which_o be_v name_v cibi_fw-la medicamentosi_fw-la as_o hot_a wine_n pepper_n garlic_n onion_n and_o such_o like_a for_o these_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a far_o above_o the_o mean_a if_o they_o be_v give_v to_o a_o choleric_a person_n they_o be_v very_o noisome_a because_o they_o exceed_v the_o just_a temperature_n of_o man_n body_n in_o that_o complexion_n but_o to_o they_o which_o be_v phlegmatic_a they_o be_v oftentimes_o wholesome_a contrariwise_o cold_a water_n cold_a herb_n and_o cold_a fruit_n moderate_o use_v be_v wholesome_a to_o choleric_a body_n by_o put_v away_o the_o heat_n exceed_v the_o natural_a temperature_n but_o to_o they_o which_o be_v phlegmatic_a they_o be_v unwholesome_a and_o do_v bring_v into_o they_o distemperature_n of_o cold_a and_o moist_a but_o what_o meat_n be_v hot_a or_o cold_a moist_a or_o dry_a gross_a or_o fine_a thick_a or_o thin_a may_v he_o learn_v by_o peruse_v the_o treatise_n before_o concern_v meat_n of_o all_o sort_n chap._n 205._o of_o custom_n the_o four_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o meat_n be_v custom_n which_o be_v of_o such_o force_n in_o man_n body_n both_o in_o sickness_n and_o in_o health_n that_o it_o countervail_v nature_n itself_o and_o be_v therefore_o call_v of_o galen_n in_o sundry_a place_n con._n acquisititia_n sive_fw-la altera_fw-la natura_fw-la whereof_o he_o give_v anotable_a example_n secret_n where_o he_o show_v that_o a_o old_a woman_n of_o athens_n use_v a_o long_a time_n to_o eat_v hemlock_n which_o be_v a_o rank_a poison_n first_o a_o little_a quantity_n and_o afterward_o more_o till_o at_o length_n she_o can_v eat_v so_o much_o without_o hurt_n as_o will_v present_o poison_v another_o the_o like_a story_n be_v tell_v by_o albertus_n magnus_fw-la where_o he_o declare_v that_o a_o child_n by_o long_a use_n and_o custom_n will_v eat_v spider_n out_o of_o the_o wall_n without_o any_o harm_n notwithstanding_o that_o spider_n as_o all_o man_n do_v know_v be_v a_o present_a poison_n so_o that_o custom_n in_o process_n of_o time_n may_v alter_v nature_n and_o make_v that_o harmless_a which_o be_v otherwise_o hurtful_a and_o in_o meat_n and_o drink_v every_o man_n feel_v in_o himself_o drink_n that_o whereunto_o he_o have_v be_v of_o long_a time_n accustom_v though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o other_o yet_o do_v it_o less_o harm_n than_o that_o whereunto_o he_o be_v not_o use_v and_o this_o be_v approve_v also_o by_o hypocrates_n 50._o quae_fw-la longo_fw-la tempore_fw-la assuet_n a_o sunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la si_fw-la deâ—eriora_fw-la sunt_fw-la minuâ—iis_fw-la quae_fw-la insueta_fw-la sunt_fw-la molestare_fw-la consueverunt_fw-la convenit_fw-la igitur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la insueta_fw-la permutari_fw-la custom_n also_o bring_v like_v and_o like_n cause_v good_a concoction_n for_o what_o the_o stomach_n like_v it_o greedy_o desire_v and_o have_v receive_v it_o close_o enclose_v it_o about_o until_o it_o be_v due_o concoct_v which_o thing_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o meat_n and_o drink_v wherein_o we_o have_v great_a delight_n though_o it_o be_v much_o worse_a than_o other_o yet_o it_o do_v we_o more_o good_a 38._o which_o hippias_n also_o teach_v paulo_n peior_fw-la sed_fw-la suavior_fw-la cibus_fw-la ac_fw-la potus_fw-la meliori_fw-la quidem_fw-la at_o ingrato_fw-la preferendus_fw-la which_o be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v take_v as_o many_o physician_n do_v think_v as_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o suffer_v their_o patient_n to_o have_v whatsoever_o they_o desire_v although_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o disease_n but_o it_o be_v mean_v conditional_o as_o hipp._n teach_v to_o wit_n si_fw-mi parum_fw-la nocent_a &_o noxa_fw-la quae_fw-la infertur_fw-la reparari_fw-la facile_fw-la potest_fw-la 7._o and_o of_o what_o force_n custom_n be_v in_o labour_n hip._n teach_v quotidianis_fw-la laboribus_fw-la assueti_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la invalidi_fw-la sint_fw-la aut_fw-la senes_fw-la insuetis_fw-la quamvis_fw-la robustis_fw-la &_o iuvenibus_fw-la labour_n facilius_fw-la consueta_fw-la ferunt_fw-la exercitia_fw-la and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o craftsman_n and_o husbandman_n although_o they_o be_v old_a and_o weak_a can_v do_v that_o which_o strong_a and_o young_a man_n be_v not_o so_o enure_v may_v not_o do_v as_o a_o feeble_a old_a milner_n to_o lift_v a_o great_a weighty_a sack_n a_o old_a smith_n to_o wield_v and_o labour_v with_o a_o great_a hammer_n than_o a_o young_a man_n not_o thereto_o accustom_v wherefore_o whosoever_o will_v be_v strong_a and_o endure_v labour_n must_v accustom_v himself_o to_o labour_n custom_n likewise_o be_v of_o great_a force_n in_o sleep_v and_o wake_v and_o other_o thing_n call_v not_o natural_a which_o i_o shall_v entreat_v of_o hereafter_o good_a therefore_o be_v that_o counsel_n in_o sch._n sal._n 55._o omnibus_fw-la 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quod_fw-la non_fw-la facile_fw-la putresceret_fw-la sumpsit_fw-la vtique_fw-la aut_fw-la far_o mulso_fw-la aut_fw-la avem_fw-la ex_fw-la jure_fw-la simplici_fw-la telephus_n the_o grammarian_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n who_o live_v almost_o a_o hundred_o year_n use_v this_o diet_n follow_v be_v hyeme_v his_o mense_fw-la lavabatur_fw-la aestate_fw-la quater_fw-la diet_n mediis_fw-la harum_fw-la temporibus_fw-la ter_z quibus_fw-la vero_fw-la diebus_fw-la non_fw-la lavabatur_fw-la iis_fw-la circa_fw-la tertiam_fw-la horam_fw-la unctus_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la exigua_fw-la frictione_n mox_fw-la mell_v optimum_fw-la crudum_fw-la alicae_fw-la in_o aqua_fw-la coctae_fw-la permistum_fw-la esitabat_fw-la eoque_fw-la solo_fw-la contentus_fw-la pro_fw-la jentaculo_fw-la fuit_fw-la prandebat_fw-la septima_fw-la hora_fw-la &_o paulo_fw-la citius_fw-la primum_fw-la oleribus_fw-la sumptis_fw-la deinde_fw-la piscibus_fw-la gustatis_fw-la aut_fw-la avibus_fw-la vespere_fw-la autem_fw-la tantum_fw-la panem_fw-la ex_fw-la vino_fw-la misto_fw-la edebat_fw-la in_o these_o two_o example_n i_o note_v that_o these_o old_a man_n break_v their_o fast_n common_o with_o honey_n 1._o and_o that_o for_o good_a cause_n for_o honey_n be_v very_o wholesome_a for_o old_a age_n and_o such_o as_o be_v phlegmatic_a and_o unwholesome_a for_o youth_n &_o such_o as_o be_v choleric_a as_o galen_n prove_v where_o he_o tell_v a_o story_n of_o a_o old_a man_n and_o a_o young_a man_n who_o contend_v about_o honey_n by_o experience_n of_o their_o own_o body_n the_o one_o affirm_v that_o he_o have_v prove_v it_o wholesome_a in_o himself_o and_o the_o other_o avouch_v the_o contrary_n which_o controversy_n galen_n determine_v in_o this_o manner_n mel_n calidis_fw-la &_o sicciâ—_n est_fw-la adversissimum_fw-la frigidis_fw-la vero_fw-la ac_fw-la humidis_fw-la utilissimum_fw-la but_o the_o benefit_n of_o honey_n in_o old_a man_n diet_n may_v likewise_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o example_n follow_v romulus_n pollio_n romulâ—s_n who_o be_v above_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a as_o pliny_n affirm_v 22._o be_v demand_v of_o augustus_n the_o emperor_n by_o what_o mean_v he_o live_v so_o long_o and_o retain_v still_o the_o vigour_n or_o liveliness_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o do_v it_o inward_o with_o mead_n which_o be_v a_o drink_n make_v with_o honey_n and_o water_n and_o outward_o with_o oil_n meaning_n friction_n and_o unction_n which_o be_v use_v in_o greece_n and_o some_o other_o country_n in_o old_a time_n as_o i_o show_v in_o my_o treatise_n of_o exercise_n democritus_n also_o the_o great_a philosopher_n democritus_n be_v demand_v how_o a_o man_n may_v live_v long_o in_o health_n he_o answer_v if_o he_o wet_v he_o within_o with_o honey_n and_o without_o with_o oil_n the_o same_o philosopher_n when_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o nine_o prolong_v his_o life_n certain_a day_n with_o the_o evaporation_n of_o honey_n as_o aristoxeâ—us_n write_v to_o these_o may_v be_v add_v the_o example_n of_o galen_n himself_o galen_n who_o diet_n principal_o shall_v be_v follow_v of_o student_n galen_n as_o he_o say_v of_o himself_o by_o mean_n of_o his_o good_a order_n and_o diet_n be_v never_o vex_v with_o any_o sickness_n 1._o after_o he_o be_v 28_o year_n old_a until_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n except_o the_o grudge_n of_o a_o fever_n of_o one_o day_n and_o that_o happen_v only_o by_o too_o much_o labour_n 12._o he_o live_v as_o coelius_n rhodiginus_fw-la write_v 140_o year_n and_o die_v only_o for_o feebleness_n of_o nature_n which_o as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o be_v call_v mors_fw-la naturalis_fw-la when_o a_o man_n die_v as_o a_o apple_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o tree_n when_o it_o be_v ripe_a the_o order_n of_o his_o life_n be_v thus_o he_o use_v such_o abstinence_n in_o meat_n and_o drink_n that_o he_o leave_v off_o always_o before_o satiety_n or_o fullness_n of_o belly_n diet_n which_o we_o common_o call_v to_o rise_v with_o a_o appetite_n and_o be_v indeed_o the_o principal_a point_n in_o preserve_v of_o health_n again_o he_o never_o eat_v any_o crude_a or_o raw_a thing_n as_o fruit_n herb_n root_n and_o such_o like_a which_o may_v be_v a_o second_o caution_n for_o all_o man_n to_o observe_v whereby_o he_o have_v always_o a_o sweet_a breath_n moreover_o as_o leisure_n will_v suffer_v he_o use_v bathe_v frication_n and_o exercise_n yea_o sometime_o in_o the_o winter_n season_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o country_n he_o refuse_v not_o to_o cleave_v wood_n and_o to_o pun_a barley_n and_o to_o do_v other_o country_n work_v only_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o body_n valetudo_fw-la as_o himself_o witness_v whereof_o at_o length_n arise_v this_o proverb_n galeni_fw-la valetudo_fw-la and_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o a_o most_o perfect_a state_n of_o health_n which_o i_o wish_v to_o all_o good_a student_n and_o the_o way_n to_o attain_v it_o be_v to_o keep_v galeus_n diet_n and_o for_o a_o conclusion_n of_o this_o point_n i_o will_v here_o recite_v the_o diet_n for_o old_a and_o weak_a folk_n prescribe_v by_o master_n securis_fw-la in_o his_o almanac_n 1580._o they_o must_v make_v say_v he_o in_o winter_n securiâ—_n two_o or_o three_o meal_n a_o day_n according_a to_o their_o appetite_n and_o custom_n they_o shall_v eat_v either_o a_o soft_a roast_a egg_n to_o their_o breakfast_n or_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o toast_n and_o butter_n or_o a_o mess_n of_o hot_a milk_n with_o crumb_n of_o white_a bread_n and_o sugar_n or_o a_o cawdale_n or_o almond_n milk_n or_o such_o like_a thing_n that_o may_v be_v soon_o digest_v before_o their_o dinner_n i_o have_v know_v say_v he_o some_o old_a man_n will_v eat_v in_o the_o morning_n a_o piece_n of_o a_o tâ—ste_n dip_v in_o muskadel_n in_o the_o winter_n and_o in_o claret_n wine_n in_o the_o summer_n drink_v after_o it_o a_o draught_n of_o the_o same_o wine_n whiâ—h_o thing_n his_o father_n a_o doctor_n of_o physic_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v many_o year_n in_o his_o old_a age_n who_o be_v above_o 80._o year_n when_o he_o
heaviness_n of_o mind_n sharpen_v the_o understanding_n and_o the_o wit_n and_o increase_v memory_n other_o virtue_n it_o have_v also_o which_o be_v declare_v at_o large_a by_o gesnerus_fw-la in_o his_o book_n of_o distillation_n where_o he_o teach_v to_o draw_v a_o water_n from_o this_o herb_n as_o follow_v thereof_o take_v balm_n with_o the_o whole_a substance_n shred_v it_o small_a and_o braâ—_n it_o and_o lay_v it_o to_o steep_v a_o whole_a night_n in_o good_a white_a wine_n in_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n well_o cover_v and_o stop_v on_o the_o morrow_n distil_v it_o this_o water_n have_v the_o property_n aforesaid_a and_o may_v be_v drink_v of_o itself_o with_o sugar_n or_o mingle_v with_o good_a gascoigne_n wine_n and_o if_o any_o liâ—t_v to_o make_v a_o perfect_a water_n student_n and_o expert_a against_o melancholy_n let_v they_o take_v buglosse_n borage_n and_o balm_n and_o distil_v they_o together_o for_o this_o water_n be_v high_o commend_v of_o marsilius_n ficinus_fw-la tu_fw-la in_fw-la â—trae_fw-fr bilis_fw-la remediis_fw-la chap._n 15._o of_o hyssop_n hyssop_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n who_o virtue_n be_v brief_o comprehend_v of_o schola_fw-la salerni_fw-la simp._n in_o these_o verse_n hyssopusque_fw-la herba_fw-la est_fw-la purgant_fw-la è_fw-la pectore_fw-la phlegma_n ad_fw-la pulmonis_fw-la opus_fw-la cum_fw-la mâ—lle_fw-la coquenda_fw-la jugata_fw-la vultibus_fw-la eximium_fw-la fertur_fw-la praestare_fw-la colorâ—uâ—_n of_o hyssop_n be_v make_v a_o wine_n name_v hyssop_n wine_n which_o help_v by_o drink_v thereof_o disease_n of_o the_o breast_n the_o side_n the_o lung_n the_o shortness_n of_o wind_n and_o a_o old_a cough_n all_o which_o effect_n may_v be_v wrought_v by_o the_o use_n of_o the_o syrup_n when_o i_o be_v much_o trouble_v with_o cough_n and_o cold_a ale_n i_o be_v wont_a to_o make_v hyssop_n ale_n after_o the_o manner_n prescribe_v of_o sage_a ale_n save_v that_o i_o put_v to_o a_o ounce_n or_o two_o of_o good_a liquorice_n thin_a cut_n in_o slice_n whereby_o in_o that_o case_n i_o have_v be_v much_o ease_v also_o for_o the_o same_o purpose_n you_o may_v distil_v the_o herb_n and_o use_v the_o water_n distil_v after_o the_o manner_n aforesaid_a chap._n 16._o of_o mint_n mint_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n whereof_o be_v divers_a kind_n simp._n both_v of_o the_o garden_n and_o field_n but_o one_o most_o fragrant_a in_o savour_n which_o be_v call_v spear_n mint_n and_o be_v use_v to_o be_v put_v in_o pudding_n and_o be_v find_v by_o experience_n to_o comfort_v the_o stomach_n and_o help_v digestion_n beside_o that_o it_o give_v a_o pleasant_a verdure_n in_o eat_v and_o one_o pass_v property_n it_o have_v and_o that_o very_o profitable_a for_o student_n quod_fw-la animum_fw-la olfactu_fw-la excitat_fw-la 35_o as_o matthiolus_n write_v therefore_o of_o it_o may_v be_v make_v a_o good_a posy_n for_o student_n to_o smell_v to_o oftentimes_o and_o if_o any_o be_v trouble_v with_o ill_a savour_n of_o the_o mouth_n mouth_n and_o rottenness_n of_o the_o gum_n they_o may_v boil_v of_o these_o mint_n in_o white_a wine_n with_o a_o little_a vinegar_n and_o when_o it_o be_v cold_a wash_v their_o mouth_n and_o gum_n therewith_o and_o after_o rub_v they_o with_o powder_n of_o dry_a mint_n worm_n the_o same_o powder_n also_o be_v very_o sweet_a and_o a_o approve_a medicine_n for_o the_o worm_n in_o child_n or_o old_a folk_n si_fw-la detur_fw-la in_o lacte_fw-la tepid_a sorbeâ—dum_fw-la jejuno_fw-it which_o thing_n also_o be_v confirm_v by_o schola_fw-la salerni_fw-la mentitur_fw-la menta_fw-la si_fw-la sit_fw-la depellere_fw-la leâ—ta_fw-la ventris_n lumbrecos_fw-la stomachi_fw-la vermesque_fw-la nocivos_fw-la chap._n 17._o of_o time_n time_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n simp._n the_o use_n whereof_o in_o the_o colic_n &_o stone_n be_v well_o know_v to_o the_o physician_n and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o kitchen_n be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o man_n beside_o that_o as_o aetius_n report_v it_o may_v be_v dry_v and_o make_v in_o powder_n and_o use_v for_o sundry_a good_a purpose_n but_o one_o way_n especial_o it_o serve_v our_o turn_n that_o be_v three_o dam_n of_o this_o powder_n mix_v with_o a_o draught_n of_o oximell_n student_n do_v purge_v melancholy_a humour_n and_o dulness_n of_o the_o sense_n proceed_v of_o melancholy_a &_o the_o same_o potion_n also_o give_v clearness_n of_o sight_n and_o help_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o eye_n if_o it_o be_v take_v fast_v or_o before_o supper_n the_o same_o powder_n be_v good_a also_o for_o the_o gout_n for_o swell_v of_o the_o belly_n and_o stomach_n for_o pain_n of_o the_o bowel_n and_o loin_n and_o for_o want_v of_o oximell_n it_o may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o draught_n of_o white_a wine_n chap._n 18._o of_o saverie_n savery_n after_o master_n eliot_n purge_v phlegm_n help_v digestion_n make_v quick_a sight_n provoke_v urine_n and_o stir_v up_o carnal_a appetite_n it_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n and_o one_o good_a property_n it_o have_v whereby_o it_o be_v good_a for_o student_n in_o that_o it_o do_v quicken_v the_o brain_n by_o smell_v thereto_o et_fw-la lethargicos_fw-la olfactu_fw-la excitat_fw-la as_o say_v fernelius_n beside_o that_o it_o do_v strengthen_v the_o stomach_n that_o be_v prone_a to_o vomit_v it_o may_v be_v take_v as_o i_o have_v say_v of_o time_n be_v dry_v and_o make_v in_o powder_n take_v and_o sup_v off_o in_o a_o rear_n egg_n or_o else_o boil_a in_o wine_n cap._n 19_o of_o penyroyall_n penyroyall_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n and_o do_v extenuate_v heat_n and_o decoct_v it_o reform_v the_o stomach_n oppress_v with_o phlegm_n it_o do_v recover_v the_o faint_a spirit_n and_o expel_v melancholy_a by_o siege_n it_o may_v be_v take_v as_o i_o have_v say_v of_o time_n and_o savery_n chap._n 20._o of_o town_n cressis_n town_n cressis_n or_o garden_n cressis_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n it_o may_v not_o be_v eat_v alone_o but_o with_o cool_a herb_n as_o lettuce_n sorrell_n or_o purslane_n for_o so_o be_v the_o heat_n qualify_v and_o that_o be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o make_v salad_n to_o mingle_v hot_a herb_n and_o cold_a together_o except_o a_o man_n do_v it_o of_o purpose_n to_o cool_v or_o heat_n the_o often_o eat_v of_o this_o herb_n in_o salad_n do_v give_v a_o sharpness_n and_o readiness_n of_o wit_n and_o one_o medicine_n i_o will_v write_v which_o i_o have_v read_v in_o a_o old_a write_v book_n of_o this_o herb_n that_o if_o any_o have_v a_o extreme_a lask_z lask_z if_o he_o drink_v but_o a_o dram_n of_o the_o seed_n thereof_o in_o powder_n in_o a_o draught_n of_o red_a wine_n or_o cold_a water_n six_o or_o seven_o morning_n together_o not_o receive_v any_o thing_n in_o two_o hour_n after_o he_o shall_v be_v holpen_v if_o it_o be_v curable_a chap._n 21._o rue_n rue_v or_o herb_n grace_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n 61._o the_o virtue_n whereof_o be_v pithy_o set_v forth_o in_o schola_fw-la salerni_fw-la ruta_n facit_fw-la castum_fw-la that_fw-mi lumen_fw-la &_o ingerit_fw-la astum_fw-la cocta_fw-la facit_fw-la ruta_n de_fw-fr pulicibus_fw-la loca_fw-la tuta_fw-la which_o verse_n contain_v four_o property_n of_o rue_n the_o first_o be_v that_o it_o sharpen_v the_o sight_n rue_n which_o effect_n be_v wrought_v either_o by_o eat_v of_o it_o green_a as_o it_o be_v there_o mention_v ruta_n comesta_fw-mi receus_fw-la oculos_fw-la caligiâ—e_fw-la purgat_fw-la or_o else_o the_o juice_n of_o rue_n together_o with_o the_o juice_n of_o fennell_n and_o honey_n be_v clarify_v and_o make_v up_o into_o a_o ointment_n and_o use_v to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o eye_n the_o second_o property_n be_v that_o rue_n abate_v carnal_a lust_n which_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o galen_n where_o he_o write_v of_o rue_n quiâ—_n &_o teâ—â—ium_fw-la est_fw-la partium_fw-la â—â—atusque_fw-la extinguo_fw-la quare_fw-la ad_fw-la inflationes_fw-la competit_fw-la ac_fw-la veneris_fw-la appetitum_fw-la cohibet_fw-la digeritque_fw-la atque_fw-la exiceat_fw-la sane_fw-la strenue_n yet_o schola_fw-la salerni_fw-la in_o this_o point_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o woman_n for_o they_o say_v ruta_n viris_fw-la coitum_fw-la minuit_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la aâ—geâ—_n because_o the_o nature_n of_o woman_n be_v waterish_a and_o cold_a and_o rue_n heat_v and_o dry_v therefore_o say_v they_o it_o stir_v they_o more_o to_o carnal_a lust_n but_o it_o diminish_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n which_o be_v of_o temperature_n like_a unto_o the_o air_n that_o be_v hot_a and_o moist_a the_o three_o property_n be_v that_o rue_n make_v a_o man_n quick_a subtle_a and_o inventive_a by_o reason_n that_o by_o heat_n and_o dry_v it_o make_v a_o man_n spirit_n subtle_a and_o so_o clear_v the_o wit_n the_o four_o be_v that_o the_o water_n that_o rue_n be_v sod_v in_o be_v cast_v and_o sprinkle_v about_o the_o
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