to know thy complection to know what humours abound in thee or are deficient or whether they or any of them be confounded or shuffled with nature causing alteration or confusion CHAP. 5. TO define the pestilent feuer is but to reiterate others actions neither much profitable to the vnlearned therefore I purpose to spend the time in that which may tend vnto the good of the most with the least suspect of detraction or ambition The pestilent feuer is taken not onely by infection in the ayre infused by celestiall orbes and from putrified places in and vpon the earth but also by bad humours about the heart and ill affected spirits in the heart whose aptitude doth entertaine the said infection yet not alike in all for all then should die alike but according to the complection it is taken sooner or slower in greater quantitie or lesse and according to the virulent qualitie or quantitie in the ayre taken sooner or slower and according to the subiect sooner or slower destroying as in the humours about the heart and the spirits in the heart in the one slower in the other sooner because the vitall and animall are destroyed more speedily thereupon it commeth when any are thus wise affected they are exceeding hot they rage they cannot stand and die quickly or suddenly in the other soores often times doe saue because nature doth purge hir selfe by the emunctory places But if they doe not breake forth the virulent matter returning to the places about the heart there doth remaine and kindleth exceeding beat whereby the heart spirits therein contained are inflamed and all naturall humiditie thereby consumed CHAP. 6. THe qualities vnnaturally working in the ayre from the celestiall orbes and massie globe are ouer much hotnes and moystnes actiuely working in the ayre and all three in the humours and spirits of man the sooner by the aptitude of complection and season or the time of the yeare altering the qualities naturall both in complection and ayre in sommer sooner in winter slower in the one because there is exhalation of putrified vapours and heate exceeding causing it to be more virulent in the other because of the antiperistasin of the could qualitie in the ayre which doth alter the hotnes infused from aboue and diuert or turne back the hot putrified qualitie lower into the earth where the coldnes of the earth doth alter it and the drynes retayne it The substance or matter putrifying in the humours or spirits of man is ayre impure thicker then ayre naturall by reason of moisture yet not so thicke as water or mysts by reason of heat hotter then ayre naturall yet not so drie by reason of excesse of moisture CHAP. 7. THe reason wherefore it doth putrifie in the humours or spirits of man is the excesse of heat or moisture putrified in the aire conueied thither the one inflaming the other cause of continuing or retaining by reason of the densitie or thicknes Secondly aptnes in the subiects to entertaine the fame And thirdly large passages to conuey the same to the subiects and in all a disparance from the substance and qualities of the ayre and of the naturall humours and spirits in man CHAP. 8. IF the substance of the ayre be infected then not onely men but birds beasts hearbs and plants will die CHAP. 9. IF the aire be infected in qualitie then men and birdes may die by it more or lesse sooner or slower according to the quantitie of the virulent matter receiued according to the quantitie of virulent and putrified matter in the receiuer and according to the aptnes in the subiects either by large passages letting it in and beeing within inhabilitie of contrarie qualities to expell the same If putrefaction be in the qualite of the ayre that it is ouer hotte and grosse or more hot then grosse as commonly it is then it is good for the cholericke and sanguine to dwell in low roomes CHAP. 10. THese are signes shewing the ayre to be infected in qualitie the next yeare following in autumne before there will be flashings of fyre and many meteors of vnequall shapes in the spring following could and little rayne in the spring and sommer the wind most South-ward great heate in the day and the night very cold CHAP. 11. THese are the signes shewing the ayre to be infected in substance and qualitie the effect continuing sommer and winter and the next spring following the reason is if the ayre the winter before had beene infected only in qualitie then the contrarie would haue corrected it which to iudgement whas as hable as in other winters Secondly passions sensible felt and seene in bodies in the hearbs in the ayre and from the earth like as was the yeare or spring before Thirdly the euent in places more generall where no meanes came but the ayre to infect CHAP. 12. IF the putrefaction proceedeth most of the earth or vppermost partes of the earth as from stinking channells standing lakes priuyes or other polluted places as dunghills vncleane kept houses and such like then there will be felt many sudden great stinches and vnsauerie smells such as cannot be distinguished or discerned what it is or whereof it commeth because it is confounded beeing made of diuers stinches in that yeare there wil be many frogges toades venemous wormes fleas and flyes CHAP. 13. IF the putrefaction proceedeth from within the earth then venemous beasts and wormes will be seene more commonly aboue the earth and will breede vpon the earth and many of them will die CHAP. 14. THe putrefaction or virulent matter of infection now is from celestiall orbes principally also from corrupt places partly from corrupt humours in man begotten by the two former and ill order in feeding and sleeping in idlenes and late walking abroad and sitting vp CHAP. 15. THe infection taken at the nostrills is more daungerous then otherwise because there are two organes or passages that lead to the heart from thence more then from the mouth CHAP. 16. THe putrified aire cannot passe so speedily to mans heart as to diuers other creatures by the instrument of smelling which is couered with a pellicle or filme which is to be lifted vp before he can smell by the ayre or fume and that pellicle is grosser in man then in other creatures and therefore requireth the hotter or stronger fume to mooue it Secondly the instrument of smelling is placed deeper in the head then in any other creatures Thirdly the instrument of smelling is nigh the braine in man which with the moysture doth hinder the naturall complexion of the instrument of smelling which is hot and drie attractiue or drawing vnto it CHAP. 17. IF the putrefaction in the ayre be more hot then moist then it is more apt to destroy and to be taken by the nostrills first because the heat is subtile and passeth vp speedily to the pellicle and mooueth with the fume or moisture Secondly for that the heat doth resist the coldnes and moisture of
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
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
therefore cold heat moistnes and drynes doe infuse themselues into substances and heat cold moystnes and drynes the one contrarie coueteth to depriue the other as heat to depriue naturall coldnes and moysture naturall drynes so doth vnnaturall heat and moystnes depriue naturall could and drynes as in the pestilence CHAP. 70. Signes shewing this complexion leane of meane or little stature haire black or darke most commonly curled eyes quick colour of skin salow and in some bodies ruddish voyce sharpe vrin high coloured and cleere sharpe or quick of stout courage soone angry little sleepe dreames of fire or fighting pulse swift and strong subiect to the gout especially in the legges subiect to a tertian feuer delight in warres liberall in their youth and midle age but in ould age couetous desire to trauell desirous of venerie subiect to palsie apoplexies and trembling CHAP. 71. The diet for this complexion Abstaine from all occasions which may mooue vnto anger for that doth consume naturall humiditie Abstaine from much carnall copulation for the exceeding heat doth send forth ouermuch humiditie Fast not long for choller must haue to retaine it or els it consumeth naturall moysture Eate the grosse meates first as the phlegmatike must eate the finest because the grosse will be vndigested in the bottome of the stomack and the finest digested aboue causing annoyance by phlegme by reason of the coldnes of the stomacke so in the stomacke of the cholericke if he eate the finest first it will be scorched while the grosse is digesting CHAP. 72. IF thou beest of this complexion and haue the head hot vse not the flowers of these sage melilot lauender betonie chamomill rosemarie the sweete rush squinant balme scabiones if thy brest be hot vse not the flowers of betonie the sweete rush balme nor scabiones if thy heart be hot vse not rosemarie flowers balme spikenard buglosse saffron borrage if thy stomacke be hot vse not the flowers of the sweete rush squinant rosemarie neither the flowers there of if thy liuer be hot abstaine from centorie elder buddes betonie chamomill spike the sweete rush squinant if thy splen be hot take heed of the flowers of betonie and the flowers of the vine of ripe grapes if thy reines be hot or the bladder vse not the flowers of melilot squinant mallowes spike if the matrix be ouer hot vse not the flowers of betonie squinant sage spikenard flower deluce if the ioyntes be ouer hot vse not the flowers of chamomill melilot rosemarie flowers the primerose or cowsloppe If thy head be ouer hot abstaine from these hearbs calamint fennell bay leaues margerom penyriall ruhe sauorie and from the hearbes which beare the flowers before forbidden for the head if the brest be ouer hot vse not betonie mayden haire hyssope balme horehound nettle scabions if the heart be ouer hot vse not these borage buglosse balme rosemarie Enusa campana Basil CHAP. 73. I If thy stomack be ouer hot refraine from these hearbes woormewod fennell mynt sage time If the liuer be hot refraine from Egrimonie fumitorie hysop spike margerom fennell wormewood folefoote If thy splene be ouer hot abstaine from calamint doder Egrimonie cresses especially garding cresses for they are hot in the fourth degree time woormewood hartes tongue If thy reines be ouer hot abstaine from Rocket fiue leaued grasse saxifrage spikenard pellitorie If the matrix be ouer hot abstaine from mugwoort calamint rhue sauin penyriall if thy ioynts be ouer hot abstaine from chamomil mleilot cresses rhue sage Egrimonie S. Iohns woort costmarie CHAP. 74. Vse these sieldome galinga cummin seede anise seede nutmegs dill smalledge solindine pepperwoort ameos sothernwood mustard seede garlicke onyons rocket mullin leekes costmarie the roote of gladin of garden ginger of doronicke of radish of galinga the roote of water Robin CHAP. 75. Abstaine from the rust of brasse the scales of brasse burnt brasse sulphur much salt stone salt salt peter oker arsinick the spume of the sea sperma caeti sweete amber Vse sieldom cinamon frankincense abstaine from burnt wines and hot wines Abstaine from these gummes the gumme Ammoniacum the liquor of the cedar tree but carefully abstaine from the gumme Euphorbium and the gumme Belzoin Of mettalls these you may better indure then any complexion the drosse or spume of siluer quickesiluer and the dregges of lead white lead CHAP. 76. Of stones vse these the christall the carbuncle the rubin the stone sardin the granat stone in sommer the diamant in winter the saphyre the Emeraud the Hyacynth CHAP. 77. Of plants vse Endiue cichorie lettice plantin myrrhe fleewoort beetes sorrell knotgrasse when heat exceedeth vse these hemlocke poppie but with direction Of flowers vse these commonly roses violets waterlillies and wild poppie with direction for excessiue heat vse the henbane flowers by direction CHAP. 78. Of fruits vse these peares prunes sharpe oringes lemmons guords pomegranats cucumers myllions peaches Of seedes vse these barly milion cichorie sorrell Of rootes mallowes cichorie mandrag Of woods the cypresse santal tri Tamarssk Of gummes Camphure and the gumme Arabicke CHAP. 79. This will purge all humours in this complexion but most properly choller R. Rhabarb dr 3. spic Indic vel cinamomi dr 1. Turpet Polypod ana dr 2. Hermodact dr 1. fol. senae vn 1. zingib scr 2. anisi scr 1. coquantur in lib. sem aq ad tertia partis consumptionem de colatura dentur vn 3. addendo syrup rosarum lax syrup Endiuiae vel Cichorij vel de succo Endi ana vn s. Take this three mornings or fowre together CHAP. 80. Then within seauen or eight daies after purge your blood with this R. cassia vn mellis vn 1. saccar dr 2. infuse this in vn 4. of Endiue water or cichorie water and of violet water and borage water ana vn 2. or in 8 ounces of Endiue or cichorie water CHAP. 81. The water to sprinkle vpon your clothes or other places make it as for the sanguine adding of Cypresse vn s. and of camphure dr 2. let one halfe be water the other vineger adde of the fiue cold oyles of each vn s. and led the water be red rosewater which you put in CHAP. 82. The perfume prescribed for the sanguine will serue adding of Camphure dr 2. santaiorum trium Tamarisc ana dr 2. of roses violets dr 2. s. CHAP. 83. The bole R. bol Armen siue terrae sigillat scr 1. santalorum omnium scr 2. dissolue these in aq violarum Endiu vn s. vini albi vn s. aq rosarum vn 1. this may you take at any time but best fasting CHAP. 84. The pills for this complexion R. Aloes lotum in aq Endiuiae siue cichorij vel in decoctione prunorum damasc myrrha dr 1. caphur scr 1. cinamomi dr 2. cum aqua borag Endiu fiat massa pro pill For the vse hereof looke in the sanguine complexion CHAP. 85. The pome for this complexion vse that in the sanguine
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
proofe of this let the partie that vomiteth vpon the receipt breathe into the mouth of a cock and if the cock languish or die within twelue houres then it is greatly to be feared that the bodie is infected CHAP. 116. A meanes to know if any roomes be infected and by the same and the generall perfume next before to purge and clense the roomes put two or three sheepe into the roomes three or foure daies before the full or change and there continue them vntill the next full or change and then wash them or one of them in warme water and put the water to wash or swill or mixt so as swine may drinke it and if the swine doe die the infection is most part taken out of the house then perfume the house as before CHAP. 117. If two or moe lie sicke of the pestilence and no soare appeare by this receipt following you may perceiue which will liue Take of bole-Armoniack white wine and rosewater the quantitie before mentioned and adde vnto it of saffron scr 1. finely pounded of methridate scr 2. and take it in manner aforesaid and which of them vomit is like to die and the other are like to liue this I lately prooued at Wesson by Northampton as the parents of two children can testifie to whome I tolde that the bodie that did vomit was in great danger to die and the other was in hope to liue which came so to passe and shee which liued had a soare CHAP. 118. Whereas they doe most infect which haue sores the aire and clothes continually receiuing the virulent matter and qualities from them and the bodie most commonly able to walke into companies and that without suspition therefore by these meanes following they may be found out If you suspect any as you may iustly whhere some haue died out of a house or where the next house haue had the infection then doe as followeth Command them to stand vpright and to reatch themselues vpright if they faile to doe it then suspect a sore in the backe bellie brest or flanks after that presently command them to lay their hands vpon a dore or beame if they hang more by one arme then by the other or their neckes hang awrie suspect a soare vnder the arme vpon the arme shoulders or in the necke presently after this command them to walke vp and downe as fast as they can if they halt or steppe not largely suspect a sore in the thighs flanks knees backe or hyppes presently after this command them to bow down foreward to the ground and reach vp something not remoouing any foote if they cannot then suspect the flanks or backe if they doe performe all this and be very short winded hauing no other disease knowne then suspect a soare to ensue or the bodie very shortly to be in great danger by the pestilence CHAP. 119. A breife order for those which are shut vp and not hable to vse the meanes before set downe let them which are cleare in the house doe as followeth sleepe little for so thy bodie shal be made more dry rub thy thighes and armes morning and euening and if you can against the fire so shall the humours about the heart with the blood be outward apt to be swet out at the emunctorie places Let thy bread haue the third part barly which is cooling and drying let thy drinke be for the most part especially in the end of dinner and supper of a ptisme made with barlie as followeth CHAP. 120. Take a pynt of barly and 4. pyntes of running water beate the barly vntill the huske depart then when you haue winnowed it put it into the water and there let it continue vntill it beginne to boyle then take the barly from the water and put it into a vessell wherein is eight pintes of water readie to boyle or very hot let it boyle vntill you thinke that two or three pyntes be wasted then strayne it and afer it be cold keepe it in a stone bottle or pot and when you drinke of it put into your draught if it be halfe a pynt a spoonfull or some deale lesse of vineger and if you be cossiue put into it of sugar halfe a quarter of an ounce or a little more order it so as it be neither ouer sharpe nor ouer sweet and if you infuse all night an ounce of Tamarandes in halfe a pynt of your ptisme and drinke it fasting it is very good CHAP. 121. Vse vineger with your meates vse the pills of aloes mentioned before when you make your beddes and in the morning when you rise smell to a sponge or cloth dipped in vineger keepe no water in the house long neither suffer wett places in the house for moysture will putrifie by the virulent ayre where the sunne or fyre commeth not eate no hearbes or very few neither haue them in your house walke not early or late in the ayre lye not on the side of the house where the sunne shineth most although the sunne be a meanes to purge the ayre for that draweth the infection to the roome and heateth the place which if it retaineth any that is not exhaled or altered then it is apt to infect remayning in the ayre in the roomes after the departure of the sunne and not in other solid matters as bodies clothes or such like to the which the ayre will conueigh it in the night more speedily after the departure of the sunne CHAP. 122. Forasmuch as I haue spent more time about preseruatiues then about the cure my reason is because no man can doe that certainely except he see the passions aswell to know whether it be in the way to be confirmed at the heart or whether it be confirmed and then no cure Secondly in some bodies complexion feare greife or other infirmities cause it to be more sharpe and strange at one time then another and in one bodie more then another Thirdly the epidemiall or pestilent feuer neuer ceaseth to make impression to corrupt and poyson because the body is apt and disposed to take it but in what quantitie the absent phisition cannot certainly tell therefore no certaine cure the securest way is to haue the physition present or not farre from thee who may vse meanes accordingly for so long as it is in the way to be confirmed so long is there hope by things which exceede the impression and may make the bodie more vnapt to intertaine and keepe it and lastly rectifie and confirme what is decaied HEre insueth a table collected out of Pythagoras with certaine breife notes added therevnto whereby may be knowne in all humorall diseases without sight of vrin or patient what part of the body is ill affected what humor aboundeth causeth the passion Which beeing knowne you may looke into the discourse of the complexion there shall you find what is to correct the offending humours and to purge the peccant matter what diet is to be vsed and what hurtfull things