and in operacyon it is colde and moyste Softe chese nat to newe nor to old is best for in operacyou it is hote and moyst Harde chese is hote and drye and euyll to dygest Spermyse is a chese the whiche is made with curdes with the iuce of herbes to tell the nature of it I can nat consyderynge that euery mylke wyfe maye put many iuces of herbes of sondry operacyon vertue one nat a greynge with another But and yf they dyd knowe what they dyd gomble to gyther without trewe compoundynge and I knowynge the herbes than I coulde tell the operacyon of spermyse chese yet besyde these iiii natures of chese there is a chese called a rewene chese the whiche yf it be well ordered doth passe all other cheses no ne excesse taken But take the best chese of all these rehersed if a lytel do good and pleasure The ouerplus doth ingendre grose humours for it is harde of dygestyon it maketh a man constyfe and it is nat good for the stone Chese that is good ought nat to be harde nor to softe but betwyxt both it shuld nat be tough nor brutel it ought nat to be swete nor sowre nor tart nor to salt nor to fresshe it muste be of good sauoure taledge nat full of eyes nor mytes nor magottes yet in hyghalmen the chese the which is full of magottes is called there the best chese and they wyll eate the great magotê as fast as we do eate comfetes ☞ Of mylke ¶ Mylke of a woman the mylke of a gote is a good restoratyue wherfore these mylkes be good for them that be in a consumpcyone and for the great temperaunce the whiche is in them it dothe nurysshe muche ¶ Cowes mylke and ewes mylke so it be that the beestes be yonge do go in good pasture the mylke is nutrytyue doth humect moysteth the members doth mundyfye clense the entrayles and dothe alleuyat mytygate the â—…ne of the lunges the breste but it is nat good for theÌ„ the which haue gurgulacyons in the bely nor it is nat all the beste for saÌ„guyne meÌ„ but it is very good for melaÌ„coly men for olde men chyldren specyally yf it be sodden addynge to it a lytell suger ¶ Of Crayme ⧠Crayme the whiche doth nat stande longe on the mylke sodden with a lytell suger is nurysshynge Clouted crayme and rawe crayme put to gyther is eaten more for a sensuall apetyde than for any good nurysshemente Rawe crayme vndecoâ—ted eaten with strauberyes or hurtes is a rurall mans banket I haue knowen such bankettes hath put men in ieoperdy of theyr lyues ☞ Almon butter ¶ Almon butter made with fyne suger and good rose water and eaten with the flowers of many vyolettes is a commendable dysshe specyally in lent whan the vyoletê de fragraÌ„t it reioyseth the herte it doth comfort the brayne and dothe qualyfye the heate of the lyuer ☞ Beene butter ¶ Beene butter is vsed moche in lent in dyuers countres it is good for plowmen to fylthe panche it doth ingendre grose humours it doth replete a man with ventosyte ¶ The. xiiii Chapyt treateth of fysshe OF all nacions countres Englâ—…e is best serued of Fysshe nat onely of al maner of see fysshe but also of fresshe water fysshe of all maner of sortes of salte fysshe ☞ Of See fysshe ⧠Fysshes of the see the which haue skales or many fynnes be more holsome than the fresshe water fysshe the whiche be in standynge waters The elder a fysshe is so muche he is the better so be it that the fysshe be softe and nat solydat yf the fysshe be faste and solydat the yonger the fysshe is the better it is to dygeste but this is to vnderstande that yf the fysshe be neuer so solydat it muste haue age but nat ouer growen excepte it be a yong porpasse the which kynde of fysshe is no ther praysed in the olde testament nor in physyke ☞ Fresshe water fysshe ¶ The fysshe the whiche is in ryuers brokes be more holsomer than they the whiche be in pooles pondes or mootes or any other standynge water for they doth labour doth skower them selfe Fysshe the which lyueth doth fede on the moude or els doth fede in the fen or morysshe grouÌ„de dothe sauer of the moude whiche is nat so good as the fysshe that fedyth and doth skowre theÌ„ selfe on the stones or grauell or sande ⧠Of Salte fysshe ¶ Salte fysshe the whiche be poudered and salted with salte be nat greatly to be praysed specyally if a man do make his hole refeccion with it the qualyte dothe nat hurte but the quantyte specyally such salte fysshes as wyll cleue to the fyngers whan a man doth eate it And the skynne of fysshes be vtterly to be abhorred for it dothe ingendre viscus fleume color adust All maner of fysshe is colde of nature and doth ingender fleume it doth lytle nurysshe fysshe and flesshe oughte nat to be eaten togyther at one meale ¶ The. xv Chapyter treateth of wylde fowle And tame foule byrdes OF all wylde foule the Fesaunte it moste beste Althoughe that a Partreche of all foules is sonest dygested Wherfore it is a restoratyue meate doth coÌ„fort the brayne and the stomacke doth augment carnall lyste A wood cocke is a meate of good temperaunce Quayles plouers lapwynges doth nurysshe but lytel for they dothe ingeÌ„dre melaÌ„coly humours yonge turtyl doues doth ingendre good blode A crane is harde of dygestyon doth ingeÌ„der euyl blode A yong herensew is lyghter of dygestyon than a crane A bustarde wel kylled ordered is a nutrytyue meate A byttoure is nat so harde of dygestyon as is an hernesew A shoueler is lyghter of dygestyon than a byttoure all these be noyfull except they be wel ordered dressed A fesannte henne A more cocke a more henne excepte they sute abrode they be nutrytyue Al maner of wylde foule the whiche lyueth by the water they be of dyscoÌ„mendable nurysshemente ¶ Of tame or domestycall foule ¶ Of all â—ame â—oule a Capon is moste beste For it is nutrytyue and is soone dygested A â—enne in wynter is good and nutrytâ—ue And so is a chyken in somer specyallye cockrelles and polettes the which â—e vntroden The flesshe of a cocke is harde oâ— dygestyon but the broth or gely made of a coâ—ke is restoratyue pygyons be good for coloryke melancoly men â—ose flesshe and ducke flesshe is nat praysed excepte it be a yong grenâ— goose yoÌ„ge pechyken of halfe a yere of age be praysed olde pecockes be harde of dygestyon ⧠Of byrdes ¶ All maner of smale Byrdes â—e good and lyght of dygestyon excepte sparowes which be harde of dygestyon Tytmoses colmoses and wrens the whiche doth cate spyders and poyson be nat coÌ„meÌ„dable of all smale byrdes the larke is best then praysed yâ— blacke byrde the thursshe Rasis and Isaac prayse the yonge staares
is an vnclene beeste And physycke sayth hares flesshe is drye and doth ingendre melancoly humours ¶ Of Conys flesshe Rabettes ¶ Conyes flesshe is good but rabettes flessh is best of all wylde beestes for it is temperat and dothe nurysshe and syngulerly praysed in physycke for all thynges the whiche doth sucke is nutrytyue ¶ The. xvii Chapyter dothe treate of pertyculer thynges of fysshe and flesshe â–ª THe heddes of fysshe and the fatnes of fysshe specyally of Samâ—n and Cunger is nat goâ—d for them the which be dysposed to haue reumatyâ—ke heddes And the beddes of lampryes and lamprons and the strynge the whiche is within them is nat good to eate refrayne frome eatynge of the skynnes of fysshe and flesshe borned meate and browne meate for it dothe ingender viscus humours and color and melancolye And dothe make opylacyons The braynes of any best is nat laudable excepte the braynes of a kydde for it is euyll of dygestyon and dothe hurte a mannes appetyde and the stomacke for it is colde and moyste and viscus a hote stomacke may eate it but it doth ingeÌ„der grose humours The brayne of a wod coke and of a snype and suche lyke is coÌ„mestyble The fore parte of al maner of beestes and foules be more hotter and lyghter of dygesty on than the hynder partes be The mary of all beestes is hote and moyste it is nutrityue yf it be â—…ll dygestyd yet it doth mollyfy the stomacke and doth take away a manes appetyde wherfore let a man â—ate peper with it The blode of all beastes foules is nat praysed for it is harde of digestion All yâ— inwardâ— of beestes and of foules as the herte the lyuer the longes and trypes and trylybubbes with all the intrayles is herde of dygestyon and dothe increase grose humours TheÌ„ fatnes of flesshe is nat so muche nutrytyue as the lenes of flesshe it is beste whan lene and fat is myxte one with another The tounges of beestes be harde of dygestyon and of lytell nurysshement The stones of a coâ—keâ—â—ll and the stones of other beestes that hath nat done theyr kynde be nutrytyue ¶ The. xviii Chapytre treateth of roste meate of fryed meate â—nd of bake meate WIth vs at Montpilour other vniuersyties is vsed boyled meate at dner roste meate to supper why they shulde do so I can nat tel onles it be for a coÌ„suetude For boyled meate is lyghter of dygestyon thaÌ„rosted meate is Bruled meate is harde of dygestyon euyll for the stone Fryed meate is harder of dygestyon than bruled meate is it doth ingendre color melancoly bake meate which is called flesshe that is bered for it is bured 〈◊〉 paste is nat praysed in physycke All maner of flesshe the which is inclyned to humydyte shulde be rosted And all flesshe the which is inclyned to drynes shulde be sodde or boyled ¶ Fysshe may be sode rosted bruled baken euery one after theyr kynde vse a fasshyon of the countre as the coke and the phisicion wyll agre deuyse For a good coke is halfe a phisicion For the chefe phisicke the councell of a phisecion except dothe come from the kytchyn wherfore the phisicion and the coke for sicke men must consult to gyther for the preparacion of meate for sicke men For yf the phisicion withoute the cooke prepare any meate excepte he be very expert he wyll make a werysshe dysshe of meate the whiche the sycke can nat take ¶ The. xix Chapiter treateth of rotes fyrst of the rotes of borage and buglosse THe rotes of Borage Buglosse soden tender and made in a succade doth ingeÌ„der good blode and dothe set a man in a temporaunce ¶ The rotes of Alysaunder and Enula campana ⧠The rotes of Alysaunder soden tender and made in surcade is good for to destroy yâ— stone in yâ— raines of the backe bladder The rotes of EnulacaÌ„pana soden teÌ„der made in a luccade is good for the brest for the lunges for all the interyall members of man ¶ The rotes of Percelly of Fenel ¶ The rotes of Percelly soden tender and made in a succade is good for the stone and dothe make a man to pysse The rotes of Fenell soden tender made in a succade is good for the lunges and for the syght ⧠The rotes of Turnepes Persnepes ¶ Turnepes boyled and eaten with flesshe augmenteth the sede of man yf they be eaten rawe moderatly it doth prouoke a good apetyde Persnepes soden eaten dothe increase nature they be nutrytyue doth expel vryne ⧠Radysshe rotes and Caretes ¶ Radisshe rotes doth breake wynde doth prouoke a maÌ„ to make water but they be nat good for them the whiche hath the goute Caretes soden and eaten dothe auge increase nature dothe cause a man to make water ¶ The rotes of Rapes ¶ Rape rotes yf they be well boyled they do nurysshe yf they be moderately eaten immoderately eaten they doth ingender ventosyte and dothe anoye the stomacke ¶ Of onyons ¶ Onyons dothe prouoke a man to veneryous actes and to sompnolence and yf a man drynke sondry drynkes it doth rectyfy and reforme the varyete of the operacyon of them they maketh a mans apetyde good and putteth away fastydyousnes ¶ Of Lekes ¶ Lekes dothe open the breste and doth prouoke a man to make water but they doth make and increase euyll blode ⧠Of Garlyke ¶ Garlyke of all rotes is vsed moste praysed in Lomberdy and other countres anexed to it for it doth open the breste it doth kyll all maner of wormes in a mans bely whiche be to say luÌ„brici ascarides and cucurbitini whiche is to saye longe wormes small lytell longe wormes which wyll tycle in the foundement and square wormes it also hetythe the dody and desolueth grose wyndes ¶ The. xx Chapyter treateth of herbes And fyrst of Borage and Buglosse BOrage doth comfort the hert and doth ingendre good blode and cause a man to be mery and dothe set a man in temperance And so dothe buglosse for he is takeÌ„ of more vygor and strength and effycacye ¶ Of artochockes and rokat ¶ There is nothynge vsed to be eaten of Artochockes but the hed of them whan they be almost rype they muste be soden tender in the broth of befe and after eate them at dyner they doth increase nature and doth prouoke a man to veueryons actes Rokat dothe increase the sede of man and doth stymulat the flesshe and dothe helpe to dygestyon ⧠Of Cykory and Endyue ¶ Cycory doth kepe the stomaeke the heed in temperannce and doth qualyfy color Endyue is good for them the whiche hath hote stomackes and drye ⧠Of whyte beetes and purslane ¶ Whyte beeten be good for the lyuer for the splene and be abstersyue Purslane doth extynct the ardor of lassyuyousnes and doth mytygate great heate in all the inwarde partes of man ¶ Of tyme and Parsley ¶ Tyme breaketh the
Ilyacke or the colycke and the stone ¶ The. xxx Chapiter treateth of a dyete for them the whiche haue any of the kyndes of the gottes ¶ The. xxxi chapyter treateth of a dyete for them the which haue any kyndes of lepored ¶ The. xxxii chapiter treateth of a dyete for them the which haue any of the kyndes of the fallynge syckenes ¶ The. xxxiii chapiter treateth of a dyete for them which haue any payne in theyr hed ¶ The. xxxiiii Chapiter treateth of a dyete for them the which be in a consumpeyon ¶ The. xxxv chapiter treateth of a dyete for them the whiche be asmatycke men beynge shorte wynded or lackynge breath ¶ The. xxxvi â–ª Chapyter dothe shewe a dyete for them the whiche hath the palsy ¶ The xxxvii Chapyter doth shew an order and a dyete for them that be mad and out of theyâ— wytte ¶ The. xxxviii Chapiter treateth of a dytte for them the which haue any kynde of dropsy ¶ The. xxxix Chapyter treateth of a general dyete for all maner of men or women beinge sycke or whole ¶ The. xl Chapiter dothe shewe an order or a fasshyon howe a sycke man shall be ordered in his syckenes And how a sycke man shulde be vsed that is lykely to dye ☞ Here endeth the table And here foloweth the Dyetary of health ☞ The fyrste Chapyter dothe shewe where a man shulde cytuate for set his mancyon place or house for the health of hys bodye WHat maÌ„ of honour or worshyp or other estate the which dothe preteÌ„de to buylde a house or any mansyon place to inhabyte hym selfe Or els doth pretende to aulter hys house or to aulter olde buyldynge in to coÌ„modyous and pleasaunt buyldynge nat onely for his owne proper coÌ„modyte welth and health but also for other men the which wyll resorte to him hauynge also a respect to hys posteryte ¶ Fyrste it is necessary and expedyent for him to take hede what counsel god dyd gyue to Abraham and after that to take hede what councell god dyd gyue to Moyses and to the chyldren of Israel as it appereth in the. xiii chapyter of Exodi the. xx chapyter of Numeri the. vi chapyter of Deutro And also in the boke of Leuites sayinge fyrst to Abraham Go thou forth of thy couÌ„tre from thy cognacion or kynred And come thou into the countrey the which I wyll shewe to the a countrey abundynge or plentyfull of mylke and hony ¶ Here is to be noted that where there is plenty of mylke there is is plenty of pasture and no skarsite of water where there is plentye of hony there is no skarsyte but plentyfulnes of woodes for there be mo bees in woddes and so consequently abundaunce of hony than there be bees or hony or waxe in the hyues in gardyns or orchardes wherfore it appereth that whosoeuer wyl buylde a mansyon place or a house he must cytuate and set it there where he must be sure to haue both water and woode except for pleasure he wyll buylde a house in or by some Cytye or greate towne the whiche be nat destytute of such coÌ„modytes But he the which wyll dwel at pleasure and for profyte and helth of hys body he must dwell at elbowe rome hauynge water woode anexed to his place or house for yf he be destituted of any of the pryncipal les that is to say fyrst of water for to wasshe and to wrynge to bake and to hrewe and dyuers other causes specyally for parrel that whiche myght fall by fyre were a great discoÌ„modyous thynge And better it were to lacke woode than to lacke water the premysses coÌ„sydered althoughe that woode is a necessarye thynge nat onely for fewell but also for other vrgent causes specyally concernynge buyldynge and reparacyons ¶ The seconde Chapyter doth shewe a man howe he shulde buylde his house or mansyon that the prospect be fayre and good for the conâ—eruacyon of helth AFter that a man haue chosen a conuenyent soyle and place according to his mynde purpose to buylde hys house or mansyon on he must haue afore cast in his mynde that the prospect to and fro the place be pleasauÌ„t fayre and good to the eye to beholde the woodes the waters the feldes the â—ales the hylles the playne grounde And that euery thyng be desent sayre to the eye nat onely within the precyncte of the place appoynted to buylde a mansyon or a house to se the coÌ„modites aboute it but also it may be placable to the eyes of all men to se to beholde whâ—n they be a good dystaunce of from the place that it do stande coÌ„modyously For the commodyous buyldynge of a place dothe nat onely satysfye the mynde of the inhabytour but also it doth comforte and reioyseth a mannes herte to se it specyally the pulcruse prospecte For my coÌ„sayte is suche that I had rather nat to buylde a mansyon or a house than to buylde one without a good prospecte in it to it and from it For and the eye be nat satysfye the mynde can nat be conteÌ„ted And the mynde can nat be contented the herte can nat be pleased yf the herte and mynde be nat pleased nature dothe abhorre And yf nature do abhorre mortifycacyon of the vytal and anymall and spyrytual powers do consequently folowe ¶ The thyrde chapyter doth shewe a man to buylde his house in a pure and a fresshe ayre to lengthen his lyfe THere is no thynge excepte poyson that doth put ryfye or doth corrupt the bloude of man and also doth mortyfye the spyrytes of man as dothe a corrupte and a coÌ„tagyous ayre For Galyen terapentice nono sayth whyther we wyll or wyll nat we must graunt vnto euery man ayre for without the ayre no man can lyue The ayre can nat be to clene and pure consyderynge it doth compasse vs rounde aboute and we do receyue it in to vs we caÌ„ nat be without it for we lyue by it as the fysshe lyueth by the water Good ayre therfore is to be praysed For yf the ayre be fryske pure and clene about the mansyon or house it dothe conserue the lyfe of man it doth comfort the brayne And the powers naturall anymall and spyrytuall ingendrynge and makynge good bloude in the which consysteth the lyfe of man And contraryly euyll and corrupte ayres dothe infeâ—tc the blode doth ingendre many corrupte humours and doth putryfye the brayne and doth corrupte the herte therfore it doth brede many dyse ases infyrmytes thorowe the whiche mans lyfe is abreuyated and shortned Many thinges doth infect putryfye and corrupteth the ayre as the influente of sondrye sterres and standynge waters stynkynge mystes marshes caryn lyinge longe aboue the grounde moche people in a smal rome lying vnclenly and beyng fylthy and sluttesshe wherfore he that doth pretende to buylde his mansyon or house he must prouyde that he do nat cytuat his house nyghe to any marshe or marysshe grounde that there be
nat nyghe to the place stynkynge and putryâ—yed standynge waters pooles pondes nor myres but at lest wyse that suche waters do stande vpon a stony or a grauayle grounde myxt with claye and that some fresshe sprynge haue a recourse to nury she and to refresshe the sayde standynge waters Also there muste be circumspection had that there be nat about the house or mansyon no stynkynge dyches gutters nor canelles nor corrupte dunghylles nor synkes except they be ofte and dyuers tymes muÌ„dyfyed and made clene Swepynge of houses and chambers ought nat to be done as long as any honest man is within the precynct of the house for the dust doth puttrify the ayre making it dence Also nygh to the place let nat her flaxe nor hempe be watered beware of the snoffe of candelles and of the sauour of apples for these thynges be contagyous and infectyue Also mysty and cloudy dayes impetuous and vehement wynde troublous and vaporous wether is nat good to laboure in it to open the pores to let in infectious ayre Furthermore beware of pyssynge in draughtes and permit no coÌ„mon pyssynge place be aboute the house or mansyon and let the coÌ„mon house of easement be ouer some water or els elongated from the house And beware of emptynge of pysse pottes and pyssyng in chymnes so that all euyl and conragyous ayres may be expelled and clene ayre kept vnputrysyed And of all thynges let the buttery the â—eller the kytchen the larder house with all other houses of offices be kept clene that there be no fylth in them but good odyferous souours and to expell expulse all corrupt contagyous ayre loke in the. xxvii Chapyter of thê boke ☞ The fourth Chapyter doth shewe vnder what maner and fasshyon a man shulde buylde his house or mansyon in exchenynge thynges that shorteneth mans lyfe WHan a man doth begyn to buylde his house or mansyon place he must puyde sayth Jesus chryst before that he begynne to buylde for all thyngê necessary for the performacion of it lest that when he hathe made his foundacyon and can nat fynysshe his worke that he hathe begon euery man wyll deryde hym sayinge This man dyd begynne to buylde but he can nat fynysshe or make an ende of hys purpose for a man muste consyder the expence before he do begynne to buylde for there gothe to buyldynge many a nayle many pynnes many lathes and many tyles or slatê or strawes besyde other greater charges as tymber bordes lyme sande stones or brycke besyde the workmanshyp and the implementes But a man the whiche haue puruyd or hath in store to accomplysshed his purpose and hath chosen a good soyle and place to cytuat his house or mansyon and that the prospecte be good and that the ayre be pure fryske and clene Then he that wyll buylde let him make his foundacyon vpon a graualy grounde myxte with clay or els let him buylde vpon a roche of stone or els vpon an hyll or a hylles syde And ordre edyfye the house so that the pryncypall and chiefe prospectes may be East and weest specyally North east South east and Southweest for the merydy all wyndes of all wyndes is the moste worst for the South wynde doth corrupt and dothe make euyl vapours The East wynde is temperate fryse and fragrauÌ„t The weest wynde is mutable The North wynde purgeth yl vapours wherfore better it is of ye. ii worst that the wyndowes do open playne North than playne South althoughe that Jeremy sayth from the North depeÌ„deth all euyl And also it is written in CaÌ„tica canticorum Ryse vp North wynde and come thou South wynde and parfyat my gardayne Make the hall vnder such a fasshyon that the parler be anexed to the heade of the hall And the butterye and pantry be at the lower ende of the hal the sel ler vnder the pantry set somwhat abase the kychen set somwhat a base from the buttry pantry coÌ„myng with an entry by the wall of the buttry the pastry house the larder house anexed to the kychen Than deuyde the lodgynges by the cyrcuyte of the quadryuyall courte and let the gate house be opposyt or agaynst the hall dore nat dyrectly but the hal dore standynge a base and the gate house in the mydle of the front entrynge into the place let the pryue chambre be ane red to the chambre of a state with other chambers necessarie for the buyldynge so that many of the chambers may haue a prospecte into the Chapell If there be an vtter court made make it quadryuyal with houses of easementes and but one stable for horses of pleasure se no fylth nor donge be within the courte nor cast at the backe syde but se the donge to be caryed farre from the mansyon Also the stables and the slaughter house a dery yf any be kepte shulde be elongated the space of a quarter of a myle from the place And also the bake house and brewe house shulde be a distaunce from the place and from other buyldynge whan al the mansyon is edyfyed and buylte yf there be a woote made aboute it there shulde some fresshe sprynge come to it and dyuers tymes the moote ought to be sâ—owered and kept clene from mudde and wedes And in no wyse let nat the fylth of the kychen descende in to the moote Forthermore it is a coÌ„modyous and a pleasaunt thynge to a mansyon to haue an orcherd of soundry fruytes but it is more coÌ„modiouse to haue a fayre gardayn repleted with herbes of aromatyck redoleÌ„t sauours In the gardayne maye be a poole or two for fysshe yf the pooles be clene kept Also a parke repleted with dere conyes is a necessary and a pleasaunt thynge to be anexed to a man syon A doue house also is a necessary thynge aboute a mansyon place And amonge other thynges a payre of buttes is a decent thynge aboute a mansyon other whyle for a greate man necessary it is for to passe his tyme with bowles in an aly whan all this is fynysshed and the mansyon replenysshed with Implementes There must be a fyre kept coÌ„tynually for a space to drye vp the contagyous moysters of the walles the sauour of the lyme and sande And after that a man may lye and dwell in the sayd mansyon without takynge any inconuenyence of syckenes ¶ The. v. Chapyter doth shewe howe a man shulde ordre his house concernynge the Implementes to comforte the spyrytes of man WHen a maÌ„ hath buylt his mansyon hath his houses necessary aboute hê place yf he haue nat houshode stuffe or implemeÌ„tê the which be nedeful but must borowe of his neyghbours he than is put to a shefte to a great after deale for these men the which do brew in a botyl bake in a walet it wyl belong or he can bye Jacke a salet yet euery thynge must haue a begynnynge euery man muste do after his possessyons or abylyte this natwithstaÌ„dinge
good therfore to alay it with water wynes hyghe and hote of operacyon doth coÌ„fort olde men and women but there is no wyne good for chyldren and maydes for in hyghe Almayne there is no mayde shall drynke no wyne but styl she shal drynke water vnto she be maried the vsual drynke there in other hyghe couÌ„tres for youth is fountayne wattr for in euery towne is a fountayne or a shalowe wel to the which all people that be yong seruauÌ„tê hath a confluence and a recourse to drynke Meane wynes as wynes of Gascony Frenche wynes specyally raynysshe wyne that is fyned is good with meate specyally claret wyne It is nat good to drynke nother wyne nor ale before a man dothe eate somwhat althoughe there be olde fantastycall sayingê to the coÌ„trary Also these hote wynes as malme sye wyne course wyne greke romanysk roÌ„ny secke alygauÌ„t basterde tyre osay muscadel caprycke tynt roberdany with other hote wynes be nat good to drynke with meate but after meate with oysters with saledes with fruyt a draught or two may be suffered Olde meÌ„ may drynke as I sayd hyghe wynes at theyr pleasure Forthermore al swete wynes grose wynes doth make a man fatte ¶ Of ale ☞ Ale is made of malte and water and they the which do put any other thynge to ale theÌ„ is rehersed except yest barme or godesgood doth sophistycat theyr ale Ale for an englysh man is a natural drynke Ale must haue these propertyes it must be fresshe clere it muste nat be ropy nor smoky nor it muste haue no weft nor tayle Ale shuld nat be dronke vnder v. dayes olde Newe ale is vnholsome for all men And sowre ale and deade aâ—e the whiche doth stande a tylt is good for no man Barly malte maketh better ale theÌ„ oten malt or any other corne doth it dothe ingendre grose humours but yet it maketh a man stronge ⧠Of bere ¶ Bere is made of malte of hoppes and water it is a naturall drynke for a dutche man And nowe of late dayes it is moche vsed in Englande to the detrimeÌ„t of many englysshe meÌ„ specially it kylleth theÌ„ the which be troubled with the colyke the stone the straÌ„gulyon for the drynke is a colde drynke yet it doth make a man fat doth inflate the bely as it doth appere by the dutche mens faces belyes If the bere be wel brude and fyned it dothe qualyfye the heate of the iyuer ☞ Of cyder ¶ Cyder is made of the iuce of peeres or of the iuce of aples other whyle cider is made of both but the best cyder is made of cleane peeres the which be dulcet but the best is nat praysed in physyke for cyder is colde of operacyon and is full of bentosyte wherfore it doth ingendre euyll humours and doth swage to moche the naturall heate of man doth let dygestyon and dothe hurte the stomacke but they the which be vsed to it yf it be dronken in haruyst it dothe lytell harme ⧠Of meade ¶ Meade is made of hony and water boyled both togyther yf it be fyned and pure it preserueth helth but it is nat good for them the whiche haue the Ilyacke or the colycke ☞ Of metheglyn ¶ Metheglyn is made of hony water and herbes boyled and sodden togyther yf it be fyned and stale it is better in the regymente of health than meade ¶ Of whay ☞ Whay yf it be wel ordered specyally the whay the which doth come of butter is a teÌ„porate drynke and is moyst and it dothe nurysshe it doth clense the brest dothe purge redde colour and good for sausfleme faces ⧠Of poset ale ¶ Poset ale is made with hote mylke colde ale it is a temporate drynke and is good for a hote lyuer and for hote feuers specyally if colde herbes be soden in it ⧠Of coyte ¶ Coyte is a drynke made of water in the which is layde a sowre a salte leuyn iii. or iiii houres theÌ„ it is dronke it is a vsual drynke in Pycardy in Flaunders in Holande in Brabrant in Selande hit dothe but quench the thyrste ¶ To speake of aptysan or of oxymell or of aqua vite or of Ipocras I do passe ouer at this tyme for I do make mensyon of it in the Breuyary of health ¶ The. xi Chapyter treateth of breade AUycen sayth that bread made of whete maketh a man fatte specyally when the breade is made of newe whete and it doth set a maÌ„ in teÌ„porauÌ„ce Breade made of fyne flowre without leuyn is slowe of dygestyon but it doth nurysshe moch if it be truely ordered well baken whan the breade is leuyned it is sone digested as some olde Auctours saythe but these dayes is proued the coÌ„trary by the stomacke of men for leuyn is heuy ponderous Breade hauyng to moche brande in it is nat laudable In rome other hyghe countres theyr loues of breade be lytel bygger then a walnot and many lytell loues be ioyned togyther the which doth serue for great men and it is safferonde I prayse it nat I do loue manchet breade and great loues the which be wel moulded and thorowe baken the brande abstracted abiected and that is good for all ages Mestlynge bread is made halfe of whete and halfe of Rye And there is also mestlynge made halfe of rye and halfe of berly And yll people wyll put whete and barly togyther breade made of these aforesayd grayne or cornes thus ê“ched togyther may fyll the gutte but it shall neuer do good to man no more than horse breade or breade made of beanes and peason shall do how be it this mater doth go moche by the educacyon or the brynginge vp of the people the which haue ben nurysshed or nutryfyde with suche breade I do speake nowe in barlyes or maÌ„ltes parte to be eatene and also dronken I suppose it is to moche for one grayne for barly doth ingendre colde humours and peason and beanes and the sustaunce coÌ„mynge from them repleteth a man with ventosyte but and yf a man haue a lust or a sensuall appetyd to eate and drynke of a grayne bysyde malte or barlye let him eate and drynke of it the whiche maye be made of otes For haueâ— cakes in Scotlande is many a good lorde and lordes dysshe And yf it wyll make good hauer cakes consequently it wyll make good drynke or euyl euery thyng as it is handled For it is a coÌ„mon prouerbe God may sende a man good meate but the deuyl maye sende euyl cokes to dystrue it But wyues maydes other bruers the whiche dothe dystrue malte the whiche shulde make good ale And 〈◊〉 the which that doth nat tyll theyr pote◠〈◊〉 euynâ—â— false measure I woulde they were 〈…〉 theyr pootes and taâ—…cardes at dymyngeâ—dale Aâ—…yll bakers the whyche â—…reade of whete but wyl â—…ith where or do nat or â—…yuâ—nge good weyght I 〈◊〉 they 〈…〉 bo pepe thorowe a 〈◊〉
colde vse temporat meates and drynge and beware of wyne bere syder vse to eate stued or baken wardens yf they can begotten yf nat eate stued or baken peers with comfettes vse no grose meates but those the which be lyght of dygestyon ¶ The. xxviii Chapyter shewethe of a dyete the whiche be in any Feuer or â—gue I Do aduertyse euery man that hath a Feuer or an Ague nat to eate no meate vi houres before his course doth take hym And in no wyse as longe as the Ague doth in dure to put of sherte nor doublet nor to ryse out of the bedde but whan nede shall requyre and in any wyse nat to go nor to take any open ayre For such prouysyon may be had that at vttermoste at the thyrde course he shal be delyuered of the Feuer dsynge the medsynes the which be in the Breuyary of helthe And let euery man beware of castyng theyr handes armes at any tyme out of the bed in or out of theyr agony or to spraule with the legges out of the bed good it is for the space of iii. courses to weare contynually gloues nat to wasshe the handes And to vse suche a dyete in meate and drynke as is rehersed in the pestylence ¶ The. xxix Chapyter treateth of a dyete for them the which haue the Ilyacke or the colycke and the stone TJe Iliacke the Colycke be ingeÌ„dred of ventosyte the which is intrused or inclosed in two guttes the one is called Ilia And the other is called Colon. For these two infyrmytes a man must beware of colde And good it is nat to be longe fastynge And necessarye it is to be laxatyue nat in no wyse to be coÌ„stupat And these thyngê folowinge be nat good for theÌ„ that whiche haue these afore sayd ifirmites hote bread nor new ale They must abstayne also froÌ„ drynkynge of beere of cyder red wyne cynamom Also refrayne froÌ„ all meates that hony is in exchewe eatynge of cold herbes vse nat to eate beanes peson nor potage beware of the vsage of fruytê And of all thynges that which doth ingeÌ„der wynde For the stone abstayne froÌ„ drikinge of new ale bewarde of beere of red wyne hote winê refrayn froÌ„ eatyng of red heryng martylmas befe baken saltfysshe salt meates And beware of goyng cold about the myddel specyally about the raynes of the backe And make no restryctyon of wynde water nor egesty on that nature wolde expelle ¶ The. xxx Chapiter treateth of a dyete for them the whtch haue any kyndes of the goute THey the whiche be infected with the goute or any kynde of it I do aduertyse theÌ„ nat to syt longe bollynge bybbyng dysynge cardyng in forgettynge theÌ„ selfe to cronerat the blader and the bely whaÌ„ nede shall requyre also to beware that the legges hange nat without some stay nor that the bootes or shoes be nat ouer strayte who soeuer hath that goute must refrayne froÌ„ drynkyng of newe ale and let him abstayne from drynkyng of beere red wyne Also he muste nat eate newe breade eages fresshe samon eles fresshe heryng pylcherdes oysters all shell fysshe Also he must exchewe the eatynge of fresshe befe of gose of ducke of pygyoÌ„s Beware of takyng colde in the legges or rydyng or goyng wetshod Beware of veneryous actê after refection or after or vpoÌ„ a full stomacke And refrayne froÌ„ all thynges that doth ingendre euyl humours be inflatyue ¶ The. xxxi Chapiter treateth of a dyete for theÌ„ the whiche haue any of the kyndes of lepored HE that is infected with any of the. iiii kyndes of the lepored muste refrayne froÌ„ al maner of wynes froÌ„ new drynkes stroÌ„ge ale than let him beware of ryot surfetyng And let him abstayne froÌ„ eatyng of spyces dates froÌ„ trypes podynges all inwardes of beestes Fysshe egges and mylke is nat good for leperous persons and they must abstayne froÌ„ eatyng of fresshe befe and from eatynge of gose ducke froÌ„ water foule pygions And in no wyse eate no veneâ—on nor hare flesshe and suche lyke ¶ The. xxxii Chapiter treateth of a diete for theÌ„ the whiche haue any of the kyndes of the fallynge syckenes WHo soeuer he be that haue any of the kyndê of the fallyng syckenes muste abstayne froÌ„ eatiÌ„g of whyte meate specyally of mylke he must refrayne froÌ„ driÌ„kyng of wyne new ale stroÌ„g ale Also they shulde nat eate the fatnes of fysshe nor the hedes of fysshe the which doth ingender rewme Shel fysshe eles samon herynge viscus fyfthes be nat good for Epilentyeke men Also they must refrayne froÌ„ eatyng of garlyke onyons lekes chybboles all vaperous meates the which doth hurt the hed beneson hare flessh befe beanes peason be nat good for EpileÌ„tyke men And yf they knowe that they be infected with this great syckenes they shulde nat resorte where there is great resort of coÌ„pany which is in church in sessyons market places on market dayes yf they do the syckenes wyl infeste theÌ„ more there than in any other place or at any other tyme. They muste beware they do nat syt to nyghe the fyre for the fyre wyll ouercome them wyll induce the syckenes They must beware of lyeng hore in theyr bed or to laboure extremely for suche thynges causeth the grefe to come the ofter ¶ The. 34. Chapyter treateth of a dyete for them the whiehe haue any payne in the heed MAny syckenes or infyrmytes impedymeÌ„tes may be in a mans hed wherfore whosoeuer haue any impedimeÌ„t in the hed must nat kepe the hed to hote nor to cold but in a teÌ„porauÌ„â—e And to beware of ingendryng of rewme which is the cause of many infyrmytes There is nothynge that doth ingeÌ„der rewme so much as doth the fatnes of fyssh the heddes of fysshe surfestes takynge colde in the fete taking cold in the nape of the nycke or hed Also they that which haue any infyrmyte in the hed must refrayne of immoderat slepe specially after meate Also they must abstayne froÌ„ drynkynge of wyne vse nat to drynke ale beare the which is ouer stronge â—ocyferacyon halowyng cryeng and hyghe syngyng is nat good for the hed All thynges the which is vaporous or dothe fume is nat good for the hed And all thyngê the which is of euyl sauour as caryn synkes wynkraughtes pissebolles snoffe of candels dunghylles stynkyng canels stynkyng staÌ„ding waters â—ynkyng marshes with suche contagyous eyes doth hurte the hed and the brayne and the memorye All odyferous sauours be good for the hed and the brayne and the memorye ¶ The. xxxiiii Chapiter treateth of a dyete for them the whiche be in a consumpcyon WHo soeuer he be that is in a coÌ„suÌ„pcion must abstayne froÌ„ al sowre tart thinges as veneger alegar suche lyke And also he must abstaine froÌ„ eatyng of grose meates she which
stone it dothe desolue wyndes And causeth a man to make water Parsley is good to breake the stone and causeth a man to pysse it is good for the stomake and dothe cause a man to haue a swete breth ☞ Of Lettyse and Sorell ¶ Lettyse doth extynct veneryous actes yet it doth increase mylke in a womans brest it is good for a hote stomake dothe prouoke slepe and doth increase blod and doth set the blode in a temperaunce Sorell is good for a hote lyuer and good for the stomake ⧠Of Penyryall and Isope ¶ Penyryall doth purge melaÌ„coly and doth comforte the stomacke the spyrites of man Isope clenseth viscus fleume is good for the breste and for the lunges ☞ Of Rosmary and Roses ¶ Rosmary is good for yâ— palsey and for the fallynge syckenes and for the cowghe and good agaynst colde Roses be a cordynall and dothe comforte the herte and the brayne ☞ Of Fenell and Anys ¶ These berbes be seldome vsed but theyr sedes be greately occupyde Fenell sede is vsed to breake wynde good agaynst poysone Anys sede is good to clense the bladder and the raynes of the backe dothe ê“uoke vryne and maketh one to haue a swete breth ¶ Of sauge and Mandragod ¶ Sauge is good to helpe a woman to conceyue and doth prouoke vrâ—ne Mandragod doth helpe a woman to concepcion and doth prouoke a man to slepe * Of all Herbes in generall ¶ There is no Herbe nor wede but god haue gyuen vertue to them to helpe man But for as muche as Plyne Macer and Diascorides with many other olde auncyent and approbat Doctours hath wrytten and pertracted of theyr vertues I therfore nowe wyll wrytte no further of herbes but wyl speke of other matters that shal be more necessarye ¶ The. xxi Chapyter treateth of Fruytes and fyrst of Fygges AUicen sayth that Fygges dothe nurysshe more than any other Fruyte they doth nurysshe meruelously whan they be eaten with blanched Almons They be also good rosted steued They do clense the brest the lunges they do open yâ— opylacyons of the lyuer the splene They dothe stere a mam to veneryous actes for they dothe auge inerease the sede of generacyon And also they do prouoke a man to sweate wherfore they do ingender lyce ¶ Of great Raysyns ¶ Great raysyns be nutritiue specially if the stones be pulled out And they do mak the stomake firme and stable And they do prouoke a man to haue a good appetite if a fewe of theÌ„ be eaten before meate ☞ Of smalle raysyns of Corans ¶ Smale raisyns of Corans be good for the raynes of the backe they do prouoke vrine howbeit they be not al yâ— best for yâ— splene for they make opilation ¶ Of Grapes ¶ Grapes swete and newe be nutritiue and doth stymulat the fleshe And they do comfort the stomacke and the liuer and dothe auoyde opilations Howbeit they do replete the stomacke with ventositie ¶ Of peches of medlers and ceruices ¶ Peches doth mollifie the bealy be cold Medlers takeÌ„ superfluous doth ingeÌ„der melaÌ„coly and Ceruices be in man of like operatioÌ„ ¶ Of strawberies cheries and burtes ¶ Strawberies be praised aboue all beries for they do qualifie the heate of the liuer and doth ingender good bloud eaten with suger Theries doth mollifie the bealie be colde Hurtes be of a groser substaÌ„ce wherforethey be not for them the which be of a cleaue diet ¶ Of nuttes great and smalle ¶ The walnut the hanocke be of one opera cyon They be tarde and slowe of dygestyon yet they doth comforte the brayne yf the pyth or skyne be pylled of and than they be nutrytyue Fylberdes be better than hasell Nuttes yf they be newe and taken from the tree and the skyn or the pyth pulled of they be nutrytyue doth iucrease fatnes yf they be olde they shulde be eaten with great raysens But newe nuttes be farre better than olde nuttes for olde nuttes be colorycke and they be euyl for the hed and euyll for olde men And they dothe ingendre the palsey to the tounge yet they be good agaynst venym And immoderatly taken or eaten dothe ingendre corrupcyons as byles blaynes suche putryfaccyon ¶ Of Peason and Beanes ¶ Peason the which be yonge be nutrytyue howbeit they doth replete a man with vento syte Beanes be nat so muche to be praysed as Peason for they be â–ª full of ventosyte althought the skynnes or huskes be ablated or caste away yet they be stronge meate and dothe prouoke venerious actes ¶ Of Peares and Apples ¶ Peares the which be melow and doulce nat stony doth increase fatnes ingenderynge waterysshe blod And they be full of ventosyte But wardens rosted stued or baken be nutrytyue and doth comforte the stomacke specyally yf they be eaten with comfettes Apples be good after a frost haue taken them or they yâ— which be of good odor melowe they shuld be eaten with suger or coÌ„fettes or with fenell sede or anys sedes bycause of theyr ventosyte they doth comforte than the stomacke and doth make good dygestyon specyally yf they be rosted or baken ¶ Of Pomegranates Quynces ¶ Pomegranates be nutrytyue and good for the stomacke Quynces bakeÌ„ the gore pulled out doth mollyfy the bely doth helpe dygestyon doth pÌ„serue a maÌ„ froÌ„ dronkenshyp ¶ Of Dates and Mylons ¶ Dates moderately eaten be nutrytyue but they doth cause opylacyoÌ„s of the lyuer of the splen Mylons doth ingeÌ„der euyll humours ¶ Of gourdes of cocuÌ„bers pepones ¶ Gourdes be euyll of nurysshement cocumbers restraynethe veneryousnes or lassyuyousnes or luxuryousnes Pepones be in maner of lyke operacion but the pepones tngen derythe euyll humours ¶ Of Almondes and Chesteyns ¶ Almondes causeth a man to pysse they do mollyfy the bely and doth purge the lunges And. vi or vii eate before meate preserueth a man froÌ„ dronkenshyp Chesteynes dothe nurysshe the body strongly dothe make a man fat yf they be thorowe rosted and the huskes abiected yet they doth replete a man with veÌ„tosyte or wynde ¶ Of Prunes and Damysens ¶ Prunes be nat greatly praysed but in the way of medycyne for they be colde moyste And Damysens be of the sayde nature for the one is olde and dryed and the other be takeÌ„ from the tree vi or vii damysen eaten before dyner be good to prouoke a maÌ„nes appetyde they dothe mollyfye the belye and be abstersyue the skyne and the stones muste be ablated and caste owaye and nat vsed * Of Olyues and capers ¶ Olyues coÌ„dyted eaten at the begynnige of refeccyon dothe coroborate the stomacke ê“uoketh appetyde Capers doth purge fleme and doth make a man to haue an appetyde ⧠Of Orenges ¶ Orenges doth make a man to haue a good appetyde so dothe the ryndes yf they be in succade they doth coÌ„forte the stomacke the iuce is a good sause doth ê“uoke an