Hiſtorie. 
Ofthe Bexaar ſtone and 
derſtaode when the vendmes come of cozſius thinges, vou 
thal fee le a nstable ſharpenes, and they bite and burn foꝛzth⸗ 
with : the beſt is az themthat haue ſuſpicion, to eat meats 
that is roſted oꝛ ſod, that they eate neither bꝛothes noꝛ pots 
tages, foꝛ in them there map be greater hurte:and it any bee 
made, let them not bee made with things of ſmell, as Aine 
ber, muſte, and ſweete ſpyces, and let them not haue ouer- 
much ſharpenes, foʒ in b20th oꝛ pottage, the poiſon will feos 
ner lurke then in roſted oz ſodden, and ble no Meates, 
which haue much ſweetneſſe, therein all poyſon will lur ke 
the moze. Hee that hath any ſuſpicion ingen he goeth to bis 
meate, let them not be toa greedy ta sate forthwith very ha⸗ 
ſtilp, but let him refrain himlelle, and let him eate with ley⸗ 
ſure, by litle and litle. The like he muſt do, in his drinking, 
being very thirſtp, hee feeleth not what he dꝛinketh: and ſo 
man peop!e being very dzx, haue dꝛunke inke, lye, and allo 
water of arſenike, nat feeling the fame vntil they haue hurt 
their body, andtherefoꝛe it is conuenient to dꝛinke leifurelp 
by litle and litle taſtiug his dꝛinke as hedzinketh: farely it 
men would be ruled by this oꝛder, they ſhould eaũlp ſindt il 
there were any euill thing in that they eate, and dzink. Nou 
haue to cauũder the colour of your meate, for thereby will 
fome what appeare. Fo2it wil lake atherwiſe, then it ought 
to doo, ſee that pour veſſels wherein pou cate 02 dꝛinke bee 
cleane, ne we, and gliſtering: and it your abilitie be ſuch / let 
them be of fluer.bemg cleane burniſhed, foz if pou haue ve⸗ 
nom in the dꝛinke it is ealily eſpied, and the lluer doth turn 
blacke 02 taume. 1 185 . 
