and of the vertues thereof. Fol. 
ſon it doeth bꝛing two benefites, which is. that there is taken ie 
moꝛe taſte in that which is dꝛunke, and it dooth not kill the Wbodrinke 
natural heat, as it is ſeene by the pot that bopleth it vou cat colae, let 
into it much water at one time, it doeth ceafe bopling but them drinke 
it it bes caſt by litle and litle, it ceafeth not his working. and 4 aud lit- 
therefore Auicen himſelfe ſaveth, when that they wil dzinke le. 
colde, that pou dꝛinke with a veſſell which bath a fraight : 
mouth, that the dꝛinke run not in haſtilp, the ſaid veſſell bees 
ing a limet oz a vewꝛe, with a point, furely it is a greate be- 
net, foꝛ them which are affedioned to dꝛinke with the lyke⸗ 
vellelles: ifthe ought ürſt to take aut the winde oz not, 4 
dw remit me to the Dodo; Villalabos, who treateth largelie 
or this matter. stg cpt eS | 
And by this it is ſeent howe Auicen woulde that thofe Yon mt not 
which woulde dꝛinke verie colde, they chaulde not dzinze drinke colde 
tooꝛthwith at the beginning of their meate. Foꝛ ſame there ar che begina 
bee, that as foone as they begin to eate, forth iith they will wing of 
deinke that as is very colde, the ſtomacke beeing emptie messes 
without meate, which cannot chooſe but hurte: and la the 
hurt Which dooth come to them by this, they do attribuite it, 
fooꝛthwith to the colde of the dꝛinke, and nat to their euill oꝛ⸗ 
der:tge which Auicen fapth, {peaking of colde water, that ts 
Drinks it without oꝛder, is the cauſe of many dileaſes ik it 
be dꝛunke in oꝛder, as wel in time as in quantity, it pofitets 
as he hath laid. LTherfoꝛe let euerx one lo ke to that which is 
conuenient foꝛ him, and let him make experience in himſelf⸗ 
and ikthat it bee conuenient loꝛ him to danke colde that bee. 
map beare it, without that it das otfende him that dos it s 
thereof will followe the benefites which wee tzaue ſpoken of, 
but it he be icke, and kall into ang diſeate, where bn he faith, See 
that the dainking of colde dinkke dooeth effende him, in 
ſuch cate let him nat ble it, foꝛ m intent is to hem and pets 
ſwade them that das deinke colde „ that ifit dove them ne 
burte, nan offende them that ther dainke it lo, and luche as 
dos bie it of cuſtome and haue ae that it vat ae 
