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«i & ^uiwuiuiy appura 5 w wuxtii v«nc, ^r iuac ic cotn not nouriftj thebodv at all Vi , j • ' Dc - 

 more plainely appeare, and is more manifeftlyperceiued. XJ ' tCedr mesdotb 



A Wine is a fpeciall good medicine for an vlcer, by reafon of his heate and mo<W a r« j • 

 Galen teacheth in his fourth bookc of the method of healing. moderate drying , aj 



B Hippocrates writctb, That vlcers, what man ner of ones foeuer thev are mufttwk„ •« 

 leffe it be with wine : for that which is drv r«ff*fr«^^M ^2^VT ftn0tbei P 01 ^dvn. 



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(as 

 whole, and the thing that is moift, to that which is not whole. * "* U1 " mich " 



It is manifeft,that Wine is in power or facultie dry.and not in aft . for Win*. a a„,m • 

 and liquid, and alfo cold : for the fame caufe it likewife quencheth thirft »S ' " y " mo '' ft 

 defire of cold and mo, ft, and by this aduall moifture(th2 w wt^MhltoF?* ? 



1v ral^n. not a medic ne. hiitannMrJrkm,.^. r«. :* JL_:/i.„i_ __V^ wnn *V<i ulslI Kbeuward. 



throu ■ ' • - -~ UWard 



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plenty of bloud , and by increafing the nourifhment it moiftneth the ^^pS* 

 it be old and very ftrong : for it is made fharpe and biting by long lying and fuch kiE T K 

 doth not only heate, but alfo confume and d'ry the bodyf fo'r as LSKS *" ^2? 



mentj but a mcd icine. a nou "fh. 



D That wine which is neither fharp by long lying, nor made medicinabfc, doth nourifh and moi 



n ' ST 6 " WCfe l T" k u l k r ty , ?* nowi{hm ™ *nd bIoud,by reafon that through h a* ' 

 all mo.fture it more moiftneth by feeding, nourifhing,and comforting, than it is able t dr fcy 



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an appetite to meat, moueth conco&ioo, and conueyeth the nourifhment through all nam of "c 

 . body, increafeth ftrength, mlargeth the body, maketh flegme thin, bringcth forth by vrinecholc 

 ncke and water te humors, procureth fweatin gj ingendreth pure bloud ,maketh the body well colon- 

 red,andturneth an ill colour into a better. ' 



Fit is good for fuch as are in a confumption, by reafon of fome difeafe, and that bane need to 

 hauc their bodies nounfhedatdrefrefhed (alwaies prouided they haue no feuerj as GalmhiA 

 in his feuenth booke of the Method of curing. It reftoreth ftrength moft of all other thing?, 

 and that fpeedily : It maketh a man merry and ioyfull : Itputteth away feare , care , trou- 

 bles of minde, and forrow : It moueth pleafurc and luft of the body , and bringeth (lcepc 

 gently. 



G And thefe things proceed of the moderate vfc of wine : for immoderate drinking of winedoth 

 altogether bring the contrarie. They that are drunke are diftraughted in minde, become foolifh, 

 and oppreffed withadrowfie fleepineffe, and be afterward taken with the Apoplexy, the gout, or 

 altoge ther with other moft grieuous difeafes • the braine, liner, lungs, or fome other of the intrali 

 being corrupted with too often and ouermuch drinking of wine. 



H Moreouer, wine is a remedy againft taking of Hemlock orgreen Coriander, the juice of Mick 



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"**• w*"«g «•■ w»*.»^v«i.a,€iii« imiga ui vchlnuuus ueaits, mac uuri ana Kin oy cooimg« 



Wine alfo is a remedy againft the ouer-fulneffe and ftretching out of the fides, windy fi- 

 lings, the green fickneffe, the dropfie,and generally all cold infirmities of the ftomack,liuer,milt 



•, throughrtuning bright,pure,of a thmoe 

 keft 1 and if the fame fhould bee tempered 



and alfo of the matrix. 



K But Wine 



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fubftance, which is called white, is of all wines the weakeft , 



that is to fay,bea 



ring little water to delay it withall. 



This troubleth the head and hurteth the finewes leffe than others do, and is not vnpleafinr to 

 the ftomacke : it is eafily and quickely difperfed thorow all parts of the body : it is giuen mm m 

 leffe danger than any other wine,tothofe that haue the. Ague (except fome inflammation ore 

 fwelling be fufpeded) and oftentimes with good fucceffe to fuch as haue intermitting feuets;« 

 as G aleti JiLx. Q f hi* MothrA dlth ith^ n ^rh^^ n ^^,rsnA;cT P a P th fmmnrsrhatbehalreratf.fw 



cureth vnne and fweat, and is good for thofe that cannot flcep, and that be full of care and forro*, 



and for f uch as are ouerwearied . • .. rhn0t 



M Black wine,that is to fay,wine of a deep red colours thick,and hardly difperfed, and do 

 eafily paffe through the bladder : it quickely taketh hold of the braine and makes a man drun • ^ 

 is harder of digeft ion: it remaineth longer in the body , it eafily ftoppeth the liuer and i P i« , ; j£ 

 the moft part it bindes, notvvithftanding it nourifheth more, and is more fit to engender di« 

 fiileth the body with flefh fooner than others do. 



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Z.V . . v/. r "vr ,I,luone rtnanotnersclo. . , r nrAthet* 



N That which is of a light crimfon red colour is for the moft part more delightful! to* ^ 

 titter for the ftomacke ; it is fooneraod mfier A itrvrfed : it troubleth the head lefle, it rem . 



fooner and eafier difperfed 



long vnder the fhort ribs,and eafilicr defcendeth to t 



atdorft 



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