THE SALERNE SCHOOLE. 147 
But yet those daies I graunt, and all the rest, 
Haue in some cases iust impediment, 
As first, if nature be with cold opprest, 
Or if the Region, Ile, or Continent, 
Do scorch or freeze, if stomacke meat detest; 
If Baths, or Venus, late you did frequent, 
Nor old, nor young, nor drinkers great, are fit, 
Nor in long sickness, nor in raging fit, 
Or in this case if you will venture bleeding, 
The quantity must then be most exceeding. 
When you to bleed intend, you must prepare 
Some needfull things both after and before, 
Warme water, and sweet oyle, both needfull are, 
And wine the fainting spirits to restore, 
Fine binding cloths of linen, and beware, 
That all that morning you do sleepe no more. 
Some gentle motion helpeth after bleeding, 
And on light meats a spare and temperate feeding. 
To bleed, doth cheare the pensiue, and remoue 
The raging furies bred by burning loue. 
Make your incision large, and not too deepe, 
That blood haue speedy yssue with the fume, 
So that from sinnewes you all hurt do keepe, 
Nor may you (as I toucht before presume) 
In six ensuing hours at all to sleepe, 
Lest some slight bruise in sleepe cause an apostume. 
Eat not of milke, nor ought of milke compounded, 
Nor let your braine with much drinke be confounded, 
Eat no cold meats, for such the strength impayre, 
And shun all misty and ynwholesome ayre. 
