148 THE SALERNE SCHOOLE. 
Besides the former rules for such as pleases, 
Of letting blood to take more obseruation, 
Know in beginning of all sharpe diseases, 
Tis counted best to make euacuation : 
To old, to young, both letting blood displeases, 
By yeares and sickness make your computation, 
First in the Spring for quantity, you shall, 
Of blood take twice as much as in the Fall: 
In Spring and Summer, let the right arm blood, 
The Fall and Winter for the left are good. 
The Heart and Lyuer, Spring and Summer’s bleeding, 
The Fall and Winter hand and Foot doth mend, 
One veyne cut in the hand doth helpe exceeding, 
Vnto the Spleen, voice, breast, and intrayles lend ; 
And swages griefes that in the heart are breeding: 
But here the Salerne Schoole doth make an end : 
And heere I cease to write, but will not cease 
To wish you live in health, and die in peace : 
And ye our Physicke rules that friendly read, 
God graunt that Physicke you may neuer neede. 
