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nourishment. But it is not good to eat too much of, 

 specially for those of weak stomach, or who suffer from 

 gout or stone, because it breedeth gross and phlegmatic 

 juice. 



Allowes is taken in the same place as salmon, it is Allowes. 

 meetly pleasant to the taste. Yields much, and some- 

 what a thick nourishment, yet not ill, so it be well con- 

 cocted in the stomach; but it is of hard concoction, 

 wherefore it is hurtful to them of weak stomach, and ^that 

 are by constitution phlegmatic and melancholy. The 

 allowes that tarry in and are taken in sweet waters is 

 wholesomer than that of the sea; for it is fatter, of 

 tenderer substance, of easier concoction, and of better 

 savour. 



The guilthead or goldine is whiter, and not quite so Guilthead. 

 hard as the allowes, therefore of easier concoction and 

 better nourishment. It is only in season in the winter, 

 when he is sweeter in taste ; and is convenient for every 

 age, temperature of body, so that the stomach be strong 

 enough to take it. 



The calaminary sea-cur or cuttlefish and poure-cuttle are Calaminary. 

 even of one and the same nature ; they are of hard concoc- 

 tion, and fill the body with crude and gross humours. 

 They may, when in want of better meat, serve mariners 

 and rusticall bodies, who through strength of stomach and 

 hard labour are able to convert any gross meat into good 

 nourishment. The small ones are best, being more tender 

 and easily digested. They are all hurtful to them who 

 have weak sinews, and are subject to the palsey. 



The wolf-fish is of cold, moist temperature, pleasant taste, The Wolf, 

 and easy of concoction. It breedeth a cold, thin, waterish 

 juice, and therefore such as are phlegmatic and rheumatic 

 perpetually shun the use of it. 



The lump or lomp-fish, so named from his shape, is in Lompfish. 

 taste agreeable to the name ; it is hard of concoction, 

 and of gross excremental juice. 



The conger is a large round fish like unto an eel, and is Conger. 



