. hezusth ay fbory of Life and Death: 
To the Irrorationof the body, roafted meats dr baked meats are more effectual than 
boiled meats, and all preparation of meat with water is inconvenient: befides, Oilis 
. more plentifully extracted out of drie bodies than out of moift bodies, _ 
Generally, to the Zrroration of the body much ule of {weet things is profitable, as of 
Sugar, Honey, weet Almonds, Pine-Apples, Vsftachio’s, Dates, Raifins of the Sun,Corans, 
| Figs, and the like. Contrarily, all four, and very falt, and very biting things are oppo- 
 fiteto the gencration of R ofcid Juice. 
Neither would we be thought to favaur the Manichees, or their dict,though we com- 
mend the frequent ule of all kinds of Seeds, Kernels, and Roots, in Meats or Sauces; 
confidering all Bread ( and Bread is that which maketh the Meat firm) is made either 
of Seeds or Roots. : . 
But there is nothing makes fo muchto the Jrroration of the body, asthe quality of 
the Drink, which is the convoy of the Meat; therefore let there be in ufe fuch Drinks as 
without all acrimony or fowrnefs are notwithftanding fubtil : fuch are thofe Wines 
which are (as the old woman faid in Plautus) vetuftate edentula, toothlefs with age, 
and Ale of the fame kind. | 
Mead (as we fuppofe ) would not be illif it were {trong and old: but becaufe 
all Honey hath in it fome fharp parts, ( as appears by that {harp water which the Chy- 
mists extract out of it, whichwilldiffolve metals ) it were better to take the fame por- 
er 
tion of Sugar,not lightly infufed in it, but fo incorporated as Honey ufeth to be in AZead, | 
and to Keep it to the age of ayear, or at leaftfixmonths, whereby the Water may lofe 
thecrudity, and the Sugar acquire fubtilty. ; 
Now ancientnefs in Wine or Beer hath this in it, that it ingenders fubtilty in the 
pe of the Liquor, andacrimony inthe Spirits, whereof the firft is profitable, and the 
econd hurtful. Now to reétifie this evil commixture, let therebe putinto the veflel, 
betore the Wine be feparated from the Mutt, Swines-fle/b or Deers-fle/h well boiled, 
that the Spirits of the Wine may have whereupon to ruminate andfeed, and fo lay afide 
their mordacity. 
- In like manner, if Ale fhould be made not only with the grains of Wheat, Barly, 
Oates, Peafe, and the like ; but alfo fhould admit a part ( fuppofe a third part to thefe 
gtains ) of fome fat roots, fuch as are Potado-roots, Pith of virtichokes, Burre-roots, 
or fome other {weet and efculent roots ; we fuppofe it would be a more ufeful drink 
for long lifethan 4lemade of grainsonely, 
Alfo fuch things as have very thin parts, yet notwith{tanding are without all acri- 
mony or mordacity, are very good Sallets: which vertue we find to be in fome few 
of the Flowers ; namely, Flowers of Jvy, which infufed in Vinegar are pleafant even 
tothetalte ; Afarigold leaves, which are ufed in Broths ; and Flowers of Betony. And 
touching the operation upon the fsces of the Body thus much. 
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The Operation upon the Bowels for their Extrufion 
of Aliment. §. | 
The Hiftory. . 
W': thofethings are which comfort the Principal Bowelt, whicharethe foun- 
tains of Concoétions, namely, the stomack, Lever, Heart and Brain; to 
perform their funCtions well, (whereby 4/iment is diftributed into the parts, 
Spirits are dilperfed, and the Reparation of the whole body is accomplifhed ) may be 
derived from Phyftéans, and from their Prefcripts, and Advices. 
Touching the Spleen, Gall, Kidneys, Mefenteries, Guts and Lungs, we {peak not, for 
thefe are members miniftring to the principal ; and whereas. {peech is made touching 
_ health, they require fomctime a moft fpecial confideration, becaufe cach of chef? 
have their difeafes, which unlefs they be cured, will have influence upon the Prin- 
tipal eMembers. But as touching the prolongation of life, and reparation by ali- | 
ments, and retardation of the incoGion os old age ; if the Concodtions and 
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