“The Hiflory of Life and Death. | 
Myrtle, and Citron-pill, and a little saffron have been infufed, may be always worn 
' upon the ftomach. And touching thofe things wich comfort the ftomach thus much, 
feeing many of thofe things alfo which ferve. for other operations are hclpful co 
ehisihy> :. : ; | ; ; 
| The zéver, if it be preferved from Torrefathion, or Deficcation, and from obftruttion, 
; it needeth no more ;, for that loofenefs of it which begets e4qao/ities is plainly'a dif- 
_eafe, but the other two old ageapproaching induceth. 
- Hereunto appertainmoft efpecially thofe things which are fet downin the Operation 
upon the Blozd: we will adde avery few things more,but thofe felected: 
Principally let there be in ufe the Wine of {weet Pomegranars, or, if that cannot by 
had, the juice of them newly expreffed ; Ict it be taken in the pining with a little 
Sugar, andintothe glafs into whichthe Expreffion is made put a {mall piece of (ztron- 
pell green, and three or four whole Cloves : let this be taken from Febrzarytill the end 
of Aphis ° | 
! 
Bring alfo into ufe above all other Herbs Water-crefes, but young, not old ;) they 
-may be ufed either raw in Sallets, or in Broths, or in Drinks: and after that take 
Spoon-wort. i 
» Aloes, however wafhed or corrected, is hurtful for the Lzver, and therefore it is 
never to be taken ordinarily. Contrariwife, Rhzbarb is fovereign for the Liver, fo 
that thefe three cautions be interpofed. Firft,that it be taken before meat, left it dry 
the body too much, or leave fome impreffions of the Stipzcsty thereof. Secondly, that 
'/ it be macerated an hour or two in Oil of fweet «Amonds new drawn, with Rofe-water, 
before it be infufed in Liquor, or given in the proper fubftance. | Thirdly, that it be 
taken by turns, one while fimple, another while with7 artar, ora little Bay-falt, that 
| it carry not away the lighter parts onely, and make the mafs of the Humoursmore ob- 
_.| ftinate. yf 
I allow Wine, or fome decoction with Sree/, to be taken three or four times in the 
| year, to open thé more ftrong obftructions; yet fo, that a draught of two or three 
ipoonfuls of Oil of {weet Almonds.new drawn ever go before, and the motion of the 
Body, efpecially of the armsand fides, conftantly follow. - ere 
Smeetned Liquors, and that with fome fatnels, are principally, and not a little effe: 
ual to ‘prevent the Arefattion, and Saltnefs; and Torrefatiion, and in a word, the 
| Oldnefi of the Liver, efpecially if they be wellincorporated witk age. They are made 
_ | of fweet Fruits and Roots, as namely, the Winesand Julipsof Rasfns of the Sanz new, 
{ Gujubacs, dried Figs, Dates, Parfnips, Potatoes, and the like, with the mixture of Zz- 
, certs fometimes : alfoa Julip of the /ndran grain , (which they calbatacz) with the 
imisture of fome fweet things, doth much to.the fame end,  Butit is to be noted; 
, that the intention, of preferving the Liver in a kind of foftnefs and fatnefs, 
; is much more powerful than that. other which pertains to the opening. of. the | 
, Liver, which -rather tendeth to health than to length of life , faving that that 
| Gbftrudion which: induceth Torrefacizon is as oppofite,to long life’ as; thofe, other ' 
Arefattions, 1902! yU4h ae yee 
{ commend the Roots of succory , Spinage and Beets clearéd of their piths, and 
» boiled till they be tender in Water, with a third part of whte-wine, for ordinary Sal- 
| lets, to be eaten with Oil*and Vinegar: alfo «fparagus, pith-of Artichokes, and 
Burre-roots boiled and ferved inafter the fame manner’; alfo Broths in the Spring-time 
of Vine- buds, and the ereen blades of wheat. And touching the preferving of the Le: 
ver thus much, » i: 
» The Heart receiveth benefit or harm moft from the 4z which we breath, from 
» Vapours, and from the Affedtions. Now many of thofe things which have been. for- 
_merly {poken touching the Spirits may be transferred hither; but that indigefted maf{s 
| of Cordials collected by. + byficians avails little’ to our intention +. notwithftanding | 
| thofe things which are found to be good againft Poyfons may with good judgment 
i be given to ftrengthen and fortifie the Heart, efpecially if they be of, that kind, that 
: they do not fo much refift the particular poyfons as.arm the heart and {pirits againft poy- 
foningeneral. ‘And touching the feveral Cordials, you may repairto the Table already 
ferdown. fi ya er ee ile BS. 
_ The goodnefs of the Air is better known by experience than .by fions.' We hold 
that Air to be beft where the Country is level and plain, and that lieth open 
on all fides, fo that the foilbe dry, and yet not barren or fandy; which puts forth } 
Wal } H 2 ild | 
