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Milk warme from the Cow, is found to be a great Noun flier, and a good 

 Remedy in Confumptions t But then you muft put into it, when yea Milk 

 the Cow, two little bags the one of Powder of Mtnt, the other of Powder 

 otRedRofu-y For they keep the Milk fomewhat from Turning, orCrud- 

 Hng in the Stomach 5 And put in Sugar alfo, for the (ame caufe and partly 

 for the Tails fake ; But you muft drink a good draught, that it may ftay 

 lefstime in the Stomach, left itCrudle: And let the Cup into which you 

 milk the Cow, be ietin a greater Cup of hot water, that you may take it 

 warme. And Cow-milk thus prepared, I judge to be better for a Comfumpti- 

 o#,than Aj?~milk, which (it is true)turneth not fo eafily, but it is a little 

 harrifh Marry it is more proper for Sharpnefs of Urine, and Exulceration 

 of the Bladder, and all manner of Lenifyings. Womans-milk likewife is pre- 

 ferred, when all fail: butlcommenditnot-, as being a little too near the 

 Juyce of Mans Body, to be a good Nounmer Except it be in Infants, to 

 whom it is Naturall. 



0)1 oi Sweet Almonds, newly drawn, with Sugar, and a little Spice, fpread 

 upon Bread tofted, is an Excellent Nouriiher But then to keep thetfy/ 

 from frying in the Stomach, you mull drink a good draught of Milde 

 Beer after it And to keep it from relaxing the Stomach too much, you 

 muft put in a little Powder of Cinnamon. 



Thereto of Eggs.'&ve of themfelyes fo well prepared by Nature for 

 Nourrmmenr -,, As (fo they be Potched, orReare boyled) they need no 

 other Preparation, or Mixture yet they may be taken alfo raw^when they 

 are new laid, with Malmejey, oz-Smet Wine $ You (hall do well to put in 

 fbme few Slices of Eringmm Soots,, iand a littfe Amber-grice For by this 

 meanes, iseiides the immediate Facultie of Nouriiliment, fuch Drink will 

 ftrengthen the Back \ fo that it wilVnot draw down the Urine too faft For 

 too much Urme doth ahvayes hinder NouriiTiment, 



Miming of Meat 9 as in Ptes^vAB^tmed Minced Meat, faveth the Grind- 

 ing of the Teeth And therefore, (no doubt) it is more Nouriiliing •, Efpe- 

 cially in Age Or to them that have weak Teeth ^ But the Butter is not 

 fo proper for weak Bodies And .therefore it were good to moiften it 

 with a little Claret Wine, Pill oiLimon, or Orengt, cut lmall,5'«^;-,and a ve- 

 ry little Cinnamon, or Nutmeg. As for Chuetts, which are likewife minced 

 Meat, in (lead of Butter, and^Fat, it were good to moiften them, partly with 

 Creame,ov Almond, or Pifiacbomilk % or Barley, or Matz, Creame Adding a 

 little Coriander-Seed,and Carraway-Seed, and a very little Saffron. The more 

 full Handling of Alimentation we referve to the due place. 



We have hitherto handled the Particulars which yeeld befl^ and eaftefi, and 

 pkntifulleft Nourijhment •, And now we will j}eak of the bejl Meanes of Con- 

 veying>wd Converting the Nourishment, 



Tne Firft Meanes is, to procure that the Nourijhment may not be robbed, 

 and drawn away ^ wherein that,which we have already faid, is very Materi- 

 all ; To provide, that the Reims draw not too ftrpngly an over-great Part 

 of the Blood into Urine. To this adde that Precept of Ariftotlefhat Wine be 

 forborne in all Confumptions ; For that the Spirits of the Wine, do prey up- 

 on the Rofcide Juyce of the Body, and inter-common with the Spirits of 

 the Body,and fo deceive and rob them of their Nouriihment. And therefore 

 if the Consumption growing from the weaknefs of the Stomach, do force 

 you toiiafe wine $ let it alwaiesbe burnt, that the Quicker Spirits may evapo- 

 rati i, or at the leaft quenched with two little wedges of Gold, 6 or. 7 times 

 r epeated, Adde alfo this Provifion, that there be not too much Expence 

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