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that the wolf, if he fee a Man firft,by Afpetl ftriketh a M.an hoarfe. 



Perfumes Convenient do dry and ftrengthen the Brair.$ And flay Rheumt 

 and Defluxions ; As we find in Fume of Rofemary dried, and Lignum ^/<vj,and 

 Calamm taken at the Mouth, and Noftrils ; And no doubt there be other P<?r- 

 fumes,that do moiften, and refrefh; and are fit to be ufcd in Burning Agues, 

 Confumptions, and too muc h Wakefulmfs ; Such as arc Rofe-water , Vinegar , 

 Lemmon-Pils, Violets, the Leaves of Fines fprinklcd with a little Rofe-wa- 

 ter,$cc 



They doc ufe in Sudden Paintings^ and Sveounings, to put a Handkerchief 

 with Rofe-water, or a little Vinegar, to the ;w/>; Which gathereth together 

 again the S/vWtt, which arc upon point to refolvc, and fall away. 



Tobacco comforteth the Spirits, and difchargeth Wearinefs 5 Which it 

 workcth ,partlyby Opening, but chiefly by the Opiate Vertue\ which con- 

 denfeth the tym/f. It were good therefore to trie the taking of Fumes by 

 Pipes, (as they doe in Tobacco) oi other Things ; As well to dry and com. 

 fort, as for other Intentions. I wifh Trial be made of the Drying Fume of 

 Rofemary, and Lignum Aloes, before mcntioned,in Pige And fo of Nutmegs, 

 and Folium Indum&cc. 



The Followingoi the Plough hath been approved, for Re freeing the Spi- 

 rits, and procuring Appetite : But to doe it in the Ploughing for jpjtaitj or Rye, 

 is not fo good becaufe the Earth bath fpent her fweet £rafb, in Vegeta- 

 bles put forth in Summer. It is better therefore to doe it when you Sow Bar- 

 ley. But becaufe Ploughing is tied to Seafor,s, it is beft to take the Air of the 

 Earth, new turned up by Digging with the Spade - Or Standing by him that 

 Diggeth. Gentlewomen may doe themfelvcs much good by kneeling upon a 

 Cufhion 3 and weeding. And thefe things you may practife in the beft Sea- 

 fans ; Which is ever the Early Spring^ b'efore the Earth putteth forth the 

 Vegetables 3 And in the Sbw^ you can chufe. It would be done alfo 

 when the Dew is a little off the Ground, left the r^»y be too Moift. I knew 

 a great Man that lived Long, who had a Clean Clod Earth, brought to 

 him every Morning, as he fate in his Bed ; And he would hold his Head o- 

 vcr it, a good pretty while. I commend alfo, fometimes in Diggingof New 

 Earth, to pour in fome Ualmfey , or Greek wine ; That the Vapour of the 

 Earth , and wine together , may comfort the Spirits the more • Pro- 

 vided alwaics , it be not taken, for a Heathen Sacrifice^ Libation to the 

 Earth. 



They have, in Phyfick, life of Pomanders , a nd Knots of Powders , for Dry- 

 ing of Rheums, Comfirtingof the Heart, Proiokingoi Sleep,&c. For though 

 thofe things be not fo ftrong as Perfumes, yet you may have them continu- 

 ally in your Hand ; whereas Perfumes you can take but at Times ; And be- 

 fides, there be divers Things that breath better of thcmfelves, than when 

 they come to the Ftrty As Nigella Romana, the Seed of Uelanthium , Amo- 

 mum,&Ci 



There be two Things, which ( inwardly ufcd) doc Cool and condenfe 

 the Spirits And I wifh the fame to be tried outwardly in Vapours. The One 

 is \ Nitre, W hich I would have diffolved in Malmfey, or Greek-Wine , and fo 

 the Smed of the wine taken - Or if you would have it more fofcible, pour of 

 it upon a Fire-pan, well heated, as they do Rofe-water and Vinegar, The O- 

 thcr is the Di failed water of wild Pcppey, which I wifh to be mingled, 

 at halt, with Rofe-water, and fo taken with feme mixture of a few Cloves 

 in a Perfuming- Pan. The like would be done with the Diftilled water of 

 Saffron Flowers. J 



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