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f Mans Body, to be a good Nourifher 5 Except it be in Infants, to whom it 
> is Natural!. 
| OyUot sweet Almonds , newly drawne, with Sugar, and a little Spice, 
; fpread vpon Bread tofted, is an Excellent Nourifher 5 But then tokeepe 
the0y/* from frying in the Stomacke, you mull drinke a good draught of 
MildeBeereafter it; And to kecpeit from relaxing the Stomacke too 
much, you muft put in a little Powder of Cinnamon. 
The Tolkesot Egges ate of themfeluesfo well prepared by Nature for 
Nourifhment ; As (fo they bee Potched, otReare boiled) they need no 
other Preparation, or Mixture : yet they may bee taken alfo raw, when 
they are new laid, with Malmefey, or Sweet wine 5 You fhall .doe well to 
puriri fomefew Slices of Eryngtum Roots, anda little Amber-grice ■ For 
by this meartes, belides the ifnmediat Faculty of Nourifhmenr, fiich 
Drinke will ftrengthen the BackC So that it will not draw downe 
the Wine coo fait ; For too much Vririe doth alvvayes hinder Noii- 
rifhment. 
Mincing of meat , as in Pies , and Buttered Minced Meat, (aueth the Grin¬ 
ding of the Teeth j And therefore, (no doubt) it is more Nouriflairig 5 
Efpeciallvin Age ; Or to them that haue weake Teeth ; But the Butter 
is not. fo proper for weake BodiesAnd therefore it were good to nioi- 
! lien it with a little Claret wine, ViiVot Limon, or Orenge t cut fmall, Sugar, 
) and a very little Cinnamon , or Tfutmegg. As for Cbuets, which are like- 
wife minced Meat, inftead of Butter, and Fat, it were good to moiften 
them, partly with Creame , or AlmovdfbvPifiachoMilke,* or Barley , or Main. 
Creams • Adding a little Coriander 1 Seed, and Conaway seed, and a very 
little Saffron. The more full Handling of Alimentation wee refenie to the 
due place. 
wee have hitherto handled the Particulars whichyeeldhef, and eafiefi, and 
plentijallejl Nourifhment • And now we witlffeake of the heft Meanes of Con- 
neying, and Conuertmg the Nourifhment. 
'The Firft Meanes t s • to procure that the Nourifhment mav not bee rob¬ 
bed, and drawne away ; wherein that, which wee haue already faid, is j 
very Materiall . To prouide, that the Reines draw not too ftrongly an I 
ouer-great Part of the Bloud into Vrine. To this addethat Precept of A- 
riflotlie, thatwinebe forborne in all Confumptions • For that the Spirits of 
the wine, doe prey vpon the Rofcide luvceof the Body, and inter-com¬ 
mon with the Spirits of the Body, and fo deceiueand rob them of their 
Nourifliment. And therefore if the Confumption growing from the j 
weaknefie of the Stomacke, doe force you to \Ccwtne - let italwayes be 
burnt, that the Quicker Spirits may euaporate j or at the leaft quenched j 
with two little wedges of Gold, fix or feuen times repeated . Addealfb 
this Prouiuon • That there bee not too much Expence of the Nourifhment, 
by Exhaling and Sweating : And therefore if the Patientbe apt to flveat, 
it muft bee gently reftiained. But chiefly Hyppocrates Ruleis to bee fob ; 
lowed ; whoaduifeth quite contrary to that which is in vfe :• Namely, ! 
that the I. or Garment next theFlefh, bee in Winter drie, arid oft j 
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