☞ The fyrſte Chapyter dothe ſhewe where a man ſhulde cytuate for ſet his mancyon place or houſe for the health of hys bodye.

WHat mā of honour or worſhyp, or other eſtate, the which dothe pretēde to buylde a houſe or any manſyon place to inhabyte hym ſelfe. Or els doth pretende to aulter hys houſe, or to aulter olde buyldynge in to cōmodyous and pleaſaunt buyldynge, nat onely for his owne proper cōmodyte, welth, and health, but alſo for other men the which wyll reſorte to him: hauynge alſo a reſpect to hys poſteryte.

¶ Fyrſte it is neceſſary and expedyent for him to take hede, what counſel god dyd gyue to Abraham, and after that to take hede what councell god dyd gyue to Moyſes, and to the chyldren of Iſrael, as it appereth in the. xiii. chapyter of Exodi. & the. xx. chapyter of Numeri, & the. vi. chapyter of Deutro. And alſo in the boke of Leuites, ſayinge fyrſt to Abraham. Go thou forth of thy coūtre & from thy cognacion or kynred. And come thou into the countrey the which I wyll ſhewe to the, a countrey abundynge or plentyfull of mylke and hony. ¶ Here is to be noted that where there is plenty of mylke, there is is plenty of paſture and no ſkarſite of water, & where there is plentye of hony there is no ſkarſyte but plentyfulnes of woodes, for there be mo bees in woddes, and ſo conſequently abundaunce of hony, than there be bees, or hony, or waxe in the hyues in gardyns or orchardes, wherfore it appereth that whoſoeuer wyl buylde a manſyon place or a houſe, he muſt cytuate and ſet it there where he muſt be ſure to haue both water and woode, except for pleaſure he wyll buylde a houſe in or by ſome Cytye or greate towne the whiche be nat deſtytute of ſuch cōmodytes. But he the which wyll dwel at pleaſure, and for profyte. and helth of hys body he muſt dwell at elbowe rome hauynge water & woode anexed to his place or houſe, for yf he be deſtituted of any of the pryncipal les, that is to ſay fyrſt of water for to waſſhe and to wrynge, to bake and to hrewe, and dyuers other cauſes ſpecyally for parrel yt whiche myght fall by fyre were a great diſcōmodyous thynge. And better it were to lacke woode than to lacke water the premyſſes cō ſydered, althoughe that woode is a neceſſarye thynge, nat onely for fewell, but alſo for other vrgent cauſes, ſpecyally concernynge buyldynge and reparacyons.

¶ The ſeconde Chapyter doth ſhewe a man howe he ſhulde buylde his houſe or manſyon, that the proſpect be fayre and good for the con • eruacyon of helth.

AFter that a man haue choſen a conuenyent ſoyle and place according to his mynde & purpoſe to buylde hys houſe or manſyon on, he muſt haue afore caſt in his mynde that the proſpect to and fro the place be pleaſaūt, fayre, and good to the eye, to beholde the woodes, the waters, the feldes, the • ales, the hylles, & the playne grounde. And that euery thyng be deſent & ſayre to the eye, nat onely within the precyncte of the place appoynted to buylde a manſyon or a houſe to ſe the cōmodites aboute it, but alſo it may be placable to the eyes of all men to ſe & to beholde wh • n they be a good dyſtaunce of from the place, that it do ſtande cōmodyouſly. For the commodyous buyldynge of a place dothe nat onely ſatyſfye the mynde of the inhabytour, but alſo it doth comforte and reioyſeth a mannes herte to ſe it, ſpecyally the pulcruſe proſpecte. For my cōſayte is ſuche that I had rather nat to buylde a manſyon or a houſe, than to buylde one without a good proſpecte in it, to it, and from it. For and the eye be nat ſatyſfye, the mynde can nat be contēted. And the mynde can nat be contented the herte can nat be pleaſed, yf the herte and mynde be nat pleaſed, nature dothe abhorre. And yf nature do abhorre, mortifycacyon of the vytal, and anymall, and ſpyrytual powers do conſequently folowe.

¶ The thyrde chapyter doth ſhewe a man to buylde his houſe in a pure and a freſſhe ayre to lengthen his lyfe.

THere is no thynge excepte poyſon that doth put ryfye or doth corrupt ye bloude of man, and alſo doth mortyfye the ſpyrytes of man, as dothe a corrupte and a cōtagyous ayre. For Galyen terapentice nono ſayth, whyther we wyll or wyll nat we muſt graunt vnto euery man ayre, for without the ayre no man can lyue. The ayre can nat be to clene and pure conſyderynge it doth compaſſe vs rounde aboute, and we do receyue it in to vs, we cā nat be without it, for we lyue by it as the fyſſhe lyueth by the water. Good ayre therfore is to be prayſed. For yf the ayre be fryſke, pure, and clene about the manſyon or houſe it dothe conſerue the lyfe of man, it doth comfort the brayne. And the powers naturall anymall and ſpyrytuall ingendrynge and makynge good bloude, in the which conſyſteth the lyfe of man. And contraryly euyll and corrupte ayres dothe infe • tc the blode, & doth ingendre many corrupte humours, and doth putryfye the brayne, and doth corrupte the herte, & therfore it doth brede many dyſe aſes & infyrmytes thorowe the whiche mans lyfe is abreuyated and ſhortned. Many thinges doth infect, putryfye, and corrupteth the ayre, as the influente of ſondrye ſterres, and ſtandynge waters, ſtynkynge myſtes, & marſhes, caryn lyinge longe aboue the grounde, moche people in a ſmal rome lying vnclenly, and beyng fylthy and ſlutteſſhe, wherfore he that doth pretende to buylde his manſyon or houſe, he muſt prouyde that he do nat cytuat his houſe nyghe to any marſhe or maryſſhe grounde, that there be nat nyghe to the place ſtynkynge and putry • yed ſtandynge waters, pooles, pondes, nor myres, but at leſt wyſe that ſuche waters do ſtande vpon a ſtony or a grauayle grounde myxt with claye, and that ſome freſſhe ſprynge haue a recourſe to nury ſhe and to refreſſhe the ſayde ſtandynge waters. Alſo there muſte be circumſpection had that there be nat about the houſe or manſyon no ſtynkynge dyches, gutters, nor canelles, nor corrupte dunghylles, nor ſynkes, except they be ofte and dyuers tymes mūdyfyed and made clene. Swepynge of houſes and chambers ought nat to be done as long as any honeſt man is within the precynct of the houſe for the duſt doth puttrify the ayre making it dence. Alſo nygh to the place let nat her flaxe nor hempe be watered, & beware of the ſnoffe of candelles, and of the ſauour of apples for theſe thynges be contagyous and infectyue. Alſo myſty and cloudy dayes, impetuous and vehement wynde, troublous and vaporous wether is nat good to laboure in it to open ye pores to let in infectious ayre, Furthermore beware of pyſſynge in draughtes, and permit no cōmon pyſſynge place be aboute the houſe or manſyon, and let the cōmon houſe of eaſement be ouer ſome water, or els elongated from the houſe. And beware of emptynge of pyſſe pottes and pyſſyng in chymnes. ſo that all euyl and conragyous ayres may be expelled, and clene ayre kept vnputryſyed. And of all thynges let the buttery, the • eller, the kytchen. the larder houſe, with all other houſes of offices be kept clene, that there be no fylth in them, but good & odyferous ſouours, and to expell & expulſe all corrupt & contagyous ayre, loke in the. xxvii. Chapyter of thꝭ boke.

☞ The fourth Chapyter doth ſhewe vnder what maner and faſſhyon a man ſhulde buylde his houſe or manſyon, in exchenynge thynges that ſhorteneth mans lyfe.

WHan a man doth begyn to buylde his houſe or manſyon place he muſt puyde (ſayth Jeſus chryſt) before that he begynne to buylde for all thyngꝭ neceſſary for the performacion of it, leſt that when he hathe made his foundacyon, and can nat fynyſſhe his worke that he hathe begon, euery man wyll deryde hym ſayinge. This man dyd begynne to buylde, but he can nat fynyſſhe or make an ende of hys purpoſe, for a man muſte conſyder the expence before he do begynne to buylde, for there gothe to buyldynge many a nayle, many pynnes, many lathes, and many tyles or ſlatꝭ or ſtrawes, beſyde other greater charges, as tymber, bordes, lyme, ſande, ſtones, or brycke, beſyde the workmanſhyp and the implementes. But a man the whiche haue puruyd or hath in ſtore to accomplyſſhed his purpoſe, and hath choſen a good ſoyle and place to cytuat his houſe or manſyon, and that the proſpecte be good, and that the ayre be pure, fryſke and clene. Then he that wyll buylde, let him make his foundacyon vpon a graualy grounde myxte with clay, or els let him buylde vpon a roche of ſtone, or els vpon an hyll or a hylles ſyde. And ordre & edyfye the houſe ſo that the pryncypall and chiefe proſpectes may be Eaſt and weeſt, ſpecyally North eaſt, South eaſt, and Southweeſt, for the merydy all wyndes of all wyndes is the moſte worſt, for the South wynde doth corrupt and dothe make euyl vapours. The Eaſt wynde is temperate, fryſe, and fragraūt. The weeſt wynde is mutable. The North wynde purgeth yl vapours, wherfore better it is of ye. ii. worſt that the wyndowes do open playne North than playne South, althoughe that Jeremy ſayth, from the North depēdeth all euyl. And alſo it is written in Cātica cantico rum . Ryſe vp North wynde and come thou South wynde and parfyat my gardayne. Make the hall vnder ſuch a faſſhyon, that the parler be anexed to the heade of the hall. And the butterye and pantry be at the lower ende of the hal, the ſel ler vnder the pantry ſet ſomwhat abaſe, the kychen ſet ſomwhat a baſe from the buttry & pantry, cōmyng with an entry by the wall of the buttry, the paſtry houſe & the larder houſe anexed to the kychen. Than deuyde the lodgynges by the cyrcuyte of the quadryuyall courte, and let the gate houſe be oppoſyt or agaynſt the hall dore (nat dyrectly) but ye hal dore ſtandynge a baſe, and the gate houſe in the mydle of the front entrynge into the place, let the pryue chambre be ane red to ye chambre of a ſtate, with other chambers neceſſarie for the buyldynge, ſo that many of the chambers may haue a proſpecte into the Chapell. If there be an vtter court made, make it quadryuyal with houſes of eaſementes, and but one ſtable for horſes of pleaſure, & ſe no fylth nor donge be within the courte, nor caſt at ye backe ſyde, but ſe the donge to be caryed farre from the manſyon. Alſo the ſtables and the ſlaughter houſe, a dery yf any be kepte ſhulde be elongated the ſpace of a quarter of a myle from the place. And alſo the bake houſe and brewe houſe ſhulde be a diſtaunce from the place and from other buyldynge, whan al the manſyon is edyfyed and buylte, yf there be a woote made aboute it, there ſhulde ſome freſſhe ſprynge come to it, and dyuers tymes the moote ought to be ſ • owered and kept clene from mudde and wedes. And in no wyſe let nat the fylth of the kychen deſcende in to the moote. Forthermore it is a cōmodyous and a pleaſaunt thynge to a manſyon to haue an orcherd of ſoundry fruytes, but it is more cōmodiouſe to haue a fayre gardayn repleted with herbes of aromatyck & redolēt ſauours In the gardayne maye be a poole or two for fyſſhe yf the pooles be clene kept. Alſo a parke repleted with dere & conyes is a neceſſary and a pleaſaunt thynge to be anexed to a man ſyon. A doue houſe alſo is a neceſſary thynge aboute a manſyon place. And amonge other thynges a payre of buttes is a decent thynge aboute a manſyon, & other whyle for a greate man neceſſary it is for to paſſe his tyme with bowles in an aly, whan all this is fynyſſhed and the manſyon replenyſſhed with Implementes. There muſt be a fyre kept cōtynually for a ſpace to drye vp the contagyous moyſters of the walles, & the ſauour of the lyme and ſande. And after that a man may lye and dwell in the ſayd manſyon without takynge any inconuenyence of ſyckenes.

¶ The. v. Chapyter doth ſhewe howe a man ſhulde ordre his houſe concernynge the Implementes to comforte the ſpyrytes of man.

WHen a mā hath buylt his manſyon, & hath his houſes neceſſary aboute hꝭ place, yf he haue nat houſhode ſtuffe or implemētꝭ the which be nedeful, but muſt borowe of his neyghbours, he than is put to a ſhefte & to a great after deale, for theſe men the which do brew in a botyl & bake in a walet, it wyl belong or he can bye Jacke a ſalet yet euery thynge muſt haue a begynnynge, & euery man muſte do after his poſſeſſyons or abylyte, this natwithſtādinge better it is nat to ſet vp a houſeholde or hoſpytalyte than to ſet vp houſeholde lackyng the performacyon of it, as nowe to ron for malt, and by and by for ſalt, nowe to ſende for breade, and by and by to ſende for a ſhepes heade, and nowe to ſende for this, & nowe to ſende for that, and by & by be doth ſende he can nat tel for what, ſuch thingꝭ is no prouyſion, but it is a great abuſyon. Thus a man ſhall leſe hys thryfte, and be put to a ſhefe, hys goodes ſhall neuer increaſe, and he ſhall nat be in reſt nor peace, but euer in carcke and care, for hys porſe wyl euer be bare, wherfore I do counceyll euery man, to prouyde for hymſelfe as ſoone as he can, for yf of implementes he be deſtytuted, men wyll call him lyght wytted, to ſet vp a great houſe, & he is nat able to kepe man nor mouſe, wherfore let euery māloke or he lepe for many cornes maketh a greate hepe.

☞ The ſyxte Chapyter dothe ſhewe howe a man ſhulde ordre his houſe and houſeholde, and to ſyue quyetly.

WHoſo euer he be ye wyl kepe an houſe, he muſt ordre ye expenſes of his houſe accordinge to the rent of his landes. And yf he haue no landes he muſte ordre hys houſe after his lucre wynuynge or gaynes. For he yt wyl ſpēde more in his houſe, than yt rētes of his lādes, or his gaynes doth attayn to be ſhal fal to pouerte, & neceſſite wyll vrge cauſe & cōpel him to ſel his lande, or to waſte his ſtocke, as it is dayly ſene by experyēce of many men, wherfore they be yt which wyl exchewe ſuch • digalyte & incōuenience, muſie deuide his rētes porcion & exſpēces, wherby yt he doth lyue into. iii equal porciōs or ꝑtes.

☞ The. vii. Chapyter doth ſhewe howe the hed of a houſe, or a houſeholder ſhulde exerſyce hym ſelfe, for the health of the ſoule and body.

AFter that a man hath prouyded al thinges neceſſary for his houſe and for his houſeholde, expedyent it is for hym to knowe, how he ſhuld exercyſe him ſelfe bothe bodely and ghoſtly. For there is no catholycke or chryſten man lyuyng, but he is boūd in conſeyence to be more circūſpecter aboute the welth of his ſoule then the health of hys bodre. Our ſauyour Jeſus Chryſte ſayth, what ſhall it profyte vnto man yf he goat all the worlde and leſe him ſelfe, and bryng him ſelfe to a detrimēt, wherfore it appereth that a man ought to be circumſpecte for the helth and welth of his ſoule. For he is boūde ſo to lyue, that nyght and day and at all houres he ſhulde be redy and whan he is called for to de parte out of thys worlde, he ſhulde uat feare to dye, ſayinge the wordes with ſaynte Ambroſe. I feare nat to dye, bycauſe we haue a good god, whā a man hathe prepared for hys ſoule, and hath ſubdued ſenſualyte, and that he hath brought him ſelfe in a trade, or a vſage of a ghoſtly or a catholyke lyuynge in ob ſeruynge the cōmaundementes of God, than he muſt ſtudy to rule and to gouerne thē the which be in his houſeholde, or vnder hys cuſtody or domynyon, to ſe yt they be nat ydle, for kynge Henry the eyght ſayd whē he was yonge, ydlenes is chiefe maiſters of vyces al. And alſo the heade of a houſe muſte ouer ſe that they whiche be vnder hys tuyſſyon ſerue god the holy dayes as dylygently, yee and more dylygentler than to do theyr worke the ſeryall dayes, refraynynge them frome vyce and ſynne, compellynge them to obſerue the cōmaundementes of God, ſpecyally to punyſſhe ſwerers, for in all the worlde there is nat ſuche odyble ſwearynge as is vſed in Englange, ſpecyally amonge youthe & chyldren, which is a deteſtable thing to here it, and no man dothe go aboute to punyſſhe it. Suche thynges reformed than maye a houſeholder be glad nat ceſſynge to inſtruct them the whiche be ygnorant, but alſo he muſte continue in ſhewynge good example of lyuynge, than may he reioyce in God and be mery, the whiche myrth & reioyſyng doth lengthen a mans lyfe, and doth expell ſyckenes.

¶ The. viii. Chapit doth ſhewe howe a man ſhulde order him ſelfe in ſlepynge and in • erynge his apparell.

WHan a man hathe exercyſed hymſelfe in the day tyme as is reherſed, he maye ſlepe ſoundely and ſurely in god what chaunce ſoeuer do fortune in the night Moderate ſlepe is moſt prayſed for it dothe make parfyte digeſtyon, it doth nuryſſhe ye bloud, & doth qualyfye ye heate of ye lyuer, it dothe acuate, quycken & refreſſheth ye memory, it dothe reſtore nature, & doth quyet al ye humours & pulſes 〈◊〉 man, & dothe anymate, & doth cōforte all ye naturall & anymall & ſpyrytual powers of man. And ſuch moderate ſlepe is acceptable in the ſyght of God the premyſſes in the aforeſayde Chapiter obſerued and kept. And contraryly immoderate ſlepe and ſlugglyſſhenes doth humecte and maketh lyght the brayne, it doth ingendre rewme & impoſtumes, it is euyl for the palſy whyther it be vnyuerſal or partyculer, it is euyl for ye fallynge ſyckenes called Epilencia, Analencia, & Cathalencia, Appopleſia, Soda, with all other infyrmytyes in the heade, for it induceth and cauſeth oblyuyouſnes, for it doth obfuſke and dothe obnebulate the memorye and the quyckenes of wyt. And ſhortly to conclude it dothe perturbe the naturall, and anymall, and ſpyrytuall powers of man. And ſpecyally it dothe inſtigate and leade a man to ſynne, and doth induce and infer breuyte of lyfe, & deteſtably it diſpleaſeth God. Our lorde Jeſu Chryſte dyd nat onely byd or cōmaūde his dyſcyples to watche, but dyd anymat them and al other ſo to do ſaying. I ſaye nat onely to you watche, but to all men I ſay watche. And to Peter he ſayd, myghteſt nat thou one houre watche with me, althoughe theſe holy ſcryptures with many other mo the which I myght allygated for me, be nat greatly referred to thys ſence, yet it maye ſtande here with my purpoſe and mater without reprehenſyon. Theſe maters here nede nat to be reherſed, wherfore I do retourne to my purpoſe, and do ſay that the moderacyon of ſlepe ſhulde be meſured according to the natural cōplexcion of man, and in any wyſe to haue a reſpecte to the ſtrength and the debylyte to age & youthe and to ſyckenes & helth of man. ¶ Fyrſte as concerning the naturall cōplexcyon of man, as ſanguyne and colorycke men. vii. houres is ſuffycyent for them. And nowe conſyderyng the imbecyllyte and wekenes of nature a flematycke man may ſlepe. ix. houres or more. Melancoly men may take theyr pleaſure, for they be the receptacle & the dragges of al the other humoures. ¶ Secondaryly youth and age wolde haue temperaūce in ſlepynge. ¶ Thyrdly ſtrength may ſuffre a brounte in watche, the which debilite and wekenes cannat. As I wyll ſhewe by a famylyer example. There were two mē ſet at the dyce togyther a day and a nyght & more, the weke man ſayd to him I can playe no longer. The ſtronge man ſayde to him fye on the benchewhyſtler wylt thou ſterte away nowe. The weke man to ſatyſfye the ſtrounge mannes mynde, appyted & deſyre, playeth wt his felow, throghe the which he doth kyll him ſelfe. The ſtronge man doth him ſelfe lytle pleaſure al thynges conſydered, the whiche I do paſſe ouer. whefore I wyll retourne to the ſycke man, whiche maye ſlepe at all tymes whan that he maye get it, but yf he maye ſlepe at any tyme, beſt it is for him to refrayn from ſlepe in the day, & to take his natural reſt at nyght whan all thynges is or ſhulde be at reſt and peace, but he muſt do as his infyrmyte wyll permyt and ſuffre, whole men of what age or complexyon ſoeuer they be of ſhuld take theyr naturall reſt and ſlepe in the nyght, & to exchew merydyall ſlepe. But an nede ſhall compell a man to ſlepe after his meate, let hym make a pauſe, and than let him ſtand and leane and ſlepe agaynſt a cupborde, or els let him ſylte vp ryght in a chayre & ſlepe. Slepynge after a full ſtomacke doth ingendre dyuerſe infyrmyties, it doth hurt the ſp • n, it relaxeth the ſynowes, it doth ingendre the dropſyes and the goute, and doth make man loke euyl coloured. Beware of Ueneryous actes before the fyrſte ſlepe, and ſpecially beware of ſuche thynges after dyner or after a full ſtomacke, for it dothe ingendre the crampe, the goute, and other diſpleaſures. To bedwarde be you mery, or haue mery company aboute you, ſo that to bedwarde no anger nor heuynes, ſorowe nor pencyfulnes do trouble or diſquyet you. To • edwaade and alſo in the mornynge vſe to haue a fyre in your chāber to waſt and conſume the euyll vapours within the chambre, for the breath of man maye putryfye the ayre within the chambre. I do aduertyſe you nat to ſtande nor to ſyt by the fyre, but ſtande or ſyt a good waye of from the fyre takynge the flauour of it, for fyre doth aryfye & dothe drye vp a mānes blode, and doth make ſterke the ſynewes & ioyntes of man. In the nyght let the wyndowes of your houſe, ſpecially of your chamber be cloſed, whan you be in your bed lye a lytel whyle on your left ſyde, & ſlepe on your ryght ſyde. And whan you do wake of your fyrſte ſlepe make water yf you fele your bladder charged, and than ſlepe on the lefte ſyde, and loke as ofte as you do wake ſo ofte tourne your ſelfe in the bed from the one ſyde to the other. To ſlepe grouclynge vpon the ſtomacke and belly is nat good, one • es the ſtomacke be ſlowe and tarde of digeſtion but better it is to lay your hande or your bed felowes hande ouer your ſtomacke, than to lye grouelynge. To ſlepe on ye backe vpryght is vtterly to be abhor • ed, whē ye you do ſlepe let nat your necke nother your ſhoulders, no ther your handes nor fete, nor no other place of your body lye bare vndyſcouered. Slepe nat with an empty ſtomacke, nor ſlepe nat after that you haue eaten meate one houre or two after. In your bed lye with your heade ſom what hygh, leſt that ye meat whiche is in your ſtomacke thorow eructuacions or ſome other cauſe aſcēde to ye oryfice of the ſtomacke let your nyght cap be of ſkarlet, & thys I do aduertyſe you for to cauſe to be made a good thycke quylt of cotten, or els of pure flockes or of clene wooll, and let the couerynge of it be of whyte ſuſtyan, and laye it on the fether bed that you do lye on, and in your bed lye nat to hote nor colde, but in a temporaunce. Olde auncyent doctours of Phyſycke ſayth. viii. houres of ſlepe in ſōmer &. ix. houres of ſlepe in wynter is ſuffycyent for any man, but I do thynke that ſlepe ought to be taken as the complexcyon of man is, whan you do ryſe in the mornynge, ryſe with myrth and remembre god. Let your hoſen be bruſſhed within and without, and flauour the inſyde of them agaynſt the fyre, vſe lynen ſockes or lynnen hoſen next your legges, whan you be out of your bedde ſtretche forth your legges and armes and your bobye, coughe and ſpyte and than go to your ſtole to make your egeſtyon, and exoncrate your ſelfe at all tymes that nature wolde expell. For yf you do make any reſtryction in kepynge your egeſtion or your vryne or ventoſyte, it maye put you to dyſpleaſure in bredynge diuers infyrmyties, After you haue cuacuated your body, & truſſed your poyntes, kayme your head ofte, and ſo do dyuers tymes in the daye. And waſſhe your handes and wreſtes, your face and eyes and your tethe with colde water, & after that you be apparelled walke in your gardayne or parke a thouſande pace or two, & than great and noble men doth vſe to here maſſe, & other men than can nat do ſo but muſt applye theyr buſynes, doth ſerue God with ſome prayers ſurrendrynge thankes to hym for hys many folde goodnes, with aſkynge mercy for theyr offences, & before you go to your refeccyon moderately exercyſe your body with ſome la 〈2 pages missing〉 meate than accordeth with nature is named replection, or a ſurfete. Replection or a ſurfet is takē as wel by gurgytacyons or to moche drynkyng, as it is takē by epulacyon of eatig of crude meate, or eatynge more meate than doth ſuffyce or can be truely dygeſted. Or els replection or a ſurfyt is whā the ſtomacke is farced or ſtuft, or repleted wt to moche drynke & meate, yt the lyuer which is the fyre vnder the potte is ſubpreſſed yt he cā nat naturally nor truely decoct, defye, ne dygeſt the ſuperabundance of meate & drynke the which is in the pot or ſtomacke, wherfore dyuers tymes theſe impedymentes doth folow, the tongue is depryued of his offyce to ſpeke, the wytes or ſenſys be dull & obnebulated from reaſon. Slouth & ſlugy ſhene conſequētly foloweth, the appetyde is withdrawen. The heade is lyght & doth ake, & ful of fantaſyes, & dyuers tymes ſome be ſo ſopyled, yt the malt worme playeth the deuyll ſo faſt in the heade, that al the worlde rōneth rounde aboute on wheles then both the pryncipall membres & the offycyal membres dothe fayle of theyr ſtrength, yet the pulſys be full of agylyte. Such replecyon ſpecyally ſuche gurgytacyons doth ingender dyuers infyrmytes thorowe the whiche breuite and ſhortnes of lyfe dothe folowe For the wyſe man ſayth, that ſu • fetes do kyll many men, and temporaunce dothe prolonge the lyfe. And alſo it is wrytten Eccle. xxxvii. That there dothe dye many mo by ſurfette, than there doth by the ſworde, for as I ſayd, ſurfetynge ingendereth many infyrmites, as the Idropſes, the gowtes, lepored, ſauſfleme & pymples in the face, behemēt impreſſyons, vndy geſt humours, opylacyons, feuers, and putryfa • cyons. And alſo it dothe perturbate the heade, the eyes, the tongue, and the ſtomacke, with many other infirmyties. For as Galen ſayth, ouer moche replecyon or ſurfetinge, cauſeth ſtrangulacyon & ſoden death, for as I ſayde the ſtomacke is ſo inferced, and the lyuer is ſo ſore oppreſſed that natural heate and the poores be extyncted, wherfore abſtynence for this mater is the moſte beſt and the parfyteſt medyſone that can be. And in no wyſe eate no meate vnto the tyme the ſtomacke be euacuated of all yll humours by vomed or other conuenient wayes, for els crude and rawe humours vndygeſted wyll multiply in the body to the detrymēt of man. Two meales a daye is ſuffycyent for a reſte man, and a labourer maye eate thre tymes a day, & he that doth eate after lyueth a beeſtly lyfe. And he that doth eate more than ones in a day, I aduertyſe hym that the fyrſte refeccyon or meale be dygeſted or that he do cate the ſeconde refeccyon or meale. For there is nothynge more hurtfull for mans body than to eate meate vpon meate vndygeſted. For the laſt refeccyon or meale whyll let the dygeſtyon of the fyrſte refeccy on or meale. Alſo ſondre meates of dyuers operacyons eaten at one refeccion or meale is nat laudable, nor it is nat good to ſyt longe at dyner and ſupper. An houre is ſuffycyent to ſyt at dyner, and nat ſo longe at ſupper. Englande hathe an euyll vſe in ſyttynge longe at dyner and at ſupper. And Englyſſhe men hath an euyl vſe, for at the begynnynge at dyner & ſupper they wyll fede on groſe meates. And ye beſte meate which be holſome and nutrytyue and lyght of digeſtion is kept for ſeruauntes, for whan the good meate doth come to the table thorowe fedynge vpon groſe meate, the appe tyde is extynct, but mānes mynde is ſo auydous althoughe he haue eate ynoughe whan he ſeth better meate come before hym agaīſt his appetyde he wyll eate, whervpon dothe come repleccyon and ſurfetes.

¶ The. x Chapyter treateth of all maner of drynke, as of water, of wyne, of ale, of bere of cyder, of meade, of metheglyn and of whaye.

WAter is one of the foure Elemen tes, of the which dyuers licours or drynkes for mānes ſuſtynaū ce be made of, takyng theyr orygynall and ſuſtaunce of it, as ale, bere, meade, and metheglyn, water is nat holſome ſole by it ſelfe for an Englyſſhe man, conſyde rynge the contrarye vſage, whiche is natrō curraunt with nature, water is colde, ſlowe, and ſlake of digeſtyon. The beſte water is rayne water ſo be it that it be clene and purely taken Next to it is rōnynge water, ye whiche doth ſwyftly rōne from the Eeſt into the weſt vpon ſtones or pybles. The thyrde water to be prayſed is ryuer or broke water, the which is clere rōnynge on pybles & grauayl Standynge waters the whiche be refreſſhed with a freſſhe ſpryng is cōmendable, but ſtandyng waters, and well waters, to the which the ſōne hath no reflexciō, although they be lyghter thē other rōnyng waters be, yet they be nat ſo cōmendable. And let euery man be ware of all waters the whiche be ſtandynge, and be purryfyed with froth, duckemeat, and mod •• , for yf they bake, or brewe, or dreſſe meate with it, it ſhall ingendre many infyrmytes. The water ye which euery man ought to dreſſe his meate with all, or ſhal vſe bakynge, or bruyng, let it be rōnynge, and put it in veſſels yt it may ſtande there. ii. or. iii. houres or it be occupyed, than ſtrayne the vpper part thoroughe a thycke lynnen clothe, and caſte the inferyall parte awaye. If any man do vſe to drynke water with wyne, let it be purely ſtrayned, & than ſeth it and after it be cold let hī put it to his wyne, but better it is to drīke with wyne ſtylled waters, ſpecyally ye water of ſtrawberes or the water of buglos or the water of endyue, or the water of cycory, or ye water of ſouthyſtel, & dandelyon. And yf any man be cōbred with the ſtone or doth burne in the pudybunde places, vſe to drynke with whyte wyne the water of hawes, & the water of mylke, voke for thys mater in a boke of my makynge named the breuyary of health.

¶ The. xi. Chapyter treateth of breade.

AUycen ſayth, that bread made of whete maketh a man fatte, ſpecyally when the breade is made of newe whete and it doth ſet a mā in tēporaūce. Breade made of fyne flowre without leuyn is ſlowe of dygeſtyon, but it doth nuryſſhe moch if it be truely ordered & well baken, whan the breade is leuyned it is ſone digeſted as ſome olde Auctours ſaythe, but theſe dayes is proued the cōtrary by the ſtomacke of men, for leuyn is heuy & ponderous Breade hauyng to moche brande in it is nat laudable. In rome & other hyghe countres theyr loues of breade be lytel bygger then a walnot, and many lytell loues be ioyned togyther, the which doth ſerue for great men, and it is ſafferonde, I prayſe it nat. I do loue manchet breade, and great loues the which be wel moulded and thorowe baken, the brande abſtracted & abiected, and that is good for all ages, Meſtlynge bread is made halfe of whete and halfe of Rye. And there is alſo meſtlynge made halfe of rye and halfe of berly. And yll people wyll put whete and barly togyther, breade made of theſe aforeſayd grayne or cornes, thus ꝓched togyther may fyll the gutte, but it ſhall neuer do good to man, no more than horſe breade or breade made of beanes and peaſon ſhall do, how be it this mater doth go moche by ye educacyon or the brynginge vp of the people, the which haue ben nuryſſhed or nutryfyde with ſuche breade. I do ſpeake nowe in barlyes or māltes parte to be eatene and alſo dronken, I ſuppoſe it is to moche for one grayne, for barly doth ingendre colde humours, and peaſon and beanes, and the ſuſtaunce cōmynge from them repleteth a man with ventoſyte, but and yf a man haue a luſt or a ſenſuall appetyd to eate and drynke of a grayne byſyde malte or barlye, let him eate and drynke of it the whiche maye be made of otes. For haue • cakes in Scotlande is many a good lorde and lordes dyſſhe. And yf it wyll make good hauer cakes conſequently it wyll make good drynke or euyl, euery thyng as it is handled. For it is a cōmon prouerbe, God may ſende a man good meate, but the deuyl maye ſende euyl cokes to dyſtrue it. But wyues & maydes & other bruers, the whiche dothe dyſtrue malte the whiche ſhulde make good ale. And 〈◊〉 the which that doth nat tyll theyr pote • 〈◊〉 euyn •• falſe meaſure I woulde they were 〈…〉 theyr, pootes and ta •… cardes at dymynge • dale. A •… yll bakers the whyche •… reade of whete but wyl •… ith where, or do nat or •… yu • nge good weyght I 〈◊〉 they 〈…〉 bo pepe thorowe a 〈◊〉 for •… de doth cōfort, cōfyrme, •… ōnes her • ▪ beſyde the property •• 〈…〉 vnholſome •… any mā, • or it doth lye in y• ſtomacke lyke a ſponge hauſtyng vndecoct humours, yet ye ſmel of newe breade is cōfortahle to ye heade and to the hert. ¶ Soden breade as ſymnels and crackenels, & breade baken vpō a ſtone, or • yon yron, and breade that ſaffron is in, is 〈◊〉 laudable. Burnt breade and harde cruſtꝭ, 〈◊〉 cruſtes, dothe ingendre color aduſte, and mel • ncoly humours, wherfore chyp the 〈…〉 cruſt of your breade. And who ſo dothe 〈…〉 y• ſeconde cruſt after meate, it ma •… e. And ſo dothe wheten breade 〈…〉 o • orande. ¶ Breade y• whi •… & prayſed in phyſyke ſhulde 〈…〉 . Fyrſte it muſt be newe, 〈…〉 , nor it is nat good 〈…〉 . 〈…〉 or. •• dayes olde, except y• 〈…〉 it muſte nat be muldy nor •… melt • ylded, it muſt be tho •… muſt be lyght & nat heuye, and it muſte be temperatly ſalted. Olde breade or ſtale bread doth dry vp the vlode, or natural moyſter of man, and it dothe ingender euyll humours, and is euyll and tarde of digeſtion wherfore there is no ſurfytte ſo euyll as the ſurfytte of eatynge of euyll breade.

¶ The▪ xii. Chapyter treateth of potage, of fewe of ſtewpottes, of grewell, of formentye, of peaſe potage, of • lmon mylke, of ryſe votage, of caudels, of culleſes, and of other brothes.

AL maner of lyquyd thynges as potage ſewe, & all other brothes dothe replete a man that eateth them with bētoſyte. Potage is nat ſo much vſed in al chriſtendom as it is vſed in Englande. Potage is made of the liqnor in the which fleſſhe is ſoden in, wt puttynge to chopped herbes, & otmell & ſalte The herbes with the whiche potage is made withall, yf they be pure, good, and clene, nat wanne eaten, nor infected with the corrupte ayer deſcendynge vpon them, dothe comforte many men, the bentoſyte natwithſtandynge. But for as much as diuers tymes, many partes of Englaude is infected with the peſtylence, thorowe the corrupcion of the ayer the which doth infect y• herbes. In ſuche tymes it is nat good to make any potage, nor to •• te no potage. In certain places beyond ſee where as I haue traueyled in, in y• peſtilence tyme a general cōmaūdemēt hathe ben ſēt frō the ſuperyoryte to the cōmonalte, yt no man ſhuld eate herbes in ſuche infectuous tymes.

¶ The. xiii. Chapyt treateth of whyte meat • o of egges, butter, cheſe, mylke, and crayme. &c.

IN euglande there is no egges vſed to be eaten but henne egges: wherfore I wyll firſte write and pertract of henne egges The yolkes of hen egges be cordialles, for it is temporatly hote. The white of an egge is viſcus & colde & ſlacke of digeſtion, and doth nat ingēder good blode, wherfore whoſoeuer that wyl eate an egge, let the egge be newe & roſte him reare & eate him, or els potche him for potched egges be beſt at night, land new rere roſted egges be good in the mornynge ſo be it they be tired with a litle ſalt & ſuger thā they be nutritiue, In Turkey and other b •• he chriſtian landes auexed to it, they vſe to ſeth two or thre buſhels of egges togither harde, and pull of the ſhels, & ſouſe them, and kepe thē to eate at all tymes, but barde egges be ſlowe and ſlacke of digeſtion, and dothe nutryfy the body groſly. Roſted egges be better than ſodden, fryed egges be nought, Ducke egges & goſe egges I do nat prayſe, but • eſaunt egges and partryche egges Phyſycke ſingulerly doth praiſe.

¶ The. xiiii. Chapyt, treateth of fyſſhe.

OF all nacions & countres, Engl •… e is beſt ſerued of Fyſſhe, nat onely of al maner of ſee fyſſhe, but alſo of freſſhe water fyſſhe, & of all maner of ſortes of ſalte fyſſhe.

¶ The. xv. Chapyter, treateth of wylde fowle, And tame foule byrdes.

OF all wylde foule, the Feſaunte it moſte beſte, Althoughe that a Partreche of all foules is ſoneſt dygeſted. Wherfore it is a reſtoratyue meate, & doth cōfort the brayne and the ſtomacke: & doth augment carnall lyſte. A wood cocke is a meate of good temperaunce. Quayles & plouers & lapwynges doth nuryſſhe but lytel, for they dothe ingēdre melācoly humours, yonge turtyl doues doth ingendre good blode. A crane is harde of dygeſtyon, & doth ingēder euyl blode. A yong herenſew is lyghter of dygeſtyon than a crane. A buſtarde wel kylled & ordered is a nutrytyue meate A byttoure is nat ſo harde of dygeſtyon as is an herneſew. A ſhoueler is lyghter of dygeſtyon than a byttoure, all theſe be noyfull except they be wel ordered & dreſſed A feſannte henne. A more cocke & a more henne excepte they ſute abrode they be nutrytyue. Al maner of wylde foule the whiche lyueth by the water they be of dyſcōmendable nuryſſhemente.

¶ The. xvi. Chapyter, treateth of fleſſhe, of wylde and tame beeſtes.

BEefe is good meate for & Englyſſh man ſo be it the beeſt be yonge, & that it be nat cowe fleſſhe. For olde befe & cowe fleſſhe dothe ingēdre melancoly and leprouſe bumours: yf it be moderatly poudered that the grooſe bloude by ſalte may be exauſtyd, it doth make an Englyſſhe man ſtrōge the educacyon of him with it cōſydered, Martylmas befe whiche is called • anged befe in the • ofe of the ſmoky houſe is nat laudable, it maye fyll the bely and cauſe a man to drynke, but it is euyll for the ſtone, & euyl of dygeſtyon & maketh no good iuce. If a man haue a peace hangynge by his ſyde & another in his bely, that the whiche dothe hange by the ſyde ſhal do him more good yf a ſhowre of rayne do chaunſe than that the whiche is in his bely, the appetyde of mās ſenſualyte natwtſtandig.

¶ The. xvii. Chapyter dothe treate of pertyculer thynges, of fyſſhe and fleſſhe▪

THe heddes of fyſſhe, and the fatnes of fyſſhe ſpecyally of Sam • n and Cunger is nat go • d for them the which be dyſpoſed to haue reumaty • ke heddes. And the beddes of lampryes, and lamprons, and the ſtrynge the whiche is within them, is nat good to eate refrayne frome eatynge of the ſkynnes of fyſſhe, and fleſſhe & borned meate, and browne meate, for it dothe ingender viſcus humours, and color and melancolye. And dothe make opylacyons. The braynes of any beſt is nat laudable, excepte the braynes of a kydde, for it is euyll of dygeſtyon and dothe hurte a mannes appetyde and the ſtomacke, for it is colde and moyſte, and viſcus a hote ſtomacke may eate it, but it doth ingē der groſe humours. The brayne of a wod coke and of a ſnype and ſuche lyke is cōmeſtyble. The fore parte of al maner of beeſtes and foules be more hotter and lyghter of dygeſty on, than the hynder partes be. The mary of all beeſtes is hote and moyſte, it is nutrityue yf it be •… ll dygeſtyd, yet it doth mollyfy the ſtomacke, and doth take away a manes appetyde, wherfore let a man • ate peper with it. The blode of all beaſtes & foules is nat prayſed, for it is harde of digeſtion. All y• inward • of beeſtes and of foules, as the herte the lyuer the longes, and trypes, and trylybubbes, with all the intrayles is herde of dygeſtyon, and dothe increaſe groſe humours. Thē fatnes of fleſſhe is nat ſo muche nutrytyue as the lenes of fleſſhe, it is beſte whan lene and fat is myxte one with another. The tounges of beeſtes be harde of dygeſtyon and of lytell nuryſſhement. The ſtones of a co • ke •• ll, and the ſtones of other beeſtes that hath nat done theyr kynde be nutrytyue.

¶ The. xviii. Chapytre, treateth of roſte meate, of fryed meate • nd of bake meate.

WIth vs at Montpilour, & other vniuerſyties is vſed boyled meate at dner, & roſte meate to ſupper: why they ſhulde do ſo I can nat tel onles it be for a cōſuetude. For boyled meate is lyghter of dygeſtyon thāroſted meate is. Bruled meate is harde of dygeſtyon, & euyll for the ſtone. Fryed meate is harder of dygeſtyon than bruled meate is, & it doth ingendre color & melancoly. bake meate which is called fleſſhe that is bered, for it is bured 〈◊〉 paſte, is nat prayſed in phyſycke. All maner of fleſſhe the which is inclyned to humydyte ſhulde be roſted. And all fleſſhe the which is inclyned to drynes ſhulde be ſodde or boyled ¶ Fyſſhe may be ſode, roſted, bruled & baken euery one after theyr kynde, & vſe a faſſhyon of the countre, as the coke and the phiſicion wyll agre & deuyſe. For a good coke is halfe a phiſicion. For the chefe phiſicke (the councell of a phiſecion except) dothe come from the kytchyn, wherfore the phiſicion and the coke for ſicke men muſt conſult to gyther for the preparacion of meate for ſicke men. For yf the phiſicion withoute the cooke prepare any meate excepte he be very expert, he wyll make a weryſſhe dyſſhe of meate, the whiche the ſycke can nat take.

¶ The. xix. Chapiter treateth of rotes & fyrſt of the rotes of borage and bugloſſe.

THe rotes of Borage & Bugloſſe ſoden tender and made in a ſuccade doth ingē der good blode, and dothe ſet a man in a temporaunce.

¶ The. xx. Chapyter, treateth of herbes. And fyrſt of Borage, and Bugloſſe.

BOrage doth comfort the hert, and doth ingendre good blode, and cauſe a man to be mery, and dothe ſet a man in temperance. And ſo dothe bugloſſe for he is takē of more vygor and ſtrength, and effycacye.

¶ The. xxi. Chapyter, treateth of Fruytes, and fyrſt of Fygges.

AUicen ſayth that Fygges dothe nuryſſhe more than any other Fruyte, they doth nuryſſhe meruelouſly, whan they be eaten with blanched Almons. They be alſo good roſted, & ſteued. They do clenſe the breſt & the lunges, & they do open y• opylacyons of the lyuer & the ſplene. They dothe ſtere a mam to veneryous actes, for they dothe auge & inereaſe the ſede of generacyon. And alſo they do prouoke a man to ſweate: wherfore they do ingender lyce.

☞ The. xxii. Chapyter treateth of ſpyces, and fytſ • e of Synger.

GYnger dothe heate the ſtomacke & helpeth dygeſtyon, Grene gynger eaten in the mornynge faſtynge doth acuate and quycken the remembraunce.

* The. xxiii. Chapiter ſheweth a diet for Senguine men

SAnguine men be hote & moiſte of cōplexc • on, wherfore they muſt be circūſpecte in eatynge of their meat, cōſiderig that the purer the cōplexyon is, the ſoner it maye be corrupted, & the blode may be the ſoner infected, wherfore they muſt abſtaine to eate in ordynatly fruytes and herbes & rotes as garlyke onyons & lykes, they muſte refrayne frō eatyng of olde fleſſhe, & exchewe the vſage of eatyng of ye braynes of beeſtes: & frō eatynge the vdders of keyne. They muſt vſe moderat ſlepe & moderat dyet or els they wyll be to fat and groſe. Fyſſhe of muddy waters be nat good for them. And yf blode do aboūde clenſe it with ſtufes, or by fleubothomye.

¶ The. xxiiii. Chapyter ſheweth a dyete for Fleumatyke men.

FLeumatyke men be colde & moyſt: wherfore they muſt abſtayne from meates the which is cold. And alſo they muſt refrayne from eatyng viſcus meate, ſpecyally from all meates the which doth ingendre fleumatyke humours, as fyſſhe, fruyte, and whyte meate. Alſo to eſchewe the vſage of eatynge of crude herbes ſpecyal to refrayne from meate the which is harde and ſlowe of dygeſtyon: as it appereth iu the properties of meates aboue reherſed. And to beware nat to dwell nyghe to wateryſſhe and moryſſhe grounde. Theſe thynges be good for fleumatyke perſons moderatlye taken, onyons, garlyke, peper, gynger. And all meates the which be hote and drye. And ſauces the whiche be ſowre. Theſe thynges folowynge doth purge fleume Pglypody, netyll, elder, agarycke, yreos, mayden heare, and ſtycados.

¶ The. xxv. Chapyter, ſheweth a dyete for Colorycke men.

COlor is hote and drye wherfore Coloryke men muſt abſtayne frome eatynge hote ſpyces, & to refrayne frome drynkynge of wyne, and eatynge of Colorycke meate: how be it Colorycke men may eate groſer meate than any other complexcyons, except iheyr educacyon haue ben to ye contrary Colorycke men ſhulde nat be longe faſtynge Theſe thyngꝭ folowyng do purge color. Fumytory Centory, wormewod, wylde hoppes vyoletes, Mercury, Manna, Reuberbe, Eupatorye, Tamaryndes, & the whay of butter.

¶ The. xxvi. Chapyter treateth of a dietarye for Melancolye men.

MElancoly is colde & drye, wherfore Melancoly men muſte refrayne from fryed meate, and meate ye which is ouer ſalt And from meate the which is ſowre and harde of dygeſtyon, and from all meate the whiche is burnet and drye. They muſte abſtayne frome immoderat thurſte, & from drynkynge of hote wynes, and groſe wyne as redewyne And vſe theſe thynges, Cowe mylke, Almon mylke, yolkes of rere egges. Boyled meate is better for Melancoly men than roſted meate Al meat the which wylbe ſone digeſted and all meates the which doth ingēder good blode and meates the which be • emperatly hote be good for melancoly men, and ſo be al herbes the which be hote and moyſte. Theſe thynges folowynge doth purge Melancoly. Seene, quekbeme, Seene, ſ •… cados, Hartes tounge, mayden heere, pulyall mountane, borage, organum, ſuger, and white wine.

☞ The. xxvii. Chapyter treateth of a dyete and of an order to be vſed in the Peſtyferous tyme of the peſtylence and ſwetynge ſycknes.

WHan the Plages of the Peſtylēce, or ye ſwetynge ſyckenes is in a towne or countre, with vs at Moūtpylour and all other hyghe Regyons & countres yt I haue dwelt in, the people doth fle frō the contagious & infectious ayre p̄ſeruatyues with other counſell of Phyſicke natwitſtandynge In lower & other baſe countres, houſes the which be infected in towne or citie, be cloſed vp both dores & wyndowes: & ye inhabytours ſhall nat come a brode, nother to churche: nor to market, nor to any houſe or cōpany, for infectyng other the which be clene without infection. A man can nat be to ware: nor cā nat kepe hym ſelfe to wel from this ſyckenes, for it is ſo vehemēt & ſo parlouſe, yt the ſycknes is taken wt the ſauour of a mans clothes the which hath vyſyted the infectious houſe, for the infeccyon wyl lye & hāge long in clothes And I haue knowen yt whan ye ſtrawe & ruſſhes hath ben caſt out of a houſe infected the hogges the which dyd lye in it, dyed of ye peſtylēce: wherfore in ſuche infeccyous tyme it is good for euery mā yt wyll nat fly frō the cō tagyous ayre to vſe dayly, ſpecyally in ye mornyng & euenyng to burue Juneper, or Roſemary, or Ryſſhes, or Baye leues, or Maierome or frankenſence, or Bengauin Or els make this pouder. Take of ſtorax calamite halfe an vnce, of frankēſence an vnce, of the wodde of Aloes, ye weight of vi. d. myxe all theſe togyther. Than caſt halfe a ſponeful of this in a chafynge dyſſhe of coles, and ſet it to fume abrode in ye chābers, & the hall, & other houſes, and you wyll put to this pouder a lytle Lapdanum: it is ſo much ye better. Or els make a pomemaūder vnder this maner. Take of Lapdanum. iii. drames, of ye wodde of Aloes one drame, of Amber of grece. ii. drames, & a half, of nutmegges, of ſtorax calamite of eche a drame & a halfe, cōfect all theſe togyther wt Roſe water, & make a bal. And this aforeſayd Pomemaūder doth nat only expel cōtagious ayres, but alſo it doth cōforte the brayne, as Barthelmew of Montagnaue ſayth, & other modernall doctors doth afferme ye ſame: who ſo euer yt is infected with the peſtylence, let him loke in my Breuyary of helth for a reme by. But let hym vſe thys dyete, let the Chamber be kepte cloſe. And kepe a contynual fyre in the Chamber of clere burnynge wodde, or chare cole without ſmoke, beware of takyng any colde, vſe temporat meates and drynge. and beware of wyne, bere, & ſyder, vſe to eate ſtued or baken wardens yf they can begotten yf nat eate ſtued or baken peers with comfettes, vſe no groſe meates, but thoſe the which be lyght of dygeſtyon.

¶ The. xxviii. Chapyter, ſhewethe of a dyete the whiche be in any Feuer or • gue.

I Do aduertyſe euery man that hath a Feuer: or an Ague, nat to eate no meate. vi. houres before his courſe doth take hym. And in no wyſe as longe as the Ague doth in dure, to put of ſherte nor doublet, nor to ryſe out of the bedde, but whan nede ſhall requyre and in any wyſe nat to go, nor to take any open ayre. For ſuch prouyſyon may be had yt at vttermoſte at the thyrde courſe he ſhalbe delyuered of the Feuer dſynge the medſynes the which be in ye Breuyary of helthe. And let euery man beware of caſtyng theyr handes & armes at any tyme out of the bed, in or out of theyr agony, or to ſpraule with ye legges out of ye bed, good it is for ye ſpace of. iii. courſes to weare contynually gloues & nat to waſſhe the handes. And to vſe ſuche a dyete in meate and drynke as is reherſed in the peſtylence.

¶ The. xxix. Chapyter, treateth of a dyete for them, the which haue the Ilyacke, or the colycke, and the ſtone.

TJe Iliacke & the Colycke be ingēdred of ventoſyte, the which is intruſed, or incloſed in two guttes, ye one is called Ilia. And ye other is called Colon. For theſe two infyrmytes a man muſt beware of colde. And good it is nat to be longe faſtynge. And neceſſarye it is to be laxatyue & nat in no wyſe to be cōſtupat. And theſe thyngꝭ folowinge be nat good for thē yt whiche haue theſe afore ſayd ifirmites, hote bread, nor new ale. They muſt abſtayne alſo frō drynkynge of beere, of cyder, & red wyne, & cynamom. Alſo refrayne frō all meates yt hony is in exchewe eatynge of cold herbes, vſe nat to eate beanes, peſon, nor potage, beware of ye vſage of fruytꝭ And of all thynges yt which doth ingēder wynde. For ye ſtone abſtayne frō drikinge of new ale, bewarde of beere, & of red wyne, & hote winꝭ refrayn frō eatyng of red heryng, martylmas befe & baken, & ſaltfyſſhe, & ſalt meates. And beware of goyng cold about the myddel ſpecyally about ye raynes of ye backe. And make no reſtryctyon, of wynde & water: nor egeſty on that nature wolde expelle.

¶ The. xxx. Chapiter, treateth of a dyete for them the whtch haue any kyndes of the goute.

THey the whiche be infected with the goute, or any kynde of it. I do aduertyſe thē nat to ſyt longe bollynge & bybbyng, dyſynge & cardyng, in forgettynge thē ſelfe to cronerat the blader and the bely whā nede ſhall requyre, & alſo to beware that the legges hange nat without ſome ſtay nor that the bootes or ſhoes be nat ouer ſtrayte, who ſoeuer hath yt goute muſt refrayne frō drynkyng of newe ale, and let him abſtayne from drynkyng of beere & red wyne. Alſo he muſte nat eate newe breade, eages, freſſhe ſamon, eles, freſſhe heryng, pylcherdes, oyſters, & all ſhell fyſſhe. Alſo he muſt exchewe the eatynge of freſſhe befe, of goſe, of ducke, & of pygyōs. Beware of takyng colde in the legges, or rydyng, or goyng wetſhod. Beware of veneryous actꝭ after refection, or after or vpō a full ſtomacke. And refrayne frō all thynges that doth ingendre euyl humours & be inflatyue.

¶ The. xxxi. Chapiter, treateth of a dyete for thē the whiche haue any of the kyndes of lepored.

HE that is infected, with any of the. iiii kyndes of the lepored muſte refrayne frō al maner of wynes, & frō new drynkes, & ſtrōge ale than let him beware of ryot & ſurfetyng. And let him abſtayne frō eatyng of ſpyces, & dates, & frō trypes & podynges, & all inwardes of beeſtes. Fyſſhe & egges, and mylke is nat good for leperous perſons: and they muſt abſtayne frō eatyng of freſſhe befe, and from eatynge of goſe, ducke & frō water foule & pygions. And in no wyſe eate no vene • on, nor hare fleſſhe and ſuche lyke.

¶ The. xxxii. Chapiter, treateth of a diete for thē, the whiche haue any of the kyndes of the fallynge ſyckenes.

WHo ſoeuer he be, that haue any of the kyndꝭ of ye fallyng ſyckenes muſte abſtayne frō eatīg of whyte meate, ſpecyally of mylke he muſt refrayne frō drīkyng of wyne, new ale, & ſtrōg ale. Alſo they ſhulde nat eate the fatnes of fyſſhe, nor the hedes of fyſſhe, the which doth ingender rewme. Shel fyſſhe, eles, ſamon, herynge, & viſcus fyfthes be nat good for Epilentyeke men. Alſo they muſt refrayne frō eatyng of garlyke, onyons, lekes, chybboles, & all vaperous meates, the which doth hurt ye hed: beneſon, hare fleſſh, befe, beanes, & peaſon be nat good for Epilē tyke men. And yf they knowe yt they be infected with this great ſyckenes, they ſhulde nat reſorte where there is great reſort of cōpany which is in church in ſeſſyons & market places on market dayes, yf they do the ſyckenes wyl infeſte thē more there, than in any other place, or at any other tyme. They muſte beware they do nat ſyt to nyghe ye fyre, for the fyre wyll ouercome them, & wyll induce the ſyckenes. They muſt beware of lyeng hore in theyr bed, or to laboure extremely, for ſuche thynges cauſeth the grefe to come the ofter.

¶ The. 34. Chapyter, treateth of a dyete for them the whiehe haue any payne in the heed.

MAny ſyckenes, or infyrmytes & impedymētes may be in a mans hed, wherfore whoſoeuer haue any impedimēt in the hed muſt nat kepe the hed to hote, nor to cold but in a tēporaū • e. And to beware of ingendryng of rewme, which is the cauſe of many infyrmytes. There is nothynge yt doth ingē der rewme ſo much as doth the fatnes of fyſſh & the heddes of fyſſhe, & ſurfeſtes, & takynge colde in the fete: & taking cold in the nape of the nycke or hed. Alſo they yt which haue any infyrmyte in ye hed muſt refrayne of immoderat ſlepe ſpecially after meate. Alſo they muſt abſtayne frō drynkynge of wyne, & vſe nat to drynke ale & beare the which is ouer ſtronge • ocyferacyon halowyng, cryeng, and hyghe ſyngyng is nat good for the hed. All thynges the which is vaporous or dothe fume, is nat good for the hed. And all thyngꝭ the which is of euyl ſauour as caryn, ſynkes wynkraughtes piſſebolles ſnoffe of candels, dunghylles, ſtynkyng canels, & ſtynkyng ſtāding waters, & • ynkyng marſhes, with ſuche contagyous eyes doth hurte the hed and the brayne, and the memorye. All odyferous ſauours be good for the hed and the brayne and the memorye.

¶ The. xxxiiii. Chapiter treateth of a dyete for them the whiche be in a conſumpcyon.

WHo ſoeuer he be that is in a cōſūpcion muſt abſtayne frō al ſowre & tart thinges as veneger & alegar, & ſuche lyke. And alſo he muſt abſtaine frō eatyng of groſe meates ſhe which be harde & ſlowe of dygeſtyon. And vſe cordialles & reſtoratyues and nuttytyue meates. All meates & drinkes the which is ſwete & that ſuger is in be nutrytyue. Wherfore ſwete wynes be good for them the which be in conſūpcyōs moderately takē And ſowre wyne, ſowre ale, ſowre breade is good for no man. For it doth freate away nature, & let thē beware that be in a conſumpcion of fryde meate, of bruled meate, & bronte meate the whiche is ouer roſted. And in any wyſe let thē beware of anger & pencyfulnes. Theſe thinges folowyng be good for thē the which be incōſūpciōs a pygge or a cocke ſtewed & made in a gely, cockrelles ſtewed, gotꝭ mylke & ſuger, almon mylke in ye which ryce is ſodē, & rabbertꝭ ſtewed, & newe layd eggꝭ & rere yolkes of eggꝭ & ryce ſodē īalmō mylke.

¶ The. xxxv. chapit treateth of a diete for thē the which be aſmatyke men, beynge ſhorte wynded or lackyng breth.

SHortnes of wynde cōmeth dyuers tymes of impedymētes in the lunges, & ſtraytnes of the breſt opylated thorowe vyſeus fleume, & other whyle whā the heed is ſtuffed with rewme called the poſe letteth the breth of his natural courſe, wherfore he that hathe ſhortnes of breth: muſte abſtayne frō eatynge of nuttes ſpecyally yf they be olde: and cheſe and mylke is nat good for them, no more is fyſſhe and fruyte, & rawe or crude herbes. Alſo all maner of meate, the whiche is harde of dygeſtyon is nat good for thē. They muſte refrayne from eatynge of fyſſhe ſpecyally frō eatynge fyſſhe the which wyll cleue to ye fyngers: & be vyſcus & ſlyme & in any wyſe beware of the ſkyns of fyſſhe and all maner of meate the which doth ingender fleume. Alſo they muſte beware of colde. And whan any houſe is a ſwepynge to go out of the houſe for a ſpace into a clere eyre. The duſt alſo yt ryſeth in the ſtrete thorowe the vehemens of the wynde or other wyſe, is nat good for thē. And ſmoke is euyll for them, & ſo is al thinge yt is ſtoppyng, wherfore neceſſary it is for thē to be laxatyue, & to be in a clene & pure eyre.

¶ The. xxxvi. Chapit treateth of a dyete for them the whiche haue the Palſye.

THey the whiche haue the Palſye, vnyuerſall, or pertyculer muſte beware of anger, haſtynes, & teſtynes, & muſte beware of feare, for thorowe anger or feare dyuers tymes the Palſye do come to man. Alſo they muſt beware of dronkenes, & eatynge of nuttes, which thynges be euyl for the palſye of the tongue, coldnes & contagyous, & uynkyng fylthy eyres be euyl for the palſye. And let euery man beware on lyeng vpō the bare groūde or vpō the bare ſtones, for it is euyll for the Palſye, the ſauour of Caſtory, and the ſauour of a Fox is good agaynſt the palſye.

¶ The. xxxvii. Chapiter, doth ſhewe an order and a dyete for them the whiche be madde and out of theyr wytte.

THere is no man the which haue any of the kyndes of madnes, but they ought to be kepte in ſauegarde for dyuers incōuenyēce that may fall, as it apperyd of late dayes of a lunatycke man named Michel, the which went many yeres at lybertye, & at laſt he dyd kyll his wyfe and his wyfes ſuſter, & his owne ſelfe, wherfore I do aduertyſe euery man the whiche is madde, or lunatycke or frantycke, or demonyacke to be kepte in ſauegarde, in ſome cloſe houſe or chamber, where there is lytle lyght. And that he haue a keper the whiche the madde man do feare. And ſe that the madde man haue no knyfe nor ſheres nor other edge roule, nor that he haue no gyrdyll except it be a wekelyſte of cloth, for hureynge or kyllynge hym ſelfe. Alſo the chamber or the houſe that the madde man is in, le • there be no paynted clothes, nor paynted walles, nor pyotures of man nor woman or foule or beeſt: for ſuche thynges maketh them full of fantaſyes, lette the madde perſons heed de ſhouen ones a moneth, let them drinke no wyne nor ſtronge ale, nor ſtronge beere, but moderat drynke, and let them haue. iii. tymes in a daye warme ſuppynges, and lytell warme meate. And vſe fewe wordes to them, excepte it be for reprehenſyon, or gentyll reformacyon yf they haue any wytte or perſeueraunce to vnderſtande what reprehenſyon or reformacyon is.

¶ The. xxxviii. Chapiter, treateth of a dyete for them the whiche haue any of the kyndes of the Idropyſes.

SAynt Beede ſaythe the more a man doth drynke that hath the Idropyſe, the more he is a thurſt, for althoughe the ſekenes doth come by ſuperabundaunce of water, yet the lyuer is drye, whether it be alchytes Ipo ſacra. Len • oflegmancia, or ye tympany. They that hathe any of theſe foure kyndes of the Idropyſes muſte refrayne from all thynges the whiche be conſtupat and coſtyue, and vſe al thynges the which be laxatyue, nuttes and dry almonnes and harde cheſe is poyſon to them. Aptyſane and poſſet ale made with colde herbes doth comfort them: whoſoeuer he be, the whiche wyl haue a remedy for any of theſe foure kyndes of the Idropyſes, and wyll knowe a declaracyon of theſe infyrmytes, and all other ſyckneſſes, let hym loke in a boke of my makynge named the Breuyary of helth. For in this boke I do ſpeke but of dyetes, & howe a man ſhulde order hys manſyon place. And him ſelf & his houſehold, with ſuche lyke thingꝭ: for the cōſeruacion of helth.

¶ The. xxxix. Chapyter treateth of a general dyete for all maner of men and women, beynge ſycke or hole.

THere is no mā nor woman, the whiche haue any reſpect to them ſelfe, that can be a better phyſyon for theyr owne ſaue garde, than theyr owne ſelfe can be to conſyder what thyng the which dothe thē good. And to refrayne frō ſuche thynges that dothe thē hurt or harme. And let euery man beware of care, ſorowe, thoughe, pencyfulneſſe, & of inwarde anger. Beware of ſurfettes, and vſe nat to moch veneryouſe actes Breke nat the vſuall cuſtome of ſlepe in the nyght. A mery herte and mynde, the which is in reſt & quyetnes, without aduerſyte, cauſeth a mā to lyue long, & to loke yongly althoughe he be aged, care & ſorowe bryngeth in age & deth, wherfore let euery mā be mery: & if he cā nat let hī reſort to mery cōpany to breke of his ꝑplexatyues. ¶ Forthermore I do aduertyſe euery man to waſſhe theyr handes ofte euery daye. And dyuers tymes to keyme theyr hed euery day. And to ploūge the eyes in colde water in the mornyng. Moreouer I do counſell euery man to kepe the breſt & the ſtomacke warme. And to kepe the fere from wet, & other whyle to waſſhe them, and that they be nat kept to hote nor to colde, but indyfferently. Alſo to kepe the hed and the necke in a moderat temporaunce nat to hote nor to colde, and in any wyſe to beware nat to medle to muche with • eueryous actes: for that wyll cauſe a man to ioke agedly: and alſo cauſeth a man to haue a brefe or a ſhort lyfe. All other maters pertaynynge to any pertyculer dyete, you ſhal haue in the dyetes aboue in this boke reuerſed.

¶ The. xl. Chapiter, doth ſhew an order, or a faſſhyon, howe a ſycke man ſhulde be ordered. And howe a lycke man ſhulde be vſed 〈◊〉 is lykely to dye.

WHo ſo euer that is ſore ſycke, it is vncertayne to mā, whether he ſhall lyue or dye, wherfore it is neceſſarye for hym that is ſycke to haue two or thre good kepers, the which at al tymes muſt be dylygent, and nat ſlepyſſhe ſloug gyſſhe nor ſluttyſſhe. And nat to wepe and wayle aboute a ſycke man, nor to vſe many wordes, nor that there be no great reſorte to comon and talke. For it is a buſynes a whole man to anſwere many men, ſpecyally women that ſhall come to him. They the which cōmeth to any ſycke perſon ought to haue fewe wordes or non: except certayne perſons ſhe which be of counſell of the Teſtament makynge, the whiche wyſe men be nat to ſeke of ſuche matteers in theyr ſyckenes, for wyſdom wold that euery man ſhulde prepare for ſuch thyngꝭ in health And yf any man for charyte wyll byſet any perſon, lette him aduertyſe the ſycke to make euery thinge euen betwyxt god & the worlde & his conſeyence. And to receyue the ryghtes of holy churche, lyke a catholyke man. And to folowe the councell of bothe Phyſycyons which is to ſaye the phyſycion of the ſoule, & the phyſycyon of the body, that is to ſaye the ſpyrituall councell of his goſtly father, and the bodely councel of his phyſycyon conſernyng the receytes of his medſons to recouer helth. For ſaynt Auguſtyne ſayth he yt dothe nat the cōmaūdement of his phyſycyon doth kyl him ſelfe. Forthermore about a ſycke perſon ſhulde be redolent ſauourꝭ, and the chamber ſhuld be replenyſſhed with herbes & floures of odyferouſe ſauonr, & certayne tymes it is good to vſe ſome perfumes to ſtande in the mydle of the chāber. And in any wyſe let nat many men, and ſpecyally women be togyther at one tyme in the chāber, nat onely for bablyng, but ſpecyally for theyr brethes. And the kepers ſhuld ſe at all tymes that the ſycke perſons drynke be pure, freſſhe & ſtale, & that it be a lytel warmed, turned out of the colde. Yt the ſycke mē w •… 〈…〉 ſycker, that there is lytle hope 〈…〉 •… ndemēt but ſygnes of death, than no man ought to moue to hym any wordely maters or buſynes: but to ſpeke of gho • ly and godly maters. And to rede the paſſyon of chryſte, & to ſay the pſalmes of the paſſyon, and to holde a croſſe or a pycrour of the paſſyon of chryſte before the eyes of the ſycke perſon. And let nat the kepers forget to gyue the ſycke man in ſuche agony warme drynke with a ſpone, with aſponeful of a cau del or a coleſſe. And than let euery man indeuer him ſelfe to prayer, that the ſycke perſon may fynyſſhe his lyue Cathol •… ely in the fayth of Jeſu chryſte. And ſo departe out of this myſerable worlde. I do beſeehe the Father, and the ſonne, & the holy ghoſt throwe the meryte of Jeſu chryſtes paſſyon, that I and all creatures iyuynge may do ſo.

Amen.