Three prose versions of the Secreta Secretorum / edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Steele and a glossary by T. Henderson

Of dyuerse metys. Cam. 32m.

wHan the body is hoot and fulle of vapoures than are grete metis goode and profitabille, and that that shalle be diffied of that body shalle be of gret quantite, for the grete hete and vapoure of the body. And whan the body is smalle and drie, smale metis are goode and norisshaunt, and that that shalle be diffied of that body shalle be of litille quantite for the conditis that are strayte; and this is to take hede of, that a man vse metis and drynkis that longe to his complexioun, for and he be of hoot complexioun he shalle vse hoot metis temperatly, for and the hete euir growe and inflawme the body within bi surfete of ouyr stronge metis or drynkis, or bi any othir accident case, than contrary metis and drynkis are most helpeliche to his helthe; that is to sayne, colde metis and colde drynkis till that [folio 15b] he be ayen in his good estate.