Of sneesing. Chap. 11.

JOb. 41. His snéesing, &c. Constantin saith,* That snéesing is a violēt mo∣uing of the braine to put out superflu∣ous fumosities thereof: and it commeth of diuerse causes. For sometime kinde self worketh and laboureth busily to put out of the braine superfluities of smeak that bée cause of euill: or of breeding of some vire. For mane braine is more moyst then the braine of other beastes. And so humours, that be there gathered be put out with sneesing by help of kind. And sometime sneesing commeth of strength of euill & sicknesse, more thē by outputting of kinde: as it happeneth in Corica & Peripleumonia. So it fareth in stopping of the nose by fifth, and & also in a postume of the lungs. Also snéesing commeth sometime in this mā∣ner: The pipes of the mans nosethrils be short: & therefore hurtfull things come soone to y^e braine from without, as dust, cold aire, heate of the Sunne, and such other. And when such things come to the brain, it moueth to put them of with his mouing and strength, and so com∣meth snéesing: The which if it chaunce when one is vexed with a sharp ague: or without rume, it is a good token For it betokeneth y^e kinde is comforted, to put off things y^e annoieth it. And if it come with a rume, it is an euill token. For it betokeneth plentie of euill matter, and therfore snéesing is Sintenica & incresing of rume. And therfore in Pluresie (a po∣stume on the ribs within) and other such euills of euill matter, snéesing is an euil token. Then snéesing moueth the brain, and dischargeth all the braine, and smi∣teth and shaketh the body in his outgo∣ing. And by violent mouing of the aire, snéesing maketh noise in the pipes of the nosethrills. And if it dureth more then it shuld, after y^e out mouing of superflu∣itie of fumositie, it grieueth. For it ma∣keth to greate dissolution, and exciteth sometime, and breedeth grieuoues euills and sicknesse. Therfore it shuld be stin∣ted with medicines, as with fumigati∣ons that maketh it stint, and repay∣reth the spirits, and wasteth superflui∣ties, as with Camamell, Mentastrum, Rosa, Ircos, Nigella, and such other.

Sneesing is a good signe in an euill cause,* this impediment commeth of di∣lation of the powers of the braine, or of coldenesse, or heate in the heart.