Batman vppon Bartholome his booke De proprietatibus rerum, newly corrected, enlarged and amended: with such additions as are requisite, vnto euery seuerall booke: taken foorth of the most approued authors, the like heretofore not translated in English. Profitable for all estates, as well for the benefite of the mind as the bodie. 1582.

Of Hunnie.

HUnny is of great quantitie in north regions,* 1.1 as Plinie writeth in y^e .11. booke of naturall Historyes, & 13. chap. as in some places of Germanie, honnye is found in such quantitye, y^t there haue bene serue honnie combes of eight foote long, and blacke in the hollowe part, &c. Honnie as well in meate as in drunke, is of incomperable efficacie, for it not onely cleanseth, altereth, and 〈…〉〈…〉, but also it long time preserueth y^e vn∣corrupted, which is put into it, insomuch as Plinie sayth: Such is the nature of Honnie, y^t if suffereth not the bodyes to puinsie. And he affirmeth, y^t he old see an Hippocentaure (which is a beast, halfe man, and halfe horse) brought in honnye to Claudius y^e Emperour, out of Aegipt to Rome: and he telleth also of one Pol∣lio Romulus, who was aboue a hundred yeares olde, of whom Augustus y^e Em∣perour demaunded, by what meanes hee liued so long, and returned still y^e vigour or liuelynesse of body and minde, Pollio annswered, y^t hee did it inwarde with Mead, (which is drink made with honie & water) & outward w^t Oyle. Democri∣tus was also of y^e same opinion, a great Philosopher, and being 100. yeares olde, & .9. prolonged his lyfe certaine dayes w^t the euapouration of honie. Arestox∣eneus writeth of this excellent matter, most wonderfully wrought, and gathe∣red by the little Bée, as well of y^e pure dew of heauen, as of the most subtil hu∣mour of sweete and vertuous hearbes, and flowres, be made licours commodi∣ous to mankinde, as Mead, Matheglyn, and Oximell, Mead, is made of parte of honnie, and foure times so much of pure water, and boiled vntill no skimme doe remaine, is much commended of Galen, drinke in Summer for preseruing of health. It cleanseth the brest and lungs.

Matheglin, which is most vsed in Wales, by reason of hot hearbe boyled with ho∣ny, is better then Mead, and more com∣forteth a cold stomacke, if it be perfectly made, and neyther too new nor too stale. Oximell, 11 where the one parts of Us∣neges is pu〈…〉〈…〉ouble so much of honnye, foure times so much of water, and that beeing boyled to a third part, and cleane skimmed, is good to cleanse the stomacke of fleame, or matter vndigested, so that it be not red cholar, &c. Sir Tho. Eliot. chap. 22. to, 15. to his booke, The Castle of ••••••ith.

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