their nature after they have eaten them, and on the contrary, are not changed by them. This reason though very probable, yet doth it not make these beasts to be wholly harmelesse, especially if they be often eaten or fed upon. Dioscorides and Ga∣len seeme to maintaine this opinion, whereas they write, that the milke, which is no∣thing else than the relented bloud, of such beasts as feed upon scammonie, hellebore, and spurge, purgeth violently. Therefore Physicians, desirous to purge a sucking childe, give purges to the nurses, whence their milke becomming purging, becomes both meat and medicine to the childe. The flesh of Thrushes, which feed upon Ju∣niper berries, favours of Juniper. Birds that are fed with worme-wood or Garlike, either tast bitter, or have the strong sent of Garlike. Whitings taken with garlike, so smell thereof, that they will not forgoe that smell or taste by any salting, frying or boyling, for which sole reason, many who hate garlike, are forced to abstain from these fishes. The flesh of Rabbits that feed upon Pennyroyall and Juniper, favour of them; Phisicians wish that Goats, Cows, and Asses, whose milke they would use for Consumptions or other diseases, should bee fed some space before, and every day with these or these herbs which they deeme fit for the curing of this or that disease. For Galen affirmes that hee doubts not, but that in successe of time the flesh of crea∣tures will be changed by the meats where on they feed, and at length favour thereof. Therefore I do noe allow that the flesh of such things as feed upon venemous things should be eaten for food, unlesse it bee some long space after they have disused such repast, and that all the venome bee digested and overcome by the efficacy of their proper heat, so that nothing thereof may remaine in tast, smell or substance, but bee all vanished away. For many dye suddenly, the cause of whose deaths are unknowne, which peradventure was from nothing else, but the sympathy and antipathy of bo∣dies, for that these things cause death and disease to some, that nourish othersome [ac∣cording to our vulgar English proverbe; That which is one mans meate is another mans Poyson.]