CHAP. LVI. Of stopping the immoderate flowing of the flowers or courses.
YOu must make choice of such meats and drinkes as have power to incras∣sate the blood, for as the flowers are provoked with meats that are hot, and of subtle parts, so they are stopped by such meates as are cooling, thickening, astringent and stipticke, as are barly waters, sodden rice, the extreme parts of beasts, as of oxen, calves, sheep, either fryed or sodden with sorrell, purslaine, plantaine, shepheards purse, sumach, the buds of brambles, berberries, and such like. It is supposed that a harts horne burned, washed, and taken in astringent water, will stoppe all immoderate fluxes; likewise sanguis draconis, ter∣ra sigillata, bolus armenus, lapis haematites, corall beaten into most subtle powder and drunke in steeled water; also pappe made with milk, wherein steele hath often times been quenched, and the floure of wheat, barly, beanes or rice, is very effectuall for the same. Quinces, cervices, medlars, cornelian berries, or cherries may likewise be eaten at the second course, Juleps are to be used of steeled waters, with the syrupe of dry roses, pomegranates, sorrell, myrtles, quinces, or old conserves of red roses, but wine is to bee avoided: but if the strength be so extenuated that they require it, you must choose grosse and astringent wine tempered with steeled water; exerci∣ses are to be shunned, especially venereous exercises, anger is to bee avoided, a cold aire is to be chosen, which, if it be not so naturally, must bee made so by sprinkeling cold things on the ground, especially if the summer or heat bee then in his full strength; sound sleeping stayes all evacuations except sweating. The opening of a