A briefe treatise published by Walter Cary 1587, and now the fift time 1609. newly imprinted ; wherein are to be found diuers good and speciall helpes for many diseases ; and for any thing herein mentioned, as heretofore I referred the patientes to M. Gray, so now (he being dead) I referre them to M. Clapham ...

For those which haue their health.

The 28. Chapter.

HE which hath his health, and would so continue, I wish him either to forbeare, or litle to vse those things which greatly digresse from that constitution or mediocritie, in which man is created. Our Physitians doe call euery thing hot, or cold, in respect of the nature of man. For if it be some what hotter then his nature, then it digresseth, and they tearme it hot in the first degree: if yet hotter, hot in the second degree: and in like manner to the third and fourth. Which because it doth so farre exceed his constitution, by dayly proofe is found to be vnto him flat poyson. The like consideration on the contrary side haue they of cold thinges. Whereby you

may gather, how like alwaies desireth like, and abhorreth the contrarie. The thinges which are like, & best agree with the nature of man, are good holesome vsuall meates & drinkes: a dry, fresh, & sweet aire; moderate sleepe & trauell, or labour: which although it were allotted to vs as a punishment by God, yet mercifully withall he hath made it a meane to preserue our health. The things which greatly disagree, are wines, spices, salt meates, & all very hot things: which thou shalt know by taste. For either they bite like Pepper, fret like Salt, or else shew some manifest great heate in the mouth. Also on the other side, all rawe fruites, & cold hearbes, with diuers things of like nature. Much vse of sauces, deui∣sed by belly Gods, whom God hath puni∣••hed, as much by want of appetite, hauing meate at will; as the poore by want of meate, hauing good appetite. To liue in a thicke or foggie Ayre, to liue idlely, and to exceed in eating, drinking, sleeping, wat∣ching, or venerie. I would not haue any man to thinke, that I doe vtterly con∣demne all very hot and cold thinges: but seeing they are rather of the nature of me∣dicine then nutriment, I wish them to bee very discreetly and moderately vsed: for

hot things are to be vsed when a mans bo∣die is ouer cold; and cold things when his body is ouer hot: but to vse either, the body being not distempered, is meere madnesse.

Now further, for so much as all men are subiect vnto death, and our bodies (as yeel∣ding thereunto) from time to time alwaies gather corruption: to preserue our health as much as may be, vntill we haue run that race which God hath appoynted, I com∣mende vnto you this receipt.

Take Borage & Parselie, in like quan∣titie; boyle them in Whey clarified, and keepe it in some earthen vessell. Use of it warme, in the Spring especially, euery morning fasting, a good draught: and in euery draught, take so much of my Potion▪ as will giue thee two stooles a day more then ordinarie. Some may vse it ten dayes together, others fifteene, or twentie, as the body doth require. By this meanes thou maist preuent many diseases, and keepe thy body in very good state. It maketh women apt to conceiue, if (during the taking here∣of) they liue chast: and it hath many other speciall vertues which for breuitie sake I will omit.

FINIS.