in their breastes. Moreouer of them that are hoarse by the much moysture, and to them which haue quartayn fe∣uers, it is conuenient: It looseth the humor that sticketh in the breast, and drieth vp the moistnes of the stomack, which properly the course of the quartaine is wont to bring with them, it also profiteth them which haue féeble stomackes, or doe vomite continually, or doe breake vp sowrenes out of the stomack. It is good also for griefs of the head. He that intendeth to attempt this exercise, af∣ter that he hath beene at the stoole, and softly rubbed the lower partes, and washed his hands, let him speak with as bace a voyce as he can, and walking, beginne to sing lowder and lowder, but still in a bace voyce, and to take no heede of swéete tunes or harmonie. For that nothing doth profite vnto health of body, but to inforce himselfe to sing great, for thereby much ayre drawen in by fetch∣ing of breath, thrusteth forth the breast and stomack, and openeth and inlargeth the pores. By high crying and lowde reading, are expelled superfluous humors. Ther∣fore men and women hauing their bodies feeble, & their fleshe loose, and not firme, must read oftentimes lowde, and in a bace voyce, extending out the windpipe, and o∣ther passages of the breath. But notwithstanding this exercise is not vsed alway and of all persons. For they in whome is aboundant of humours corrupted, or be much diseased with cruditie in the stomacke and veines, those doe I counsaile to abstaine from the exercise of the voice, least much corrupted iuyce or vapours, may thereby bée into all the body distributed.
And here I conclude to speake of exercises, which of them that desire to remaine long in health is most dili∣gently, and as I might say, most scrupulouslie to bee ob∣serued.