The castel of helth gathered and made by Syr Thomas Elyot knyghte, out of the chiefe authors of physyke, wherby euery manne may knowe the state of his owne body, the preseruatio[n] of helthe, and how to instructe welle his physytion in syckenes that he be not deceyued

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Title: The castel of helth gathered and made by Syr Thomas Elyot knyghte, out of the chiefe authors of physyke, wherby euery manne may knowe the state of his owne body, the preseruatio[n] of helthe, and how to instructe welle his physytion in syckenes that he be not deceyued
Author: Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
Publication: [Londini :: In ædibus Thomæ Bertheleti typis impress.],; 1534 [i.e. Anno. M.D.XXXIX [1539]]
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Subject terms: Hygiene -- Early works to 1800.; Health -- Early works to 1800.
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❧ Of Melones and Pepones.

MElones and Pepones be almoste of one kinde but that the melone is round like an apple, and the innermoste parte ther∣of, where the seedes are conteyned, is vsed to be eaten. The pepon is muche greatter, and some∣what longe, and the inner parte therof is not to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eaten: They bothe are very colde and moyst, and do make yll ••yce in the body, yf they be not well digested, but the pepon moche more thanne the melon. they doo leest hurre, yf they be eaten afore meales. All be it yf they do fynde in the sto¦make fleume, they be tourned into fleume, yf they fynde choler, they be tourned into choler. Not withstandyng there is in theym the vertue to clense and to prouoke vrine, they be colde and moysie in the seconde degree.