Healths improvement: or, Rules comprizing and discovering the nature, method, and manner of preparing all sorts of food used in this nation. Written by that ever famous Thomas Muffett, Doctor in Physick: corrected and enlarged by Christopher Bennet, Doctor in Physick, and fellow of the Colledg of Physitians in London.
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- Healths improvement: or, Rules comprizing and discovering the nature, method, and manner of preparing all sorts of food used in this nation. Written by that ever famous Thomas Muffett, Doctor in Physick: corrected and enlarged by Christopher Bennet, Doctor in Physick, and fellow of the Colledg of Physitians in London.
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- Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604.
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- London, :: Printed by Tho: Newcomb for Samuel Thomson, at the sign of the white Horse in Pauls Churchyard,
- 1655.
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- Diet -- Early works to 1800.
- Food -- Early works to 1800.
- Nutrition -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"Healths improvement: or, Rules comprizing and discovering the nature, method, and manner of preparing all sorts of food used in this nation. Written by that ever famous Thomas Muffett, Doctor in Physick: corrected and enlarged by Christopher Bennet, Doctor in Physick, and fellow of the Colledg of Physitians in London." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A89219.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- imprimatur
- The Table.
- To the Reader
- CHAP. I.
-
CHAP.
II. - CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IIII.
-
CHAP. V.
- How meats differ in substances.
- How meats differ in temperature and distemperature.
- Hot Meats.
- Cold Meats.
- Moist Meats.
- Dry Meats.
- Temperate Meats.
- How Meats differ in taste.
- Meats of ordinary tastes.
- Sweet Meats.
- Bitter Meats.
- Sharp Meats.
- Soure Meats.
- Salt Meats.
- Fat Meats.
- Unsavory or unrelished Meats.
- CHAP. VI.
- CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
- CHAP. IX.
- CHAP. 10.
-
CHAP. XI.
- Tardae.
- Grues.
- Ciconiae, Asteriae, Ardeolae.
- Phasiana.
- Attagenes Myricae.
- Perdices.
- Rallae terrestres.
- Gallinagines & Rusticulae.
- Coturnices.
- Pluviales.
- Cuculi.
- Fedoae.
- Erythopodes & Glottides.
- Ochropodes.
- Pici.
- Graculi.
- Pici Martii.
- Orioli.
- Arquatulae terrestres.
- Ispida.
- Coccothraustes.
- Nucifraga.
- Sitta.
- Upupa.
- Turdi & Turdelae Anglicanae.
- Turdi Exotici.
- Merulae.
- Sturni.
- Noctuae.
- Corvi Leguminales.
- Corvus.
- Montifringillae.
- Rubetrae.
- Pyrrhacia.
- Citrinellae.
- Certhiae.
- Fringillae.
- Acanthis Atlantica.
- Alandae.
- Linariae.
- Apodes.
- Luseiniae.
- Pari majores.
- Rubeculae.
- Passeres.
- Hirundines.
- Curruca.
- Pari.
- Motacillae.
- Reguli.
- Galguli.
- CHAP. XII.
- CHAP. XIII.
- CHAP. XIIII.
- CHAP. XV.
- CHAP. XVI.
- CHAP. XVII.
-
CHAP. XVIII.
- Encrasicholi.
- Variatae. Alburni marini.
- Abramides marinae.
- Piscis Capellanus. Asellus medius.
- Pectines. Pectunculi.
- Conger.
- Merula.
- Cancri marini.
- Cuculi marini.
- Sepiae. vel Lolligines calamariae.
- Canis Cetaceus.
- Mustelae.
- Rhombi marini.
- Lucernae.
- Cuculi majores.
- Asellus. Islandicus.
- Asselluli.
- Aselluli longi.
- Aquila marina.
- Haleces.
- Rhinocerotes. Acus.
- Leucisci marini.
- Miluus marinus.
- Asellus.
- Locustae marinae.
- Lucij.
- Orbes.
-
Scombri.
- Rajolae.
- Mugiles marini. Italice Cephalo.
- Mityli. Chamae.
- Monachae.
- Ostreae.
- Cochleae marinae.
- Passeres.
- Alausae minores.
- Porci marini.
-
Pol
pi. - Anates marini.
- Aranei marini.
- Rubelliones.
- Pectines veneris.
- Phocae.
- Triches. Clupeae.
- Squillae.
- Squatina.
- Lingulacae Soleae.
- Chalcides.
- Chalcides majores.
- Apuae infumatae.
- Asellus aridus
- Acipenser.
- Xiphij.
- Raja.
- Thynni.
- Rhombi.
- Balaenae.
- Onisci. Albulae. Molliculae.
- Colybdaenae.
-
CHAP. XIX.
- Apium.
- Barbellio.
- Abramides.
- A very good way how to dress most part of scaled fishes.
- Alburni.
- Cyprini. Carpiones.
- Locustellae. Astaci. Carabi.
- Leucisci.
- Anguillae.
- Rhombi fluviatiles.
- Thymi.
- Gobiones.
- Paganelli.
- Capitones.
- Funduli.
- Pungitij. Spinachiae.
- Lampretae. Muraenae.
- Lochae.
- Apuae Cobitae, Gesneri. Aliniatae Caij. Phoxini Bellonij.
- Mulli.
- Vetulae
- Percae.
- Lupi.
- Rutili.
- Cernuae Aspredines.
- Salmones.
- Salmunculi.
- Violaceae. Epelani Rondeletij.
- Truttae.
- Tincae.
- Umbrae.
- CHAP. XX.
- CHAP. XXI.
-
CHAP. XXII.
- Pruna. Armeniaca chrysomela.
- Amigdalae.
- Mala.
- Oxyacanthae. Spinae acidae.
- Prunus-Sylvestris regius.
- Sorbi.
- Iuliana.
- Aproniana.
- Duracina.
- Actiana.
- Castaneae nuces.
- Mala medica & Citria.
- Pruna Damascena.
- Dactili.
- Praenestinae, Heracleoticae, Ponticae & Avellanae nuces.
- Ficus Crossi.
-
Pistacia,
or Psittacia. - Uvae.
- Mala Iunia.
- Gorni.
- Malum Limonium.
- Mespila.
- Mora.
- Olivae.
- Malum Aurantium.
- Mala Persica.
- Pyra.
- Pruna.
- Mala Punica.
- Mala cotonea & Cydonia.
- Uvae passae.
- Pyra volema Plinij.
- Iuglandes.
-
CHAP. XXIII.
- Asparagus.
- Mora rubi.
- Borrago. Buglossa. Sirsium.
- Personatae radix.
- Brassicae.
- Danci hortenses.
- Anguriae Citruli.
-
C
cumeres. Melopepones. - Schaenoprasa.
- Glandes terrestres Dodonaei.
- Bulbocastanea.
- Intubum sativum latifolium.
- Vacinia palustria.
- Mora Rubi Idaei.
- Allium.
- Cucurbitae.
- Grossulae. Uvae crispae.
- Grossulae transmarinae.
- Lupularii asparagi.
- Alliaria.
- Porra.
- Porrum sectivum Palladii.
- Lactuca.
- Melones & Pepones.
- Melopepones.
- Napi.
- Cepae.
- Apium hortense.
- Portulaca.
- Radices Sisari Indici.
- Radicula sativa.
- Rapi Silvestris radix.
- Radix Allii ursini.
- Rapae.
- Radices Eringii marini.
- Radices Sisari.
- Cepa Ascalonites.
- Spinachia.
- Fragulae.
- Radix spirae albae.
- Rapae rotunde.
- Nastureia aquatica.
- CHAP. XXIV.
- CHAP. XXV.
- CHAP. XXVI.
- CHAP. XXVII.
- CHAP. XXVIII.
- CHAP. XXX
- CHAP. XXXII.
- CHAP. XXXI.