Of Choler.
Choler, Alimentary is the hot and dry part of the blood and fit to nourish, called colerik blood, because blood thus qualified will easily degenerate unto choler. Secondly, Naturall this an excrement of the second concoction, hot dry bitter and yel∣low, separated from the blood in the liver, con∣veighed to the gall, hence it distills upon the first gut adhearing to the stomack, and by its acrimony excits the slow expulsive faculty of the guts to ex∣cretion, this is that which we meane when we say choler, viz. Yellow not black choler, this in cold bodyes is somewhat pale: in hot bodies somewhat red. Thirdly preternaturall which is not made after the law of nature: of this be foure kinds, first is in consistence and colour like the yolk of a raw egge, this is hotter and thicker made of choler adust, so Galen. Second resembles the juce of leeks, such are infants stools: for milk in them is soon corrupted, garlick and onions cause it in others, third is of co∣lour like verdigrease; here the heate is more vehe∣ment, fourth resembles the colour which the herb Woad maketh, and is made by a further adustion. The materiall cause is hot and dry diet, sweet, and fat meats. The efficient cause hot and dry consti∣tution of the body, aire, and age which is youth watching, hunger, anger, vehement exercise, and lastly the suppressiou of naturall evacuation.