The English mans doctor. Or the schoole of Salerne. Or [ph]ysicall obserua[ti]ons for the perfect preseruing of the bodie of man in continuall health. [Wh]ereunto [is] adioyned precepts for the pr[e]seruation of health. Written by [Hen]ricus Ronsouius for [the p]riuate vse of his sons. And now published for all those that desire to [preser]ue their bodies in [perfect] health.

Ad Librum.

GO Booke, and (like a Merchant) new 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Tell in how strange a traffick thou hast 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Vpon the Countrey which the Sea-god saues And loues so deare; he bindes it round with w•…•… Cast Anchor thou, and impost pay to him Whose Swans vpon the brest of ISIS swim. But to the people that doe loue to buy, (It skills not for how much) each nouelty Proclaime an open Mart, and sell good cheape, What thou by trauell and much cost dost reape, Bid the gay Courtier, and coy Lady come, The Lawyer, Townsman, and the countrie groome 'Tis ware for all: yet thus much let them know, There are no drugs heere fetcht from Mex•…•…o, Nor gold from India, nor that stinking smoake, Which English gallants buy, themselues to choake, Nor silkes of Turkie, nor of Barbary, Those luscious Canes, where our rich Sug••rs lie. Nor those hot drinkes that make our wits to dance The wilde Canaries: nor those Grapes of France,

•…•…ich make vs clip our English, nor those wares 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fertile Belgia, whose wombe compares •…•…th all the world for fruite, tho now with scarres •…•…r body be all ore defac'd by warres: 〈◊〉〈◊〉, tell them what thou bringst exceeds the wealth ••f al these Countries for thou bringst them health

In Librum.

WIt, Learning, Order, Elegance of Phrase, Health, and the Art to lengthen out our daie Philosophie, Physicke, and Poesie, And that skill which death loues not, (Surgery) Walkes to refresh vs, Ayres most sweete and cleare, A thriftie Table, and the wholesom'st cheare, All sorts of graine, all sorts of flesh, of fish, Of Fowle, and (last of all) of fruits a seuer all dish: Good Breakefasts, Dinners, Suppers, after-meales, The hearbe for Sallads, and the hearbe that heales, Physicions Counsell, Pothecaries pils, Without the summing vp of costly bils, Wines that the braine shall ne're intoxicate, Strong Ale and Beere at a more easier rate, Then Water from the Fountaine: clothes (nor deere) For the foure seuerall quarters of the yeere, Meates both for Protestant and Puritan, With meanes sufficient to maintaine a man. If all these things thou want'st, no farther looke, All this, and more then this, lyes in this Booke.

In Laudem Operis.

THe Gods vpon a time in counsell sitting, To rule the world what creature was most fitting, At length from God to God this sentence ran, ••o forme a creature like themselves (called Man) •…•…ng made, the world was giuen him built so rarely, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 workman can come neere it: hung so fairely, ••hat the Gods viewing it, were ••uer-ioyed: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 grieu'd that it should one day be d••stroyed: ••ardens had Man to walke in, set with trees ••hat still were bearing: But (neglecting these) 〈◊〉〈◊〉 long'd for fruits vnlawfull, ••ell to riots, 〈…〉〈…〉 bodie by ill dyets. ••pent (what was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him) like a prodigall heyre, And had of earth, of hell, or heauen no care, ••or which the earth was curst, and brought forth w•…•…ds, ••oyson euen lurking in our fairest s•…•…ds, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 heauen was hid, and did in darkenesse m•…•…ne: ••hilst hell kept fires continuall, that should burne 〈◊〉〈◊〉 very soule, if still it w••nt •…•…ry, And giue it torments that should neuer die, 〈…〉〈…〉; How blest is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Deities, Built up the Schoole of Health, to make him wise.