The breuiarie of health vvherin doth folow, remedies, for all maner of sicknesses & diseases, the which may be in man or woman. Expressing the obscure termes of Greke, Araby, Latin, Barbary, and English, concerning phisick and chirurgerie. Compyled by Andrew Boord, Doctor of phisicke: an English-man.

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Title: The breuiarie of health vvherin doth folow, remedies, for all maner of sicknesses & diseases, the which may be in man or woman. Expressing the obscure termes of Greke, Araby, Latin, Barbary, and English, concerning phisick and chirurgerie. Compyled by Andrew Boord, Doctor of phisicke: an English-man.
Author: Boorde, Andrew, 1490?-1549.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Thomas East,; 1587.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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To comfort the heart.

There is nothing that doeth comfort the heart so much be∣side God, as honest myrth and good companie. And wine moderately taken, doeth letificate and doeth comforte the hearte, and good bread doeth confyrme and doeth stablyshe a mannes heart. And all good and temperate drinkes the which doeth ingender good bloud, doeth comfort the hearte. All manner of cordialles and restoratiues, and all sweate or dulcet things doeth comforte the heart, and so doth maces & ginger, rere egges, and poched egges not hard, theyr yolkes be a cordial. Also the electuarie of Cittons, Rob de pitis, Rob de ribes, Diambra, Aromaticum mustatum, Aromaticum ro∣satum, and so is Electuarum de gemnis, and the confection of Xiloaloe, and such like be good for the heart.