Tractatus de simplicium medicamentorum facultatibus. = A treatise of the nature and qualities of such simples as are most frequently used in medicines,: both purging, and others. Methodically handled, for the benefit of those that understand not the Latine tongue. To which is added: many compound medicines for most diseases incident to mankinde: as also two alphabeticall tables, very necessary for the reader. Together with, the explanation of all hard words or termes of art, whereby the vulgar may the better understand it. / By Robert Pemel, practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. Licensed and enterd according to order.

The hurtfull quality.

Sugar soon turns to choler, causeth thirst, and is hurtful to hot constitutions; being over-much used, it produceth dangerous effects in the body; for it heateth the bloud, breedeth the Jaundise, Stop∣pings, the Green-sicknesse and Consumptions, rotteth the teeth, and maketh them black withall, causing also many times a loathsome stinking breath. And therefore let young persons especially beware how they meddle too much with it, lest they have for their sweet meat sower sawce. I knew a young maiden whose mother was so in∣dulgent over her, that she gave her all the sweet meats she desired, and that for many yeers together, till at length her teeth were so cor∣rupt, and her breath so stanck that she was loathsome to company; then followed Apostumation of her teeth and gums, the Kings Evil, and so continued a long time.