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Show i 1, : icienerthn ee ee ri ‘ manin fome fortweake and feeble; which thing oxid, feemeth alfoto allow of Writing : Vt Venus eneruat vires, fic copia vini Et tentat griffus, dedilitatque pedes. ¥ fenfes, that it is moft effectual, not onely inwardly taken to the quantitie ofa little fpoonefull, putalfo outwardly applied : that is to fay,fet to the nofthrils,or laid vpon the temples of the head, } Ofthe Fitftory of Plants. andto the wrefts of the artes; and alfo to fomentand bath fundry husts and griefes. Being held in the mouthit helpeth the tooth-achetitis alfo good againft cold cramps and con- Ay wilfions, being chafed and rubbed therewith. As Venery the vigour {pends, fo ftore ofwine Someare bold to giueit in. quartaines beforethefityefpecially after the height or primofthe B Makes man to ftagger, makeshis ftrengthdecline. = : ies Moreover, wineis the feeter, hauing water poured into it,as Udthenews faith, Homer likewit A 883 Lis. 2 ae peei ee difeafe. This water is tobe giuen inwine with great iudgement and difcretion ;for feeing itis extreme C commendeth that wine whichis well and fitly allaied. PAslocoris writeth (as Atheneus reporteth) hot, and of moft fubtill parts, and nothing elfe but thevery fpirit of thewine, it moft fpeedily that dmphiétyon king of Athens was the firft that allaied wine,as hauing leatned the fameofpi. peirceth through, and dotheafily affault and hurt the braine. nyfius : wherefore he faith,that thofewho in that manner drunke it remained in health, that befor: had theirbodies feebled and ouerweakened w ith pure and ynmixed wine. The maner of mingling or tempering of wine was diuers ; for fometimes to onepattof wine, Therefore it may be giuen to fuch as haue the apoplexie and falling fickneffe, the megtim,the D headach of long continuance, the Vertigo,or giddine fle proceeding through a cold canfe :yer can itnotbe alwaies fafely giuen , for vnleffe the matter the efficient caufe of the difeafe be fmal!, and there were added two,and fometimesthree or foure of water; or two parts ofwine three of water: thefickeman of temperature very cold, it cannot be miniftred without danger : for that it fpre- ofa leffe delay was that which confifted of equall parts ofwine andwater, The old Comediansdid thinke that this leffer mixture was fufficient to make men mad,among whom was Mzefitheuswhofe words be extant in Athenaus. Hippocrates in the feuenth booke ofhis Aphorifmes faith that this manner oftempering ofwine and water by equall parts bringeth as itwere a light pleafant drunkenneffe,and that itisakindeof remedy againit difquietne fle,yawnings,and fhiuerings,and ghis mingling belongeth to thefron. deth and difperfeth the humours, it filleth-or ftuffeth the head, and maketh the ficke man worfe: " andifthe humoursbe hot,as bloudis, it doth nor a little increafe inflammations alfo. This water is hurtfull to all that be of nature and complexion hot,and moft ofall tocholericke E men:itis alfo offenfiue to the liuer,and likewife vnprofitable for the kidnies, being often and plentifullytaken. IfI thould take in hand towrire of every mixture, ofeach infufion,ofthe fundry colours, and Suchkinde ofwines they might be which in times paft the Scythians were reported oftheol writers to drinke, who for this caufe do call: vnmixed wine the Scythians drinke. And they tht fhould fend much time but to fmall purpofe. geft wines. : eer A drinke fimple wine fay,that they will Scyth:Zare, ot doas the Scythians do; aswe may reade in the tenth booke of Lath naus. ~ The Scythians,as Hippocrates and diuers other of the old writers affirme, be people of Germany beyond the loud Danubius, which is alfo called Ifter: Rhene is ‘a riuer of Scythia sand Cyr hauing paffed ouerI {ter isteported to have comeinto the borders of the Scythians. And inthis ourage all the people of Germanydo drinke vamixed wine, which groweth intbett owne countrey,andlikewife other people ofthe North parts, who makeno fcruple atall todrinke ofthe ftrongeft wines without any mixture. euety other circum {tance that the vulgar people doe giue vito this water, and their diuers vfe, I q OfArgall,Tartarpr wine Lees. : ark i ; he Lees ofwine which is become hard like a.cruft, and fticketh tothe fides of the veffell,and F wine casks,being dried,hard,found,and well compa¢ét,arid whichway be beateninto powder,is cilkd in fhops Tartarum : in Englith,Argall,and Tartar, 5 ate : 3 Thefe Leesare vied for many things ;the filuer-Smiths.polith their filuer herewith; the Diets G 1 late : eae f ae and it is profitable in medicine. tdoth greatly dry and waft away,as Pan/us @gineta faith: it hath withallabinding facultie; H proceeding from the kinde ofwine, of which it commeth. The fame feruethfor moift difeafes of the body: it is good for them that haue the greene fick- f G Of the liquor which is deftilled out of wine, commonly called, Aqua vite. Tue is drawne out of Winea liquor, which in Latine is commonlycalled qu wire, OF. ter oflife,and alfo Aqua ardens, or burning water, which as diftilled watets are drawne Out © herbes.and other things, is after the fame manner diftilled out of ftrong wit, that is to 4ay,” cettaine inftruments madeforthis purpofe,which are commonly called Limbeckes. jallo This kinde of liquoris in colour and fubftance like vnto waters diftilled out of hierbes,ane fife of refembleth cleere fimple waterin colour,butin facul tie it farre diffcteth. It beareth the fyrnameoflife, becaufe that it. ferueth to preferueand prolong the lite ” man, pit js not Itiscalled Ardens,burning,for thatit is eafily turned into a burning flame : for fe Lie, any bite thing cnet the thinneft.and ftrongeft part ofche wine, it being putt? the flame is M quic urned, f the ‘This aa is very hot,and ofmoft fubtill and thin parts, hot and dry in ihe'atercmt third degree,efpecially the pureft {pirits thereof: for the purer it is) the hotter e151" dryer, ofthinnerparts : which is made more pure by often diftilling. ‘ ya longo outof wine is goodfor all thofe thar are made cold eithier by ate This throughage,as for oldand impotent men: for it cheritheth and increafeth nature or waterdittilled eafe, vpholdeth ftrength,repaireth and augmenteththe fame: it prolongeth lifequickenct venet® fes,and doth not only preferue the memory,but alfo recouereth it whenit is lofts st fharpe cet ; fight. It is fit for thofe that are taken with the Catalepfie(whichis a difeafe in the brain hese ofdrineffe and co!d)andare fubje& to dead fleepes, if there be no fever joined ; aie nackts# weakeneffc,trembling,and beating ofthe hart: it firengtheneth and heatetha ferble NOae, confumeth winde both inthe ftomacke, fides, and bowels it makerb good concoction © 3 2’ sae and isa fingular remedy againft cold poifons ol > E inftrumenP . Se ‘ : feole ; of the hart, an d flirreth vp the ia! ftrengthening power,in Iehath fuch force and power,in P. Nesand the drop fie,efpecially that kindethatlieth in the flefh,called in Latine,Lewcophlagmatica : cing taken euery day fafting halfe a penny weightor a full penny weight (which is a dram and ean after the Romanes computation) doth not onely dry vp the waterith excrements, and ee them byvrine, but it preuaileth much toclenfethe belly by fiege. twould worke more effectually, if it were mixed either with hot {pices, orwithotherthings K Listbreakewinde, or elfe with diuretickes, which are medicines that prouoke vrine, likewifeto ! : € enh gentle purgers,as the ficke mans cafe fhall require. fwellingsasDi- J ofiori ke an of tfelfe, or tempered with oile of Myrtles, isa remedy againft foft i fonetn sit flaicth the laske,and vomiting,being applied outwardly vpon the region of the whine eina pultis ; and ifit belaid to the bottome of the belly andfecret parts, it ftoppeth B tes, afteth away hot fwellings of the kernels inthe flankes,and otherplaces, which be sled exulcerated ; it affwageth great brefts,and dryethvp the milke, ifit be annointed onwith i ee Lees are oftentimes burnt:ifit become allwhite itisa figne ofright and perfeé& burning, M a then it mutt be burned : being foburnt, the Grecians térmeit, som, as «Lginetafaith : the potdecaties call it, Tartarum uftum, and Tartaram calcinatum : that it to fay, burntorcalcined ar ol sit ¢ ; ik h het tC . very great caufticke or burning qualitie : it clenfethand throughly heateth,bindeth, N it maketh rough and ieee much drieth,as Dioforides doth write: being mixed with Rofin, burning medicines to neorngg tofall away : Paulws faith, that it is mixed with caufticks or theth 4 their burning qualitie: it muft be vfed whileft it is new made, becanfe it quickly vanlliens the Lees of wine burned, do foonerelent or wax moift, and are fpeedily refolued: into we he that would vfe it dry, muft haueit put ina glaffe,or glafled veffellwell ftopbagin — tg hotand dry place. It melteth andis turned into liquorifit be hanged ina linnen : gue place inaceller vnder the ground. call this liquor that droppeth away from itoile ofTartar: It eee‘ae: Qo int. cke POthecaries : vay leprie ot.itvety foontaketh awaylepriss' ogee ; ©"5 avery dry facultie: alfo ing quality,and and burning 3 ‘Cand “8¢ other filth and deformitie ofthe skin and face: with an equall quantitic of ni Eéee 2 ded, |