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lretha man in fome fort wéalre and feeble : which thing oaid fecmeth alfo to allow Of: Wmmg thus; a r

V 2 Fem/4 ezzcrmzr w're:,(z'c ropia me‘ E: tmmtgr¢j]}z4, dcéilitatquepcdcr.

As Venery the vigour f pends, To (lore of Wine Makes man to iiagger,tnakes his itrength decline,

A ' Moreouer, wine is. the fweeter, hauing water poured into it, as cdtlzenam faith. Homer llkewlfc commendeth that wine which is well and fitly allaied. Pbilaroru; writeth (as ultéemct/4 rcpoltet .0_ that Ampbiﬁyon king of Athens was the ﬁrﬁ that allaied wine, as hauing learned the fame 0f D’ nyﬁm .- wherefore he faitb,that thofe who in that manner drunke it remained in health, that be had their bodies feeble and ouerweakened with pure and vntnixed wine. . C

B The manner of mingling or tempering of wine was diuers : for fometimes to one part of wlﬂri there were added two,and fomctimes three or foure of watet,or to two parts of wine three OFW3“ ' of a leffe delay was that which conﬁfied ofequall parts of wine and water. i

C The old Corned ians did thinke that this lelfer mixture was fuﬂicicnt to make men madr3m°"g whom was M rzcﬁtbe/.za,rvhoi"e words he extant in Athemem. . he

D Hzppacratcr in the feuenth booke of his A phorifmes faith,that this manner oftemperirlg 9%” of and water by equall parts bringeth as it werea light plcafant drunkenneffe, and that it 15 kl“ ‘:m_ remedy againli difquietneﬂ"e,yawnings,and fhiuerings 5 and this mingling belongeth to the R’

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E Such lrinde of wines they might be which in times part the Scythians were reported ofthe 01: writers to drinke, who for this caufe doe call vnmixed wine the Scythians drinke. And they the drinke fimple wine fay, that they will Scitbyzare, or do as the Scythians do,as we may read‘? 1“ ‘ tenth boolre or";/Ir/zemw: . _ my

F The Scythians, as Ilippocrater and diuers other of the old writers aﬂirme, be people ofG¢““a beyond the ﬂoud Danubius, which is alfo called Ilier :Rhene is a riuer of Scythia : and CW” uing palfed ouer Iiier is reported to haue come into the borders of the Scythians; , ha,

C And in this our age all the people of Germany do drinke vnmixed wine,which growethiﬂ Rake owne country,and lil-rewife other people of the North parts, who make no fcruple at all I0 d" of the iirongefi wines without any mixture.

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Q] 0ft/Jr: liquor Wbivlv is 4'1;/ii/led out afWinc, commonly M//M’, Aqua vitae.

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H Here is drawne out of Wine a liquor,which in Latine is commonly called r./fqua rwtda Oruifof ter of life, and all'o t/Iqzm am'em,or burning water, which as diliilled waters are drawn“ 0

herbes and other things, is after the fame manner diﬂilled out of ftrong wine, that is to T3)’: 7

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taine i_nf’rruments made for this purpofe,which are commonly called Limbeckes. I This kinde of liquor is in colour and fubiiance like vnto waters diﬁilled out of herb65: refembleth Cleere {imple water in colour,but in faculty it farre differerh. ’ we of K It bﬁamh the fyrname of life, becaufe that it {erueth to preferue and prolong ll“: 1 man. ' . . . - o - ' .' L It is called Aralem,burning, for that it is ealily turned into a burning ﬂame : for feeing 1% 2 1-5 311)’ Cllflhcg ‘hing than the thinneii and iirongeit part of the wine, it being put to the flame ° quic _y urne , ‘_ V be M h_Tdh(1!5 1_1‘l”°e‘ r15e"C°ira);l1r<:;x, and oftnoil: ‘fubtill and thin parts, hot and dry in the l_at€|1' Cfﬁygggd I f”h. egreev ‘shwhicgis glpgreﬁ fpirits thereof: for the purer it is, the hotter it is, t W 0 Svrajigitdiliilled out :r svitrigriespme '§’}°f'°" d‘m"'"g' - b a long 4”’ N l‘ throu ha e as for old and im gig): or a.li‘th(-mg rtlhaiyrfre made‘cO1d either thrall beam 5 ' ea 6’ (cit h R gn tlgi r)e aireth and au l§i€ntCtit1nt‘i1n.for use ml ah anqlncreaieth mth all thC fen’ vphol er re g 3 P h 8 e ame . it pro ongeth life, quickene new the fes,and doth not only preferuc t e memor)'a but alforecouereth it when it is loli :it fharpe ﬁght. _ _ _ dint’ It_is fit for thof e thatd are taflflgn evv€i£tE1OEcl‘1e€aEl3‘;l‘3‘°Pﬁ?f(lyhich is a difeafein the bralgfrfgigcfegr th; of drinelfe and cold) an 3: am: OM16 hemeepefgi tiere be no feuer }0ynC(:_ ; lbila ﬁomacke; weakeneffe,tremb];ng)al1 C g 5 It rengtheneth and heateth 3 Ce ‘_ of mcgtfg confumcth winde both in the fiomacke,-(ides, and bowels ; it maketh good c0nco€’c10“ and is a ﬁngular remedy againlt ‘cold poy Fons‘. _ _ Ems of 13,5, 1? Irhath lush force and P9W.€.‘a“.l iirengrheemé OW: llearraand liirteth VP Fl?“ !¥“*‘“‘“ en fr‘

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or the Hiaorreiort Pianist T as;

§§f}les,thac it is molt efl‘e€tuall,not onely inwardly taken to the quantity or a little f poonefull, but t“° outwardly applied : that is to fay,fet to the nolihrilspr laid vpon the temples ofthe head, and 0 the_Wrelis of the armes -3 and al 70 to fomcnt and bath fundry hurts and griefcs.

‘Ting held in the mouth it helpeth the toothache : it is alfo good agarnii cold cramps and con- A mlﬁonss being chafed and rubbed therewith. _ difefgie are bold to giue it in quartaines before the fit, efpecially after the height or prim of the B hogfliis water is to be giuen in wine with great iudgement anddilicrretior-1.; forvfeeing it is extreme C C > and Ofmolt ﬁ1btillparts,and nothing elfe but the very f pirit or the wine, it molt fpeedily pier-

“ll through,and doth ealily all‘-ault and hurt the braiﬂe. he d ereforc it may be giuen to fuch as haue the apoplexie and falling ﬁcknelfe, the megrim, the D it 5‘ ache of long continuance,the Vcrtigo,or giddincffe proceeding through a cold caufe : yet can not be alwaies fafely giuen 5 for vnleffe the matter the eiﬁcicnt caufe ofthe difeafe be {‘mall,and E mke man of temperature very cold, it cannot be minilired without danger -. for that it {pre- eth. “ld difperieth the humours, it ﬁlleth or fiuffeth the head, a-nd makﬁfh fbff ﬁCl<€ man world: and lffhe humors be hot,as bloud is,it doth not a little increafe inflarnrlliitimls 31 {0- m '59 water is hurrfull to all that be of nature and complexion hot, and molt of all to cholericke E 1‘ 118116 olfenﬁue to the liuer,and likewife vnprolitable for the kidnies,being of ten and plen- V ta en.

6“ fl lhould take in hand to write ofeuery mixture, of each infuﬁon,oFthe fundry colours, and thﬂrl’ Other circumiiance that the vulgar people doe giue vnto this water, and their diuers vfc, I

Quid fpend much time but to {mall purpofe.

657 of Arga/1, TarMr,. or wine Leer.

TH? Lees of wine which is become hard likeacruft, and fticlteth to the {ides of the veffell, and B‘ cal l:VdlI_1e casks,being dried, hard,found,and well compa<St,and which may be beaten into pouder,is Th in {hops Tartarum : in Englilh,Argall, and Tartar. . _, . we in fl“ Lees are vfed for many things :the ﬁluer-Smiths polifh their ﬁluer herewith :' the Diets G t and it is proﬁtable in medicine. _ _ _ _ _ pmc, °‘;h greatly dry and walie away, as Paula: uﬂgirzeta faith: it hath withall a binding faculty, H ceding from the kinde ofwine,or' which it commeth. ' nefre e fame feructh for moilt difcales of the body : it is good for tholethat haue the greene liclre- 1 bein a“ the droplie,efpecially thatltinde that lieth in the ﬂefh,called in Latlﬂeaéméfwttgmdrmr 11‘ egtaiiefl euerv day fairing halfe a penny weight or a full penny weight(*_Nh1°h 15 ad!‘-‘ml and void gmlnes after the Rornancs computation) doth notonely dry vp the waterlfh €XCrC-mentss and w them by vﬁne, but it preuaileth much to clenfe the belly by ﬁege- _ . I thatb °u1d worke more effeaually, if it were mixed eithe-r_w_ith hot fpices,or with other things K e m\ reake winde, or elfe with diuretickes, which are medicines that prouoke vrine 5 likewife to h 6. with gentle purgers,as the ficke mans cafe {hall requlr€- oﬁm. ° 3me of it felfe,or tempered with oile of Myttles,is a remedy againfi {oft fwellingsr 35 D13 L ‘C’ teacheth: it fiaieth the laske, and vomiting, being applied outwardly vpon the region Of the w°‘}1acke in a pultis 5 and if it be laid to the bottome of the belly and fecret parts, it ﬂ0ppetl1 mt ltexwafterh away hm fwellings of the kernels in the ﬂankes, and other place» Which PC vinegre exulcerated : it alfwageth great brells,and drieth vp the milke, if [the annointed on with

niniglfgfe Lees are oftentimes burnt: ifit become all white, it is a ﬁgne of right Md PCTf€<9¢ bur‘ M the e

pen“ then it mufi be burned :being fo burnt,the Grecians terme it, new", ?5 "ﬁ£5””4 f-‘f-“ha Tartar C ecaries call it,Tamzrum ruffam,and T artamm calczmmm : that is tr 13)’: Dumt 0’ °“1°‘“"'d

eatectllimh hell’ great cauliicke or burning quality: it clenfeth and *='“'°“gblY h€atetli,bindeth, N, andilliatid Very much drieth as Diofraridrr doth write :being mix~‘d with R05“: it ‘mketh. rough

incrca Fillet to fall away : Pairlm faith, That itis mixed with c“-“tic-l<¢5 OT burning m"di°‘.“°5 to for :1," C thelrburﬂing quality: it mult bevfed whilefi it is WW mﬂdﬁsbecﬁtlfe it ‘l‘“°"1.y vanifhctha therefo ees “Wine burned, doc foone relent or wax mo-it, and are fpeﬁdill’ 1'Cf°l"ed mt01“l”01‘= fer in “re he that would vfe it dry, mull haue it put ipa glalfe, or glalfed veiI'ell_ well ‘flopped, and fome °‘ ﬁnd dry place. It melteth and is turned into liquor if it be haﬂgﬁd "1 3 llmlen bag in

. P RC6 In 3C€lle[ vnder the ground. . I‘

ﬁicke Apothecaries call this liquor that droppeth awav from it, oile of Tartar. It retaineth a eau- 0 mg a an burning quality, and alfo a very dry faculty § it very foon taketh away leprie, fcabs, ter- 1 nd other ﬁlth and de ormity of the skin and face: with an equall quantity of Role water "““ “ ' Etc: 2 ' ‘ added:

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