Bacon, Francis, Sylva sylvarum : or, a natural history in ten centuries

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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1000" xml:space="preserve">Milk warm from the Cow, is ſound to be a great nouriſher, and a good
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0048-01" xlink:href="note-0048-01a" xml:space="preserve">51.</note>
            remedy in Conſumptions: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1001" xml:space="preserve">But then you muſt putintoit, when you Milk
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            the Cow, two little Bags; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1002" xml:space="preserve">the one of Powder of Mint, the other of Powder
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            of Red Roſes; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1003" xml:space="preserve">for they keep the Milk ſome what from turning, or crudling
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            in the Stomack; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1004" xml:space="preserve">and put in Sugar alſo for the ſame cauſe, and partly for the
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            taſtes ſake: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1005" xml:space="preserve">But you muſt drink a good draught, that it may ſtay leſs time
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            in the Stomack, leſt it cruddle: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1006" xml:space="preserve">And let the Cup, into which you milk the
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            Cow, be ſet in a greater Cup of hot Water, that you may take it warm.
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1007" xml:space="preserve">And Cow-milk thus prepared, I judge to be better for a Conſumption, than
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            Aß-milk, which (it is true) turneth not ſo eaſily, but it is a little harſh: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1008" xml:space="preserve">
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            Marry it is more proper for ſharpneſs of Urine, and Exulceration of the
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            Bladder, and all manner of Lenifyings. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1009" xml:space="preserve">Womens-milk like wiſe is preſcribed,
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            when all fail; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1010" xml:space="preserve">but I commend it not, as being a little too near the Juyce of
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            Mans Body, to be a good nouriſher; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1011" xml:space="preserve">except it be in Infants, to whom it is
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            natural.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1013" xml:space="preserve">Oyl of ſweet Almonds newly drawn, with Sugar and a little Spice, ſpred
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0048-02" xlink:href="note-0048-02a" xml:space="preserve">52.</note>
            upon Bread toſted, is an excellent nouriſher; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1014" xml:space="preserve">but then to keep the Oyl from
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            frying in the Stomack, you muſt drink a good draught of Milde-Beer after
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            it; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1015" xml:space="preserve">and to keep it from relaxing the Stomack too much, you muſt put in a
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            little Powder of Cinnamon.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1017" xml:space="preserve">The Yolks of Eggs are of themſelves ſo well prepared by Natmre for nou-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0048-03" xlink:href="note-0048-03a" xml:space="preserve">53.</note>
            riſhment, as (ſo they be Potched, or Rear boyled) they need no other pre-
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            paration or mixture; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1018" xml:space="preserve">yet they may be taken alſo raw, when they are new
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            laid, with Malmſey or Sweet Wine. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1019" xml:space="preserve">You ſhall do well to put in ſome few ſlices
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            of Eringium Roots, and a little Amber-greece: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1020" xml:space="preserve">For by this means, beſides the
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            immediate faculty of nouriſhment, ſuch drink will ſtrengthen the Back, ſo
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            that it will not draw down the Urine too faſt. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1021" xml:space="preserve">For too much Urine doth al-
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            ways hinder nouriſhment.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1023" xml:space="preserve">Mincing of Meat, as in Pies, and Buttered minced Meat, ſaveth the grind-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0048-04" xlink:href="note-0048-04a" xml:space="preserve">54.</note>
            ing of the Teeth; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1024" xml:space="preserve">and therefore (no doubt) it is more nouriſhing, eſpecially
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            in Age, or to them that have weak Teeth; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1025" xml:space="preserve">but the Butter is not ſo proper
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            for weak Bodies, and therefore it were good to moiſten it with a little
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            Claret Wine, Pill of Lemmon or Orenge cut ſmall, Sugar, and a very little
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            Cinnamon, or Nutmeg. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1026" xml:space="preserve">As for Chuets, which are like wiſe Minced-meat;
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1027" xml:space="preserve">inſtead of Butter, and Fat, it were good to moiſten them, partly with Cream,
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            or Almond, or Piſtachomilk, or Barley, or Maiz Cream; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1028" xml:space="preserve">adding a little Co-
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            riander-ſeed, and Carraway-ſeed, and a very little Saffron. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1029" xml:space="preserve">The more full
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            handling of Alimentation, we reſerve to the due place.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1031" xml:space="preserve">We have hitherto handled the Particulars, which yield heſt, and eaſieſt, and plentifulleſt,
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            Nourishment; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1032" xml:space="preserve">and now we will ſpeak of the beſt Means of conveying, and convert-
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            ing the Nourishment.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1034" xml:space="preserve">The firſt Means is to procure, that the Nouriſhment may not be robbed
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            and drawn away; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1035" xml:space="preserve">wherein that which we have already ſaid, is very mate-
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            rial, to provide, that the Reins draw not too ſtrongly an over-great part
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            of the Blood into Urine. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1036" xml:space="preserve">To this add that Precept of Ariſtotle, That Wine
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            be forborn in all Conſumptions; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1037" xml:space="preserve">for that the Spirits of the Wine do prey
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            upon the Roſcide Juyce of the Body, and inter-common with the Spirits of
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            the Body, and ſo deceive and rob them of their Nouriſhment. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1038" xml:space="preserve">And therefore
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            if the Conſumption, growing from the weakneſs of the Stomack, do force
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            you to uſe Wine; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1039" xml:space="preserve">let it always be burnt, that the quicker Spirits may evapo-
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            rate, or (at the leaſt) quenched with two little Wedges of Gold, fix or ſeven
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            times repeated, Add alſo this Proviſion, that there be not too much </s>
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