ity?
_Quest. 2._ Whether it be lawful to sue to them for aid.
or _Memb. 4._ Mediately by Nature which concerns and works by
_Subsect. 1._ Physician, in whom is required science,
confidence, honesty, &c.
_Subsect. 2._ Patient, in whom is required obedience,
constancy, willingness, patience, confidence, bounty, &c.,
not to practise on himself.
_Subsect. 3._ Physic, which consists of
Dietetical [Symbol: Aries]
Pharmaceutical [Symbol: Taurus]
Chirurgical [Symbol: Gemini]
or Particular to the three distinct species, [Symbol: Cancer] [Symbol:
Leo] [Symbol: Virgo]
[Symbol: Aries] _Sect. 2._ Dietetical, which consists in reforming those
six non-natural things, as in
Diet rectified _1. Memb._
Matter and quality _1 Subs._
Such meats as are easy of digestion, well-dressed, hot, sod, &c.,
young, moist, of good nourishment, &c.
Bread of pure wheat, well-baked.
Water clear from the fountain.
Wine and drink not too strong, &c.
Flesh
Mountain birds, partridge, pheasant, quails, &c. Hen, capon,
mutton, veal, kid, rabbit, &c.
Fish
That live in gravelly waters, as pike, perch, trout,
sea-fish, solid, white, &c.
Herbs
Borage, bugloss, balm, succory, endive, violets, in broth,
not raw, &c.
Fruits and roots.
Raisins of the sun, apples corrected for wind, oranges, &c.,
parsnips, potatoes, &c.
or _Subs. 2._ Quantity.
At seasonable and unusual times of repast, in good order, not
before the first be concocted, sparing, not overmuch of one
dish.
_Memb. 2._ Rectification of retention and evacuation, as costiveness,
venery, bleeding at nose, months stopped, baths, &c.
_Memb. 3._ Air rectified, with a digression of the air
Naturally in the choice and site of our country, dwelling-place, to
be hot and moist, light, wholesome, pleasant &c.
Artificially, by often change of air, avoiding winds, fogs, tempests,
opening windows, perfumes, &c.
_Memb. 4._ Exercise
Of body and mind, but moderate, as hawking, hunting, riding,
shooting, bowling, fishing, fowling,
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