l. 803, _Capon._ “Gallinacius / the capon is a gelded cocke / & because {tha}t he is gelded he waxeth the soner fatte / & though he go with the hennes, he dothe nat defende them / nor he croweth nat.” L. Andrewe, _Noble Lyfe_, fol. n. ij. l. 804, _Eggis._ “the new lyde egges be better than the olde / the henne egges be better tha{n} ani other egges, whan thei be fresshe, & specialli whan thei be rere, tha{n} they make gode blode / but the egges that be harde rosted be of {th}e grose metis. The Operacion. All maners of egges waken a man to the worke of lecherie, & specialli sparowes egges. Auice{n}na: The ducke egges & suche like make grose humoures. The best of the egges is the yolke, & that causeth sperma / the white of the egge enclineth to be cole. whan an he{n}ne shall brede, take hede of those egges that be blont on bothe endes, & thei shal be he{n}ne chekens / & those that be longe & sharpe on bothe endes shall be cocke chekens.” L. Andrewe. _Noble Lyfe_ (o iij. back). l. 808, _Lamb._ Laurens Andrewe, Pt. i. says. ¶ Of the La{m}me. Cap. p{ri}mo. In the begi{n}nynge we haue the La{m}me, because he is the moste mekest beste leuinge, for it offe{n}deth nobody / and all that he hathe on him is gode / y^e flesshe for to eate, the skynne to make parcheme{n}t or ledder / the donge for to do{n}ge the felde / the clawes & hornes be medicinable / he dredeth the wolfe sore / & he knoweth his da{m}me best be her bleting, though she be amonge many shepe. The Operacion. The Lam{m}e that soucketh his dam{m}e hath his flesshe very slymie, & nat lowable / and it will nat be disgested, principally of them that haue cold stomakes. la{m}mes of a yere olde be better & lighter to disgest / & they make gode blode / and specyally they be gode for theym that be hote & drye of complexcyon & dwell in a hote & drye lande / la{m}mes flesshe is very gode for one that is hole & lusti, but for theim {tha}t be seke it is very euyll: though it lightely disgest and descende out of the man / yet it is euyll for other partes of the body, for it maketh slimy humours. sign. b. i. l. 808, _Cony._ “The coney is a lytel beste dwellynge in an hole of the erthe / & thore as he vseth he encreaseth very moche, and therfore he is profitable for man, for he casteth oftentymes in the yere ... Ysaac sayth. That conys flesshe hath properli {th}e vertue to strengen {th}e mawe and to dissolue the bely / and it casseth moche vryne.” _The Noble Lyfe_, sign. e. i. l. 811. _Mead_ or _Meath_, a drink made of Ginger, Sugar, Honey and Spring water boiled together. R. Holme. _Metheglin_, a drink made of all sorts of wholesome Herbs boiled and strained with Honey and Water, and set to work with Bearm, as Ale or Beer. _R. Holme._ Dan. _miod._