Moreover while we single out several dishes and reject others, the selection seems but arbitrary, or upon opinion; for many are commended and cryed up in one age, which are decryed and nauseated in another. Thus in the dayes of _Mecenas_, no flesh was preferred before young Asses; which notwithstanding became abominable unto succeeding appetites. At the table of _Heliogabalus_ the combs of Cocks were an esteemed service; which country stomacks will not admit at ours. The Sumen or belly and dugs of swine with Pig, and sometimes beaten and bruised unto death: the womb of the same Animal, especially that was barren, or else had cast her young ones, though a tough and membranous part, was magnified by Roman Palats; whereunto nevertheless we cannot perswade our stomacks. How _Alec_, _Muria_, and _Garum_, would humour our gust I know not; but surely few there are that could delight in their _Cyceon_; that is, the common draught of Honey, Cheese, parcht Barley-flower, Oyl and Wine; which notwithstanding was commended mixture, and in high esteem among them. We mortifie our selves with the diet of fish, and think we fare coursly if we refrain from the flesh of other animals. But antiquity held another opinion hereof: When _Pythagoras_ in prevention of luxury advised, not so much as to tast on fish. Since the _Rhodians_ were wont to call them clowns that eat flesh: and since _Plato_ to evidence the temperance of the noble _Greeks_ before _Troy_, observed, that it was not found they fed on fish, though they lay so long near the _Hellespont_[SN: Odyss. 4⁰.]; and was only observed in the companions of _Menelaus_, that being almost starved, betook themselves to fishing about _Pharos_.