Beefe is good meate for & Englyssh man so be it the beest be yonge, & that it be nat cowe flesshe. For olde befe & cowe flesshe dothe ingēdre melancoly and leprouse bumours: yf it be moderatly poudered that the groose bloude by salte may be exaustyd, it doth make an Englysshe man strōge.
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Beef is a good meat for an Englishman, so be it the beast be young and that it be not cow-flesh: for old beef and cow-flesh doth engender melancholy and leprous humours. If it be moderately powdered [salted], that the gross blood by salt may be exhausted, it doth make an Englishman strong.
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