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A worthie Physician 22.

Is open Enemie, and Foe profest,
To Sicknesse, Disease, to Plagues, or to Pest:
Purging from Nature Corruptions, and what
Infects destroyeth, or weakneth, yet that.
In feeling of Pulses, or groaping of Wrists,
Or viewing of Water, his Actions consists.
Discourses that chiefelie fits him, and pleases,
Are of the Causes and kinds of Diseases.
In Physicall things, hee frets till hee finds,
And searcheth of Simples, Sorts, and the kinds.
And then of these all, accordingly takes,
Advisedly, so his Mixtures hee makes.
Vnto his Patients, hee Patience perswades,
And with a modest Mirth, their Griefes hee glads.
Much hee doth moue, allow, and advance,
And praiseth oft in Purpose, Temperance,
Both to avoyde all Wastrie of Wealth,
And for vpholding of bodily Health.
Purging and Bleeding his Counsellours bee,
Into conserving of sound Sanitie.
His two Attendants and On-wayters are,
The choyse Chyrurgion, and Apothecare.
Resolv'd with these, of Time, and Seasons sure,
Hee temprate tryes, and cunning in his cure.
Surfets, Excesse, and Venerie both,
Agents alwayes for his Imployments go'th.
When as from one-an-others weaknesse hee will,
Straine Strength to himselfe, by Knowledge and Skill.
Thus they are needfull, and necessare Men,
To cure Diseases vnnecessare then.