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 eng Coffee (Therapeutics) -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo The nature, quality, and most excellent vertues of coffee. . Morton, Robert, active 1670. 1670 1 1158 3 0 0 0 0 0 25.91 C The rate of 25.91 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-11 Sampled and proofread 2014-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE Nature , Quality , and Most Excellent Vertues OF COFFEE .

IT is a Berry that groweth upon little Trees or Shrubs onely in the Desarts of Arabia , and is carried from thence throughout all the Grand Seigniors Dominions , which they make into a Drinke with water ( after it is dried and powdred ) of which they drink at all times , as well at meals as at other times , as hot as possible it can be indured , &c.

The Nature and Quality of the Drink called Coffee , though it be commonly reported to be of a cold and dry quality , and by those who pretend to have much knowledge thereof : yet I question not , when you have well considered what I have here presented you withall , but that you will see their knowledge to be ignorance ; for I shall prove it to be moderately hot and dry ; yet suppose I should grant , that the Berries when they are raw , or before they are dried or parched , to be cold ; yet when it is dried or parched , that cold moisture is vanished away . As for example : our Barley , which is the coldest of all our Grains , yet when it is maulted it becometh hot ; and Chalk , when it is burned and made into Lime , be●●●●● exceeding hot ; ( and many more of the like examples I could acquaint you with , but this is sufficient . ) The same may be said of Coffee : the reason is , because the mercurial substance , which is the moist and airy parts ( as the Chymists so term it ) to be evaporated away . Again , they say Coffee doth help Digestion , and the Gout , Scurvy , and Hypocondriack Winds ; which are very true : but if it were cold , it would be so far from curing those Diseases , that it were even enough to breed them : for the Diseases are cold , and experience teacheth us that cold things hinder digestion : likewise cold things causeth sleep ( as you may witness in Feavers ) but this hinders sleep ; liewise I affirm it to be hot and dry , because Opium , which is cold and moist , is taken when they have drank plentifully of Coffee , for they are contrary or opposite one to the other , for cold things dulls the brain , hot things quickeneth it ; cold things hurt the Stomack and Liver , moderate hot and dry things strenghthens them &c.

Its VERTuES .

IT being drank at any time , drieth up moist and waterish humours , and expelleth wind ; that 's the reason why those people that are troubled with those humours in their bowels , are by it provoked to stool ; it very much strengthneth the Liver , and is as true an Hepatical Medicine as any is , it being moderately binding and cleansing ; it helpeth those that have the Dropsie by its drying quallity ; it helpeth the Jaundice , Scirrh of the Liver , and obstructions of the same , by its cleansing quality ; it s also good against the Itch , Scabs , and corruption of blood ; it mightily refresheth the Heart and Vitals ; it is a true Cordial ; it helpeth swooning , palpitation , and weakness of the heart . In the stomack , it helpeth want of Appetite , Concoction , Pains in the Stomack , called Dolor ventriculis , and the Disease called Cholera . In fine , it exceedingly strengthneth the Stomack in the Brain , it helpeth all cold , moist , and drowsie distempers , as the Coma , Lethargii , C●●●●● , and Appoplexy , Catalepsis , Palsie , Convulsion , ●●●ling-Sickness , Trembling , Melanchioly , Catarrhe , or Defluxion and pains in the head : The Steem is good for Rheumes in the Eyes , and for Pains and Noise in the Ears , and for dulness of Hearing ; it is good for the falling down of the Pallat , and for the Squinzie , if from a cold Rheume ; it is good for difficulty of breathing , the Consumption , Ptisick , and all Rheumes falling upon the Lungs . Note , if the Matter or Phlegme be thick , then sweeten it with Sugar-Candy to humect it . Its good against all Hypocondriack Winds ; for the Scurvy ; and for pains of the Spleen . It gently purgeth by Urine ; a good Drink for those that are troubled with the Stone in the Reins or Bladder ; also for stoppage of Urine , and the Strangury , and for the Chlorosis , White Feaver , White Jaundice , commonly called the Green-sickness . Its excellent good to prevent Miscarriage ; it is good against the Gout , Sciatica , and for all Rheumes and Rheumatick Pains in the whole body ; it is good against the Cholick , Iliack Passion , and for Fluxes ; good against the Worms ; art thou surfeited with Gluttonny or Drunkenness , then let this be thy common Drink ; do you eat much Fruit , then drink much of this . In the Spring when Humours do increase , then make good use of this . In Summer , when thy Appetite is small , and thy Digestion weak , then of Coffee mayest thou partake . This Drink may best agree with our Constitutions onely in the Spring , Summer , Autumn , and Winter ; and as to the time of the day , at any time till within two or three hours of your going to bed , for its operation will not last above two or three hours . You may not fear any hurt by the due and moderate use of it .

THEE , or TEA .

IT is an Herb that groweth in China and Japonia it is moderately hot and binding ; this wholsome Herb preserveth in perfect health till very old age ; it maketh the Body active and lusty ; it helpeth Head-ach and heaviness thereof , Lippitude , Distillations , and difficulty of breathing , weakness of the Ventricle , Pains of the Bowels , Lassitude ; it is also good for the Stone , and for any sharp Rheumes whatsoever , &c.

To raise our Coffee in a Verse or two , Is more then all the peopled World can do ; Whose rare transcendent Vertues so extend , It cannot be within a Poem penn'd . Let this suffice ( though many it displeases ) Our wholsome Liquor helpeth most Diseases . By Robert Morton .