Empair

Who when their powres empair'd through labour long, With due repast they had recured well, And that weak captive wight now wexed strong, Them lift no longer there at leisure dwell, But forward fare, as their adventures fell:

Therefore, he that wil avoyde the open shame of privie sinne, the common plague of priavate offences, the greate wrackes of little rockes, the sure disease of uncertaine causes, must set hande to the sterne, and eye to his steppes to shun the occason as neere as he can; neither running to bushes for renting his clothes, nor rent his clothes for emparing his thrift, nor walke upon yse for taking of a fall, nor take a fall for brusing himselfe, nor go to Theaters for beeing allured, nor once bee allured for feare of abuse.

...it is impossible for me to express the real concern I have had on the account of this barbarous libel, when I am emparing my health, and venturing every thing for the good of my Country.

A Table for emparing the English Foot with Foreign measures, in English.

In emparing the above analysis with that of the Extract of Malt, of the German Pbarmacopoea, as given by Hager, that has been so generally received by the profession, I find it to substantially agree with that article.

The elements we enjoy are altered: Metals likewise, yea golde must be empaired with some other stuffe to make it fit for our service.