their Land Deut. 18.12 14. Lev. 19.26 Therefore what man of sense will believe that all the Art of earthly men can procure one thing out of earthly things that may be but as the quantity of a pease that shall have power being put into a pound or two of melted Lead to change it into most fine Gold or that this one thing shall have also power as an outward Medicine to cure all diseases in the Bodies of the wicked that they may get strength to be wicked still But most happy is he that above all searching he seeketh after and waiteth upon God that he may give unto him that white Stone and in it a new name written which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth Rev. 2.17 Now before I conclude I shall recite some of the words of two of these Philosophical Writers as Geber and Villa Nova Saith Geber For wheresoever we have spoken plainly there we have said nothing but where under Riddles and Figures we have put something there we have hid the Truth Villa Nova saith The Alchymists of latter time are for the most part mockers and whiles by Sophistications they seek rather to seem wise than to be they deceive the yielders to them but the ancients not profiting according to their own Covetousness have wrapped up this Art in Riddles shewing rather their own Ignorance than Science c. Eph. 5.11 And have no fellowship saith the Apostle with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them Eph. 4.17 18. Yet the word Philosophy has signified a love to Wisdom and the way to holy Living and not vain and impracticable things See Pythagoras his works and the Speech of Palamedes at his Execution manifesteth that some of them sought after Righteousness For saith he I never hurt or injured any but on the contrary have advantaged all that conversed with me to my utmost ability communicating what good I could gratis and not for gain O that all called Christians was but come so far into a righteous Life as this Palamedes who was called a Heathen as his Speech declareth then would England be happy and all other Nations Note that if William Lilly and the rest of the Astrologers do not study to be acquainted with the seven Planetary Angels of the Magicians why did he write thus viz. For though Philosophy and Philosophers teach us that Comets have a matter or Ethereal Substance of which they are created yet those learned men wanting Angelical conversation are deceived Above all things saith he let the Artist rather judge by the strength of his reason guided by Art upon the Configurations of the Planets than by ill digested Aphorisms c. Nor are the secundian Intelligences viz. what Angel then governs to be omitted in Consideration for the judging of future Events c. There is in the Art of Astrology saith â—â—e which some ignorant persons are pleased to villifie Arcanum quoddam equivalent To prophesie c. Woe to the rebellious Children saith the Lord that take Counsel but not of me and that cover with a covering but not of my Spirit that they may add sin to sin Isa 30.1.9.6 Josh 9.14 But the most sure word of Prophecy is by Astrologers neglected 2 Pet. 1.19 Many also of them which used curious Arts brought their Books together and burned them before all men and they counted the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of Silver so mightily grew the World of God and prevailed Act. 19.19.20 A Rule for a Baker When the Bushel of Wheat is worth 3 s 4. the peny wheaten Loaf weighing 20 ounces what shall the peny Loaf weigh when Wheat is 5 s. the Bushel How much Cloath of 3 Quarters broad will serve to line 9 Yards of 7 Quarters broad Of the right placing of points in Writing Comma Semicolon Colon Period Interrogation Admiration Continuation Perenthesis A Comma is the most frequent point and of least force it is to be set when the least stop of the voice is as But when the Husbandmen saw the Son they said among themselves this is the Heir come let us kill him c. When there is a stop somewhat bigger set or as They that would destroy me being mine Enemies wrongfully are mighty Then I restored c. When the sense and sentence is perfected and full then write as Pray without ceasing In every thing give thanks Quench not the Spirit After a Question asked set this as Whose Ass have I taken Whom have I defrauded After a wondring admiring or crying out set this point as O wretched man that I am O death where is thy sting When you must divide a word at the end of a Line and with a part of it begin the next Line then at the end of the Line where the first part of it is you are to set down this point or when by way of Elegancy two or more words are put in one as Self-love A Perenthesis is when some words may be left out and yet the sentence perfect as I know that in me that is in my flesh dwelleth no good thing Of the Globe of the Earth the Pole-Stars and some hints of Dialling THe Globe of the Earth on which we dwell is supposed to be 2 third parts water or Sea and the other third part Land and two third part inhabited Seeing the Earth and Water is coâ—pared to a Globe or as a round Ball being in the Air by the wonderful work of God That it so remaineth held up by Gods hand only appeareth by what follows that is to say There is two fixed Stars called the two Poles of the World the North Pole and the South Pole opposite one to the other the Earth being in the middle or betwixt them and a Line supposed to be held from the one to the other Star The Sun Moon and Stars moves round them and the Earth continually The Sun giving Light to one place of the Earth at all times * The People in New England and New Jersey are rising out of Bed when we in England are at Dinner so that we differ six hours in time the Sun making the day c. for mans outward sight to guide him in outward things and to refresh the Earth as the Son of Righteousness Christ Jesus causeth his Spiritual Light to shine in the hearts of all men to light them out of Darkness or Sin Joh. 1.9 Luk. 1.78 So that all earthly things presseth to this Earth upon every part thereof to the middle or Center from whence they sprung Now to make it more plainly to appear Suppose I draw a crooked line to represent some part of the Earth upon which we dwell in England and extend a doted Line to see which of the two Stars or Poles is above our dwelling or Horizon so called Now he that travels 60 miles Northwards the North Star will be a degree higher or Southwards the contrary but altereth not to go Eastward or Westward directly
say do not this or that to day These words are used Gen. 30.27 I have learned Experience saith Laban that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake Again Gen. 44.5 Is not this the Cup in which my Lord drinketh and whereby he divineth That is proveth or maketh trial or experience what manner of men ye are The Heathen people were very superstitious in these observations some days they counted unlucky others lucky as our Astrologers do now some unfortunate to begin Battle and some days unfortunate to marry and as they were superstitious in observing unlucky signs as they called them so likewise in the means used to avert the evil portended The means were either words or deads thus if an unlucky bird so called or such like came in their way they would fling stones at it And of this sort is the scratching of a suspected Witch which at this day amongst the simpler sort of people is thought to be a means to cure Witchcraft By words also they thought to prevent the evil signified by such signs when they say This evil light on thine own head Vid. apud Theophrast Character D. Kinchien radic My people ask Counsel at their stocks and their Staff teacheth them for the Spirit of Fornication hath caused them to err and they have gone a whoring from under their God Hos 4.12 Ezek. 21.21 Lev. 18.26 31. Eccles 24.5 6 7. The manner of the Moons Eclipse THe word Eclipse is as much as to say as to want light and to be darkned or in part hidden from our sight When the Sun and Moon are opposite one to the other diametrically and the Earth in the very midst between both that is when a right line drawn from the center of the Sun to the center of the Moon passing through the Center of the Earth for the Body of the Earth and water being thick and not transparent casting his shadow to that point which is opposite to the place of the Sun will not suffer the Moon to receive any light from the Sun from whence she borroweth her light as the Astronomers write And note that every time she is at the full she is opposite to the Sun and yet the Earth is not at every such full diametrically betwixt her and the Sun for then she should be Eclipsed at every full which indeed cannot be unless she be either in the head or tail of the Dragon so called being two opposite places in the Skies or Heavens Now the Moon is Eclipsed in part when the Sun the Earth and the Moon be met in one self diametral line but the Moon is declining either on the one side or the other But note that the Eclipses of the Moon may be universal because the Earth is far bigger than the Moon and thereby able to shadow the whole Body The manner of the Suns Eclipse THe Eclipse of the Sun is when the Moon is betwixt the Sun and the Earth which chanceth in a conjunction or new of the Moon and yet not in every conâ—unction but when it falleth in one of the two opposite parts of Heaven called the head or tail of the Dragon which may chance as is said before either totally or in part totally in respect of those parts of the Earth whereon the Shadow directly falleth for seeing the Moon is far less than the Earth she cannot shadow all the Earth and therefore the Eclipse of the Sun cannot be universal but yet to some part of the Earth it may be total or dark to some partly and to others nothing at all A Tide Table shewing the time of full Sea in the principal Havens in England or near thereunto Names of Havens H. M. Points of the Compass Quinborow Southhampton Portsmouth 0 0 South North Redban Aberden 0 45 s w by w n e by e Gravesend Downs 1 30 s s w n n e Dundee St. Andrews Scilly 2 15 s w by s n e by n London Tinmouth Hartelpoole 3 0 s west n East Barwick Ostendfount 2 45 s w by w n e by n Frith Leith Dunbar Narbe 4 30 w s w e n e Foymouth Gernsey Lizard 5 15 w by s e by n Foy Lin Humber Way Dartmouth or Plimouth Antwerp 6 0 East West Bristol Lanion Foulness 6 45 e by s w by n Bridgewater Texel Milford 7 30 e by e w n w Portland Peterport Hague 8 15 s e by e n w by n Orkney Pool Orwel Shelens 9 0 s East n w Deep Lux Lenoyes Needles 9 45 s e by s n w by n Bolyn Dover Harwich Yarmouth 10 30 s s e n n w Callis Rye Winchelsey Calsho 11 15 s by e e by w The Vse of this Table Add the Hours and Minutes right against each Haven to the Moons coming to the South and the whole result will be the time of the Tide or high water By this Table you may see what point of the compass the Moon is in at the time of the Tide or full Sea The Moons coming to the South is found in an Almanack The Characters of the seven Planets Saturn ♄ Jupiter ♃ Mars ♂ Sol ☉ Venus ♀ Mercury ☿ Luna ☽ The Characters of the 12 Signs Aries ♈ Taurus ♉ Gemini ♊ Cancer ♋ Leo ♌ Virgo â™ Libra ♎ Scorpio â™ Sagitarius â™ Capricornus ♑ Aquarius â™’ Pisces ♓ To find what sign the Sun or Moon is in What sign is the Sun in the 6th day of September 1681. First find the day of the month by an Almanack and right against it is 24 d. 0 m. in â™ the Moon at the same time is in 17 d. 25 m. in â™ Do so another time Circles of the Sphere Note that the aforesaid 12 signs in the Zodiack so called are only as a supposed Circle or Circles divided into 12 equal parts in the Firmament whose breadth is about 23 d. 30. m. on each side of the equinoctial Line towards the two Pole Stars the whole Circumference or round the World of this Circle is 360 Degrees and every Degree upon the Earth is 60 miles Secondly Every one of these 12 Signs are divided into 30 Degrees and every Degree into 60 Minutes c. Thirdly The outmost side of this Circle or Circles towards the North Pole is called the Tropick of Cancer one of the said 12 signs the which when the Sun is in about the 11th of June the days are at the longest Fourthly And the other side of this Circle next the South Pole is called the Tropick of Capricorn the which when the Sun is in about the 11 of December the days are at the shortest Fifthly In the middle of this Circle or Circles or Zodiack may be said to be the equinoctial Line into which when the Sun cometh about the 10 of March and the 10th of September the days and nights are equal throughout the World Lastly The Sun is a whole year in passing through all these signs and the Moon in one Month and that neither of them come so near
Beer in winter dissolve the Sirup in posset Ale Terms provoked About the full moon take a draught of White wine wherein a small handful of stinking Arach hath been boiled and sweat upon it For the Stone Get into Bed and sweat and every quarter of an hour take one spoonful of the Sirup of Cammamile for an hour and an halfs time For Madness Hold the Party under Water a litle and often and after give them of the sneezing powder Sciatica Take white Wine and Vineger one quart house Snails one pint or more boil them together until half the Vinegar be wasted strain it then add of Neats foot Oil but Badger's grease is better one quarter of a pint and boil it a little and anoint the place often and wear a Flannel upon the place till well Whitloe before it break to put it back Wrap Sorrel in brown paper and rost it in Embers lay it on hot Sore Throat Take sometimes the Sirup of Orpin or the powder mixt with Hony Swelling sudden That it may not break Take Cammamile Smallage and Mallows boil them in milk and Water to a pultice add a little Hogs Lard lay it on warm twice in a day For the Blood Flux Take red Oak bark beaten small a quarter of a pound and of Cinnamon one ounce and a few Cloves mix them together and put about one ounce into a Pancake and fry it it 's best eaten with Oil. Forehead pained Boil Cammamile and Penyroyal in water till it 's tender lay it on at night Juices of any hearb How to preserve it all the year Gather them dry and before they flower stamp them in a wooden Mortar and take the Juice and on a gentle fire take off the skum you may keep it in a Glass by putting some sweet Oil on it or you may keep it another way by boiling the juice till it will be the thickness of Hony being cold Sirups How to make and keep them Sirups made of Flowers is made by the often steeping of Flowers in water covered by the Fire the water being boiled before by itself when it is strong enough of the Flowers strain it and to every pint add two pound of Sugar set it over the Fire but not boil it and scum it well and to make the Sirup of any hearbs you must boil out their vertue in water and let it run of itself through a woollen cloath with the weight in Sugar boil it to a Sirup Scum it often cover the Bottles only with paper both Sirups and distilled Waters A Sneezing Pouder good for the vertigo or madness Take Marjorane Sage and Rosemary in pouder of each half a Dragm Pellitory of Spain and white Hellebore of each one scruple Musk Grains 3. Rot in Sheep for 100 of them Take Grains and Coriander seed of each one ounce Long peper half an ounce Box leaves and Rue of each one handful Savin half a handful boil these in Ale and give to every Sheep three spoonfuls blood warm keep the Sheep fasting the night before and 3 hours after they be drenched if any of the Ews be with young leave out the Savin and put in Crumbs of Rye Bread as much as an Egg the best oil one pint put in when it 's from the fire stir it well when you use it give them Hey often The names of the Medicines that purges Choler Phlegm watry and Melancholy humours severally Choler purged gently by Wormwood Century Aloes Hops Mercury Mallows Peach leaves and Flowers Damask Roses blew violets Cassia fistula Citron Mirobalans Prunes Tamarinds Rubarb with red Dock roots Rhapontick Manna Purges Plegm gently by Hysop Hedge Hysop Bastard Saffron Broom flowers Elder flowers Myrobalans Bellerick Chebs and Emblicks the seed of Bastard Saffron and Broom Jallap and Mechoacan Purges watry humours gently are the Leaves Bark and Roots of Elder and Dwarf Elder or Walwort Elder flowers Broom flowers Agrick Jallap Mechoacan Orris or Flower-de-luce Roots Melancholy purged gently by Senna Fumitory Dodder Epithimum Indian Mirobalans Polipodium or Fearn of the Oak Whey Lapis Lazuli c. Choler purged violently by the seed of Spurge the Bark and Root of the same Scammony Elaterium Flegm and Water purged violently by Elaterium Euphorbium Spurge Opopanax Sarcocolla Briony roots Turbith Hermodactiles Colocynthis wild Cucumers Sowbread Mezereon Squils Melancholly by Hellebore white and black Take none of these violent purges alone without a right Composition among others to correct them Purging the manner and way thereof 1. If the humours be to be drawn from remote parts of the Body as the Head Arms Feet or the like let the Purges be made up in a hard form as Pills are for by that means it stays the longer in the Body and is in all reason therefore the better able to perform its Office 2. If the afflicting humour lie in the Bowels or near to those parts use liquid Medicines for they operate speediest and the Bowels are soon hurt by purging Medicines if the matter be tough and of long continuance it is impossible to carry it away all at once therefore take gentle Purges and take them often for strong Purges weaken Nature A good Purge Take Rubarb and Senna of each ʒi Jallap ℈ i Cream of Tartar and Anaseed of each 16 grains Ginger 10 Grains all in pouder let them steep in a draught of white Wine or water all night in the morning drink the Liquor and keep house and take posset drink as in other Purges it is very safe for many distempers taken as often as need shall require this quantity is enough for a man or Woman Observations Monthly for a Country-man January Breed Calves remove Bees 30. prune the Vine dung Pastures and prune Fruit-Trees February Dress Bees stools lay fresh Earth to the Roots of Fruit-Trees 14. sow Carrot seed 28 graft set quicksets sow Pease and Oats March Set Turneps Beans and Pease lay good Earth in Gardens scour Ditches sow Barly graft slip Gilly flowers and Garden seeds April Purge lop Ashes set Willows being cut and set in Water 6 weeks before kill Moulds May. 1. Set Kidney Beans and sow Purslane kill Caterpillars kill Weeds June Set Garden Beans again 30. clip the Vine branches and Leaves that the Grapes may be seen set Rosemary cut worm-eaten Bark from Fruit-Trees July Cut off suckers and needless buds from Fruit-Trees 20. mow Meadows 24. inoculate the Apricock drive Bees 1. August Sow Turnep seed all the last Month 16. take up Bees and leave the other but a little Door 10. sow Cabish seed September 20. Gather Carrots sow Wheat and Rye remove young Trees and Rose bushes purge October 1. Gather Apples and make Cyder take Earth from the Roots of Fruit-Trees cut Hedges November Cut Timber mose the Fruit-Trees buy Wheat and prune the Trees by cutting off whole Arms. December To keep Hares from Barking of young Trees anoint them with Hog's dung Soot and Blood 30. prune the Vines and nail it close
he what I had to say for my Opinion if the rest shall not allow of my Judgment I ought to give over defending of it and cease to be troublesome to the Congregation concerning the same but I ought not to be compelled to confess that I have erred for so I should sin against God That we may wrestle with God saith he by daily prayers to grant that we may have the use of this so soveraign and saving Liberty so profitable to the Church c. Oh that people would but lay aside self-interest then may they see how they are falln from the true Worship of God by setting up Man's Reason as Judge in spiritual matters out of which Apostasie there is no Redemption till people come to own and obey the sufficiency of God's Grace in their heaâ—â—s their only Teacher â—â—it 2.11 12. which bears Witness against all sin God having said unto the Apostle Paul My Grace is sufficient for thee 2 Cor. 12.9 And Paul committed the Saints to the Grace of God generally in his Epistles The Teachers in England do so likewise in words to their hearers And Kings also acknowledge it is by Gods Grace they are Kings Therefore it is the one thing needful and was Maries choice and it is the same at this day unto all that are willing and obedient to the guidance thereof in the whole course of their Lives which hath several other names in the Scripture as Light Word Spirit c. but is but one eternal pure Substance Enlightning every man that cometh into the World John 1.9 And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution 2. Tim. 3.12 Then it seems that Persecutors were ever blind 2 Cor. 4.4 Though they may read That Faith is the Gift of God And whatsoever is not of Faith is sin Rom. 14.23 Notwithstanding many thousands have been murthered or Martyred since the Apostles time or beginning when men began to force their Faiths upon the account of opinions in Religion upon such as had faith in Christ Jesus Act. 10.35 Heb. 12.1 Acted and done by such as professed themselves to be Christians or some faith in God even to the shame of the name of Christians amongst both Jews and Turks Some they have cut in pieces in cool blood some burned to death Bellies ripped open whilst alive some buried alive roasted upon Spits boiled to death with several other Torments some hanged and some baâ—â—â—â—ed in New-England in â—â—â—age some thousands it Old-England have been excommunicated and imprisoned some imprisoned to death some banished some knock'd on the Head whole Families undone all their goods taken from them only because of their meeting together most peaceably to worship God in Spirit and in Truth as God requires John 4.24 Which is hard-Measure to be inflicted upon such Christians as lives peaceably with all men Rom. 12.18 upon such as was always willing and still are to Give unto Cesar or civil Magistrate the things that are Cesar 's Mat. 22.21 and unto God the things that are Gods The things which may be said to be Gods or of God is to worship and serve him in Spirit and in Truth as aforesaid to live in his fear by departing from iniquity and to seek after the good of all men to live in all Christian virtues to do unto all people as we would be dealt with Matth. 6.12 which cannot be performed by any but as they obey the teachings of Gods Spirit in peoples hearts the Leader into all good the same that made David wiser than all his Teachers Psal 119.99 Isa 30.20 Heb. 8.11 and is a swift witness against every evil thought word and deed in every Conscience Obedience to which makes people happy for ever 1 Sam. 15.22 But what person soever pretends that Conscience or the Light therein is his guide and acts any thing destructive to Civil Society as Theft Murther or Adultery or are Traitors or Plotters or Drunkards or Cheats or Vagabonds or Mischievous Persons Gâ—â— 5.19 20. To all such the Ch istian Magistrate will be a terror and a praise to them that do well Rom. 13.3 if they be of Christs Religion for he did not compel his Brethren after the flesh to his Religion John 7.5 Yet did he and his Apostles bear a Testimony against all fair-sayers and hypocrites in Religion and left the Civil Magistrates to punish all open wickedness to which agreeth King Charles the 1st in the Collection of his Speeches pag. 91 123. In point of Consciencious tenderness I have often declared how little I desire my Laws and Scepter should intrench on God's Soveraignty which is the only King of mens Consciences nor do I desire any man should be further Subject unto me than all of us may be subject unto God And in his advice to the then Prince of Wales now King of England c. Your Prerogative is best shewed and exercised in remitting rather than exacting the rigour of the Laws there being nothing worse than Legal Tiranny c. But saith Christ Jesus Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them I will liken him to a wise man which built his house on a Rock Matth. 7.24 And doeth them mark that dost thou love them that hate thee c. The God of Israel said the Rock of Israel spake to me he that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the fear of God 2 Sam. 23.3.21.15 Now the Jews accounted the appearance of Christ Jesus in the Flesh as low and too mean for them saying is not this the Carpenter's Son and despised him Matth. 13.55 Even so do too many called Christians at this 〈◊〉 account his 2d coming 〈◊〉 â—â—iritual appearance too low and mean for them to bow unto that is his Light or Grace in their hearts which reproves for Sin calling it a dark Light or the Light of a Natural Conscience and a misguiding Light c. accounting it not sufficient to save from the evil of the World and so make merry over and crucifie afresh the just Spirit or Witness of God in their hearts by wilful kicking against it Pro. 4.18 John 3.20.16.8 Rom. 3.24 Tit. 3.7 Rev 1 5.3.14 But blessed be the Lord God there is a small remnant in this day that are come to witness in their hearts that little Stone Dan. 2.34 44. cut out of the mountain without hands which shall grow and fill the whole Earth with Righteousness and lay every Idol in the dust notwithstanding all the Opposition Art Wisdom or Violencâ— of men or Devils God will arise more and more in his spiritual appearance in the hearts of People until he hath conquered the enemies to Righteousness and the Glory of the Lord cover the Earth as the Waters cover the Sea and happy will all they be that meet him timely by turning from the evil Imaginations of their hearts and submit to his Grace the way to him for he is worthy to reign and rule in every heart and
the place of farthings Secondly now to place your several Sums to be cast up as suppose I begin with 3 l. 7 s. 3 d. lay down as many Counters at each mark thus And when you put another Sum to this as suppose 17 s. with the 7 s. already makes 24 s. then set one Counter more in the place of pounds and leave but 4 in the place of shillings and your sum is 4 l. 4 s. 3 d. and so add more at pleasure Lastly but if you are to cast up several Sums that are pounds without shillings or pence then mark upon the Table 4 marks as before These being so easy I need not write much for further directions observing the four places Read them thus the three Counters next the left hand stands for three thousand next two hundred next four tens or forty and three at the last that is 3243. Thus you may make the Sum bigger or lesser as you please even from one pound to thousands So I hope that whoever can do it will not grudge to teach their Neighbours near them if they desire it Gratis How to divide a square into two parts according to any proportion assigned by a Line drawn parallel to one of the sides LEt the figure be A B C D containing 676 Poles and it is required to cut off 208 Poles with a Line parallel to D C to be â—aid out next unto the same First divide 208 by 26 and the Quotient will be 8 the which distance set from D to E â—nd from C to F. How to divide a Triangle into twâ— parts SUppose that this Triangle is 8 Acres anâ— it is required to draw a Line from A divide it into 5 Acres and three Acres The longest side being 40 work thus saying So 25 of the base or longest cut at D and draw the Line A D and 15 for the other side How to divide a Triangle into 5 equal parts from a point given SUppose the given point be at D first divide the longest side of the Triangle into 5 â—qual parts and draw paralleld doted Lines â—â—om each part then from the given point D â—raw Lines to divide it as in the Triangle To divide a common field into as mâ—ny parts as shall be required SUppose a Common of Pasture for the use three men as A B C and it is agreed 〈◊〉 them all that each man shall have his Propoâ—tion of Ground laid out according to the quaâ—tity of his Commons in the same place First measure the whole field and if it coâ—tain 35 a. 3 r. 15 p. or 5735 p. then confidâ—â— how many Beast-Gates or Cow-Commons theâ—â— are in the Pasture and divide the quantity 〈◊〉 the field to them according to the Rule 〈◊〉 Proportion or Rule of Three in page 1â— saying If the whole number of Beasts-gates 〈◊〉 Commons of A B and C give the whoâ—â— quantity 5735 p. what shall the number of theâ—â— belonging to A be and the Answer will be 〈◊〉 part So work the parts for B and C and tâ—â— part of A be 1817 to B 1716 to C 22â— poles The field being drawn into a Plot on â—â—per divide every mans part by the Geometâ—â—cal Problems in this Book and also by the hâ—â— of the Table in page 188. How to make a Triangle which shall contain any number of Acres Roods and Poles SUppose I make a Triangle that shall contain 5 Acres 2 Roods and 30 Pole or â—10 Poles whose base or longest side must be â—â—0 Poles First double the number of Poles and they make 1820 the which divide by 50 and the Quotient will be 36 2 5 the length of the perpendicular D B then from the Line of equaâ— parts in page 164. lay down the Line A B equal to 50 Poles then upon B raise the perpendicular B D equal to 36 2 5 poles draw the Line C D parallel to A B then from the poinâ— E draw the Line E A and E B including the Triangle A E B which contains 5 Acres 2 Roods and 30 Poles as was required Note by the same Rule you may lay out a bigger or lesser Quadrant in page 148. VVHen you make a Quadrant in Wood. First That it may be perfect square at the Center make a square on a piece of paper by the example in p. 162. Secondly Let not the uppermost Arch line be so near the Center as the printed Quadrant is Thirdly And let the division on the right edge of the Quadrant between the two arches marked 12 be divided into 14 equal parts whereas this is 19. Fourthly Then from the over arch M to A or April set of 6 parts every part supposed to be 5 days from A. to M. or May six parts more the remaining 2 parts serve for June and December Fifthly Instead of a Bead a pins head may serve Lastly To place the rest of the hour lines draw out the string to the degrees of the Quadrant and mark for the hours according to the Table and draw arch lines for hour lines like the 12 a clock line Of the Moons Influence VVHereas I have mentioned in p. 181. of cutting the Hair the Moon increasing c. It was rather of custom then any belief I have in it being all power is in God that a hair of our Head perisheth not without his good will c. Mat. 10.30 and though the tide and some other things happeneth monthly the power is only to be attributed to the providence of God and not to any created thing though all his works are good in their places for God will not give his Glory to another neither would he have man to look up unto the Stars to Idolize them least they give that power to them that belongs to God only Deut. 4.19 And John Gadbury writes of the Moon thus The more she fills her forked round The more the marrow doth in bones abound So that by his reason the marrow in the bones also decreaseth as the Moon decreaseth The Moon was worshiped throughout all Asia and in great esteem among the Ephesians whence arose that cry Great is Diana of Ephesians Act. 19.28 Macrob Saturnal lib. 1. c. 15. The Sun and Moon saith Godwyn p. 199 which are the greater lights in the Heaven I take to have been the chiefest Idols worshiped by the Heathen people notwithstanding their blind devotion deified also the other Planets c. of this nature are these Chambers of Imagery Ez. 8.9 and some are of opinion that the flowing of the Sea is caused by the Moons warmness when she comes to the South others hold that the fire hid in subterraneous stones in the Sea and Earth and Saltness of the water makes it as it were to boyl c. And to manifest what Spirit this Astrologer J. G. is of by his skill in the Stars saith in his Astrological Observations in Jan. 1681. The pretence of passive obedience is too stale a cheat to be any longer swallowed the Law was
parts of a shilling that is 12 pence and divide that product by the Numerator 6. Example How many square Quarters of a foot is in a solid foot of Timber The square of a ¼ of a Foot is three Inches multiplied in its self Divide 1728 by the Inches in a square Foot by 27 and the Quotient is the Answer Example And in an Inch also is 64 squa◠quarterns of an Inch. A Table to reduce Links into Roods and Poles Links R. P. 100000 4 0 90000 3 24 80000 3 8 70000 2 32 60000 2 16 50000 2 0 40000 1 24 30000 1 8 20000 0 32 10000 0 16 9375 0 15 8750 0 14 8125 0 13 7500 0 12 6875 0 11 6250 0 1 5625 0 9 5000 0 8 4375 0 7 3750 0 6 3125 0 5 2500 0 4 1875 0 3 1250 0 2 624 0 1 The use of this Table If you have a number of Links cut off from the Acres in your first Product bring them to the first Column and against them are the Roods and Poles Or take the nearest number and substract Ten hundred thousand or a thousand thousand is a Million To know when it is the middle of the day by the Sun At twelve a clock cut a notch in a Window by the shadow of a stansion or Door post To reduce 5267 Poles into Acres Roods and Poles That is a r p 32 3 27 How to measure any parcel of Land small or great by a Chain and the Rule of Multiplication which may be very useful for the new planter in America the way being in a pocket Book Suppose the length of a piece of Land be 9 Chains and 50 Links the Breadth 6 Chains 25 Links Note that the Chain is called Gunter's Chain being 4 Poles in length and is divided into 100 Links and at every ten Links is a brass Ring price five or six shillings Multiply the Chains and Links as whole numbers and from the product always cut off 5 figures next the Right hand and those to the left hand are Acres  a. r. p.  That is 5 3 30 00000     100000 parts of a Pole Secondly The remaining Figures that is cut off from the 5 Acres must be multiplied by 4 because so many Rood is in an Acre and 5 figures cut off also from that Product and the other are Roods Lastly Multiply the five figures so cut off from the Roods by 40 because there is 40 Pole in a Rood and then cut off five figures from the last product and the Left hand figures are Poles as in the Example appeareth Note that if in your Lengths or Breadths the Links are under 10 add a Cipher to the Left hand How to reduce any number of Chains and Links into feet That is 351 Feet 12 parts 597 Feet 30 parts Always cut off 2 figures from the product towards the Right hand and they are parts of 100 and them on the Left are feet That is 351 12 100 597 30 100 Note that if the number of Links be under 10 place a Cipher to the Left hand as before To know how far it is to a Steeple or Tree that you cannot measure to by reason of water or wood c. Choose two places to stand in to see the same as suppose 20 yards distant for which distance draw a Line on Paper and divide it into 20 parts then lay the edge of a Quadrant at one standing the Quadrant lying flat to point to the other standing and mark how many degrees the sight of the Tree may cut to make an Angle which mark at the end of the Line on the Paper do so at the other standing and bring it to the Paper Lastly draw both the Lines at length till they touch each other and that will shew the distance in yards to be measures by your first Line Note that if the Tree be far distant let your standings be the farther off each other And for want of a Quadrant the square corner of a Board may serve if it be exact square at one corner If you are upon the Land you may take the distance of a Ship at Sea by two standings as before But if you are upon a Ship Mast at Sea or upon a high Tower near the Sea then spie through the sights the Ship observing how many Degrees and Minutes makes the Angle which note upon Paper and let down into the Sea a Line and Plummet the which Line measure into yards and lay it down also on Paper by the Line of equal parts Note that the Angle at the water is a perfect square as one should always be Then draw your Lines to a point as before so that by this Rule the ingenious may find the distance of several Towns and Castles one from another and also their heights and breadths though you cannot come at them by reason of Water or an Enemy c. Note that if the Plummet cut one one quarter of your Quadrant on the right side in taking of sight then twice the distance from your standing to the bottom of the Tree is the height Or if it cut so much of the Left side then half the distance is the height Remember that the sight to the top of the Tree must be as a streight Line to the Ground it may reach 6 7 or 8 foot backward if you stand upright to take the sight How to make black Ink. Take Rain water two Quarts Galls bruised six ounces let them stand one week in the Sun then put in Gum Arabick and Coperas of each four ounces heat it over the fire and stir it with a stick often This Table is called multiplication Table which all have learned by heart that are skill'd in Arithmetick 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18   3 9 12 15 18 21 24 27    4 16 20 24 28 32 36     5 25 30 35 40 45      6 36 42 48 54       7 49 56 63        8 64 72         9 81 How to read this Table Begin at the figure 2 in the second Line and 2 in the first and say 2 times 2 is four 2 times 3 is 6 c. Then begin at 3 in the third Line saying 3 times 3 is 9 and 3 times 4 is 12 3 times 5 is 15 and so to the end Multiply 20 by 5 Thus the Cipher in the 20 set down under the Line then 2 times 5 is 10 set it down so 5 times 20 is 100. Multiply 69 by 87 set it thus Work thus Say 7 times 9 is 63 set down 3 and carry in mind 6 then 7 times 6 is 42 and 6 I bear in mind is 48 set down 8 and bear in mind 4 which 4 set down having no further to carry it Then say 8 times
two marks in sight and lay them on the same Paper by the Line of equal part in this Book do so at all the other corners till thou hast closed up the Plot or Wood the which you may with ease measure into Acres by the same Line of equal parts upon your Paper Example Note that if your Quadrant be too little join 2 Quadrants together or do it by a board c. for want of a plain Table So your plot upon the paper makes 3 Triangles and to measure one of them multiply for one Triangle the longest doted Line by half the middle doted line or perpendicular gives the content work so the other two Triangles and add them together and the work is done Of Longitude and Latitude 1. THE Longitude of a place is the distance thereof from the Fortunate Islands beyond Portugal which is called the Primary Meridian from whence the Longitude of all places upon the Earth are numbred in the Equinoctial toward the East 2. The Equinoctial Circle is the middle distance between the two Poles in which the Sun is in about the 10th day of March and the 10th day of September making the days and nights of equal length all over the world 3. The Latitude of a place is the distance thereof from the Equinoctial Circle which is numbred in the Meridian towards one of the Poles or the height of the Pole above our Horizon or Dwelling A Table of the Longitude and Latitude of some of the chief Cities and Towns in the World Names of Cities Long. Lat. D. M. D. M. Alexandria in Egypt 60 30 30 58 Amsterdam in Holland 29 30 52 20 Antwerp in Brabant 28 45 51 12 Athens in Greece 52 15 37 42 Babylon in Chaldea 70 0 35 0 Bethlehem in Judea 65 45 31 50 Bononia in Italy 35 0 43 49 Brandeburgh 37 20 52 30 Cambrid 24 35 52 17 Compostella in Spain 14 45 43 0 Constantinople in Greece 58 0 43 0 Cadiz in Spain 18 30 36 10 Cracovia in Polland 44 30 49 57 Damascus in Syria 73 15 34 00 Dublin in Ireland 71 50 53 11 Elsbenburgh in Denmark 36 45 56 03 Ephesus 58 30 38 18 Edinburgh in Scotland 21 35 57 00 Gant in Flanders 26 45 51 04 Geneva in Sabaudia 30 45 45 54 Granata in Spain 18 15 37 30 Hall in Saxony 30 00 51 38 Hierusalem 70 45 32 10 Lisbon 14 15 38 45 London 24 20 51 32 Lyon in France 29 45 45 00 Leyden 29 00 52 07 Madrid in Spain 21 30 40 45 Mansfield 35 50 51 40 Marbon in France 25 05 41 50 Naples in Italy 38 45 40 42 Ninive in Assyria 80 30 35 50 Oxford 22 20 51 46 Prague in Bohemia 38 15 50 06 Paris in France 26 45 48 50 New-Jersey   40 00 Rome 36 30 42 02 Roterdam in Holland 27 35 51 55 Salamanca in Spain 18 45 41 12 Stockholm in Sweden 39 50 58 50 Thessalonica 53 15 41 32 Tredagh in Ireland 17 35 53 11 Valence in Spain 22 05 39 55 Venice 36 15 45 15 Vienna 40 45 48 24 Vraniburgh in Denmark 36 45 55 54 Warsevia in Poland 46 15 52 20 Worms 31 30 50 25 York in England 23 20 54 00 A Table shewing the bearing distance and number of miles from London to most chief Cities in the World  Way Dist Alexandria in Egypt S e by e 2169 Amsterdam in Holland e by n 0266 Athens in Greece s e by e 1642 Antwerp in Brabant East 0248 Barwick North 0267 Babylon e s e 2724 Bethsaidae s e by e 2369 Barmoudas w s w 3409 Callicut in East-India s e by e 5214 Callis in France e by s 0086 Constantinople e s e 1547 Dublin in Ireland n w by w 0296 Dantzick e n e 0961 Damascus e s e 2404 Edinburgh in Scotland North 0328 Ephesus e s e 1808 Florence s e 0802 Franckford East 0448 Hamburgh e n e 0538 Hierusalem s e by e 2352 Isleland n n w 0930 Joppa s e by e 2318 Lisbon in Portugal s s w 0985 Middleburgh in Zeland East 0205 Mentz in Germany East 0410 Millam s e 0645 Moroc in Barb. Tanger s s w 1449 Mexico w by s 6844 Naples s e by e 1051 Ninive e s e 2635 Paris in France s s e 0215 Philippi in Macedonia e s e 1395 Pargue in Bohemia East 0700 Quinzai the greatest e by s 7272 Rome s e by e 0887 Spiers e by s 0430 Strawsborough e by s 0432 Toledo in Spain s by w 0934 Troy e by n 1605 Tumes s w by w 6045 Venice e by e 0744 Civel s by w 0950 York North 0150 To know whether water may be conveyed by a Pipe laid under the Earth from a Pond or Fountain to your dwelling TAke a Staff or Pole long enough and set it upright in the water of the Pond and mark how many foot is above water then set another Pole of the same length at the place where you would have the Water conveyed and at the top of your first Staff or Pole place the left Edge of a Quadrant and through the sights spie the top of the other Pole and if the Plummet cut any Degrees the Water cannot be conveyed so as to run of it self through a Pipe Having the length of a Close to find the breadth of an Acre Suppose the length of a Close be 50 Pole divide 160 by 50. Another way to measure Land Paving Hangings Seeling Tiling c. by Multiplication the Pole yard Ell c. that you measure with being first divided into 100 parts Example If a piece of Land be 20 Poles and 25 parts or a quarter of a Pole both ways or length and breadth multiply them as whole numbers thus Always cut off from the Product 4 figures next the right hand and it is parts of a Pole and them toward the â—eft are Poles As 410 Poles 0625 10000 parts of one Pole How to lay out an Acre of Ground Poles breadth Length of the Acre Poles Feet 1 160  2 80  3 53 5½ 4 40  5 32  6 26 11 7 22 14 8 20  9 17 13 10 16  11 14 9 12 13 5½ 13 12 5 14 11 7 15 10 11 16 10  17 9 7 18 8 4½ 19 8 7 20 8  21 7 10 22 7 4½ 23 6 15½ 24 6 11½ 25 6 11 26 6 2½ 27 5 15¼ 28 5 11½ 29 5 8½ 30 5 5½ 31 5 3½ 32 5  33 4 14 34 4 11½ 35 5 9½ 36 4 7¼ 37 4 5¼ 38 4 3½ 39 4 2 40 4  41 3 15 42 3 13¼ 43 3 12 44 3 10½ 45 3 9 46 3 8 47 3 7 48 3 5 49 3 4 50 3 3 51 3 2 52 3 1 53 3 1½ 54 2 16 55 2 15 56 2 4 57 2 13 58 2 14 59 2 12 60 2 11 61 2 10 62 2 9¼ 63 2 9 64 2 8¼ 65 2 8 66 2 7 67
the two Pole Stars as 60 Degrees which makes that the Earth is so very cold against them as in Greenland so called where there is Ice all the year being only inhabited by wild Beasts and Fowls in abundance Signs of Rain 1. SUn rising seems bigger 2. Sun rising with a Circle 3. Setting in a black Cloud 4. Sun or Moon looking pale 5. Sky red in the morning 6. Often change of the Wind. 7. No dew morning or night 8. Many small Clouds North West at Evening 9. Wind long in the South 10. Few Stars seen 11. Moons Horns thick at rising 12. Stars seem bigger 13. Many Stars and Wind East in Summer Signs of fair Weather 1. The Sun looks bright 2. Mists in the Water 3. Rain-Bow after Rain Signs of Frost 1. Many Stars and the Wind East Signs of Wind. 1. Sun and Moon look red 2. Sky red in the morning 3. Murmuring of Wind in the woods 4. Shooting of Stars 5. A Circle about the Moon at the Full. These Signs of the Weather are not so fallible as Astrological Predictions And People sometimes are saying we want Rain and sometimes fair weather all signs fail Oh! But the greatest want is the want of Obedience to the Talent or measure of Gods Grace in every heart that would lead People into Temperance in all things in fruitful seasons and out of that mind that seldom thinks that they have Apparel Meat Drink and Furniture good enough and that makes waste of any of Gods good Creatures as too many do when the poor wants * Jacob vowed that if God will be with him and will keep him in the way that he goes and will give him bread to eat and raiment to put on he will give the tenth unto the Lord Gen. 28.20 22. Even â—o will the seed of Jacob at this day give the Tenths or more if need be of the increase of Godâ— Blâ—ssings upon their outward Estate unto the Lord that is unto the poor and Fatherless and Widdows that wants relief Mat. 25.40 2 Cor. 9.7 So that now if it shall please God to cause a Famine it is but just upon many who regard not nor lay to heart the many warnings and threatning Judgments that hangs over our heads which God hath shewed to many in the midst of many Mercies yet but few regard with their whole heart to seek after Righteousness by departing from iniquity in the fear of the Lord because Sin is the chief cause of sorrow that comes upon Man and Beast and makes the Earth to mourn Oh that People should still resist the strivings of Gods good Spirit as in every Age Gen. 6.3 that would lead them out of all evil into favour with God Deut. 28.2 3 4 5. Are people willing to forget that the sins of the people have in all ages brought Gods Judgments upon them Which makes the Righteous rejoyce because many will learn Righteousness when Gods Judgments are in the Earth Isa 26.9 Though the Righteous in some outward things bear a share of the Judgment yet have they true Content Peace and Joy being redeemed from the Earth and all visâ—ble things so as to set their hearts upon them 1 Kin. 8.35 36 37. Zeph. 1.3 Deut. 28.47.32.4 Jer. 30.15 Psal 5.12.38.25 Prov. 11.10 An Image called The Rood of Grace IN the beginning of the Reformation in King Henry 8th's time one Cromwel was greatly in favour with the King and was made one of his Privy Council c. He brought to light and suppressed many Popish Idolatrous Images and other superstitions of the Church of Rome for which they sought his death which the King afterwards lamented c. One Rood of Grace or Image wherein a man stood inclosed with a hundred Wires within the Rood to make the Image goggle its Eyes nod its head hang the Lip move and shake its Jaws according to the value of the gift offered if it were a small piece of Silver then would he hang a frowning Lip if it were a piece of Gold then should his Jaws go merrily Thus were poor peoples Souls seduced and their Pockets pick'd by these Idolatrous forgers until Cromwel caused the said Image to be carried publickly to Pauls in London where the People tore it in pieces Then in Queen Maries time Daughter to the said King Henry the 8th Bishop Bonner put out a Mandate to the Priests within his Diocess commanding that comely Roods or Images should be again set up in all Churches c. the same injunction was published in other Diocesses for at Cockram in Lancashire the Parishioners and Wardens had agreed with a Carver to make them a Rood to set up in their Church at a certain price which the Carver did but the Rood being made of an ugly grim Countenance they disliked it and refused to pay the Workman that made it whereupon by Warrant he brought them before the Mayor of Lancaster who was a favourer of the Protestants and a man against Idols when they came before the Mayor he asked them why they did not pay the man according to their agreement they replied they did not like the grimness of its Visage saying they had a man formerly with a handsome Face and they would have had such another now Well said the Mayor though you like not the Rood the poor mans labour has been never the less and it's pitty he should lose but I tell you what you shall do pay him the Money you promised him and if it will not serve you for a God you may make a Devil of it at which they laughed and so departed How pleasant Pictures become Idols in the Heart AN Image or Idol saith Paul 1 Cor. 8.4 is nothing c. that is it is nothing to thee but if thou set it in thy Heart and affectionate it or any other Picture thou bows to it and this is Idolatry Thou shalt make thee no graven Image saith God neither any similitude of things that are in Heaven above neither that are in the Earth beneath nor that are in the Waters under the Earth thou shalt not bow down to them c. Exod. 20.4 5. Though we make them say some people we do not bow to them or worship them Answer If thou art covetous after them and hast inordinate affection to them thou hast set them in thy heart and this is Idolatry Ezek. 14.2 Col. 3.5 And worships and serves the Creatures more than the Creator c. Rom. 1.25 Set your affections on things above not on things on the Earth Col. 3.2 My Son give me thine heart and let thine eyes observe my ways Prov. 23.26 So that he that has given his heart to God his affections will not be set upon liknesses for so his mind may be drawn from God who is to have the whole heart We may read that the Heathens did wonderfully adore the likenesses of things c. yet being no example to a Christian whose heart and Treasure is only in God and
line by half the 2 shorts being first added together The fifth figure or multiply half the longest side by the dote line For the sixth figure being a Circle or multiply half the Compass by half the breadth the product shews the number of flat or superficial Inches if it be the end of a Barrel round Timber Stone or Land c. being round See p. 36. The second figure there may be measured like the 3d figure in p. 37. Of Bees p. 276. c. The best is to smother no Bees till the latter end of September the weather cold to prevent your Neighbours Bees that will smell the Hony and so may rob your other Bees that are not very strong Secondly if you find that the under Hives be somewhat too weak in October set 2 of them together the strongest uppermost or any other weak stock upon one of them to be one house Rot in Sheep p. 112. Drench them every month if need be also give every Sheep one mouthful of Hay before they go out of the fold every dewy morning both in Winter and Summer and other Cattel if it be a very wet time Remember that Medicines that are good for Men are also good for Beasts giving them the bigger quantity but to save some Charge For Rubarb take Red-dock roots For Garden Mallow-roots take the common For White Poppy take Field Poppy For Lavender Spike use Garden Lavender For Danewort leaves use Elder leaves For Vervin use Bettony For Balm use Horehound For Mountain Smallage use the Garden For Savory use Field Thyme For the leaves of Coriander use Parsnep leaves For Navelwort use Housleek For Cypresse use Savine For Fir-leaves use the leaves of Popular For Acacis use the juice of Sloes For Opium use the juice of Field Poppies For Liquorish use Raisons in the Sun For juice of Citrons use Lemons For Aloes use the juice of Wormwood For Bears-grease use Fox-grease For Goose grease use Duck or Hens-grease For Badgers grease use Neats-foot-oil For Antimony or Lithargy use burnt Lead For Spodium use burnt Harts-horn or the contrary taking the bigger quantity of the weakest c. Lastly The decoction of the Herb called Gransel is good against all diseases of heat and binding both in Men and Beast and for wind use Peny-Royal green or dryed To make Mead. VVHen the Hony is run out of the best of the Combs as in p 282. wash the Combs in water and the Hony will quickly out strain it through a Sieve now to know whether the water be strong enough of the Hony put in a sound Egg if it swims to be seen the breadth of a groat it is sweet enough otherwise put in more Hony it may be made any time of the year when this water is well setled take the clearest and boyl it almost a quarter of an hour with 2 or three sprigs of Rosemary skim it often and when its cold put Barm to it and beat it and work it like new Ale then barrel it up and stop it close and after about three or six Months bottle it up and it will keep long it 's very good for the aged and consumptive Persons Of Cyder AFter your Apples have stood 2 days in Tubs being stampt or less time if they were mellow before they were stampt Or if too mellow put water to them and for to press out the juice do thus take a thick board almost 2 foot over both ways and nail some inch board at the edges thereof that it may hold water about 2 Inches high above the board and cut a natch for it to run out then upon the middle of this thick board nail an inch board of about 14 inches square to lay the bag thereon house little hair bags and fill them not too full the board being ready with the bag thereon and a thick board on the bag also set it near a post in the house and make a square hole for a weighty pole to go in to crush the bag so that by this way two men may press in an hour more than I saw any screw-press would do in two and the charge of this Press may not be 18 d. If you put into each bottle a lump of loaf Sugar the Cyder will be the better and keep longer being set in a cool place Water-Cyder being a wholsom drink thus made STamp one bushel of Apples any time of the year and put to them 8 gallons of water let them steep one week and strain them or take the stampings that you prest your Cyder out and put as much water to them as they yielded Cyder let them steep 2 days or more then press out the water and boyl it as good bear and work it with Barm and tun it up and to every gallon put in one ounce of Sugar or more drink it all before 2 Months is past Note that if you boyl with the Water-Cyder one peck of Malt it will be much better order it as you do Bear or Ale Pills to purge any one of the four humours First For the Colick TAke Aloes one ounce and a half Agrick half an ounce as much Mastick make them into Pills with the Syrup of Clovegilli-flowers take them a quarter of an hour before supper and they will work most upon the head late at night or early in the morning they will work most upon the stomach First To purge Choler Add a quarter of an ounce of Rubarb and abate half an ounce of Aloes Secondly To purge Phlegm Most take one quarter of an ounce of Turbith and leave out the Rubarb Thirdly To purge Melancholy Take a quarter of an ounce of Senna and abate the Rubarb and Turbith Fourthly To purge the Head Make up the Pills with Syrup of Sticadoes Fifthly To purge the Matrix Make them up with the Syrup of Mugwort Sixthly Upon Wind. Add oyl of Anniseeds see p. 115. Salts of any Herbs how to make it TAke the Ashes of any Herb steep them in water 24 hours let the water run through a hair Sieve then through a flannel bag to get it very clear take this water and put it in at wide mouth'd glass or well glased pot and set it upon a gentle heat till the Salt appear at the bottom cover not the Pot it will keep many years in a dry place or if it dissolve keep it in a glass knowing the vertue of the Hearb the Salt is much more taken with meat or otherways When a Purge works too much or a slight Loosness DRink White-Wine that 's burnt with Cynamon and Sugar or take Sugar and Cynamon dry When a purge works too little DRink posset drink wherein one ounce of Manna is dissolved being first strained A Purge in a Fever TAke Roses Solutive one ounce Syrup of Violets an ounce and an half Rubarb infused in Endive water a dram and an half strain it take it in the morning Worms TAke the pouder of the leaves of Barefoot mixt with Sugar as much as
will he on a 3 d. for a Child in mornings To cause spitting in a Feaver TAke Hony 2 l. Spring water and Vinegar of each 1. l. boyl it and skim it till it 's like a Syrup take it often on a Liquorish-stick fazed To purge Choler TAke best Rubarb one dram or Munks Rubarb one ounce and Ginger one Scruple For a Bloody Flux or other dangerous Fluxes TAke in the morning or oftner if need shall require as much of the pouder oâ— Dyers Galls as will lie on a 6 d. at a time take heed it bind not too fast some take the hard boyled white of an Egg roled in Bole-Armoniack For the Itch. SHread Rosemary and strow it on Butter that 's spread upon Bread and Butter anâ— eat often of it and to anoint take Soap Hog Seam and Brimstone and anoint the palms 〈◊〉 the hands and some other joynts or the water wherein Roman Vitriol hath been dissolved will kill Itch and great Scabs and a slight rash is helpt by thin milk wherein Willow leaves have been boyled To cleanse from the obstruction in the Stomach and Reins TAke Cream of Tartar one ounce and Hony a quarter of a pound take as much as a Nutmeg night and morning Scurvy in the Gums DIssolve Roman Vitriol in water and dip a cloath therein and rub the Teeth night and morning and after that with Sage and Salt For the Shingles or Ringworm TAke the green bark of Elm boughs an ounce and an half Housleek 6 heads a piece of Tobacco leaf the breadth of a shilling boyl these in half a pint of Cream to an oyl stir it often anoint with it Scurvy and Dropsy BAke a peck of Elder-berries then strain them boyl it to a Syrup with Hony the same weight thereof take some often Mother-fits TAke Cypris Turpentine one ounce red Amber a dram and an half Rubarb 2 Scruples make them into pills the dose one dram and an half going to bed hang Assa Faetida about the Neck For a Rupture TRess it well take Cumfrey any way and lay on a plaister of Diaculum strowed with the filings of Iron at which time take inwardly 8 or 10 Grain of the pouder of a Load-stone anoint the place with oyl of St. Johns wort For a sore throat TAke on a knife point the pouder of Orpin or white Dogs-Turd gathered in March April or May mixt with Hony as need shall require Wind on the Stomach TAke the pouder of dryed Hipes of Wild-bryers gather them for all the year after a Frost to one spoonful of them take half a spoonful of Nutmeg in any thing but often or this when the other cannot be had Take Rue Gentury Wormwood Bettony and Peny-Royal of each a handful being in pouder mix them with Hony like a conserve take some often A Surfeit Water TAke Mints Carduus Poppy Wormwood and Liverwort of each a handful let them steep all night in 2 quarts of new Milk and distil them drink some night and morning Melilot Salve made in June good for all sores it healeth very fast when the dead flesh is eaten out by Burnt Allum c. TAke Melilot Pimpernel and Scabious of each 2 handfuls beat them small then beat them with 2 l. of tryed Hogs-Seam so let it stand in the Sun 4 or 5 days then melt it and strain it well add as many more hearbs and so let it stand in the Sun then melt it again and strain it and boyl it till the Juice is consumed take it off the fire and add Rozen Wax and Venice Turpentine of each one ounce stir it till it cool but before put in one dram of Musk keep it in a pot or rolls To clsanse any foul sore either in Man or Beast called Egyptiacum TAke Ver-degreace in pouder and three times the weight in Hony and Vinegaâ— half the weight of the Hony boyl them in a â—ot to a Salve or redish colour it taketh away dead flesh and for the biting of a mad Dog first spread a plaister of Melilot aforesaid and a little of this on Lint against the dead flesh wash the sore with Lime water Lime-water to wash and dry sores TAke a pottle of new Lime put water to it an inch above the Lime in the morning pour off the water for use Consumption COleworts boyled and eaten often Rosemary smoakt with Tobacco Red Cow-milk wherein mints have been steept Eat Bread and Butter with Hony thereon Dig up Garden Earth Pease-pottage of blew Pease Mix Elecompany Lquorish Carraway Seed and Conserve of Roses together with some Hony take a little every night The purging Syrup of Roses good in Feavers and hot Diseases TAke Damask Roses 1 l. water 4 l. steep them all night then strain them do thus 8 time if you will to the last infusion boyl it with 4 l. of Sugar to a Syrup take a spoonful at a time To allay the heat of the stomach in a Feaver BOyl 1 spoonful of French Barly in half a pint of water put to the water only when cold 2 ounces of the Syrup of Violets in the beginning of this Disease and all that comes oâ— cold with pains take a sweat for 2 hours especially in a morning by a Treacle Posset and Carduus boyled therein The Lead plaister being laid to the back for the running of the Reins heat in the Liver or weakness in the Back for bruises in the Legs oâ—… plaister often cures as also for Fellons Imposthumes Spreans and draweth out running humors without breaking the skin and several other things made as follows TAke 1 l. and 2 ounces of good Sallet oil and red and white Lead of each half a pound searced finely and of Castle Soap six ounces beat all these together in a pot that the Soap may come uppermost set it over a gentle fire the space of one hour always stirring it with an Iron slice then make your fire bigger until it be turned into a gray colour then drop some on a board and if it stick not to the finger when cold it is enough make it into rolls or dip linnen cloaths therein For the Rickets there are several but this if followed only may serve TAke six house Snails wash them and boyl them in almost a pint of new milk almost half away put a little bread and Sugar to the milk and give it the Child in the morning and at 4 a Clock pick out the Snails shread them with Butter and Salt and give them the Child as other meat do so almost every day then anoint the Child night morning Back Brest other Joints with this fill a pint pot almost with Sallet oil with as much Cammamile as can be trust in with a pennyworth of Mace bake this with Bread and the oil is ready For shortness of breath TAke one ounce of the oil of sweet Almonds and half an ounce of Sugar Candy take now and then a little To keep from being too fat TAke a little of the
year when it begins 27 Date of an old lease how cast up 58 Distance and the heigths of places found by a Quadrant 50 Distance found by latitude 95 168 179 180 Day longest in all the World 59 Distance in Miles from London and bearing distance to most great Towns 97 183 Distance between some Shire Towns 99 Division a Rule so called 194 171 Deafness and the common cause 101 Dropsy the signs thereof 103 Diet drink very safe 103 Divinations 10 sorts forbidden 252 Davids Mournings who can sing 257 Dialling a secret thereof 150 Days all to be kept holy 306 Dropsy in the beginning 103 Dogs biting 129 E Earth the 4 quarters 61 Earth and Water as a Globe 144 Eye the nature of it 119 Eye-Salve 123 Eyes stiff blood-shot or bruised 123 Eyes clogged with humors 122 Eyes of a Horse sore 121 Ear what to put therein for an Imposthume 120 Expences what by the year 213 Embalming the Egyptians way 265 Epistle of Paul to the Laodiceans 268 Executors who may be 296 Effigies of Persons to burn no sign of a Christian-Spirit 270 Eclipse of the Sun and Moon 226 227 F Figures any number to read 24 Fractions single their value 42 Fractions how to reduce them 43 Fundament pained 107 Fluxes dangerous 110 Fortune-telling by the hand 221 Feasts that Christ allows of 304 Furniture what superfluous 305 Fatness to keep from it 378 Feavers 125 G Glass-windows how measured 28 206 208 Globe of the Earth in Gods Hand 144 Gaging of Vessels 29 361 Gold and Silver weights 58 34 Globe or Bullet to measure 38 Goods to find their Price 32 212 Gunters line the use 195 206 Godfathers so called 267 Glâ—anings of the field to whom 287 Goods are free-hold as well as Lands 295 Gangrene in the flesh 386 Geometrical Problems 161 H Hour of the day by a staff 100 And by a Quadrant 148 Health how to preserve it 130 House on fire what to do 264 Hearbs to preserve their Juice 110 And whether hot or cold c. 258 Headach 129 110 Hardned in evil a few words 269 Head scabby or scal'd 380 Heat of the stomach 376 I Islands their Compass in Miles 155 Interest upon Interest 85 Idols 216 236 238 243 241 Jacobs promise unto God 234 Iron to souder it 289 Inkblack 53 and red 290 Inventary of Goods 302 Judgments of God on persecutors 325 Itch 370 Jaundies yellow 378 Imposers upon Conscience a few words 329 L Letters for reading 1 Letters for writing 344 Letters numeral 27 Letters writeen and not sounded 19 Letters great when to write them 23 Letters c. how to copy them 199 Linnen how to mark it 57 Leafes and Annuities to purchase 93 Leap-year how to find it 157 Line of Cords and line of equal parts 164 Longitude and latitude of Cities 179 Land of several shapes 36 Links to reduce into poles and acres 45 Law-terms with advice 293 Lands passed 10 manner of way 296 Latin names for Mony and days 297 Laws against Gods Law are void 299 Latin Bible how to English it 387 Lead-plaister 376 Land how to measure any parcel thereof great or small by a Chain and Multiplication very useful for the new Planters in America c. 47 177 Levil ground how known 185 Lime water to dry sores 375 Latin words divided 394 M Mat. the first 14 verses divided 5 Mens names divided 7 Million how much it is 46 Middle of the day to know 46 Multiplication 193. 187 42 54 Measures in a mile 27 Measures in an acre 27 Martyrdom of the Prophets and Apostles 63 Measuring of paving tyling c. 186 Mother fits 382 105 Medicines good for Men are for Beasts 363 Medicines how to change them 364 Medicines that purge gently 113 Medicines that purge violently 114 Matthews Pill so called 124 Mineral Kingdom so called 263 Musick outward not for Christians 266 Magna Charta of England 295 Moloch the Idol described 303 Mead how to make it 365 Melancoly black the signs 382 Mother-fits the signs 372 Melilot Salve 374 Mouth sore 381 386 May-Pole what to write thereon 345 Mony cast up by Counters 398 Moons Influence 407 Moons Eclipse 226 O Observations for a Countryman 116 Oaths no safety to Magistrates 273 Obstructions the signs 371 383 Outward pains 384 P Poles to reduce into acres 46 Price of Goods how known 32 212 Pain in the side c. 106 129 Purge very safe 115 Physick for the Poor 124 Pearl in the Eye 121 Purge for a Countryman 127 Painting the Face poudering the Hair c. 245 Plot ground on paper 177 166 164 Pole stars 59 144 Philosophers Stone 132 262 Planets 7 their Characters 230 Pleasant Pictures 241 238 Phylacteries what they were 335 Pills to work upon any humor 367 Purge if it work too little c. 369 Pleurisie 106 385 Physical Characters 384 Protestants not now for persecution 325 Purge in a Feaver 369 Q. Quadrant how to make it 148 R. Reduction 197 168 34 Rot in Sheep 112 363 Rood of Grace so called 236 Respect of Persons 256 Rickets 377 Ringworm 371 Rupture 372 S Stops or points in writing 142 Scripture hard words divided 11 Substraction 193 36 58 Square quarters in a solid foot 43 Sun rising and setting 80 Stars V. Wings opinion of them 95 Scurvy the signs thereof 102 Stone 108 379 Sciatica 109 Spitting how caused in a Feaver 369 Swelling sudden 110 Syrups how to make and keep them 111 Sneezing pouder 112 Sheep for the Rot in them 112 Surveying of Land 37 47 186 Soothsayer somewhat described 224 Sight dim 124 Senses are five 155 Steeple how to measure it 161 Square Rule how to prove it 164 Sea-mens Guide 153 146 183 Shires and Parishes in England 201 204 Square of round Timber to find 207 362 Speech of one called a Heathen 138 Secret writing called Transhand 213 Suns Eclipse the manner of it 227 12 Signs their Characters 230 Saul and the Witch 253 Sepulchres or Tombs 265 Swearing at all forbidden 273 A Story remarkable 285 Salts of Hearbs how to make them 368 Soap or white Ball Soap 338 Scurvy 103 371 372 379 Sweating the way thereof 385 Surfeit water 373 Spuare to divide 401 Sores very foul 374 Syrup of Roses purging 376 Sin the cause of sorrow 235 250 264 Stars not to resolve Christians doubts 139 Stitches and pains in the sides 129 Seecp procured 125 Starch to make 339 Shortness of breath 378 T Timber square to measure 28 211 Or having 5 6 or 7 equal sides 160 Round Timber 28 66 210 Tyling to measure 40 186 Town-Taxes to rate them 157 Times Remarkable 61 Taylers Rule 141 Throat sore 109 Terms provoked 108 Tables for a Shop-keeper 191 212 Tyde Table 228 Titles given to Persons and Places 255 Tythes no Gospel maintenance 272 Tyrant his 4 works 288 A Test better than Oaths 339 Terms the signs 383 Triangles how to divide them 402 403 434 Tooth-ach 127 Throat sore 373 V Vertuous Womans price 250 Vniformity in Religion c. 313 Vrine the signs thereof 102 Vniversities in the World 203 Vrine how to Provoke it 105 Vlcers in the Bladder or Kidneys 129 W Words divided into Syllables 3 Womans names divided 9 Words alike in sound yet unlike in their signification 21 Weights and Measures their difference 34 58 Walls how to measure them and to reduce into standard measure 29 30 Wood-Book and to value Wood 70 Wood-ground how to measure it 177 Water whether it can be conveyed 185 Wound-drink 104 Whitloe or take Orpin bruised 109 Web in the Eye 120 Wounds Vlcers and Inflammations c. 129 Weather the signs thereof 233 Wars not to be by Christians 290 A Will with Advice 300 296 Worms 381 369 Witnesses to the Truth from p. 313 to 330 Wind in the stomach 373 Y Yard square what it may hold 41 You why spoken to one Person 291 FINIS Errata PAge 23. l. 3. read Quary of Glass p. 57. Suppose the cross line out p. 67. against column 36. r. 716. p. 75. l. 26. r. Heathen p. 115 22. r. dram p. 117. l. 5. r. sow p 126. l. 16. r. Hellebore one ounce p. 156. l. 8. r. Scotland 18000000. p. 248. Margent l. 2. r. Godwyn p. 262. l. 30. r preferring p. 188. against N 18. r. 8. 14½ against N. 25.6 6. ½ against N. 35.4.9 ½ p. 318. l. 7. r. kind p. 29. l. 9. about Ganging r. the amenndmets in p. 361. Some other small errors not noted in the Errata have escaped the Press which the understanding Reader may easily correct with a Pen. FINIS
Conscience by his Spirit or Grace therein now and for ever If any man say I love God and hateth his Brother he is a lyar for he that loveth not his Brother whom he hath seen how can he love God whom he hath not seen 1 John 4.20 In which Love I offer this my Mite for Love and Peace-sake desiring the good of all people impartially hoping that no longer the hedges of Opinions may barr us from loving one another with the same love that God doth love us And that many People may go and say Come ye and let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord to the house of the God of Jacob his Light or Grace in every Conscience and he will teach us of his ways and we will walk in his paths Isa 2.3 To which all those that truly fear the Lord God will say Amen And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my Body to be burned and have not Charity it profiteth me nothing 1 Cor. 13.3 To conclude as things are now in the World it seems to me that no Protestant will evermore become a Persecutor for Conscience sake they having seen the Judgments of God always following upon People and Nations for Persecution for Persecutors striving to separate the Tares from the Wheat have taken too much upon them to ascend God's Throne-Conscience it being the Work of the Angels to separate the Tares from the Wheat in the time of Harvest at the last day Matth. 13.41 1. Cain for persecuting godly Abel was made a Vagabond c. 2. Ishmael for mocking his Brother Isaac was cast out 3. Joseph's Brethren were punished by famine and distress who persecuted him 4. Pharaoh and the Egyptians were drowned for persecuting the Children of Israel 5. Ahab and his house were destroyed who persecuted good Micah the Prophet 6. Jezabel who slew many of the Prophets was eaten up by Dogs 7. King Joash was slain in his Bed who persecuted Zachariah 8. Haman the informer who persecuted Mordecai and the Jews was hanged 9. The Priests that persecuted Daniel was eaten up by Lions 10. King Antiochus was destroyed with worms which he confessed came upon him for persecuting the Jews and other evils 11. Herod who sought to destroy Christ and put to death the Children in Bethlehem was smitten of God with a rottenness in his bowels and Worms whereof he dyed 12. Pilate that wicked Governour under whom Christ was crucified killed himself 13. If Histories speak true few or none of the persecuting Roman Emperors dyed in their Beds 14. Judas the other Informer some say hanged himself 15. Dr. Dunning Chancellor of Norwich a persecutor dyed suddenly 16. Bp. Thornton a Persecutor seeing some of his Men playing at Bowls on a Sunday so called fell suddenly into a Palsie and being had to bed he was put in mind to remember God Yea said he I do and my Lord Cardinal too and so dyed Much more might be mentioned of the sudden Deaths of Persecutors in Queen Maries days 17. Dr. Story a bloody Persecutor in Queen Maries time was hanged in Queen Elizabeth's time Multitudes of Presidents more might be given from the Records of Histories to this day of Gods Judgments upon the Persecutors but for brevity sake I shall omit believing that no Protestant now is of a persecuting Spirit they having seen it to be the Rock upon which Governments have split and whole Nations and Kingdoms ruined thereby Therefore it may be good for all Persecutors in this day to remember the Counsel of Gamaliel Act. 5.38 39. Now I say unto you refrain from these men and let them alone for if this Counsel or this work be of men it will come to naught but if it be of God you cannot overthrow it lest haply you be found fighters against God And also the Counsel of Athanasius whom the Papists have trusted saith he as before mentioned It is the property of piety not to force but to persuade in imitation of our Lord c. Constraining none coming to him and knocking rather and saying My Sister my Spouse open to me c. and entereth when he is opened to and retires if they delay and will not open unto him because it is not with Swords nor Darts nor Souldiers nor Armour that Truth is to be declared but with persuasion and Counsel And it is observable that it was the impious Arians who first of all brought in this doctrine to persecute others among Christians whose Successors both Papists and Protestants are in this matter saith R. B. p. 358. whom Athanasius thus reproveth further Where saith he have they learned to persecute Certainly they cannot say they have learned it from the Saints but this hath been given them and taught them of the Devil The Lord commanded indeed sometimes to flee and the Saints sometimes fled but to persecute is the invention and argument of the Devil which he seeks against all And after he saith In so far as the Arians banish those that will not subscribe their Decrees they shew that they are contrary to Christians and friends of the Devil See Athan. in Epist ad Solit. Vit. Apol. 1. de fuga sua Tom. 1. In the great day Then shall the King say to them on his Right hand come ye blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdom prepared for you c. For I was an hungred and ye gave me meat I was thirsty and ye gave me drink I was a stranger and ye took me in naked and ye cloathed me I was sick and ye visited me I was in Prison and ye came unto me Then shall the Righteous answer him saying Lord when saw we thee an hungred and fed thee c. And the King shall answer and say unto them verily I say unto you In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my Brethren ye have done it unto me Matth. 25. v. 34. to the end He is not ashamed to call them Brethren Heb. 2.11 What portion can they expect that uncloath the Righteous and that take their meat from them and instead of visiting of them in Prison cast them into Prison c. The time cometh saith our Saviour that whosoever killeth you will think that they do God service And these things will they do unto you because they have not known the Father nor me John 16.23 But blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake Rejoyce and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in Heaven for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you -Mat 5.11 12. Whosoever is wrong the Persecutor is not in the right most People conclude by the Witness for God in their hearts are made sensible of Saith Jer. Taylor D. D. so stiled Chaplain in Ordinary to His late Majesty in his Discourse of the liberty of Prophesying Let all errours be as much and