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Especiall obseruations, and approued physicall rules; which haue (heretofore) beene well tryed and experienced, in the last heauy and grieuous time of the pestilence And, vpon the good and benefit then ensuing by it: thought meete to bee now published, in this dangerous contagion of the plague. Seruing as soueraigne antidotes, for preseruation of all such as are not infected; as also for them that bee already visited.
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and put to it a little powder of Angelica Rootes and then mingle them with white Wine and let the patient drinke a good draught thereof This is a most pretious drinke and it is greatly to be wondred at what helpe and remedy some that haue vsed this drinke haue had thereby although it hath beene supposed by many learned Physitions that the sicke persons were past all hope of remedy yet by Gods prouidence they haue recouered againe Another good drinke to be taken either before or after Infection TAke Betony water and Scabious water of each of them a good quantity and a good quantitie of fine Triacle and temper them well together and let the patient drinke it and it will expell the venome or poyson cleaue forth Probatum est Another good drinke for one being infected TAke Cardus Benedictus and distill it and Centorie and distill it likewise and mingle the two waters together and let the sicke person drinke a good draught thereof with Triacleâ and it will doe him maruellous much good An excellent good drinke for the Plague if it be taken in time TAke a dram of Methridatum and giue it the patient with Dragon water White Wine or other liquor to drinke when he supposeth himselfe infected first An excellent good Poultesse to ripen and bring forth the sore TAke a white Onion and cut it in pieces and thrée ounces of Butter that is cleane without salt and the weight of 20. pence of âeauen and a little Otemeale small beaten then boyle these together with a little new Milke or else Water and make a Poultesse thereof and lay it very warme to the sore and it will ripen it suddenly Probatum est Another for the same IF the Botch happen to appeare then take a good quantitie of Elder leaues Red Bramble leaues and Mustaâdseed anâ stamp them well together and make a Plaister therof and apply it to the sore and it will draw forth all the venome and corruption Another of the same TAke a handfull of Smalladge or Louage if you can get it and two handfulls of Valerian and two or thrée rootes of Dane-woât and seethe them all in faire running Water and fresh âutâer and put thereto a few crums of wheaten Bâead and make a Poultesse thereof and lay it warme to the sore and so let it remaine there vntill it breake Anothe experienced Medicine for the Plague TAke a Cocke a Chicken or a âullât and pull all the Feathers cleaââ of the tayle so that the Rumpe may be bare and then hold the Rumpe or bare place to the sore and immediately you shall see the Cocke Chicken or Pullet gape and labour for life and in the end it will dye Then take another Cocke Chicken or Pullet againe and doe the like and if the same die likewise then take another and so doe as aforesaid and let the partie grieued be applyed therewith as aforesaid as long as any of them doe die Another excellent good Plaister to draw the sore TAke Camomill flowers and Mallow leaues of each of them an handfull and cut the Mallow leaues and the Camomill Flowers very small and boylâ them in faire running Water but let the water be more then an inch aboue the hearbes and let them boyle vntill the water be almost consumed Then put therein 2. ounces of Lynseede beaten tâ fine powder dâ an handfull of Wheaten Howe 2. ounces of Oyle of Roses and 3. or 4. ounces of Swines Grease the scum being taken away and temper them well together and then set them ouer a soft fire without any smoke and stir them very well with a sticke and so let them boyle together vntill you perceiue the water be quite consumed Then take them off the fire and beate them well together in a Morter vntill you see them well incorporated together and in féeling to be smoothe and not rough Then take a parsell thereof and heate it either in a Porrenger or else in some Earthen dish vpon a Chafing-dish of Coales and then spread it thicke vpon a fine linnen cloth or else vpon a peece of Leather and so apply it to the sore and this will draw it according to your owne desire Probatum est Another of the same TAke a new Loafe of Bread and lay it to the fore as ãâ¦ã may possibly be suffred as it commeth forth of the Oââ and afterwards let it be burât or else buried in the Earth ãâã else take leaues of Scabious or Soârell roasted or else 2. or 3. Lillâ rootes roasted vnder the embers and applyed to the ãâã all these are good to ripen the sore A very good Plaister to draw the Plague sore to a head and to breake it TAke 2. handfuls of Mallowes 1. handfull of Linsâed a hâââfull of sowre Dow and 2. or 3. Lilly rootes and stampââ these together very small and boyle them in a quart of Wââ Lees vntill it be thicke then lay it on inch thicke or more ââon a piece of Leather that is somewhat broader then the ãâã and let the borders of the Leather be plaistred with shââkers waxe and that will cause it to cleane fast and this ãâã bring forth the Botch and breake it in a very short space This hath beene truely proued Another Plaister to draw the sore TAke a spoonefull of Hunny 2. or 3. spoonfuâls of the iâyce of Spurge a spoonefull of Turpentine and a good quantitie of wheaten Hower and temper them well together without ãâã fire and make thereof a Plaister and lay it to the sore and ãâã the end of euery 14. houres renew the Plaister and this ãâã draw it wonderfull much Another for the same TAke 2. handfulls of Scabious and stampe it in a Morâââ then temper it well with two ounces of Swines gâease ãâã is salted and the Yolke of an Egge then stampe them alââââther and it will draw it excéeding well FINIS