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The Official Medical Handbook for the Great Plague of London 
 19 CERTAIN NECESSARY DIRECTIONS, as well For the Cure 
 of the Plague, As for preventing the Infection : With Many easie 
 Medicines of small Charge, very profitable to His 
 Set down by the Colledge of Physicians London, by John Bill and 
 Christopher Barker, . . . 1665. Sm. 4to, First Edition, (viii), 35 pp., 
 including the first leaf with the Royal Coat-of-Arms and Proclamation, 
 half red morocco extra. 
 
 Wing C.1708. Huntington, Harvard and Columbia copies recorded in America. 
 
 As the official publication of the CoUege of Physician, this ,“ 
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 London, to infpeft the former Rules given b^he Phyteians of 
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Certain neceflary 
 
 DIRECTIONS. 
 
 As well 
 
 For the Cure 
 
 OF THE 
 
 PLAGUE, 
 
 As for preventing the 
 
 I N F E C T I O 
 
 WITH 
 
 Many cafie Medicines of (mall Charge, 
 
 very profitable to His Majefties Subjefts. 
 
 Set down by the Colledge of Phyfcianf, 
 'Bp tlje ^ajedtejs fpectal €ommanD» 
 
 LONDON, 
 
 Printed by John Bill and Chriflofher 
 
 Barhr^ Printers to the Kings moft 
 Excellent 1665. 
 
To the Right Honourakk, the Lords 
 of His Majefties mofl Honoura¬ 
 
 ble Privy Councily affointed a 
 Committee for frevention*of the 
 jf reading of the InfeBion of the. 
 Plague^ &c. 
 
 N obedience to your Lord- 
 fliips Order of Maj 
 1 6 6^, We the Pre- 
 
 Majefties moft Dutiful and Loyal Sub- 
 je6ls^ have, diligently met together,, .and 
 ferioufly perufed our- former Books of 
 Advice and Diredtions for the Cure of 
 thfe Plague, . and preventing the Infedtit 
 on- and have made jfiich Additions and 
 Alterations, as we judged moft requifttc 
 
 for 
 
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 IX8~jS 
 
for tHc preimt times and occafions: 
 wherein we have been tender of omit- 
 ing many Forms and Preicripts, which 
 by reaib® of the pkinneis and homeli* 
 nefs of them, we looked upon as very 
 obnoxious to be cenfured and vilified, 
 eipeciaUy by Pcrlbns pretending to rare 
 Preparations and Secrets; We confider- 
 ing that our Predeceflbrs^ ( amongft 
 whom were then the moft eminent PJiy- 
 ficians in En^land^ and fiich as had expe¬ 
 rience of Plagues in their times^ raging 
 to a far greater height than through Gods 
 mercy any hath done fince)might lee juft 
 caulc, upon their experience and lucccls to 
 bring them in. We have omitted onely liich 
 particulars^ as clearly appeared unto us fu- 
 perfluous j being cither provided for by 
 Laws or Orders of the higher Pqwers, or 
 unpra^ticablc, or abundantly and to bet¬ 
 ter advantage lupplyed by others in the 
 lame kind Iiere publillied. We have added 
 filch Remedies, as either upon our own 
 Experience^ or upon the teftimony of 
 
 Authors 
 
jyeMtMoryit 
 
 Authors of the bcft Credit, and moft 
 ifcrfed in the Cure of the Plague, have 
 proved lucccftfol, and fuch as might 
 cafieft underftood, procured and prepa¬ 
 red, moft of them at little charge, for the 
 Poor. 
 
 This is what we could do for tbe 
 time,, to anlWer the prcfent Occafion, as 
 we underftood it, and as our Prcdecef 
 fours had done: Humbly befteching your 
 Lordfhips, that wc fnay not be mcalii- 
 red thereby, as if it were all wherein we 
 arc capable to lerve His Majcfty upon 
 this accompt, in Order to the Lives 
 and Healths of His SubjeiSh: for wcarc 
 upon, and do farther defign and in¬ 
 tend more accurate and elaborate Pre¬ 
 parations and Compofitions, afwel Chy- 
 mical as others (to which there may 
 need, and fhall not be wanting ourper-^ 
 fonal infpe<ftion and care, as the calc 
 lhall require y for preftrvation from, 
 and cure of this Plague, if it (halt 
 pleafe GOD to luffer it to incrcale 
 
 amongftt 
 
TheE^,&.c. 
 
 amongft us, and more appropriate, ac^ 
 cording as we fhall farther jjdifcoterthe 
 peculiar .Nature and Condition of the 
 MalignitieAnd not onely in relation 
 to that, but other Dileafes of greateft 
 Difficulty'' and Danger. This is the ao- 
 compt wc have at prcfent moft hum¬ 
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An Advice (ct Sown by the Col- 
 
 ledge of Phyliciaiis by His Majellies 
 fpecial Command, containing certain 
 ncceflaiy' Dire^ions, as well for the 
 Cure of the Plague, as for preventing 
 the Intoion j with many eahe Me¬ 
 dicines, and of Imall charge, the life 
 whereof may be very profitable to 
 His Majeliies Subje(5ts. 
 
 I. 
 
 Dolors,Apothecaries,and Cliirurgions. 
 
 ' bring ficft obferbei) in former 
 times, 3 ft might be befireb, that 
 bp the < 5 obernment of the dtt? 
 there be appointeb fip o| four 
 S?oao|s atlcaftytbhu map applp tbemfelbes 
 
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The of 
 
 tottje dure of tt>c SfufetteD > anD t^jat tl^fe 
 SDotto^is l3e ©ttpenDtariejK to tpe Ctfp fo? 
 ttjeir lit)f js > ani) tl^at to eat^j SDotto? tpere 
 be afftgneU ttoo apotbetartejsf ant) tb?«e 
 dbtrurgtonjst, topoare alfo to be fttpenbeb 
 bp ipedttp ^ tpat fo Due anbtrue rare map 
 be tafeen tn all tptng^j tpat tpe People pe- 
 rilp not tottbout help, anb that tpe 3!nfeitt- 
 on fp?eab not, topile none tafee particular 
 care to refill it, ae^ in Paris, Venice, anb Pa¬ 
 dua, anb manp other dttte«f» 
 
 ^anb if anp SDotio?, Japotberarp, o^ Cbi-- 
 rurgion (lipcnbeb bp tbe €ttp, IbaU happen 
 to bte in the ferbice of the ^tfenbance of 
 the Plagne, then their IGElibotojs furhihing 
 Iball babe thrir PenGoius! buring their 
 Ubejy.. 
 
 n. 
 
 Prevention of propagating the Infedlionfrom 
 place to place. . 
 
 A % the pjobiftoii alrcabp mabe bp9u» 
 tho?itp, upon occafton, of prohibiting 
 perfon0 anb (Scobs coming from foreign 
 dountreps anb places tnfeaeb, to be lanb-- 
 eb fo? foiirtp baps, is moll rational, To? 
 prebenting the bringing in of the donta* 
 gicn from anp fuch Piafcs) fo it is abbifa- 
 blc, that feme futable probifion he mabe in 
 relation to perCons Unthin the filingbom, 
 
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the t'hyiicians. 
 
 totjo map remote o? tratel from jpiatejs 
 mutt infeitetjto founl):a05CDat none mtgtt 
 tratel toittout Certificate of SJcaltt* ttat 
 |??erfonie« jufilp fuCpectet) migtt not be fuf^ 
 feret to enter futt Platen free from 3fn* 
 fettton, but fpiebilp Cent atoap, o? feept tit 
 fome^oufe o? 5>oufe0 fet apart to reteibe 
 fucb perfone; (mitt accommobatton of ne* 
 teifartefif) fo? fourtp o? tbtrtp bape? at leaft, 
 till tbeir founbnefjs might appear» ^nb 
 that anp ©cobe; coming from the libe 
 )piate0 might be openeb anb aireb, before 
 recetbeb into l|)DufejSi free anb clear. 
 
 m. 
 
 Prevention of diiperfing the Contagion 
 aniongft Perfons. 
 
 I is: 10 abbifable, Chat all nablefs^ Con* 
 tourfe0 of People be p^ohibitebi Chat 
 the P©? be reliebeb anb fet at ipo^fe, anb 
 OSeggerfit not fuffereb to go about» Chat 
 allfale of cD?rupt p?obifion fo^ fab be re* 
 flrainebJ Chat Stritt/3 anb ^aiifee^ be a^ 
 biligentlp anb carefullp ag map be, bept 
 clean} the ©rreetjs bialheb anb cwleb a0 
 tnucha^map be^bp the plentiful running of 
 the COnbuit0anb‘torer otherbJife pJoru; 
 reb. ^nbitbjereto be toilheb, thatiUault/s 
 fo? P2ibie0 might be emptieb onelp in 
 CBintertanb that ^oap*fub0 anb Ltquour^ 
 . bohereitt 
 
TheA<Weof 
 
 foul €totl)e0 are toal^relj oi nnfetj, 
 migijt, asj mut!j a0 m a? Ije, te otfiertutfe 
 fontjetg^U, ttjan tlj^eug^ tDe ©trfetfl; anil 
 ©utters, oi tjwtljeli auiap tnttli plenty of 
 Ujater* 
 
 31 1 toere alfo to lie totfijeO, tfiat tpe 
 ©laugljter fioufeiei toete utterl|) put from 
 out tfieltbcrttegi of tbe Cttpjbetngtn tpem^ 
 fetbejK Perp offenfiPei ^nP tbatiFunnclo in 
 €butcb'Pault0 be fonftPcreP cf, anP tpc 
 ptptb of ®?aPe05 anp tbe putting of 0 Clutcli* 
 3 itme into them, anP tbe infeuep burpeP 
 pjitbout tbe Citp-' 
 
 IV. 
 
 To be cautelons upon any fuipition. 
 
 1 €: i» to be p^efumePj betaufe ePerj? one 
 ! Pefiretb bijK oton libert^>, tpat none toill 
 gipe notice of anp fufpitton of tbe J^lague 
 againft tbemfelPee! 5 PJberefo^e tpat mutt 
 be tbe €)Perfier 0 rare> upon anp notice o| 
 fufpition of 3!nfeaion j bp tbe befp of tbe 
 Dottour^j, (Jbirurgionjef, IRieperjs o| 
 ©eatcberi®, to ftnP out tbe truth thereof, 
 anP fo to p^oceeP atfOiPinglp, butnottoPe^ 
 penP upon the teftimonpof 20omen fearcb* 
 t%fssXom^ 
 
 ptredions 
 
the Phyficians. . 
 
 V. 
 
 Direflrions for the Searchers. 
 
 !♦ ^^¥^5)eparetotab notice tntether thetr 
 1 be anp ^taelltngia; Etftngsf, o? 
 Xottb unber the €ar, about the JSeefe, on 
 eitbtr ®tDe,o^ unber tbe of either 
 
 ©the, oi tbe®?oin05 ant of iwhattnetiefj 
 ant tobetbet foofeen o? unb?ofeen» 
 
 2. caibetber there be an? 'Blatnef tohtch 
 wap rife in anp part of the 'Botp in the 
 fo?m of a TSliftetj much bigger than t^ 
 Small Pop, of a ftrato colout oilititco* 
 (our, tihich latter iiB the tJ0?(ec j either of 
 them hath a rettilh Circuit, fomething 
 ftjollen rount about it, which Cinutt 
 remainjK after the ISlitter it b^oben, en* 
 tompading the So?e* 
 
 9» (KHhether there be anp Carbuncle, 
 Which it fomething libe the OSlain, but 
 mD?e fierp ant co?rrftbe,. eaftlp eating beep 
 into the fle^, anb fometimet hating a 
 blatbtruO upon it, but aiwaptcompadeb 
 about With a terp fierp ret (o? litib) flat 
 anb hart tumour, about a (inger=bgeatth 
 mogeog left: tbit ant the Xlain map ap¬ 
 pear in anp part of the 'IBobp. 
 
 4. (OKhether there be anp Cobent, Which 
 arefpott ariftng upon thetbin, chieflp a- 
 bout theXgeall t ')! 5 acb,but fomeimet alfo in 
 
 ^ other . 
 
6 The A&d^e of 
 
 ottitr pattjs > tpeit colour tjsfometpitig 1 ^=* 
 rtotifS!, fomettmejat mo?e rcDt)tft),'fomettmts: 
 incUntng a little tolwar^) a faint blue, anU 
 fomettmejs b^otnnilli tntjct tottbblue> tbe 
 reb oneef babe often a purple»tirtle about 
 them,tbe b^otuntibja rebbiib ♦ 
 
 5* (DEttbetber tbenecfe anb other limbiaiare 
 rigib o? ftiff, oi mo?e flexible anb limber 
 than in other beabbobiejj* 
 
 VI. 
 
 The.care to be taken when a Houie is vifited. 
 
 ’T^Jpatupontbebifcoberp of the 3 fnfettion 
 in anp 8 >oufe, there be piefentlp meanjs 
 ufeb to p?eferbe the OUhole, ais tnell son to 
 cure the Iinfecteb: Slnb that no Cick perfon 
 be remobeb out of anp houfe, though to 
 another of hijs^omn,without notice thereof to 
 be giben to the ®berfeer0,anbto be bp them 
 app?obeb j o? if the bJhole be to be remobeb, 
 that notice be giben to the ©berfeerjs of 
 their remobe, anb that caution be giben 
 that thepiball not toanber about till thep be 
 
 fownb. , ^ 
 
 Che houfe that iis known to be 3 [nfetteb, 
 though none be beab therein, to be Iljut up, 
 anb rartfullp kept Watcheb bp mo|e truftp 
 men then o?oinarp tSUarberis, till a time 
 after the Partpbe wellrecobereb, anb that 
 timetobe fourtp bapss atthe leaft, oi ra* 
 
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the Ph^cians. 7 
 
 tijet remote ttem all immetiatel]? to tU 
 jg)e(H)ou(ej?«. 
 
 VII. 
 
 Caution about Apparel and HoufholdftufF. 
 
 T l[)at no Apparel 0^ ll)oulljolt)ftuff be 
 remotet), o? (olb out of tpe tnfettet 
 toufe, fo| ftp monetbjs after tbe mfettioit 
 to teafebintbe boufe; ^nb that alltpe 
 kero, anbtnfcrtoiCrpero fo? Apparel be re- 
 ftraineb in tpat bebalf, anb fiitb Sipparel 
 0^ 5)oul^olbftuff to be ^treb anb IFumeb^ 
 
 VIII. 
 
 Correftion of the Air. 
 
 F Jreomabe tn tbe llreeto, anb often tjftb 
 ©ttnfe-poto,anb goob fireo kept in ant 
 about tbe boufeo of furb ao are tiltteb, ant 
 tbetrJSetgbbouro map co?re£t tbe infcttiouo 
 Sir 5 ao alfo freciuent bifcbargins of ©uno* 
 aifoJFumco of tbeCe following matettalo > 
 Eoftn, Pitch,Carre, 'Curpenttnc, iFrank' 
 tntenfe, ^prrbe, ^mberi Cbe tjooboof 3 (m 
 ntper,€pp?efo,€ebar 5 Cbelrateo oflbapo, 
 Eofemarpi to mbttb, efpectallp to tbe lefo 
 grateful fentet, map be abbet lometJbat of 
 
 • Labdanuin, Storax, Benzoin, Lignum aloes : 
 
 one 0? mo?e of tbeCe, ao tbep are at bant, 01 
 mapbep^ocureb, are to be put upon ( 2 f 6 alo 
 
anD conCumeBtott^) tBe leaft flame tBat ma]j. 
 Be, m EoomjS!, ^joufeief, CBurcBeief, otBec 
 place0f 
 
 'B^tmfltine burnt plenttfull|> in an^ room 
 D? place, tBougbtll to BeenBureBfo^ tbep^e* 
 fear, map effeauallp to^rert tbe ^tr foi tpe 
 future* 
 
 caapour0 from HJtneger epBaleB in anp 
 room, map Babe tbe lifeeeffitacpiefpectallp 
 after itbatij been imp^egnateB, bp infuftng 
 0 ? Geeptng in itanp oneo? mo?e of tbcfe Jn-- 
 greBient0> tDao^mtnooB, ^gelica, Rafter* 
 bJo^t, Xap-'leabe^, Eofcmarp, Eue, "^age, 
 Scordiuin, oi CSflater-germanBer, fHalert- 
 um, 0^ ©ettoal^roofjjeBoarie, Campbire* 
 Co bobtcb Hineger alCo^to renBer itlef0 un* 
 grateful, map be aDBeB Eofetuater, to a 
 fourth 0? tbirB part: Cbefe are cooler, anB 
 Co mo^e proper fo? bot feafon^* 
 
 Cbe bapour of naincger raifeO bp flawing 
 of JLime in ft, map effettuallp co^rca tbe 
 §ltr neer about it* 
 
 Cafee ©alt'peter,' amber, X^imflone, of 
 facbtmo part0, of 31 umper one part > mtjc 
 them in a potoBcr, put tbeteofupon a reB 
 Bot iron, o? coal0, a little at once* 
 
 I X. Per- 
 
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the Phyficians. 
 
 IX. 
 
 Perfuming of Apparel. 
 
 attb tnap p?efert)e from tnfettfon, 
 ^ feeing Done fep Come of tfee mo?e grateful 
 a! tfee feip fume0 of tfee®umm0, &c. fee* 
 foie menttonefe to fee feurnti anfe feettoeeit 
 tofetle0 freguent (feifttng anfe airing of ap* 
 parel map fee, efpetiallp feptfee iFire, oiin 
 tfee ^n, tfee moie effectual) tfei0 to fee feone 
 tfeeratfeer,tf one featfe tome in feanger of 
 infection* 
 
 X. 
 
 By carrying about of Perfumes* 
 
 CCQltfe a 0 are to go afeioafe, Ifeall feo tnell 
 to tarrp IBlue, Angelica, ^affertooit, 
 ^prrfee,®co|feium, oi fflUater-germanfeer, 
 fflaoimtooofe, iKalerian, oi ©ettoalbroot, 
 tairginiamfnafee root, oi Zefeoarie intfeeir 
 feanfe0 tofmell tos anfe of tfeofe tfeep map 
 bolfe oi cfeeto a little in tfeeir moutfe0 00 
 tfeep go in tfee ftreet0 5 Cfeep map anoint 
 tfeeir iSoflril0 toitfeopl of ^mfeer, 0? Teal* 
 Cam of ®ulpfeur i efpetiallp if tfeep fee a* 
 fraife of anp plate: iFear, aftoell a0 
 fumption, feeing feurtful. , , 
 
 Cafee Eue one feanfeful, uamp tt tn^ 
 moiter, put tfemto aiineger enoug||to 
 
moiftenit, mi')rtl&^m toeU,t^en Oram out 
 t\>t jupce^eta piece of ^pungCjO? a toaftof 
 U?oixinlj?eai) tpecein, tpe tritt atl?m clot!?, 
 Pear it aPout to fmell to. 
 
 Cafec tpe root of ^ngeltta Peaten gcollp, 
 tpe tjjeigpt of Cf pence, of Eue,anP fSEfo^m- 
 wooP, Jof eacp tpe Poeigpt of four pence, 
 ©ettPall tpe pjeigpt of tpiee pence* P?uife 
 tpefe, tpen fieep t^m tn afitile fDKtne4Kt* 
 negcr, tpe tpem in a linnen clotpi tnpicp 
 tpep nmp tarrp intpeir panPef, oi^ ittn*^ 
 to a Juniper Pop fuUof pole^i to fmell to*. , 
 
 Or they may ufe this Pomander. 
 
 ike Slngelica,.Eue, ZePoarie^of eatp 
 _ pnlfaP^m,^pctpetrDoP?a;ttp0f5€am* 
 p^ire graitm, tSSiij: onP Labdanum of 
 eacp ttpop^mo, mo?e oi lefo, a^i (Pall Pe 
 
 mt 
 
 ngo* 
 
 tpougpt Kt to mip toitp tpe otper . 
 make perkOf a Ml to carr^ about mm 
 ^ou tnai? ealilp make a pole in it, anP fo 
 poear it aPout pour netk t^tp a Qring 
 
 .tlie tidier fcrtmay tnaket^tiftPi^ t 
 Pomander.- 
 

 tain dit 
 atoadoi 
 intljtl; 
 
 irpeRct, 
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 ofeatj 
 
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 the Phyfieians. 
 
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 atjjam, t)eUot»@atinUer0,ljgnum aloes, of 
 ta 4 one fCtuplejGdliae Mofchataefour fctU* 
 OBen?oi«,of m\} onetJ?aw, 
 SamoMre Op grains, Labdanum 
 ti2am0, ©um'Ctagatantb btOolbeO tn 
 Eotetjjater, enough to make itupmtq a 
 pomantjet, putthetetoOph^ of spirit 
 S Eofessf, intloCe it in an 3 lho??-hop, 
 taeat it about poue neck. 
 
 XIII. 
 
 By inward Medicines. 
 
 L ift none go IFaOingfoith, eberpone ai^ 
 co^b(nga» the? canp?otute,let 
 fonietute rttng 
 
 map tafcc ^tUck OSi^cc, 
 a Clobej tma o? th?ee, atto?btng asj it mall 
 aatee iwith their hohiejx i feme map take 
 fSg, fome of the (JEiettuarp m«hFtSg< 
 snb’Eae heteafter eppieOeh; Come map ufc 
 L^don^ISrteatleithe Weight of eight pewe 
 
 in 16*’wojmns, wMnS «*?* 
 
 thd to tbe aae of thepartp», after otiehout 
 
 let them eatfome other ^ 
 
 anh Gutter 
 ©age WOrtlneb 
 
 SJttte water With fa 
 
 hufwQea, o? well hom^a?^th flour of 
 IBfln^one^o? Wimpoon 
 
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The'Advice of 
 
 ft, a« ounce in ptnt0, to a quart} a 
 ti^augOt t)eing tafcen etjerp mointng, pat|i 
 p^beO effectual anOfucceC^L 
 < CoQecpEue,(BIl0?mtJJooD, or Sage all 
 mgpt m tbetr Oiinfe, anO to O^tnfe a gooO 
 t)?aug|jt in tl?e ino?ning fading, t;e berp 
 topolefom, or to brink a braugjjt of fucp 
 brtnkafter tpe tafeing of anpof tbecreferba*' 
 ttbeeftuillbeberpgoob, 
 
 'Cafee of Sage bruifeb t»ell,tb)o banb" 
 ml0,of(DKOrmtooob.one banbful, of Eue 
 half abanbful, put t^em into a3fugg of four 
 quarts, put to them of mflb 'Beer reabp to 
 brink four quarta} in tbe morning letebe^ 
 tp one of tbe familp brink a braugpt of it 
 together eating after ft Xreab anb 
 
 Cake of the root» of Petafltis, or 'Butter* 
 burre ^ ounteof, root® of elecampane 
 ^padertoort, anb Angelica, of each an ounce 
 anb ^Igjleabeaof ^eaboto^toeet, Scordi- 
 of eaeb ttoohanbfttl0,Eue anb 
 ®0ormbjoob of each one banbful, Citron 
 (orUmon ) peel, JSutmeg, of each half an ' 
 ounce, of 3luniper-berrie0 ripe anb Wpep 
 tbjo ounces, of Carbuu^feeb one ounce}9ii 
 Julpprepareb bpeutting anbbruifing,are to 
 
 ijunk a iWuBtttWtj memtosMB mn^ 
 
the PhyCcians. 
 
 'Ealie of tl^e ConCetbe of tllBooti'foitel 
 ttoo ouncej^e, of IDtafco^btum ttoo O^amia, of 
 tOe flour of 'Bitmflone berp flnelp grounO 
 one li?am, of feaflron tbjeegrainjsf, of 
 rup of (DKooO'fo^rel ajs! mucp ajes t 0 fufftti* 
 ent to mafee an OEltctuarp: IFo? p^ebentton, 
 tafeeaO^ameberp moaning fading, During 
 tpe imminent Danger: l^ettpe JpartpDiink 
 after it a Draught of topite^toine poffetjtoitb 
 a (poonful anD palf of tpe plague-boater in 
 itinbeD, of of tbijJf boater folloteing* 
 
 Cabe of Stilgelica, Cadmu bene^iftus, 
 &age, Scordivtm, Petafitis, 0 ? TSutter-burre, 
 Xaume,anD plantain, of eacpfourpanD* 
 fuU, of ^ettoall anD ISoiage of each 
 ttoo panDfulo, of ^int one panDful, of 
 tobite^ Wne ttoo quarto > Difltl tpem in a 
 tolO©t<llj~anD Rjefwbe tpe boater tofufe*^ 
 
 * XIV. 
 
 The Plague-water pf Mathias, 
 or. Aqua Epide mica, 
 
 'T'^e tpe rooto of ttoimentil, Slngeltta, 
 * Peonp, ZeDoarte, Ciquoriflp, ^ecatto 
 pane, of each half an ounce, tpeleabeoof 
 ®age, Scordium, (SelanDine, ISlue^Slofema^ 
 rp,ffia&?mtooob, Ros folfej ^gtoo^t, T^\xv 
 net,^iagonj$,i&cabtou0,9gn'monp,'15aum, 
 Carduus, ISetonp, Centerp tpe \tU(^ ^arp’ 
 golDie! leabeo anD flotoerje(,ol each one panD- 
 fol y let tpem all bo tut, biuiCeD, anb in-' 
 
 fufeD‘ 
 

 t 
 
 The Ad^’of 
 
 fuftD tapjsf in «tgl)t ptntiSf of tBHOite- 
 tninetntpewonefp ofMay,antj^illelJ* 
 Cafee of London-Cwatle ttooountejjf, of 
 CfonferPe of (BaooD'foird tpiee owncej?, of 
 tpe temperate Co^Dtalfpette0 palf an ounce, 
 ofS^prupe of Himonje; enougp totnafie all 
 an Oflectuarp: flDf tl)te map be tafeen a 
 i)?am anb half fo? p^ctjention, anb tpe bou- 
 blequantitpfdicure* 
 
 ®teep 3luntper*bertte!ef in taineger foi a 
 nigpt, let tbe ©linegec be epbaleb off > eat 
 rtpereof at pleaferce* 
 
 5ln OHettuarp of TSole-^ttftdttatfe, a« 
 mutb ajaf pou pleafe» o? of tbe pobjberss 
 inbtteof tbe C^eatle Diatefleron ijet mabe, 
 mijceb up toftb'^pntpe of laineget^ o? an 
 ^lertuarpbf ^felfcarfe, tbidy^pi^nf Itf* 
 monjj, ate eafffp mabe^ anb berpeffemialj 
 being taben aia tbe fo^met* * 
 
 3In all ^ummer-plaguejy itiball be goob 
 to ufe ^ojrel*fa4»fet» be^atm ^‘tpe mom* 
 ing toitb b?eab; amb in tbe faff of tbe leaf 
 
 to ufe tbe of ’^atbatfesf tbitb t?eab 
 
 affo^ 
 
 Mthidat^ his Medicine of 
 
 *T^be of goobItgjEf^anb (Saalnut^feemte, 
 ^ of each ttoentp fouti Eue pfrtteb tbuo 
 fjanbffdjjf, of ©altbaif an ounte b? tome* 
 
 babat 
 
die_ j - 
 
 toljat tettet: IFirfl flamp pout ftgg» antj 
 ©UalnutiS UJell together tn a ftone nioitet, 
 tpcn aOO pour Eue, an^ laft of all pout 
 ®alt, mijct ^cm tjCcccDing toell > mU of 
 tl«j5 mature tPetp m6?«tug fafting, tpe 
 toetgpt of pence, to cpilOien anD 
 toeafe UoDte-e! le( 0 > 
 
 .:;i ^ XVI. 
 
 . Or this will be efife^lual alfo; 
 
 'Tiafee tttentp ?SHalnut«,'pttt^em,lp)3: 
 ^ 0ftee», Euea^ooOp^Oful, ta^o^nifen- 
 ti^roor0'tp?« i)?aim, IBole^^rmontacfe a 
 1}^ anua palt ftamp pout tootsf, 
 ttjm pout Ftgje? ant ®eet 0 , tpen aUDpoBt 
 crainut»,r tpen puttojout Eue ai!t 
 
 don-CteatJe^ antttoo 0 ? li|oohful« of 
 TOne^tjfnegct, mip i^jem tteH tn a flone^ 
 moitet, anttalieof tttt^ePetpmonnngj^ 
 (luantttp of a goot IButmeg fafttng $ ^p 
 ttat pate caufe to go mucp ab^oat, map 
 tabe ao much mo?etn tpe ebentng.tt»obout 0 
 befoiefuppet* 
 
 Cabe of IFtgi^ talf a pount, of (EKalnut^ 
 ibetne^ ttno ouiicej^, of tiiet Eue'leaA^ejQi 
 fine ounce, of ®alt paff an ounce, of itpe 
 
 Ecut Petafiris op t?amj@^, Gontrayerva- 
 Etot, tattgkianSnabe^jSaU oi Pru¬ 
 nella, of ta^ 8t?am ent W, ofZctoatfe 
 
The of 
 
 atiam, of ©ugat: IjfffolteO ttt to 
 a @Kupeenoug|)to male all into an «le-' 
 auarp* 
 
 8)ertof map te talen a 2?iam o? m 
 quantitp of a JRutmeg et»rp morning anD 
 et>enmg» 
 
 XVII. 
 
 For Women with child. Children, and fuch 
 as cannot take bitter things, oie this. 
 
 T Ut ConCerbe of EtO-KofeiSf, Con- 
 fetbe of fSQ[(Dti-1&o|t^el, of earbttoo 
 o^nce^f, Conferbei» of ISo^age, of 
 ©age-fiotoerio, of each dj: o^amo, OSole* 
 ^montael, ibabtngaof fijarta^bom, fbop 
 m4ft0a f of 'eatb tma: o^ama, pelloto oi 
 
 4atflonone 
 
 fcruple,®p?uw of ®Io)li'®o?rel, enousb to 
 male it a maitt Cleauarp j mbc them toelL 
 tale fo mutb aa a Cbe^ut at a time, once 
 oi ttoicea Oap, ai?^pou#allitno caufe* 
 
 xvra. 
 
 For the richer fort. 
 
 T % RwWnS* of WtSftWin, of 
 
 teart, of «o?al, ®o?ment«.ww:, 
 ZeOoane, ttUO Terra Sigillata, of 
 eatO one ^aro, aitton.piUo, yelbto, tobt te 
 ant) reo ©aunbeta, of eat/balf a bjam' 
 
 fobite 
 
the PhyfidsinsI 
 
 totitte ^tmber, |[)|>atttttl)*fione meparetj, of 
 eacfj mo ftruplejs, 'Be?oar4one of tpe 
 Cafl, Po^OjOf eatp four ant) ttnen* 
 
 tp gratng,"Citron anP ©?ange p»l» canOt* 
 0l3,0f eacp Lignum Aloes Olte 
 
 fttuple, tjjpite ®ttgar»tanPte ttoice tpe 
 ttietgpc of all tpe reRi mtp tpem tDell,Petng 
 maPe into a ^;ePge«poisPet^ Cafte tpe 
 toetgpt of ttoelPe*pence at a time tpcrp 
 mointng fatting, anP alfo in tpe ePen* 
 tngaPoutttPe acloeP, oi an pour Pefote 
 fupper* 
 
 ®0ttp tpefe potoPerje: anP Sugar tpere 
 map Pe maPe £o?enge0, o? Manus Chrifti's, 
 anp toitp tonPenient ConferPejo tpep map 
 Pe maPeintodeauatieiOt ^ll vopttp, anP 
 manp mo?c tpeir Jpealtluipep map paPc 
 PptpeaPPtte anP Pfretttonio of tpetropjn 
 PPpftctanjK: o?, aof Pae pope, PPpCttana 
 t»iUnotPeP)anttng toPtrea tpem a»tpep 
 map papa nerp, to tpe fo? tparttp 
 
 Cpep map alfo ufe TSejoar^Piater, o? 
 Creatle-toater PiftilleP, tompounPeP bp 
 tpe ipppftttans! of London, anplmoton bp 
 tpe name of Aqua Theriacalis ftillatitia , 
 rnpicp tpep map ufe fimplp > o| tpep map 
 imp tpem alfo mitp all tpetr ^ntiPoteef, a» 
 otcatton Ipall require* 
 
 Cafee of amber-grpfe a (trunle, PtffolPe 
 it in four euntej® of tpe Pew Spirit of 
 
 "D SatP> 
 
iS ThfArf^ceof 
 
 tafee moaning a ttm^ 
 
 pie, tettl) crumbj^ of TOite-lJica^ anu fu- 
 gar of EofejJ* ')5alfam of ©ulptiur to four 
 
 gtJe D^opjKjO? Elixir Proprictatis to ttoentj 
 oi tijtrtp 0?opjK, tn tomej o? l»ater anu fu* 
 gar, maj) be effectual. 
 
 Cbe ufe of London-Creatle t0 geob, both 
 to p^eferbe from tbe ^tckneljs;, aef affo to 
 cure tbe ^tcb, being taben upotv tbe ffrff 
 app^ebenfton in a greater quantitp, a® to a 
 man ttoo b^aum, but lef» to a roeab bo* 
 bp, oi a tbtlb, in Carbuuef o? iDragon* 
 mater. 
 
 Cabe of tbe fined tlear JSLloajO pou can 
 bup, of Cinnamon, of of eacp of 
 
 tbefe tbe bcietgbt of tb^ee French Crotono, o? 
 of CbM anb tmentp penre of our ^onep, 
 of. Cfobe/?, -^ace, l^gnupi Akje&, of ^a* 
 fficfe, of‘^ole iDnentajl, of cacb of tbefe 
 half an ounce 5 mingle them together, anb 
 beat them into a berp fine potober, of tbe 
 mbtcb tabe eberp meaning fading tbe 
 metgbf of ;a ‘0?oat in tSKbire-mine belupeb 
 mitb mater. 
 
 I5:abe a b?p IFtg, anb open it, anb put tbe 
 bernef of a Malnut into tbe feme, being 
 cut berp. jfmall, tb?^ o^ four Jltatte^ of 
 I3,tte, tommonlp callelki^erb (Sswee, a tibn 
 of ©alti then rod tbe fig anb eat ittoarm, 
 fad tb?ie oi four bouro after it, Snb ufe tbi 0 
 tmueintbeimctfe.. • 
 
the Phyfidatis. 
 
 Cafee tlje PotoDer af Co?menttl t|)e 
 of fip pence, tmttJ ©oirel o?®cab^ 
 oujK-'tttaterftt ^mmer, anU in tte TOntec 
 toitp tpe tjjatet of iHalectan, o? common 
 JDnnk, twperein Ijatl) tan infufeP tt)e foie* 
 namel) ll)erb) 0 ;* 
 
 flDi elfe,tn one Pap tpep map tafee a little 
 tBoim*moDP anP ISalevtan, toitp a ®|dm 
 of ®alt^ in anotper Pap tpep map tafeefe* 
 ten oi eigptTBecrteiEf of Juntpee P?teP, anP 
 put in PotJper, anp taking tpe ftimt tnitt^ 
 common SDitnk, oitJtfP C)|rn% mtopirp 
 ©ttoimtjcop anp Rue patp llcrpep all 
 ntgbt* 
 
 ^IfO tpe treacle talleP Diateffaron^ 
 toptcp im mape Put of fourtptngo of Itgpt 
 piice, eofie ta_hMi^Jii-J2Llie JfngwPtentO 
 are, ©enttan, 'Bap-Percieo, ^p?rpe, anp 
 Ariftolocbiatpe tounPjin equal p|opo|tton, 
 maPe into an ®leituarp tortp tp|le timcjs 
 tpe toe^pt of Iponep* 
 
 3lfo tpe Rmt of Elicampane taken fn 
 PomPec PJitpX>?infc. 
 
 Lifectoife a piece of flD|rto-r«t keptfu 
 tpemoutp aefmen pafo Intpe (lratjy» 
 
 Cake ftpLeaPeo of ®o?re!, tjaip tpem 
 "Ijjttt OUater anP cainegtr, let tpem lie th 
 tpe fatP tHUatcr anp atineger a mptle, tpen 
 eat tpem falling, anP keep in pour moutp 
 anpcpet) notjjanPtpen euper^ettoall, o| 
 tpe JBUot of Angelica, oi a little Cinamon, 
 
 •S) 2 0| 
 
20 
 
 Thei^ tcmceof 
 
 D| four of di fa mut^j of 
 
 Eatrte»fnalie rcot: ®oat 0 Eue ma]? lie 
 eaten ttfSalaOje!, o^lje 3futceo? SDecottton 
 tt)eteof . tn 'Bioatf? >o^ j^oSet'O^tnh, map l>e 
 CoufeO tot)erpg(QD putpofe* 
 
 GiHcfjafif ate tteD to neteffacp attenliance 
 ^ ontpe SlnfetteD, ajs alfo fuel) ao Ute tn 
 fiStfiteti Ipoufej^^f^all Do mell to caufe lifueja: 
 to \)t maDe tn tliett 9tm0 o^lLeg^:, 0| Pot^? 
 a^tpe Pl^pfittan (Ijall tpmli 6t« 
 
 XX. 
 
 Bleeding, Purging, Vomiting.’ 
 
 T Jpefe ti)^ great EemeWeief tarelp 
 patje place in tlje Plague, but are 
 generallp Uangeroujsi, (ano mott of 
 allspurgfng bp anp flrong^eOtctneie()anb 
 therefore not to be ufeb but upon fame tp 
 lrao?btnarp urgent tnbtrant o? juO otta-- 
 0£in,anbtottb tbe greatefl caution, tobtcb 
 onelp an able Pbpfittan tan jubge of i anb 
 tberefoje, no ^bbtce tn general canbegi'^ 
 bemflDnelp tf anp perfon be taben ftcfe up* 
 on a full Domatbj from eating latelp be¬ 
 fore, 0 ? g^eat unbtgefteb > 3It i!s abbtfable 
 that futb perfon bifcbarge oi get tl^Oo* 
 
 macb 
 
the PByTicians. 
 
 mat^j emptieD twitp all fpeeD tp a large 
 quantitp of €art)uu0, o| plain poflct-D?mfe, 
 0^ toarm t»ater> pioPohing bp a feather o? 
 Hnger in the tb?oat aj? tis ufual: Sinb topen 
 neeb requires, to open o? beep folublc the 
 bobp, the ptWff of Rufus, commonlp calleD 
 Peftilentiai-Pills, aretpe beOanD moft p^o^ 
 pee to beufeb. 
 
 XXI. 
 
 Medicines «xpul(iye. 
 
 •"Tlpe poifon 10 etpelleb bed bp ©tpeat* 
 1 tng, p?obobeb bp pottet=ale,mabe toitp 
 IFennelanb i^arpgolb0in iBinter,attb tpitp 
 ®o^rel, 'Buglof0, anb “Boiage in ©urn* 
 mers toitb tpe lojbicb in both tinted tpep 
 
 muft mingULondon-Creacletbe bjeigpt 
 
 of ttpo b?am0, anb~TiJWIpemfrlbe0 fpitp * 
 aUquietnef0toftpeat. 
 
 jfo? ibofe that are able to pear it, tbi0 
 courfe i0 effertual, anb batbp?obebfuctef0*' 
 ful* Let the Partp tafeealarge S^ofe of 
 anp of tbefe €o?bial0 that i0 nept at banb,. 
 that i0 to tap, of London-Creacle, o? "DU 
 afcorbium,of either half an ounce, o? of ^e? 
 thribatea quarterof an ounce, o?tjf Venice- 
 Creacle half a quarter, o? a quarter of ann¬ 
 ounce at mod, tn ab?aughtof Podet-bnnk 
 mabe b)ith®Hhite't»ine,oi iHinegeri then 
 let be put to beb to fi»eat,ti)eU cotjereD, 
 
 in a blanfeetj Without bi0 ©hirt ^fo? 24 
 
 hour0$ 
 

 tjourjji 5 etjerjv Oouc renet»)i'ng l)iis 
 Co?tital, but m bait tbe quanttt? former* 
 Ip Di'recteDj between tabtlejK tefrelping btm 
 bjttb IPoffet'bitnfe, Oatmeal-tauble, 
 tbin 'B^otbjef mabe o? 5)art}5* 
 
 twin gellp* 
 
 3If tbe petCon be unapt to ftoeat, lap 
 ttoo 0 ? tb?ee 'B?tcfe 0 quentbeb tn ©tneger, 
 toiappeb up tn atooollen tlotb^ to bt '0 bobp 
 to promote iu 
 
 at tbe tame time that be appltetb bitn* 
 Celt to Ctneat, be muQ applp 15lt0er0 to 
 tbe part0 of bi0 bobp, 00 10 elCeinbere 
 birertebi SD? Eotnelling toitb Xrponpjl^el- 
 lebor, 0 } ^ettetb)o?t'root 0 , both epceebing 
 toell on tbe fame occafiom 
 Cake of angeltta^root tbjo eu«ee 0 >of Co?- 
 menttl»root an ounce anbbaUe, make a beco- 
 ttton in ttno pint0 of matec to a pint anb bait, 
 abbe tb?ee om>ce 0 of iupte of ILimon, 0 ? an 
 ounce anb half of ©inegeti let tbe ftck b^nk 
 a b?augbt 80 be can bear, anb repeat it at 
 ttoo oitbiee bour 0 biftanre» 
 
 Cake of ^itb?tbate to tbe quantity of 
 ttoo b?am0, 0 ? of London-Creacle, oi of 
 2>iafco|biumtotb?eeb?am0, 0 ? of Venice- 
 Cteacle toa b?am anb balfi bidolbe ei¬ 
 ther of them in a quarter of a pint offai- 
 neger, anb b?inkit* 
 
 Cake of Venice*Creacle a b?am, 'DO 
 afco^bium ttoo feruple0, ©alt of l!Bo?m- 
 
 tooob 
 
the Phyficians. 
 
 eatlj a fcruple,Creatle^ 
 toatcr an ounc^ anO palf, jupce of ItmoniOf, 
 tatnfg^r ttjjo euncj 0 , fo^ oneDofe^ 
 f 0 ? tbe rure of tpe InfetteD upon tpe firfi 
 app^epenfi'on 5 Xurr*feet)0 , Cotptnele, 
 ^otwDtrof JpartjK-'po^n, Cttron-fect-e;, one 
 0 ? moie of tpcm, tottp a fet» gratn«{ of 
 (Jampbtrc, aregooDto be gtten tn (Jartu* 
 ujs 01 I^^agon^mtec, 0 ? tPitp fame Ctea* 
 tk'twaier* 
 
 Cabe of QEpite*tDtne aJtneget from palf 
 a Quarter to a Quarter of a pint, mtreP 
 mitt) ®alt, from ttoentp grains! to fourtp> 
 it ttiarm,anO fmeat upon it* tafee 
 tpe jupce of frefl)€ot»-'Bung, ftraineP mirp 
 aiineger, from tpiee fpoonfuf 0 to (ePen* 
 
 ’ x5cn7^^ 
 
 Avicen’s Medicine* 
 
 ^^feeof Xpfe'^rmeftfatfe atiawjof iupte 
 of fl).?ange palt an ounce, of ffiHptte* 
 mine an ounce , of EeO^roee mater tmo 
 ounces 5 mip tpem, anO gibe it afCoon a 0 
 tpe ^artp fufpette t!)e Otfeafc v if it be 
 PomiteD X t^P^at it again^ 31f PomiteP a* 
 gain, repeat it tpe feconp time* 
 
 Cafee of 'Burr-'fetO 0 palf a P?am, of 
 Cocpinele palf a fcruple, of Campptre 
 gpe grains > mtp tPefe P3itp tmo ouncee of 
 €arPuu0, o? P^agon-matetj paff an ounce 
 
 of 
 
24 
 
 The Atmce of 
 
 of Crearte-toater, ©prupe of (SKoofi-'fo?^ 
 tel a fpoonful, mtp tljefe, gtPe tt tpe 
 ent toacm, cotec ptm to fpjeat > you may 
 a fetonU D^augOt after rtoelbe 
 I)our0 > Het t)tm D^tnkno coll) 
 
 Poffet'Ditnfe, 0? tpe ltfee, totll l)e gooli to 
 fltbetl)e IKifitcD liberally. 
 
 Cabe €ttron-feebjB; fit oi ei'gbtj n)al)ingja{ 
 of |)art)2<*bo|ttbalf8 b^m, London-Crea- 
 tie one biam, mtt them tottb ttoo ounces 
 of CarbuuiK'toater;, o| tottb tbiee ounteia 
 of tbe pieftrtbeb JPofiet*b?ink3 b^mfe it 
 toarm, anb Colte toftoeat^ 
 
 Cafee ®o?rel'tbater, 6 beo? ft'tfpoonfuli?, 
 Creatle'teater one fpoonful,London-ti:rea* 
 tic one b?am anb a balf> mit them toell, 
 gibe it twarm, aub fn fay tbe jPattentto 
 ftbeat* 
 
 CafeeCiJ^menttr, anb (Eelanbme*rooti», 
 of each four ounteo, Scabtouo anb Eue, 
 of each onepanbful anb an half, tBapite- 
 tntne aitneger tbieeptnto* bopl tbefe till 
 one pint be toaOeb, Orain out tbe Itquo;, 
 tobicb referbe fo? tbe ufe of tbe Slnfeaeb: let 
 it be tafeen tbuo* 
 
 Cafee of tbto l-tquo?, anb of CatbuuO' 
 toate^ of each one ounce anb an half, Lon- 
 don-Creacle one b^am anb an half, 'Bole* 
 ^rmematb balfe a fcruple, put thereto a 
 little feugar, mit them toell, let tbe Bar* 
 
 . ty bnnb It tbarm,8nb cober bim toftneau 
 
 In 
 
% kxiir. 
 
 In Summer this is good.’ 
 
 Ha? 
 
 ibe qpafee tt&- 3 fuice of ttoo 
 
 l)ii* * outtcejf, 3Iutce of iLtmoii 0 otte 
 
 J to ounce, 2i)iafco|Dtuni one Diam, Cinamon 
 
 ftjc gcainjet, ©inegec |)alf an ounce i gtt>e it 
 Hfiit tjjariti, anlj lap tije fitfe party to ftneat» 
 
 tta^ life tijtfif in cafe of IFlupeies of tfie '35eUp> oi 
 
 ueis Xoant of reft* 
 
 itto 
 
 fc it of 'SCreacle of (Andromachus 0? 
 
 Vemce-Creacle, from tJalf a B?am to a 
 llte, t)?am> 0 ? of EleiTtuariura de Ovo, from 
 
 rta- a fcruple to ^alf a D?am, in tuarm Pof- 
 
 til, Uv^U, affton ai 0 £ you fufpttt your felf 
 
 fo infcttet), going to heir, ani) Cheating up-- 
 
 on it» 
 
 in Cf^e of the IBUotef • ot 'Butterhurre, the 
 
 inner Xarfe of ?l(hr of each a pounh 5 JS,ue, 
 @co?ittun>, 9ngelit4, ^eahoto^Stoert, 
 
 ' 2^(^agonja(,* Carijuu#?, of each th?« hanhMjSf, 
 
 ©Bhite^Oame ant) lUincger of each tPJO 
 I Ciuart 0 > let them tnfufe fo? a hay o? ttoo, 
 
 anh after be hiOtllehi ahhing-.to the reft 
 u (if to be hah) Cjc hanhful^ of the green 
 
 Etnh0 of tDEUatnut^; let the ffiftatcr be 
 fuiutneh tuith @y?upe of tEcoh ©o?rel, 
 a ahhing to thro quarts half a h?am of Cam* 
 
 r Phire, anh th^ce ti?am 0 of ©pirit of 
 
”26 
 
 The Adyice of 
 
 *ulpt)ur» fflHatec map be giben from 
 
 ttoo ounceifif to four* 
 
 Cabe of tbeiBUoffifof Xutterburreetgbt 
 ounces;, lettpem be mfufebina gallon of- 
 Stle fo? four aitD ttoentp hours;, anbtbert 
 , Oiftilleb tn a JLtmberfe, aDbe to the UMleb 
 GXHater ftp ptntjs of a ftrong 3 Z>etortioti of 
 (JfarlHtus, anO tn tbefe Lt(iuour0 tnfufe 
 Eojtsof 'Butterburre, ^aftertoo.2t,^ange- 
 lica, JHalertan, of each ftp ounces; ®tf= 
 campane^rccit an ounce, leabeiS of Scor- 
 dium, Batum, of each tbi® banbful^, of 
 3[umper=berctej5 half an ounce i 9 fter four 
 anb tbjentp hours; fnfuft'ng in a Bath oi 
 hot mater, mafee a feconh Dtfttllatton* 
 SDf this ®aater map be gtben th?» o? four 
 ounces; mith toarm Poffet-^le* 
 
 Cabe of the Ecot Butterburre, other- 
 mtfe talleh Pefltlent^toon, one ounce, of 
 the Eojt of ®?eat-(Haleriait a quarter of 
 an ounce, of ©o?rel an hanOfulr botl all 
 theft tn a quart of mater to a pint, then 
 flratn tt, anb put thereto tmo fptonful^ of 
 iBltneger, anb btffolbe tn tt tmo ounces; of 
 goib ©ugar: Let the 3 [ntetteb b?inb of 
 thtie;? fo hot as; he map fuffertt, a gojb 
 biaught, anb tf he chance to call it up 
 again, let him tabe the fame quantttp 
 Oratghtmap upon it, anb p^otobe htmfclf 
 tofmeat* 
 
 Cabe 
 
the Ph^cians. 
 
 tlTafee of potoDec of gcotj lejef, 
 
 tlje^ujKfe tafeen at»a|)fromtt)em before tljcp 
 be b|teD,o? of 31bp'berne0 toell bneb^a fpcDit-- 
 fulilettbe Patient bitnb tbijs bJfll mtngleb 
 in a Draught of gcob ftale ^le oi 'BtetjO? bJttb 
 a Draught of t5abite»b)tne,anl) go to beD, anD 
 taft btmfelf into a ftneat, anb forbear fltep* 
 
 Cabe tbe tntoarb 'Barb of tbe ^fij-tree 
 one pounb, of CBalnutjs tottb tbe ©?een 
 outtnarb to tbe number of fift^, tut 
 tbefe fmall 5 of ^rabtoue^, of ©erbin, of 
 each a banbful, of Saffron ttoo b^am/?, 
 pour upon tbefe tbe ftrongeft Sltnegeryou 
 tan get, four pintisf, let them a little boil 
 together upon a berjJ foft fire, anb then 
 ftanb in a berj? tlofe pot tnell ftopt all a 
 nigbt upon tbe ^Emberiff, after bifttl them 
 toitb a foft fire, anb reteibe tbe toater 
 tlofe bept. ®ibe unto tbe patient laib in 
 beb anb tnell tobereb toitb tlotbe^ j iboo 
 ounces of tbifi! boater to b?tnfe, anb let bim 
 be p^obobeb to (meat > anb eberi* eight 
 bour^buringtbe fpate of four anb ttoentp 
 bourfif, gibe him the fame quantity to 
 b?tnl?* 
 
 €are mull be ta%en in the ufe of tbefe 
 ftoeating Coibial^, that the part]? infeneb 
 ftoeat mo o? tbiie bour^, o? rather mutb 
 longetj if be babe (Irengtb, anb fleep not 
 till the fbjeat be ober, anb that be babe 
 bien toell bJipeb twitb boarm linen, anb 
 
 € 3 toben 
 
The 
 
 been let tjtm 
 
 moutb tDitb ©aatcr ani). taweget mtm, 
 anb let l)t 5 « Irate anb be mlbeb 
 
 tjjitb tbe fame* fiBben tbefe tbtngjK ace 
 bone, gibe btm a goob b?augljt of X?otb 
 mabe ibttb <It)tcben, o? button, - boitb 
 glofemacp, Cbj^me, @D?rely'Siu:fo?j>, anb 
 ^acpsolbje. i 0? elCe CSHatec^gcetwel, toitb 
 Eofemac)?,anti ®KinteC‘@abo??,o|Cb?me, 
 panabo feafoneb toitb BecwtCr nMupce 
 of tBcbb=©oitel: fo? tbeiriX>?infe, fetit 
 be fmall 'Beer bjarmeb, bJttb a toft >0^ 
 aBatec boi>leb bJttb (Earcatna]? feeb, €ar* 
 buu0»feeb, anb a cruft of B^eab, o? (utb 
 Poffer»b?infe 00 10 mentfoneb before in tbf 
 fetonb ^ebtetnei after fome JSutriment 
 let them fleep 0? reft:, often bjaftjmg tbeir 
 ^outb toitp GHater anb Bincger* 
 
 Cbefe €o^btal0 muft be ^repeateb onte 
 tn eight, ten, 0^ ttuelbe bour^ at tbefiir* 
 theft. 
 
 31 f the Partj) fnferteb bomit up pt0 ^e» 
 bittne, then repeat it piefentlp. 
 
 XXIV. 
 
 Medicines External. 
 
 \7<2fi'tatone0 applpeb behwb the ^Ear^j 
 ▼ abbur thetio^iftb, neer the^m'pttb, 
 on the inftbe of the Chighi»j awb neer the 
 ^iotn0, toiU b?aiw fo?th the Benome* 
 
 IFoj 
 
SIIW, 
 iU 
 : art 
 5 i 0 tl| 
 
 p,aiiD 
 
 ’tuiti) 
 
 l)P) 
 
 !|UpC( 
 
 3 ll, 0 ! 
 
 ^(Ut( 
 
 jnlllJ 
 
 100 
 
 t$e(r 
 
 oorp 
 
 :t|e 
 
 ^ficiails. 29 
 
 tiif« ojtotbt ®!oineis, (Oey wofl, 
 
 Sa^ WWn%tl)«hD etpawwaiffl.bipte 
 
 *“ «We Koure, n® watb ino!c 
 ffiaSrte» an® IBlainw Bffi«innK 
 Hte an® eSill of tppertfflbKutsion: 
 i^utnot to leate t^e 4)oo?er Co?t Deftttute 
 S“ gooi> MttwBfeov ibctc folUiwwB atcBt- 
 
 rtettotBeesrloom-tbe tatlst^of 
 
 S.lSSSSSiSsSSS 
 
 D&“e poitW'!»io 0o»S'’ffi 
 
 XXV. 
 
 To break the Tiimour* 
 
 TSiae a Stoat ■a!)mpn,'iW«o» iVP« 
 
 1 .into it: aifftSv ®“o 
 a bjam of v«hic€-‘Cieatle, it rtme 
 
 flopt tn a mt paper, 
 
 .herft y auiftp it pat unto tpe li^i^titur, wp 
 
 one after ^^iwt^ r Aet^one 
 
 «T»« 
 
 on MD JFiS apart, tpt ®Mon SnnS^^r^* 
 
tol&ole, anD ti^n, tijat all be beaten anb 
 mtteb together* 
 
 STafee rootj 3 f of tobtte Itllie-o, iFtg», 
 Leefej rpQeb, of each an ounce, of line* 
 feeb half an ounce, let them be beat to* 
 getber in a moiter, anb mtjceb toitb fie 
 b?am0 of olb four leben, abbtng aa 
 tnutb opl of liltea aa map gibe a 
 bue confidence > let it be applieb to tbe 
 Ctimour till it ripen anb bieafe > mbirfi 
 tad, if It bo not in a longtime, it map 
 be openeb bp incifion, o; a eaudteb, ap^ 
 plteb upon, o? a little beloto it* 
 
 ©cabioua anb "©o^rel rodeb in tbe 
 ^mhera, mipt toitb a little drong le* 
 wn, ^b tome 'Barroboa-greafe, anb a 
 
 ^?tab it* 
 
 Cabe miE»o? tb^ee rodeb £>niona, a 
 yte*raot oi tluo, roadeb, a banbfuiof 
 Scabtoua rodeb, four o? fibe iFtga, a piece 
 of leben, anb a little Rue, damp*^ Si 
 tbefe together i if it be too b^p, put to it 
 of opl of itliea aa much aa Ifcall be 
 neebful, o? fo much fait Gutter > mabe a 
 #ultefa, applp it hot, after it bath lien 
 rbiee four boura tabe it off, anb burn 
 It, anb applp a ftelb mim of the fame, 
 if It p?Dbe barb to b?eab, abb a little 
 burnt Copperafa to the Jpultefa* 
 
.. oiopw 
 
 the Ph}fekns; 
 
 Or this, 
 
 nr^fee tlje IFlotJ)eru« of di)cr0 ttoo tjanli-' 
 A fui0, Rotfeet'ffPD IjjutfeD one ounce, 
 f>igeon0 Dung D?am0: ftamp t!jefe 
 togetpet, put to tpem a little flDpl of Lt^ 
 ltf0,mafee thereof a IPultefe, applp it, anD 
 cjjange it a0 pou DiD tpe former ♦ 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 To draw. 
 
 W l^en it i 0 D|Ofeen, to D^aUj it, anD 
 peal it, tabe tpe ^iolb of an ®ggF, 
 one ounce of ll)onep of Eofe 0 , Curpentine 
 palf an ounce, (SI%«'ffour a little, Lon- 
 don-Creacle a D|am anP a palf > mip 
 tpefe tnell, fp?eaD it upon leatpec, 
 tpangeit twice a Pap, o} talc Diachylon 
 
 cum Gummis. 
 
 V 
 
 XXVII. 
 
 For the Carbuncle. 
 
 A potential €auterp> 
 
 X\ laping a SDefenfatiPe of'BolC'^rme-' 
 niacl, 0? Terra Sigillata, inipcP tOitp Hint' 
 ger, anP tpe lEMpite of an ^^gge, rounP 
 about tpe Cumour, Put not upon iu 
 
 Cale 
 
32 Th.eAdjJiceof 
 
 Calie o? four Clobeig of <Sarltcfe, 
 JSlue fialf a tianofulr, four f ig 0 , flrong 
 Leijen, anO t!je <S£Ot of a CtJintne^ ttt 
 tuOic^ C^jCoUfjat^ burnt^. of eatb jjatf 
 aitouwce, ^uftacb'fiep^J tboo DiamiSj 'Salt 
 ^il^am anb.a f)alf» fliamp tbcfe ioelf irose»r 
 ttjer, ant) applp^at bot to tbe So^ei.^pou 
 mai) puttbrrrto a little CaltOSuttei^ tf it 
 Dewo;?. . ,i. : 
 
 TSke leben half an *ounte, Eabtlfj-' 
 '■■ rcotjj^j tbc: bigger tb^ bet^r, an’Otmce 
 anb an balf, ^uflarb-fletiiitoo b^am/K-, 
 0ih[ton0...anb ©Srlirft'rodebj of ea^b ttoo 
 
 nto?ter;r,'apRl»r 4 t pgt tb?.ipe ia bap 40 tbe 
 
 
 Xut tbcfe fo?e«( cannot be boeil 6 ?berel) 
 anb cureb, tottbout^tb^.perfonal tare of a 
 
 bifcrert €birurgionV t 
 
 CaKe of Stabioiw tb)obanbful 0 ,i,lktnD 
 tir in a ftbhc»mo?te^ then piit into it of olD 
 Sbotne® greafe falteb ftbo oUnte£!, anb tbe 
 polfe of an egge'i Ramp tbciu bocll togetber, 
 anb lap part of tpm mim ta tbet^lb?^ 
 
 Cabe 
 
the Phyiiciaiis. 
 
 Ca^e of iLeateiei of ^^aUotOjs;, of 
 Camomil’flotuerjsb of eact) of ttjem a UnXk 
 ful, of HinfleO teaten into potoOer ttno 
 ounteg!, bott tpe ^©aUolw^leabeK 8 rtl Cuf, 
 anO tbe fkAoetj? of €amomil in fete boa¬ 
 ter, ftanbtngabouta fingetjj ij^eatjtp, bdtl 
 all them together, until all the tOaterbe 
 almoO Cpent, then put thereunto thelin- 
 ftrO, of OHheat'flotner half a hanhful, of 
 ®ttinej 3 f greafe, the ebin^ taken atnap, 
 th^ ouncefif, of ©pi of Lilliej^i ttoo ounteiK, 
 Oir them Dill hoith a Dttk, anh let them all 
 hoil together on a foft fire toithouc fmokt, 
 until the t»ater he utterly fpent: heat 
 them all together in a mooter until the^ 
 he hjeU intojpeiatch, anptn fielitrg, (mtoth 
 anh not rough: Chen take part thereof 
 hot in a hilh.j fet upon a thafing*hilh of 
 coalier, anh fa; it thick upon alinnen'Cloth, 
 applying it to the loie*- - > r 
 
 Cake a tnhite ^nion tut in of 
 Jrelh Iftutter th?«e ounces?, of Leaben the 
 fneight of ttoelbep|nce, of ^Uomo one 
 hanhful, of .^tahtoius one hanhful, of 
 tlobes? m <$arlick the b^ght of ttoentp 
 pence* Xoft them on the. fite in (uSttient 
 boater," anh make a Pultefe of it, anh la? 
 it boarmto thefe^e. 
 
 F 
 
 Another. 
 
\ f 
 
 i- 
 
 T ^U ttoo twnijfuljsf of JHafettaii, ttjjo 
 Duneejsof 2 ?ane*t»o|t, an IjanOful of 
 ©manage o? ILoOagej^fetlje t^em 
 all in 'Bttttec anO ©Hater, a* feU)^ 
 Crumbs of X^eat), anO mdfee a jpultefjs 
 tljereof, anD lap ittoarm to tlie fe2e till it 
 
 
 Anotheri. -- 
 
 I IF pou tannot |)ate t^efe l^erbjs,it i» gcoij 
 to lap a loaf of '}$|eaO to it Oot, 00 it 
 cometljoul of tOeSDtjen CtoDtcl)afterU)arO 
 lljall fee burnt 0? burieB in tbe eartb) 0^ tbe 
 leabeo of ©cabiouo o^©o^rel roReb, oi 
 ttoo o? tb?fe littp-rooto roReb unber 
 bero, beaten anb applieb^ 
 
 3(t tbilibe gob to foibedt all trube anb 
 moiR IFtuito , ao (Sueumbero , ^elono, 
 iPlumbO:, Cbtrrieo, Pedtbeo Vattl^"rdtb 
 |>erb 0 anb©allabo,ao lettictr ©linage, 
 Eabilb? onb futblibe > oi to be moberate 
 in tbe life of tbeui r mtpt loitb ^pl anb 
 
 \ f 
 
 i- 
 
 r 
 
the Phyfidans. 
 
 9 
 
 T 5 )ofe tt)at ate beltgOtet tottl) CDp* 
 mital 89 et)ictnej» onelp, map mafee 
 ufe of fome of tljefe fbUoming, 
 ins iJoneOlp p?epareD atcoiWng to t(je Ve^ 
 fcrtptton^of tt)e ^utl^outief, anO cauttoullp 
 aOmtnifttePv 
 
 Elixir Pcftilentiale. 
 
 Elixir Proprietatis. 
 
 Sulphur album & fixum. 
 
 Tinftura auri & Sulphuris fixi in-* 
 cremabilis. 
 
 Mixtura BezoarSica; 
 
 Extradum Pcftilentiale. 
 
 Aurum Diaphorcticum. 
 
 Aurum vitae. 
 
 Bezoardicum minerale pulffura* 
 fcens. 
 
 Bezoardicum minerale diaphoreti-^ 
 cum. 
 
 Turpetum minerale diaphoreticum. . 
 Aqua gratix Dei. 
 
 Spiritus Antipeftiferus. 
 
 Praecipitatus auri diaphoreticus. 
 
^oom 
 
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