,good ,councell against the plague4 ,shewing sundry present preseruatiues for the same1 by wholsome fumes1 drinks1 vomits1 and other inward receits3 as also1 the perfect cure 7by implaysture7 of any that are therewith infected4 ,nowe necessary to be obserued of euery ,housholder1 to auoyde the infection1 lately begun in some places of this ,cittie4 ,written by a learned ,phisition1 for the health of his ,countrey4 ,illustration3 ,decorative block ,,at ,,london1 ,printed by ,iohn ,charlwood1 for ,thomas ,nelson4 #aeib4 ,illustration3 ,deorative border ,to the ,reader4 ,for as much as the force and enfection of the ordenarye disease1 called the ,plague or pestilence1 hath heeretofore beene too well knowne and felt1 in sundry places of this ,realme3 and considering1 that it hath of late begun to increase in sundry chiefe citties populous places2 ,i thought it good to publish to you in time1 sundry preseruatiues against the said disease1 the better to defend those that are in health1 from the infection of the diseased4 ,and also to cure those that are any way infected1 grieued1 or troubled with the same4 ,and to this ,i was imboldned1 the rather for that it was written by a very learned and approoued ,phisition1 of our time1 who desireth more the health of hys ,countrey1 than by discocouering his name1 seeme vaine-glorious to the world4 ,accept this same ,i pray you in good part1 and thanke ,god for the ,phisitions paynes1 who hath his desire1 if it may doe but that which hee wisheth3 namely to expell sicknes1 and encrease health to this ,land4 ,which ,god for his mercie sake1 prosper and preserue from all plagues and daungers1 for euermore4 ,amen4 ,,these ,,thinges ,,ovght ,,duelie ,,to be looked into4 ,viz4 ,to keepe your houses1 streetes1 yardes1 backsides1 sinckes1 and kennels1 sweete and cleane from all standing puddles1 which engender stincking sauors1 that may be noysome1 or breede infection3 nor suffer no dogges to come running into your houses1 neither keepe any1 except it bee backward1 in some place of open ayre3 for they are very daungerous1 not sufferable in time of sicknes1 by reason they runne from place to place1 from one house to an other1 feeding vppon the vncleanest things that are cast forth into the streetes and are a most apt cattell to take infection of any sicknes1 and then to bring it into the house4 ,for ayring your ,roomes4 ,ayer your seuerall roomes with ,charcole fiers1 made in stone pans or ,chafingdishes1 and not in ,chimneys3 set your pans in the middle of the roomes3 ayer euery roome once a weeke 7at the least7 and put into your fyre a little quantitie of ,francomsence1 ,iuniper1 dryed ,rosemary1 or of ,bay-leaues4 ,a ,fume of great experience4 ,take ,rosemary1 and put it into stronge ,vineger1 steepe it in a ,bason or bowle1 heat foure or fiue ,flint stones red hot1 and cast them into the ,vineger1 and so let the fume assend into the middle of euery roome4 ,an other4 ,ayer your apparel in the same sort1 and with the same fume3 and beare in your hands1 some handkercher1 ,spunge1 or ,cloth1 wetted in the iuyce of ,v,vorme-wood1 ,hearbegrace1 and red ,rose-vineger1 mixt together4 ,to smell to4 ,the roote of ,enula ,campna1 steeped in ,vineger1 and lapped in a handkercher1 is a speciall thing to smell vnto1 if you come where the sicknes is4 ,an other4 ,hearbegrace1 ,v,vormewood steeped in ,vineger1 in some pewter peece1 close stopt1 is to be vsed in like sort4 ,to tast or chewe in the mouth4 ,the ,roote of ,angelica1 ,setwall1 ,gencian1 ,valerian1 or ,sinamond1 is a speciall preseruatiue against the plague1 being chewed in the mouth4 ,to eate4 ,eate ,sorrell1 steeped in ,vineger1 in the morning fasting1 with a little bread and butter1 ,sorrell sauce1 is also very wholesome against the same4 ,an other4 ,take the kernell of a ,v,vallnut1 mince it with three or foure leaues of ,hearbe-grace1 and a corne or two of ,salt3 then put it into a ,figge1 warme it and eate it fasting3 fast three howers after1 and take it twice a weeke4 ,a speciall thing to eate1 found very comfortable4 ,take strong red ,rose-vineger1 sprinkle it vpon a toste of white breade1 spreade ,butter thereon1 and then cast the powder ,cinamond vpon it1 and eate it fasting3 or eate bread and butter with ,hearbgrace4 ,an other4 ,giue to the diseased for their ordinary foode1 some broth made with a necke of ,mutton3 boyled with a good quantitie of ,burridge1 ,sorrell1 and ,buglosse4 ,to comfort the stomacke4 ,aleberryes are very comfortable1 made with ,cloues1 ,maces1 ,nutmegs1 ,saundrrs1 ,gynney graines1 and such like4 ,to drinke4 ,take ,rue1 ,v,vorme-wood1 and ,scabias1 steepe it in ,ale a whole night1 and drinke it fasting euery morning4 ,an other4 ,take the water of ,carduus benedictus1 or ,angelica1 mixe it with ,methridatum4 ,an other4 ,the roote of ,enula ,campana1 beaten to powder1 is a speciall remedy against the plague1 being drunk fasting4 ,an other4 ,drinke the powder of ,turmentill1 in ,sorrell or ,scabias water4 ,an other4 ,if any feele themselues already enfected1 take ,angelica-water1 mixt with ,methridatum1 drink it off1 then goe to bed and sweat thereon4 ,an other to drinke4 ,take a spoonefull of ,bay berries1 and huske them before they be dry1 beate them to powder1 and drink it in good stale ,ale or ,beere1 or in white wine3 then sweat vpon it1 and forbeare to sleepe4 ,to procure sweate4 ,take ,posset-ale sodden with ,sorell1 ,burridge1 mixt with ,triacle of ,diatesserom1 and get you to your naked bed4 ,a speciall preseruatiue against the ,plague4 ,take the roote of great ,valerian1 a quarter of an ounce3 of ,sorrell1 a handfull3 an ounce of the roote of ,butter-bur3 boyle them in running water1 from a quart to a pint1 put two spoonefulls of ,vineger to it1 and let the patient ,drinke it so hot as he may1 then sweat vpon it4 ,an other speciall preseruatiue4 ,take an ,egge1 make a hole in the top of it1 take out the white the yolke1 and fill the shell only with ,saffron1 rost the shell and ,saffron together1 in embers of ,charcoales1 vntill the shell waxe yellowe3 then beat shell and all together in a ,morter1 with halfe a spoonefull of ,mustard-seede3 nowe so soone as any suspicion is had of infection1 dissolue the weight of a french ,crowne1 in ten spoonfuls of posset-ale1 drink it luke warme1 sweat vpon it in your naked bed4 ,an other preseruatiue to be distilled4 ,take halfe a hundreth greene ,v,valnuts1 as they hange greene on the tree1 a pound of inner barke of ,ash tree3 then take ,petimorrell1 ,housleeke1 ,scabias1 ,veruyn1 of each a handfull1 ,saffron halfe an ounce1 and mince all these smal together3 then put a pottle of the strongest ,vineger on them1 boyle them ouer a soft fyer in a close pot1 after distill them in a ,limbecke3 keepe the distilled water1 giue the patient two ounces to drink therof1 #d4 times in xxiiii4 howers1 when he is in his naked bed1 let him bee prouoked to sweat1 and he shall find great ease therby4 ,if the patient be bound in the body4 ,take a suppository made with a little boyled ,hunny1 and a little powder of ,salt3 let this be put vp at the fundament with a little butter1 vntill it moue him to the stoole4 ,drinke for ordenary dyet4 ,so neere as you can1 let the ,patients ordenary drinke be good small ,ale1 of eyght dayes olde4 ,for vomitting4 ,uomitting is better than bleeding in this case1 and therfore prouoke to vomit so neere as you can4 ,to prouoke vomit4 ,take three leaues of ,eastrabecca1 stampe it1 and drinke it in ,rennish ,wine1 ,ale1 or posset ,ale4 ,an other4 ,a little quantitie of white ,helibor1 grated and drunke in the like sort1 procureth vomyt4 ,a speciall vomit4 ,take two ounces of ,dyle of ,v,valnuts1 a spoonefull of the iuyce of ,celandyne1 and halfe a spoonefull of the iuyce of ,reddith-rootes3 ,let not the partie sleepe for two howers after1 and in so dooing it is better than any purging4 ,for ,purging4 ,if the partie be full of grosse humours1 let hym blood immediatly vpon the right arme1 on the lyuer veyne1 or on the median veyne1 in the same arme3 so as no sore appeare the first day4 ,a very wholsome purge4 ,put into the pap of an ,apple1 a sixpenny weight of ,alloes1 and so take it3 or the pyls of ,rufus4 ,a very wholesome water to be distilled4 ,steepe ,sorrell in ,vineger1 xxiiij4 howers1 then take it out1 dry it with a linnen cloth1 then still it in a ,limbecke1 drinke foure spoonefuls1 with a little ,sugar3 then walke vppon it till you sweat1 if you may3 if not1 keepe your bed and sweat vpon it4 ,use this before supper on any euening4 ,if the pacient happen to bee troubled with any swellings1 botches1 ,carbuncles1 or ,gods tokens3 let him sweat moderatly now and then4 ,outward ,medicines to rypen the sore4 ,take the roote of a white ,lylly1 rost it in a good handful of ,sorrell1 stampe it and apply it thereto very hot4 ,let it lye xxiiij4 howers1 and it will breake the sore4 ,an other4 ,take olde ,swynes grease salted1 two ounces1 with the yolke of an egge1 and two handfuls of ,scabias1 stampe them together1 and lay it warme to the sore4 ,an other4 ,take a small quantitie of ,leuen1 a handfull of ,mallowes1 a little quantitie of ,scabias1 cut a white ,oynion into peeces1 with halfe a dozen heades of ,garlicke3 boyle these together in running ,water1 make a ,poultus of it1 and then lay it hot to the sore4 ,another4 ,the like may be made of two handfuls of ,valerian1 three rootes of ,danwoorte1 and a handfull of ,smallidge3 seeth them in sheepes suet and water1 with a fewe crums of bread3 and applye it hotte to the sore4 ,an other4 ,take a hot ,loafe1 new taken foorth of the ,ouen1 apply it to the sore1 and it will doubtlesse breake the same3 but afterward bury the same loafe deepe enough in the ground1 for feare of any infection3 for if either dog or any other thing doe feede thereon1 it will infect a great many4 ,other obseruations4 ,let the sicke and enfected persons bee seperated and kept from the whole1 vntill the sore bee healed3 but generally let them be kept within the space of a moneth4 ,for ayring ,apparell4 ,let the ,apparell of the diseased persons1 be well and often washed1 be it lynnen or woollen3 or let it be ayred in the sonne1 or ouer pans of fyer1 or ouer a ,chafingdish of ,coales1 fume the same with ,francomsence1 ,iuniper1 or dryed ,rose-mary4 ,a perfect good ,playster for the cure of the sore1 after it is broken4 ,take vnwrought ,waxe1 white ,turpentine1 the yolke of an ,egge1 a little fresh butter1 and a quantitie of ,english honney1 boyle all these together to a salue1 and apply it to the sore1 being thin spread vppon a cloth in manner of an ordenary playster4 ,,finis4 ,transcriber's ,notes --,retained publication information from the printed edition3 this e,book is public-domain in the country of publication4 --,left the original orthography and spelling unchanged4 --,in the ,,html version only1 blockletter text is represented by bold sans-serif4 --,in the text versions only1 text in italics is 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