Orders, thought meete ... 1593
ENGLAND-PUBLIC DOCUMENTS: MISCELLANEOUS. II.
EY « uw < 1-0. nn - neyapn her Maieſties ex- e commaundement,by thè Peſt learnedin Phyſicke within this Realme, containing ſundry good mites and eaſie Medicines, with- 4 . out charge to the meanex ſai een for the preſer- I uation ofher good Subllg&ts fromthe plague before in- \ 5 IF fection, as forthe curing and ordering ofthem : after they ſhall be infeQed, s lmprinted at London by the De puties — ( brilaopber Barker, Printer to the — Queenes moſt excellent Maieſtie. An. Dom.  ber priuie (Counſel, to be executed throughout the Counties of this Realme, in ſuch Townes, Vil- es, and other places as are, or may be hereafter infected wich the plague, for the ſay of fur- ther increaſe of the ſame. tie, aſwell within the liberties as wichout, immedi⸗ 7 ally vpon knowledge to them giuen, ſhall aſſemble 8 * themfelues together at ſome one generall place ac⸗ cuſtomed, being cleare from infection ofthe plague, to conſult how theſe oꝛders following may be duely 55 N primis, all the Juſtices in euerp coun⸗ within cuery their Counties, any in what Mundꝛed 02 other diuiſion, the ſaide Townes and Uillages are, and hom many of the lame places ſo infected are cozpozate Townes, market Townes and Uillages, and hall conſider of what wealth the inhabitants of the ſame Townes and Pariſhes are, to bchable to rec lieue the pooze that are oꝛ ſhall be infected, and ta be raſtrained in their houles. 3 Ttem, thereupon after conference vſed accoꝛding to the neceſſitce of the caule , they (Hall deviſe and make a generall taxation, cither by charging the Towne fafected with one ſumme in groſle, oz by charging the ſpectall perſons of wealth within the ſame, to be fozthwith collected foꝛ the rate of one moneth at the firſt, and ſo if the ſickenes ſhall continue, the collection of the like ſumme, oz ot moꝛc oꝛ ot leſſe, as time # cauſe ſhal require, and the ſame to be euerp firſt, ſecond, third, oz fourth weeke employed to & foꝛ the cxecution of the ſaid oꝛders. And incaſe ſome of the laid Townes infected hal manifeſtiy app*are not to be of ſulticient habilitie to contribute ſufficient fo ů charges requiſite, then taxa⸗ tion oz collection ſhalbe made oꝛ further extended to other parts,. oʒ in any other further limittes, as byſchem ſhall be thought requiſite where there ſhall be any ſuch Townes oz Uillages ſo infected, and vnable to relieue themſelues. And if the ſaide Townes be ſcituated in the boꝛders and confines of any other ſhire, then as the Juſtites ſhall ſee eauſe and neede fo; the greatneſſe of the charge re⸗ quiſite , that the partes of the Shire topning to the Townes infected - wy A. li. 125 I. — ew Orders to be obſerued, hable, they ſhal wꝛite their letters to the next Juſtices ot the other Shire ſo cons fining, to pꝛocure by collection ſome reliefe , as in like caſes they are to relieus them, in reſpect of neere neighhourhood of the place, and foz that the ſame in⸗ fection may be the better ſtayed from the laid adiopning places, though they be ſeparated by name ok the Countie. | 4 Item, they ſhall cauſe to be appointed in euery Pariſh aſwell infected as not infected, certaine perſons to viewe the bodies of all ſuch as ſhall die, befoze they bee ſuffered to bee buried, and to certifie the Miniſter of the Church and Church warden, oz other pꝛincipal officers, oꝛ their (ubſtitutes,of what pꝛobable diſcaſc the ſaid perſons died: and the laid vie we rs, to haue weekely ſome allow⸗ ance, the mote large allowance where the Townes oꝛ Pariſhes bee infected, during the infection, towards their maintenance, to the end they which ſhall be in places infected, may fozbeare to reſoꝛt into the companie of others that are ſounde: and thoſe perſons to be ſwoꝛne to make true repoꝛt accoꝛding to their knowledge, and the choiſe of them to be made by direction of the Curate of the Church, with thꝛee o2 foure ſubſtantiall men of the Pariſh, And in caſe the ſaid bie wers either thꝛough fauour oz coꝛruption, ſhal giue wꝛong certilicate, oꝛ ſhall refuſe to ſerue being thereto appointed, then to cauſe them to be puniſhed bp impꝛiſonment, in ſuch ſozt as may ſerue fo a terroꝛ to others. 5 Item, the houſes of fuchperſons out of the which there ſhall die any of the plague, being ſo certified by the viewers , oz otherwiſe knowen, oꝛ where it Gail be vnderſtood, that any perſon remainech ſicke of the plague, to be cloſe bp on all parts during che time of reſtraint, viz, ſixe weekes, after the ſickenes be ceaſed in the ſame houſe, in caſe the ſaide houſes ſo infected ſhall bee within any Towne bauing houſes neere adioyning to the ſame. And if the infection happen in houſes diſperſed in Uillages , and ſeperated from other houſes, and that of neceſſitie, fo the ſeruing of their cattel, and manuring of their ground, the ſaide perſons cannot continue in their houſes, then they to ber neuerthe⸗ leſle reſtrained from reſoꝛting into companie of others, either publiquely oz pꝛi⸗ uately during the ſaide time of reſtraint, and to weare ſome marke in their vp⸗ permoſt garments, o beare white rods in their handes at ſuch time as they ſhal goe abꝛoade, and ik there be any doubt that the maſters and owners of the houſes inkected, will not duely obſerne the directions of ſhutting vp their dooꝛes, ſpeci⸗ ally in the night, then ſhal there be appointed two 82 three watchmen by turnes, which ſhall be ſwoꝛne to attend and watch the houſe,and to appꝛehend any pero fon that ſhall come out ofthe houſe contrary to the oꝛder, and the ſame perſons by oꝛder of the Juſtices, ſhall be a competent time impꝛiſoned in the ſtockcs in the high way next to the heuſe infected: andfurthermoze, ſome ſpeciall marke tall be made & ſtrxed to the doozes of tuery ofthe infected houſes, and where any ſuch houſes ſhall be Jnnes oꝛ Alehouſes, the ſignes ſhall be taken downe fon the time of the teſtraint, and ſome croſſe 02 other marke ſet vpon the place thereof to be a token ofthe ſickeneſſe. 6 Item, 2 againſt the infection of the plague; 6 Item, they ſhal haue good regarde to chule honeſt perſons that either gl collect the ſummes aſſeſſep,o2 ſhal haue ᷣ cuſtodi? thereof, aud out ofche ſais cols lectid to allot a weekely pꝛopoꝛtion fo2 p ſtiding of victual,oxfire,o2 medicines fo) the poozer ſozt, during the time oftheir-reftraint. And whereas (ome perſong being well diſpoſcd co yeelde almes and reltefe , will be moze willing to giue ſome poztios of victual,as cozne,bzead,op other meate, the ſame ſhal be commit. ted tothe charge of ſome ſpectal perſons,that wil honeſtly e truely pꝛeſerue the ſame, to he diſtributed as they ſhall be appointed fo2 the pooze that are infected, 7 Item to appoint certaine perſons dwelling within the townes infected eo pꝛouide and deliuer all neceſſar ies of victuals; o2 anie matter of watching oz o⸗ ther attendance, to keepe ſuch as are of good wealth being reſtrained, at their owne pꝛoper coſtes and charges, and the pooze at the common charges: and the ſaide perſons ſo appointedto be oꝛdered, not to reſozt to any publique aſſemblie during the time of ſuch their attendance, as alſo to weare ſome marke on then bpper garment, oꝛ ta bgare a white rod in their hande, to the end others may as vopde their companie. = | EE TT) $ Item, that in the ſhire towne in euery Countie,andinother great towns meete fo2 that purpoſe, there may be pꝛouiſion beſpoken and made, of ſuch pꝛe⸗ ſeruatiues aud other remedies, which otherwiſe in meaner townes cannot bee readily had, as by the Phyſicians ſhal be pꝛeſcribed, and is at this pꝛeſent redu⸗ ced into an Aduiſe made by the Phyſicians, and now pꝛinted and ſent with the ſaide oꝛders, which map be fixed in market places, vpon places vſuall f92 ſuch publique matters, and in other townes in the bo dies of the pariſhe churches, and chappels, in which aduiſe onely ſuch thinges are pꝛeſcribed, as vſually are tu be had and founde in all cauntries without great charge oꝛcoſt. | 9 Item. the Miniſters and Curates, and the Churchwardens in euexy Pas rich, ſhall in wiiting certifie weekely to ſame ofthe Juſtices, reſiding: within the Pundzech oz other limit where they ſerue, the number ok ſuch perſons as are infected and doe not die, and alſo of all ſuch as ſhal die within their Pariſyes, and their diſeaſes pꝛobable whereof they died, and the lame to be certifiedto the reſt of the Juſtices at their aſſemblies , which. 11 Item, che Jultices of the whole —_— to aſſemble once in be ui. * — — — ä Orders to be obſerued, to examine whether thoſe oꝛders bee duely executed, and to certiſie to the loꝛdes of the pꝛiuie Councell their pzdceevings in that behalfe, what towneg and villages bee infected, as alſo the numbers ofthe deade, and the diſeaſes whereofchep died, and what ſommes of monep are taxed and collected to this purpoſe, and how the ſame are diſtributed. | 12 Item, the Juſtices in the hundzed , where any ſuch infection is, 02 the Juſtices next atopning thereunto , to aſſemble once a weeke , to take arcompe of the execution of the ſaide ozders, and as they finde any lacke oz diſoꝛder, either ta refoꝛme itchemſefucs;o2 to repott it at the generall aſſemblie there, to be by amdze common conſent refozmed. 13 Item, fo; thatthe contagion of the plagne groweth and encreafeth no way moꝛe, then by the vie and handeling of ſuch clothes, bedding and other uſes hath bene wozne and occupted by the infected of chis diſeaſe, during the time of cheir diſeaſe ; the ſaide Juſtices ſhall in the places infected take ſuch oder , that all the ſaide clothes and other ſtuffe, ſo occupied by the diſeas ſed, ſo ſoone as the parties diſeaſed ofthe plague are all ofthem either well recs; kouered 02 dead, be either burnt and cleane conſumed with fire; oz cls ayzed in ſuch ſozt as is pzeſcribed in an eſpeciall article conteined in the A duiſe ſet do wne by the Phyſietaus. And foꝛ that peraduenture the loſſe of luch apparel, bedding und other ſtu lle to be burnt, may be greaterthen the pooꝛe eſtate of the owners bf the ſame map well beare: it is thought very good and expedient, if it bee thought meete it ſhall be burnt, that thenthe faide Juſtices, aut ot ſuch collecti⸗ ons as are to be made within their Counties fo the relicle of the poo)er ſoꝛte that bee infected, allo we alſo to them ſuch ſumme oꝛ ſummes as to them ſhall be thought reaſonable, in recompenceof the loſſe of their laid ſtuffe. 14 Item, the faide Juſtices may put in execution anic other oꝛders that bythem at cheir generall aſſemblie hall bee deuiſed and thought meete, ten⸗ ding to the pꝛeſeruation of her Maieſties ſubiects from the infectien, and to the end theit care and diligente may the better appeare, they ſhall certiſie in wyts ting the ſaide oꝛders newly deuiſed, and if any ſhall wilfully-b2eake and con» temne the ſame o2 any of the oꝛders herein lpeciſied, they fball either pꝛeſentlie nuniſh them by impꝛiſonment, oꝛ it the perſons ſo contemning them. all be of ſuch councenalice as the Juſtices ſhal thinke meete to haue their kaults knowen to her Maieſtie, o to the Countell, they ſhall charge and bind them to appeare be toe vs, and the contempt duely certified that there map be a moze notozious charpe example made by puniſhment of the ſame by ozder of her Maieſtie. is Item, if there be lacke of Juſtices in foie partes ofthe Shire, oꝛ ifthey which are Juſticos there tall bee foꝛtbe time abſent, in that cafe the moꝛe num⸗ bor of the Juſtices at their aſſemblie ſhall make chopſe of ſome conuenient per {ons to ſupply thoſe places foꝛthe better execution hercol. | 16 Item, if there hee any perſon Ccclefialttcall oz lape , that ſhall holde and „ Rus.” * 4 publiſh: 4 * r againſt the infection of the plague. publiſhe any opinions (as in ſome places repozte is made) that it is a vaine thing to koꝛbeare to reſozt to the infected, o that it is not charitable to fozbid the lame, pꝛetending that no perſon ſhall dye but at their time pꝛefixed, ſuch perſons (hall be not onely repꝛehended, but by oꝛder of the Byſhop, if they bee eccleſiaſticali, ſhall be fozbidden to pꝛeache, and being laye, ſhall bee alſo eniop⸗ ned to fozbeare to vtter ſuch dangerous opinions vpon paine ofimpuſonment, which ſhall be executed, if they ſhall perſeuer in that erroz, Ind pet it ſhall aps peare manifeſtly by theſe oꝛders, that accoꝛding to Chꝛiſtian charitie, no per- ſons of the meaneſt degree ſþall be left without ſuccour and reliefe. 17 And of thele thinges aboue mentioned, the Juſtices ſhall take great care, as of a matter ſpectally directed and commaunded by her Maieſtie vpon the pꝛincelp and naturall care ſhee hath concetued cowardes the pꝛeſeruation of ber lubiectes, who by very diſozder, and fo2 lacke of direction doe in many partes wilfully pzocure che increaſe of this generall contagion, —.——ͤ r eo : | #! / An Aduiſe ſet downe vpon her Maieſties ex- preſſe commandement, by the belt learned in Phy- ſicke within this Realme, conteyning ſundry good rules and eaſie medicines, without charge to the meaner ſort of people, as well for the preſeruation ot her good Sub- iectes from the plague before infection, as for the cu- ring and ordering ofthem after they {hall be infected. Pre ſeruatiue by eorrecting the aire in houſes, Ake Roſemarie ieh, q; Iup iper, Bayleaues, ej Frankincenſe, caſt che ſame on a Chafendiſh, and receiue the fume oz ſmoke Y thereof: Some aduiſe to be added Lauander, o) Sage, Allo to make fires rather in Pannes, to remooue about — & * the Chamber, then in Chimneis, ſhall better cozrect the axze V olche Houſes. Take a quantitie of Vineger very ſtrong, and put to it ſome finall quantitie of Roſe water, tenne bzanches of Roſe marie, put them all into a baſen;then take ſiue oꝝ ſixe Flintſtones, heated in the ſire till they be burning hotte, caſt them ins tothe fame Vineger , and ſo let the fames bee receiued krom place to place of: pour houſe. | Perfuming of Apparel, -CUchapparell as you ſhall commonly weare, let it bee very cleane, and pers fume it often eyther with ſame red Saunders burned, oz with Iuniper, And if any ſhall happen to be with them that are viſited, let ſuch perſons as ſoone as they ſhall come home, ſhikt themſelnes,and aire their other clothes, in open aire um Þ703 Preſeruation by way of defence in open aire, and com- mon aſſemblies to be vſed outwardly. T is good in going abzoade into the open aire in the ſureetes, to holde ſome: things ol ſweete ſanoz in their hands, oz in the cozner of an handkercheife, as a ſponge dipped in Vineger and Roſe water mixed, oz in Vineger, wherein. Worme wood, o; Rue called alſo Herbegrace, hath bene bopled.. Pre ſeruatiue by way of inward medicine. Ake a quantitie of Rue, oz Worme wood, 02 of both, and put it into a pot ok vſuall dzinke,cloſe ſtopped, let it lie ſo in ſteepe a whole night, and dzinke thereok in the mozning faſting.. | In all Sommer plagues, it ſhal be good to vſe Sorrel! ſauce to be eaten inthe: moning with bꝛead. And in the fall of che leafe to vſe the iuice of Barberies with bzead alla. B i,. Mens — «4 „ — The Aduiſe By the conlticution of the heart, the vital ſpirites being : weake, andthe naturall heate feeble , in which caſe things : | Copviall are co.bevſed, , ! 5 | — —_ Good, and then is thepartie ta be let infeccis, either blood, By repletion , the bodie being filled | with humozs,either Fuill, and then is he to be curedwith | medicine purgaciue, Preſeruatiues ( ordials. Mithridates Medicine, * of good Figges not woꝛmeaten, cleane waſhed, of Walnuts che ker» neis cleane picked, of either of them anhundzed, ofthe leaues of greene Rue, otherwiſe called Herbegrace, the weight of it.s ofcommon Salt the weightof itif,v, cut the Figs in pieces, and ſtampe them and the Walnut kernels together in a moꝛter of Marble oz wood a good ſpace, vntil they bee very mal, and then put the Rue leaues vnto them, ſtampe & ſlirre them well together with the reſt, laſt put in the Salt and ſtampe and ſtirre theſe things together, vntill they be incozpozated and made of one ſubſtauce. Of the whichtake the quantity ofli.oꝑ itt, Figs euery mozning faſting, to childꝛen the halle will ſerue, and hee that liſteth ts increaſe oz diminiſh the ſubſtance ofthis medicine, ſhall eaſily doe it, by taking ol a greater 92 leſſe quantitie of the ſunples accoꝛding to a due pꝛo⸗ poꝛtion. 6 „A ell approued Medicine to preſerue. Akeof the fineſt cleare Aloes pou cau bup, in colour like to a Liuer, #thers fore called Hepatica,of Cinamon,of Myrrhe, of ech of theſe y weight of tit. French crownes, oꝛ of xxii.d. of dur monep, of Cloues, Maces, Lignum Aloes, of Maſticke, of Bole Oriental, ofech of theſe halfe an ounce : mingle them toge⸗ ther and beate chem into a verpfine powder. Of the hich take euery mozning kaſting tbe weight of a groate of this in white wine delayed with water, and by the grace of God pou ſhall be ſafe from the plague. Mo man which is learned il be examine the ſimples of this medicine whereof it conſiſteth, and che nature and power of them, can deny but that it is a medicine of great cfticacieagaink the plague, and the ſimples whereof it is made, are ea ſtly to hee bad in any good A pochecaries ſhap, except Bole Oriental, which is vſcy in the ſtead of true Bolus Armenus, whereof we haue ſeene great ſtoꝛe in the ſhophes of maſter Rich the Queenes Maieſties Apothecarie,and maſter Morgans in Cheapſide. Take a de Figge and open it, and put the kernel ola Walnut into the Fane being cut very ſinal che oz foure leaues of Rue commonly called Herbgrace, { acozne with | kers eene the nels mal, with ntill tity hee doe P20s hers iii. des, Cs ing d by dif ure inſt any rue fer ide. une ace, mne of the Phyſicians. a come of Salt, then roſt the Figge and eate it warme, laſt tif, 02 lit. houres ac. ter it, and vſe this twile in the weeke. Take the powder of Turmentill, the weight of vi. d. with Sorrel oz Scabious — in Sommer, and in Minter with the water of Valerian oz common djinke, | Oz els in one day they may take a little Worme wood, and Val erian with a graine of Salt. In another day they may take vii. oz viii. berries of Iuniper, died and put in powder, and taking the ſame with common dꝛinke, oz with dzinke in which Worme wood and Rue hath bene ſteeped all the night. Alſo the triakle called Diateſſearoum, which is made but of iii. things of light pꝛice eaſie to be had. Allo the roote of Enula Campana, either taken in powder with dzinke , oz hangedabout the bꝛeſt. Likewiſe a piece of Arras raote kept in the mouth as men paſſe in the ſtreets. is very good Cordiall. Take vi. leaues of Sorrell, waſh them with water and vineger, let them lie to ſeepe in the ſaid water and vineger a while, then eate them faſting, and keepe in pour mouth and che we now oz then either Ste wall, oz the roote of Angelica, ora litle Cinamon. Take the roote of Enula Campana being lapd and ſtceped in vineger, and groſſe beaten, put a little of it ina handkerchiele, and ſmell to it if pou reſoꝛt to any that is infected, For women with childe, or ſuch as be delicate and tender, and cannot away with taking of medicines. Ake a toſt of white oꝛ ofthe ſecond bead, as vouthinke good, and ſpzinkle Vonit being botte a litle good wine vineger, made with Role leaues, and fo} want of it, any good common 02 bled vineger, and ſpꝛead on the toll a little butter, and taſt theteon a litle powder of Cinamon, and eate it in the mozning, faſting. The pooze which cannot get vine ger noz buy Cinamon, may eate head and butter alone, fo2 butter is not onelp a pzeſernaciue againſt the plague, but az gainſt al mauer of popſons. When one muſt come into the place where infections perſons are, it is good to ſmeli to the roote of Angelica, Gentian og Valerian, and to chew any of theſe in his mouth. Another preſeruatiue for the poore, T ſhalbe good to take an handfall of Rue, t as much common Wormwood, and bꝛuſe them a litle: and put chem into a pot of earth oꝛ tinne, wich ſo much: bineger as ſhal cover the herbs; keepe this pot clole couered oꝛ ſtopt, and when pou feare an inſection, dippe into this vineger a piece of a ſponge, and cary it in yaur hand and ſmell to it, oz els put it into a round ball of Yuory o; Iuniper ade full of holes of the one ſide, carping it in your hand vſe to ſmellthercunta, rene wing it once in a day. | B. it. To — — — re The Aduiſe To be vſel after infection taken. Fe as much as the cauſe of the plague ſtandeth rather in poyſon, then in a. ny putrikactien of humours as other agues doe, the chiefeſt way is to moue ſweatings, and to defend the heart by ſome cozdiall thing. Suppoſitarie. F the patient be coltine and bound in his bodie, let him take a Suppoſitarie | made with a little bopled Hony, and a little fine powder of Salt, and ſo taken in at the Fundament and kept till it mooue a ſtoole. An excellent Medicine made without charges. Ake ofthe powder of good Bayberries, the huſke taken away from them, bekoꝛe they be dꝛied, a ſpoonefull: Letthe patient dzinke this, well ming⸗ led in a dzaught of good ſtale Ale oz Beere, which is neither ſowje1 noꝛ dead, 02 with a dꝛaught of white Mine, and goe to bed and caſt himſelke into a ſweate, and fozbeare ſleepe as is afozeſapde. An other ſoueraigne remedie, that is aſtilled water. Ake the inwarde barke of the Afhe tree, a pound, of Walnuts with the greene outward ſhelles, to the number of 50. cut theſe ſmal, of Scabious, of Veruen, of Petimorel,of Houſleeke, of euery one a handfull, of Saffron halfe an ounce,powze vpon theſe the ſtrongeſt Uineger you can get foure pynts, let them a litle boyle together vpon a very ſoft fire, and then ſtand in a very cloſe pot well ſtopt all a night vpon the embers, afterwarde diſtill them with a ſoft fire,and receiue the water cloſe kept, Giue vnto the patient layde in bedde aud well couered with clothes, two ounces of this water to dꝛinke, and let him bee pꝛouoked to ſweate, and euer ſire houres, during the ſpace of xxiiii. houres, giue him the ſame quantitie to dꝛinke. This Medicine foꝛ the woꝛthines there: of, and becauſe it will ſtand the maker thereof in little charge, it (hal be very wel bone to diſtill it in Sommer when the Walnuts hang greene on the tree, that it map be ready agaiuſt the time that occaſion ſerueth to vle it. 1. Bloodletting, F the Patient be full of humours which be good, let him imme diatly bee let blood vpon the Lyuer vein? in the right arme, oz in the Pedian veine of the ſame arme (if no loze appeare) iu the ſirſt dap. 2. Medicine purgatiue. Oꝛthe pooꝛe take Aloes the weight of vi. d. put in p pappe of an Apple: and foꝛ the richer P-lles of Rufus to be had in cuerp good Apothecaries ſhoppe. After letting of blood and purging (as ſhall be needfull) ſome ofthe fozena⸗ med Copdialsareco be bſed. | Theſe ofthe Phyſicians. Theſe pꝛeparations thus vled the firſt day that the Patient ſhall fall ſicke, as cauſe ſhall be to vle the one o2 the other (no ſoꝛe appearing ) in which caſe if the ſoze ſhall appeare, they are both to bee foꝛboꝛne, the next is to vſe all meanes to expell the poyſon, and to defend the heart by Coꝛdials. 3. Medicament expulſiue. he poyſon is expelled beſt by ſweatings pzonoked by poſſet Ale, made with Fenel and Marigolds in {Otnter, and with Sorrell, Bugloſſe and Bo- rage in Sommer, wirh the which in both times they muſt mixe the triacle of Diateſſaroum the weight of ix.d. and ſo to lay them ſelues with all quietnes to ſweate one halfe houre oꝛ an houre, if they be ſtrong. Foz they that bee neither full of humours no} coꝛrupt in humours, neede neyther purging noz letting of blood, but at che firſt plunge may moone themlelues to ſweate with Copdiall things mixt with luchthings as moue ſwear, and are befoze declared, VP hat is to be done when there is any riſing or ſwelling in any part. * ik by theſe thꝛee meanes the poyſon be expelled out ward by botches, carbuncles oꝛ markes, called Gods markes, accoꝛding as nature doth ex⸗ pell.ſo mult the further pꝛoceedings bee, pꝛouiding ſtill, that they continue ſtill in the vſe of the coꝛdiall and moderate ſweating now and then, all the time that the (i o02es bein healing, which mult by the Surgton be handled with great dil cretion. Medicine to be vſed in ordinarie dyet. Tis thought chat the powder of harts hozne hath a ſpeciall pꝛerogatiue, to be vſed all the time of their ſickenelle in their bꝛoths, and lupping, which in Sommer mult euer haue Sorrell, Borage, Bugloſſe, and in winter, Betony, and Scabious,02 Morſus Diaboli, and if their habilities doe not lerue, let them vſe it with Aleburies made with a litle Nutmegge, oz one Cloue, oz with Cawdelles in like maner made with Cloues, Maces, Nutmegges, Sanders o; ſuch like, Both to preſerue and cure the ſckeneſſe. Ake an egge and make a hole in che toppe of it, take out the white and velke, fill che ſhell with the weight of two french crownes of Saffron, roſt the laid egge thus filled with Saffron vnder the embꝛes, vntill the ſhell begin to ware yelow, then take it from the fire , and beate the ſhell and Saffron in a moz⸗ ter together, with halfe a ſpoonefull of Muſtard ſcede, take of this powder a french crowne weight, and as ſoone as you ſuſpect yout ſelfe inkected, diſſolue it into ten ſpoonefuls of poſſet ale, ano dunke it luke warme, then goe to bedde and pꝛouoke pourſeife co ſweating. | | B. iti. To * . EE ˙ Pu * —— — — The Aduiſe To be vſed in the firſt time of the Sickeneſſe. Nither is to take ftue oz fixe handefull of Sozell, that groweth in the field, oz a greater quantitie accoꝛding as you will diſtill moze oz leſſe of the water thereof, and let it lie infrifed oꝛ ſteeped in good Uineger the ſpace of foure and twentie houres, then take it offand dꝛie it with a linen cloth put into a Limbecke, aud diſtill che water chereof: Aud as aſſoone as you finde your ſelfe touched with the ſickeneſle, dzinke foure ſpoonefuls of the ſald water with a litle ſugar, and if you be hable, walke vpon it vntill pou do ſweat, if not, keepe pour bed, aud being well couered, pꝛouoke pour ſelle to ſweating , aud the next day to take as much againe of it alitle befoze ſupper. — Item, to pꝛouoke vomit with two sunees of ranke oyle, oz walnutte ople; a ſpoonefull ot the iuice of Celendine and halfe a ſpoonefull at the iuice of radice | roote, fo that the partie infected doe walke and not ſleepe, is better then any let⸗ ting of blood, oz any purging, Foz the dileaſe neither can ſuffer agitation of hu⸗ mo2s, no; when one is infected, hathno time to bleede oz to purge. Outward medicines for to be applied to the fore. The firſt. Ake of Scabiouſe two handefuls, ſtampe it in a ſtone mozter with a pettel ok ſtone ik vou can get any ſuch, then put vnto it of olde ſwincs greaſe ſal⸗ ted, two ounces, and the pe lke of an egge, ſtampe chem well together, and lay parte ofthis warms to the ſoze. The ſecond. Ake ofthe leaues of Mallowes , of Camomill flowers, ofeither of them an handefull, of Lineſeede braten into pouder two ounces, boyle the Mallowe leaues firſt cut, and the flowers of the Camomil in faire water ſtan⸗ ding aboue a fingers bzeadth, boyle all them together vntill all the water al⸗ molk be ſpenc: then put thereunto the Line ſeede, of Wheate flower halfe an handeful, of ſwines greaſe the ſkinnes taken away thꝛee ounces, of oyle of NRo⸗ ſestwo ounces, ſtirre them (fill with a ſticke, and let them all boyle together on aloft fire without ſmole, vntill the water be vtterly ſpent, beate them alltoge⸗ ther in a mozter, untillthey be well encoppozaced together, in feeling imooth. and not rough: then make part thereof hotte in a dich ſet vpon a chafindiſh of coales, and laꝝ it thicke vpon alinnenclothappiping it to che.ſpye, Another excellent medicine to ripen and bring out the ſore. Takea white Onion cut in pieces, of freſh hurter tit. ouners, ol Leu en the weight of xii.d.of Mallow es one yandful, ofScobiousf{it tan ber had one 4 34 „dul 2450 v _— | in the fe of ice of t into Your wich eepe 'nere le; a dice let⸗ bus — UA —— of the Phyſicians, handkull, ol Cloues of garlike the weight of xx. d. boyle them on the fire in ſuf ficient water, and make a pulteſſe of it, and lay it warme to the ſoze. Another. 12 the ſoze it ſelfe doe thus. Take two handfull ol Valerian, thee rootes of Dane wort, a handfull of Smalledge, o Louage, if you can get it, ſeeth them all in butter and water, and a fewe crummes of bzead,and make a pulteſſe thereof, and lay it warme to the ſoze vntill it bzeake. Another for the ſame. F pon cannot haue theſe herbes, it is good to lay a loafe of bꝛead to it, hot as it commeth out of the ouen, ( which afterward ſhall be burnt oz buried in the earth) o2 the leaues of Scabious oz Sorrell toſted, oz two oꝛ thzee Lillie rootes roſted vnder embers, beaten and applied. A generall medicine for all ſortes of people taken with the plague, to be had without coſt. LV ok the roote of butter burre,ocherwiſe called peſtilẽt wot, one ottnee, ofthe roote of great Valerian a quarter of an ounce, of Sorrell an handful, boyle all theſe in a quart of water to a pint, then ſtraine it and put thereto two ſpoonefuls of Vineger,two ounces of good Sugar, boyle all theſe together vn⸗ till they be well mingled, let the inkected dꝛinke of this ſo hotte as he map ſuffer it a good dzaught , and if he chaunce to caſt it vp againe, let him take the ſame — ſtraighe way vpon it, and pꝛouoke himſe lfe to lweate, and he ſhall find great helpe. Time of continuance apart from common aſſemblies. Uch as haue bene infected, Would kcepe their houſe without being comier- ſant with the whole vntill the ſozes ſhall haue left running and bee perfectly whole and ſound, which in ſauguine and cholericke perſons will be healed ſoo⸗ ner, then in melancholike and flegmatike complexions. Uch perſons may not wel be conuerſant with them which are not infected, fo2 the ſpace of onc moneth. InfeRed clothes. 1 Contagion ſuſpected to remaine in clothes, either wollen oz linnen, cannot well be auoyded by better meanes, then by lire and water, by often waſhing and airing the ſame in ſroſtes, and ſunne Hine , wich good dilcretion, and burning che clothes of {mall value. FINTS. 