A Collection of Seven and Fifty approved Receipts Good against the Plague: Taken out of the five books of that renowned Dr. Don Alexes secrets, for the benefit of the poorer sort of people of these nations.W. J.
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A Collection of Seven and Fifty approved Receipts Good against the Plague: Taken out of the five books of that renowned Dr. Don Alexes secrets, for the benefit of the poorer sort of people of these nations.
W. J.
Plague -- Prevention -- Early works to 1800
Take a Pimpernell dried an ounce and a half of Sordii Veti, ſome
Roots of Gentian, Imparatory, Zedoariæ, of each ſix drams, Calamint
Apiaſtrum, or Citraginie, Enuly Campanie Roots Tormentille, which
is a kind of Cinkfoile, Bay berries the ſeed of Cardus Benedictus,
which is one of the kinds of the herb called Atriactilie, with an
Oringe of Citron, Oxiladis, which is a kind of Sorrell, bole Armoniack
prepared of each three Drachmes Lickoriſh ſcraped, Clycaniſie Seminis
the ſeeds of Scatiola, which is Mubus Sativa, of the kinds of Endive
and Succory, Cinamonie, exquiſitie, of each two drams Gilli-flowers,
Red Roſes and Coriander, prepared, the ſeed of Baſill, Cortiſis Citrie
Fixie, Santuly luteie vel raboi Agalochi, that is Xilaloe Ligni Aloes,
the ſcraping of Ivory and red Coral, Pearls of each a dram and a
half, and two Scruples of Saforne beat all theſe very ſmall mingle
them with Sugar of equall quantity, or elſe with Oxemelite, or Sirupo
aceratoe, or Oxyfacchata, or rather the ſirrup of Lemons, but for weak
ſtomacks make like to Lickquid confection, either, Opiate vel Maſſee,
or elſe let there be an Electuary pertabellas of a dram weight, or
four ſcruples, then adde unto every ounce or Suger, a dram of the
ſaid powder, then take thereof two or three hours before your meals,
if it be in powder take a dram or half a dram at the leaſt, with ſome
convenient liquor of thoſe which are now named if it be opiate, the
quantity or a Cheſtnut or a Walnut if it be in form of a maſs and thick
make two or three pills or more very ſoft for to take at one time
drinking after the ſame ſum of the Liquors already mentioned when it is
in little tablits you may take one or two or more at your diſcretion.
CHAP. 33.
_Another compoſition in powder, but in another manner for
the ſame purpoſe._
Take the Roots of Angilica, Gentian, Zedoaria, of the roots of
Tormentille the ſeeds of Coxalidas Citrie Mallie, Cinamon, elect with
a kind of Caſia of yellow or red Sandal or Sanders Cardus Benedictus
of each two drams, a dram and a half of Oringe Pills, one dram of the
ſcrapings of Ivory, half a dram of red Corrall the like weight of fine
Sugar, put to all theſe things as the powder ſhall ſeem pleaſant and
good, or if you will ſeek another way as is ſpoken of in the firſt
preſervative, as concerning the quantity of this compoſition, at every
time, and the time of uſing it let it be as the other before, but if
you will have them both let them not be of a like ſort, but the one
being in powder in tablits the other in Opiat, or maſs, with pills.
CHAP. 34.
_Common Pills very good for the ſame._
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