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
Make of theſe a powder to ſmell, to be beaten or broken, in ſome piece
of fine ſilke or a peece of fine linnen cloth, beat all theſe things
groſly for to perfume and waſh your head and beard, or let them lye a
time in white wine and Roſe water, and ſtrain them, keeping the water
to uſe when you pleaſe, or you may ſtill them in a double veſſel,
that they may be Aqua Aromatica, this being laid upon the coals is to
perfume your chamber twice every day morning and evening, it is good
alſo to wear about you or to put in a little bag and lay it amongſt
linnen or woollen cloathes.
CHAP. 38.
_Another ſweet ſmelling ball._
Take two ounces of pure Labdanum, one ounce and a half of Bengroine
one ounce of Willow coals of Storax Calamita, ſix drams, two drams, a
peece of Marjoram, and yellow or red Sanders, of red Roſes and Calainus
Aramaticus, two ſcruples a peece, then take ſix drams of oyl of ſweet
Almonds and as much of Bengroin, with half an ounce of Storax Calamita
ſithe theſe things together then put thereto ſix drams of Roſe water.
Then ſtrain it, and let that which is ſtrained, be ſoft made with two
ounces of white wax, and put to it of Storax liquida, one dram, make
it like as Cereatum, or plaiſter incorporate theſe together with a hot
peſtle putting thereto a dram and a half of muſk.
CHAP. 39.
_Another ſweet ball more ſweet for the ſummer._
Take three ounces and a half a peece of Roſes and Violets with an ounce
a peece of the berries and leaves of Mirtle, and the coals of Willow,
ſix drams a peece, of Juniper berries and Oringe pills, two drams of
red Sanders, one dram of Bengroin with two ſcruples of Camphere, make
a powder of theſe, then take an ounce and a half of oyl of Roſes, with
two drams a peece of Storax Calamita, and Bengroine, with an ounce of
Roſe water with two ounces of white wax, beat all the reſt together
with a hot peſtle, put to it a little muſk and uſe it.
CHAP. 40.
_Of five outward Remedies, to purge the Aire, the
preſenteſt and eaſieſt and of ſmalleſt price for perſons
low in eſtate and condition._
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