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
Firſt take Juniper berries with ſome of the root cloven aſunder and
dried with ſome of the forementioned drugs and make thereof a perfume
this is good to purge the Air. Secondly, ſprinkle your Chamber with
Vineger alone or mixed with Roſe water. Thirdly, when you are to go
out into company, put into your mouth the Pill or ſeed of a Cittorn,
or Cinamon, or Cloves or the Roots of Angelica, or Zedoarie or ſuch as
are before mentioned, hold theſe in your mouth and chaw them for you
ſhall finde that they will give a good odour. Fourthly, if you deſire
to ſmell to a ſpunge or to a Hancherchief both day and night, Malmſey
or other ſtrong wine and ſweet; ſuch as are Muſcadell alone or elſe
with Roſe water, wherein there hath been tempered ſome Aromaticall drug
already ſpoken of, and alſo Cloves and Nutmukes, are very good for this
purpoſe. Fifthly, if it be in ſummer take a little Camphere, with a
little cold water and twice ſo much Vineger, this is alſo very good.
CHAP. 41.
_Eight Cauſions for the whole ſum of governing of mans
body eſpecially in the time of the Plague._
1. It is neceſſary that you keep every thing neat and clean in your
houſe often waſhing and cleanſing the ſame, and that as much as in you
lyeth you do avoid going into all evil Aire. 2. Be ſure that you flye
all exceſs of Riot and ſuperfluity of intemperate eating and drinking,
and with all the carnall company of women. 3. When you travell walk
moderately and overheat not your ſelf, neither ſleep in the day time,
but moderately in the night, avoid as much as you may inordinate
watching.
CHAP. 42.
_A ſoverain powder againſt the venome of the Plague, fit
for Princes and Rich people._
Take Saphire Hiacinthe Smaragdus, of one or two or of all of theſe one
dram, of pearls bole Armoniack of the beſt, with the ſeeds of Oxaliſe
of each of theſe two drams, of the ſcrapings of Ivory two ſcruples
of Unicorns horn one ſcruple, of the ſeed of Ocinum, half a ſcruple,
yellow or red Sanders Agalocchi or Xilaloes of the beſt, Doronicie,
Cinamon, exquiſite Saffone of each three grains ſix grains of Muſk,
make of theſe a fine powder, and leave out the muſk for them that love
it not, the uſe of the ſaid powder and others that follow ſhall be
declared hereafter if God permit.
CHAP. 43.
_How to make a powder for the poorer ſort of people._
Take two drams of bole Armoniack with three drams of the Seeds of
Oxalis, Aloes Epeticum Lotum, and Red Corrall of each of theſe a dram,
the powder of Diatrio Santalon, eight ſcruples with the pills of dry
Oringes, Cloves Cinamon and Saffone of each of theſe five drams, make
of theſe a fine powder, you may uſe the ſame with conſerves or without
them, with ſirrups or with diſtilled waters, but much rather with juces
and ſuch convenient licquors as is before named.
CHAP. 44.
_How with little coſt to make a drink for the poor._
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