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. — John Shaqi
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 of the powder preſcribed for the Poor, Conditiroſatie, or conſerve
of Roſes, Condii boraginis, or rather Coraginis of each a dram and
a half two ounces of the Suck of Oxalis, two ounces Succi avantii
Coragares extract with Roſe water and of good white wine vineger of
each an ounce and make thereof a drink.
CHAP. 45.
_A drink that hath been proved good againſt the Plague._
Take two drams of the powder of Mugwort of the firſt and ſecond ſort,
the ſeeds of Sanctie or of Oringes, of Mirrhe of each a dram, the
ſcrapings of Harts horn a dram, beat them well and mixe them together,
you muſt drink this of white vineger before a fire and as ſoon as there
appeareth any ſwelling in the groine or flank, or under the Armpits,
or any where elſe the remedy muſt be ready, for the medicine provoketh
great ſweat whereby the venome or infection avoideth every part. The
patient thus ſweating by the fire his infected ſweat muſt be rubed and
dried with hot linnen cloathes, which muſt be always changed untill the
ſavour of the ſweat be gone with rubbing.
CHAP. 46.
_How opiate is made._
Take of the firſt or ſecond powder Oringe pills conſerved of each an
ounce and a half, the conſerve of Roſes the conſerve of Bugloſs, two
ounces of each of the ſirrup of the juce of Cittorns Oringes or Lemons
or elſe of Oxalis, or Omphacini, ſufficient make of it a licquid
Electuary in form of an Opiate, whereof take an ounce or more and drink
ſome of the foreſaid liquors and ſuch as here follow, you may mingle an
ounce of purſlane with the ſaid liquor.
CHAP. 47.
_How to make a drink meat after the taking of Opiate, or
to be mixed with the Opiate for the ſtrongeſt or meaneſt
men according to the time and place._
To do this take the juce of Cittorne or Lemons three ounces of the wine
of ſwore Oringes with good white and clear vineger and Roſe water of
each of theſe an ounce and mixe theſe all together.
CHAP. 48.
_How to make a good drink for the poor._
Take three ounces of the juce of Sorrell that is very clear of bitter
and ſwore oringes, with white and clear vineger and Roſe water of each
of theſe an ounce make thereof a drink, mixe it with a little ſuger to
make it pleaſant.
CHAP. 49.
_How to make a drink to cauſe one to ſweat._
Take a dram of good Triacle, or a dram of Mithridatum, with bole
Armoniack of the beſt of the powder of one of the herbs called
Cardiacee, deſcribed before, half a dram, Scabius water two ounces,
water of Oxaliſe, Bugloſs Borage of each an ounce and make a drink
thereof.
CHAP. 50.
_How to make a drink eaſie for the poor of low price._
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