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 two egges and make a hole upon the top of each of them, then take
out the whites put into them ſo much whole Safforne as will half fill
up the egge to the middle, cover them with other egge ſhells boyl
them till they become red, then bray them with all the ſhells, and
put thereunto of white Diptamue and Turmevill of each three drams of
vomiting nuts one dram and a half of the ſeeds of Rockit the quantity
of the beaten eggs bray them all together the ſecond time, then put
thereunto of good Triacle the weight of the other things except the
eggs and make an electuary of the which give two drams in the morning
when the patient riſeth before he goes to labour.
CHAP. 55.
_Another preſervative againſt the Plague._
Take Safforne of Setwell, of Turmentill of Diptamus of each of theſe
one ounce of Triacle of Mithridate of ſuger of Bugloſs of each eight
drams with the ſirrup of the pills of pomecitterns, make a electuary of
the which to preſerve the party, according to his age, if he be above
the age of fifteen years give him two drams in the morning before meat
with white wine, and after it give him two Maſtick Coriander ſeeds,
if he be but 14 years of age give him but one dram, and a half being
under the age of 8 years give him one dram, when he goeth out of the
houſe let him hold in his mouth a little of the electuary; in the
curing the plague the foreſaid confection muſt be given as ſoon as he
feeleth himſelf to have the Ague, within the ſpace of 24 hours with the
which the water of Sumak, the quantity aforeſaid according unto age,
it helpeth all cold infirmities or griefs, miniſtred with wine or with
Aquavitæ having firſt made the univerſall Remedies of purging letting
of blood and ſuch like.
CHAP. 56.
_How to make a good water againſt the Plague or Surfeite._
Take Red ſage, Celendine Roſemary, Herbgraſs Wormwood Mugwort,
Pimpernell, Dragons, Scabius Tyromony, Roſaſolis, and Balm, of each of
theſe a handfull or like quantity by weight, waſh and ſwing them in a
linnen cloth, ſhred them and put them into a galon of white wine with
a quarter of an ounce of Gentian roots, and of Angelica roots the like
quantity let it ſtand two days and two nights cloſe covered and diſtill
it at your pleaſure that glaſs in which you keep it be ſtopt very cloſe.
CHAP. 57.
_How to purifie the Air in a Plague time._
Take an ounce of balſum, one ounce of the flower of Sulpher with an
ounce of mirrhe powder, all theſe together put thereto as much perno as
will make them into a ſtiffe paſt then make it into little cakes then
in the time of a peſtilence every day or every other day put one or two
of theſe upon a chafing diſh of coals this is good ſaith mine Author to
purifie the Air.
_FINIS._
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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES.
1. Chap 16: "waſh it with Whine wine that is very ſtrong..." changed to
"waſh it with White wine that is very ſtrong."
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