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 the topes of Rue a Garlick-head, or half a quarter of a Walnut,
and a corn of Salt, eat this every morning continuing ſo a moneth
together, this is alſo good againſt the worms both in young and old.
CHAP. 8.
_Another very good Remedy againſt the Plague._
Take a quantity of the water of wilde Purſley, called in Greek
_Meliſſophillon_, _Melephilo_, and _Melenon_, and in Latine
_Apiaſtrum_, with Plantine water, of each of theſe a like quantity in
ſeveral glaſſes, take daily of this mixing equall quantities together
in a ſmall glaſs, and then you ſhall drink thereof, ſo by the bleſſing
of God you ſhall be preſerved and keept ſafe from the infection of
the Plague, this water is alſo good for Fiſtula's and hath been often
proved true by experience.
CHAP. 9.
_Another perfect Receipt againſt the Plague._
Fill a Glaſs a third part full of fine Triacle, and one third part with
Aquavitæ, and fill the other third part with the Urine of a man childe
that is a virgin and healthfull mixe all theſe well together, and give
the patient to drink a glaſs full three mornings one after another,
this was proved in _Venice_ in the year 1504 and in _London_ in the
laſt great Plague.
CHAP. 10.
_Another againſt the Plague._
As ſoon as the party feeleth himſelf infected, let him ſwallow a
quantity of the beſt Triacle, then take of the ſame Triacle the bigneſs
of a Cheſnut, and lay it on the ſore that beginneth to riſe, rubbing it
well round about with the ſame Triacle, then immediately take a young
Pegion and cut him in the midſt quick feathers and all, lay him to the
ſore warm as he is in his feathers, let him lye till that part of the
Pegion become green, and the Triacle red, then take it off, and you
ſhall perceive, that out of the Pegion will come a green water, which
is all the venome that was in the ſore, then cure the place with this
following plaiſter, take two parts of freſh Barrows greaſe, and one
part of Wormwood well ſtamped and lay it upon the ſore and the effect
followeth.
CHAP. 11.
_A thing often experimented againſt the Plague._
Take two Ounces of Maſtick, one Ounce of Euphorbium, five Ounces of
Spignard, beat theſe into powder and give it the patient to drink, if
he be under ten years of age give him but a Scruple of it, if betwixt
ten and twenty years of age give him half a dram, if above twenty years
old give him a dram, then take the hearb called in Greek Pentaphylon,
in Latine Quinque folium, in Engliſh Cinkfoil, and wrap it like a round
Apple in a linnen cloath lay it ſo under the embers a certain time, and
having taken it out, cut it in three pieces in the middle, and lay it
upon the ſore, this will give immediate eaſe unto the patient proved
and experimented many times.
CHAP. 12.
_A preſervative againſt the Plague proved oftentimes._
In a dangerous time take three branches of Rue, a Walnut and a Fig, eat
all this and your ſtomach ſhall be fenced againſt Infection.
CHAP. 13.
_Another._
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