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 Vineger, the juce of a white Ounion, the juce of Rue and of
Milfoil, Yarrow, or Noſe-bleed, of each of them alike quantity mixe
all together, and give the patient a glaſs full very hot, but let it
be before the ſixth hour after the pain hath taken him, then make him
ſweat in a warm bed, this hath been an approved remedy.
CHAP. 14.
_In a ſuſpect time of the Plague._
Take Pennirial with Suger Ruſſet, make an Electuary, eat the bigneſs of
a Cheſnut at breakfaſt this hath been proved and found good.
CHAP. 15.
_Another moſt excellent Medicine good againſt the Plague._
Take Walnuts that are green tender and good to Confecture, or
Preſerves, put them in Vineger the ſpace of eight days, then take them
out again, and break them in pieces, then put them into the Limbeck,
without Vineger, and ſtill the water of them; the patient ſhall drink
every day a ſmall half glaſs full and after drinking of this potion,
let him ſweat well in his bed.
CHAP. 16.
_A rare and perfect ſecret againſt the Plague._
Take an Ounce of Aloes Epaticum, half an Ounce of Mirrhe, half an Ounce
of Saforne beaten into powder, ſift the Aloes and Mirrhe together, then
ſteep and ſoake the Saforne, or waſh it with White wine that is very
ſtrong, ſo that it be like ſauce, put then the other powder to it, and
mixe all well together, if need require you may put more Wine to it ſo
make thereof a paſte, and ſo make pills of the ſame, but if you will
have it very ſtrong put to every Ounce half an Ounce of Diagridum and
half an Ounce of Camphire, Mr. _Francis Albert_ took three eight parts
of the ſaid pills without Diagridum, ſoaking them in good Wine and gave
them to his patient as ſoon as he could and cauſed him to ſweat much in
his bed and by ſweating diſolved the venome.
CHAP. 17.
_Another very rare approved Receipt._
Take the flowers or bloſoms of Walnuts, dry them in the ſhadow, and
when the nuts be in ſeaſon to confect, you ſhall cut part of them into
ſmall pieces, putting the ſame into ſmall Vineger for three days, then
take them out and mingle flowers diſtilling them through a Limbeck of
glaſs, or of earth, well leaded, keep this water diligently, and when
any man feeleth himſelf infected with the Plague, give preſently to him
two Ounces or three Ounces more or leſs as the party is in years or
ſtrength, and he ſhall looſe his diſeaſe by ſtoole or by vomit, or elſe
it will force the ſore to come forth, which you may ripen and break and
draw forth the core and ſo heal the ſame as is before declared.
CHAP. 18.
_To make a Carbuncle and all other Botches Impoſtumes and
Plague ſores to break, a preſent remedy and very eaſie to
be made._
Take bay Salt well beaten into powder and ſerced, incorporate it with
the yolk of an Egge then lay it on the Carbuncle or ſore, and be you
aſſured that by Gods grace it will take away all the venome and poyſon
of the Plague ſore, ſo that in ſhort time he ſhall be cured; this
Remedy hath been often proved.
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