Chap. 3.

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1Here are pre?cribed certain approved remedies for the cure of the Pe?tilence, 2The order and manner how to u?e them.

Who?oever ?hal perceive their bodies infected with the Plague, let them take on the fir?t day of the ?ickne??e the vomit, in that order and manner as it is laid down in the fir?t Chapter. And after it hath done working with them, they ?hal find [6] them?elves as well as ever they were in their lives: for it clen?eth the ?tomack and bowels from al corrupt humours, which is one of the chiefe?t cau?es of the ?icknes. But if the ?ick be weak and cannot bear a vomit, it ?hall be good to give him one dram of the fore?aid pillulÆ pe?tilentiales, or in?tead thereof one dram of Aloes, you may give it either in pill or in potion, according as the ?ick can be?t take it, and in the working of it let him drink ?ome warm broth.

But if it be ?o, that this cour?e hath been neglected the fir?t day, or beyond the time of 24houres, it will bee in vaine to u?e it the ?econd day: Yea, it will bee dangerous, ?eeing that the infection is di?per?ed by the bloud throughout all the Veines of the bodie. Therefore on the ?econd day of Vi?itation it ?hall bee good to draw from the Median Veine of the arme ?o much bloud as the patient can endure to bleed: and if the ?icke hath not gone to the ?toole during the time of his ?ickne??e, you ?hall give him either before or after bleeding this Cly?ter. Take of Beets, Violet leaves, Burrage, Buglo??e, Scabios, of each one handfull, French barley one ounce; boyle all the?e in a ?ufficient quantitie of water untill it be halfe con?umed, then ?train it, and take three quarters of a pint of the decoction, and put to it of the Electuary of Hierapicra five or ?ixe drams, oile of Rue one dram, red Sugar one ounce, the yolk of an egge, and a little ?alt; ?o make you a Cly?ter thereof and admini?ter it bloud warme. Al?o you may admini?ter to the ?ick this Cly?ter. Boyle an handfull of Rue in a pint of po??et drinke, and put to it a piece of ?weet butter, a little honey, the yolke of an egge, and a thimble full of ?alt; make a cly?ter and admini?ter it bloud warme.

But if that the ?ick amend not upon this cour?e [7] taken the ?econd day, or that this means hath not been u?ed, but that hee continued ?ick untill the third and fourth day, ?o that the infection hath taken hold of the vitall ?pirits, Then keeping him warme in his bed, you ?hall u?e this Cordiall to ?weat with all. Take of the water of Scabios, Burrage, Buglo??e, and Angelica, of each halfe an ounce, the Electuary of egges two ?cruples, or one dram, of Bole Armoniak one ?cruple, Syrrup of Ro?es halfe an ounce, make it into a potion, and let the ?ick drink it up at once or twice: two or three ?poonfuls hereof is ?ufficient for a child. Or the poorer ?ort may take two peny-worth of Treacle or Mithridate, in a quarter of a pint of Dragon water. With either of the?e Medicines you may ?weat the ?ick, untill ?ome tumour doth appeare, or that he commeth to know him?elfe amended. For this is the la?t medicinall refuge we have in the cure of the Plague. If you can, keep the ?ick from drinking and ?leeping for the ?pace of three houres untill the medicine hath done working. But if you cannot, let the patient drinke a little Limon po??et, made with ?ome Marigold flowers, and Harts horn.

And if ?ignes of amendment doe appeare, doe not take him out of his bed, or let him coole ?uddenly: But let him ?weat on gently of his own accord, for it is natures ?weat following the medicine, which will doe him more good than a Kingdome. In this la?t ?weat you may give him ?ome Caudle or Alebrue: & when the ?weats begin to cea?e of them?elves, & his skin grows dry and warme, then let him ?it up by a good fire; Aire his cloathes, and ?o let him give God thanks for his life.

Adde, if any tumour appeare you may ripen it [8] with this Empla?ter. Take ?ix figs, rai?ins of the Sun ?toned half an ounce, ?alt two drams, honey one ounce, beat them all together, and heat it well with ?ome oile of Camomill upon the fire, ?o ?pread it upon ?ome cloth, and lay it warm to the tumour, ?hifting it every twelve houres untill it look with a white head: and when it is ripe, if it be difficult to break, lay to it ?ome Goo?e dung made warme with ?ome ?weet butter or ?allet oile; al?o the root of a white Lilly ro?ted, with ?ome ?orrell, to which put a piece of ?weet butter, & apply it very warm to the ?oare, But if it will not break with this means, then you mu?t open it with a penknife or lancet; el?e the corruption will rot the fle?h, even to the very bone, and when you have opened it, ?queeze out the corruption with your hands, and put into the ?oare, a tent made with unguentum ba?ilicon, or Ægyptiacum, & mel ro?arum, and lay upon the tent a pla?ter made with Diachilon: Continue your tents untill all the corruption be drawn out, then the pla?ter of Diachilon will cure it perfectly.

If any that are ancient or weak ?hall be infected with the Pe?tilence, it ?hall not be nece??ary to give them any purge, vomit, or ?weat, or to let them bloud; becau?e they cannot beare the lo??e of ?o many ?pirits as are ?pent by ?uch evacuations. Therefore you may lay upon the pit of the ?tomack of the ?icke a young live puppy, and if the ?ick can but ?leep the ?pace of three or foure houres, they ?hall recover pre?ently, and the dog ?hall die of the Plague. This I have known approved; and I do believe that it will be a cure for all leane, ?pare, and weake bodies both yong and old: provided, that the dog be yonger then the ?ick.

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