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Medical miscellany [manuscript].
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Medical miscellany [manuscript].
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ca. 1634
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folio 180 verso || folio 181 recto
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Transcription:
A Perfume for the Howse against
Plague ./
Take a quart of Vineger, Seeth therein the Leaues
of Angelica, Bay Leaues, Rue Centory the lesse,
Camomill, the berries of Iuniper, some ryndes
of Oringes, and Lemmons, Some Elycampane
Roote and Rodoana; Putt some of this Liquorice
vpon an hott fire shouell, and take the fume of it
The smoake of a Linke when the Light is
out is very good./
For the Ryseing of the Plague sore
Take an ounce of Manna, one dram & an halfe
of Rhubarbe, Putt the Manna into 18 spoone =
fulls of Endive water, and Slyce the Rubarbe
thinn and putt it also into the water, and lett
it so stand on the Embers all night, and in the
morning streyne it and so drinke it Luke
Warme, And lett your drinke be possett Ale
the whole day after./
Or a Playster of Diaculum cum
Gummis is very good to ripen and breake
a Plague sore./
A Good Preservatiue against the
Plague
Take Sage of Vertue and Alder Leaues and
redd Bramble Leaues of each a good handfull
stamp them, and streyne them together through a
fyne Lynnen Cloath, and putto the Iuyce a quart
of
181r
181
of p er fect good whyte wyne, and a good quantatee
of whyte wyne Vineger, mingle them together,
and put thereto a quarter of an ounce of whyte
ginger beaten to powder, Vse to drinke this
every morning fasting, the quantatie of a
Spoonefull att a tyme for 9 daies together
and by (Gods help) It will p r e serue yow. This
Medicine was sent to the Citty of Lond on from the
King es ma ies tie for the Plague Anno 1550./
Against the Plague ./
Such Antidotes as resist Poyson are to be vsed,
the Choycest whereof is Treacle (if it bee truely
made) The way to trye it, is by giueing a Purga =
tion, to some Lusty strong body, and p r e sently after to
give him the bignes of a Beane of Treacle, and if it
bee vpright and good Treacle the Purge shall neuer
worke; But for feare of dainger in want of this
Take Bole Armoniacke, Harteshorne, Terra
Sigillata of each a drame, of Cinnamond a
quarter of an ounce, stampe them all to powder, and
every morning drinke the weight of halfe a dram
in a Cupp of Meashe or Ale./
To Expell Infection
If it Chance one be infected before hee haue taken the
aforesaid Medicine sent to the Citty of Lon d on , Then
take all the said thing es therin named, and putt
thereto a spoonefull of Betony water, asmuch Scabious
water, and a pretty quantaty of fine Treacle and
temper it well together, And lett the Patient
drinke of it often, and (God willing) It will expell
the Poyson; And if the Botch, or Sore [appappr]
appeare
Plague ./
Take a quart of Vineger, Seeth therein the Leaues
of Angelica, Bay Leaues, Rue Centory the lesse,
Camomill, the berries of Iuniper, some ryndes
of Oringes, and Lemmons, Some Elycampane
Roote and Rodoana; Putt some of this Liquorice
vpon an hott fire shouell, and take the fume of it
The smoake of a Linke when the Light is
out is very good./
For the Ryseing of the Plague sore
Take an ounce of Manna, one dram & an halfe
of Rhubarbe, Putt the Manna into 18 spoone =
fulls of Endive water, and Slyce the Rubarbe
thinn and putt it also into the water, and lett
it so stand on the Embers all night, and in the
morning streyne it and so drinke it Luke
Warme, And lett your drinke be possett Ale
the whole day after./
Or a Playster of Diaculum cum
Gummis is very good to ripen and breake
a Plague sore./
A Good Preservatiue against the
Plague
Take Sage of Vertue and Alder Leaues and
redd Bramble Leaues of each a good handfull
stamp them, and streyne them together through a
fyne Lynnen Cloath, and putto the Iuyce a quart
of
181r
181
of p er fect good whyte wyne, and a good quantatee
of whyte wyne Vineger, mingle them together,
and put thereto a quarter of an ounce of whyte
ginger beaten to powder, Vse to drinke this
every morning fasting, the quantatie of a
Spoonefull att a tyme for 9 daies together
and by (Gods help) It will p r e serue yow. This
Medicine was sent to the Citty of Lond on from the
King es ma ies tie for the Plague Anno 1550./
Against the Plague ./
Such Antidotes as resist Poyson are to be vsed,
the Choycest whereof is Treacle (if it bee truely
made) The way to trye it, is by giueing a Purga =
tion, to some Lusty strong body, and p r e sently after to
give him the bignes of a Beane of Treacle, and if it
bee vpright and good Treacle the Purge shall neuer
worke; But for feare of dainger in want of this
Take Bole Armoniacke, Harteshorne, Terra
Sigillata of each a drame, of Cinnamond a
quarter of an ounce, stampe them all to powder, and
every morning drinke the weight of halfe a dram
in a Cupp of Meashe or Ale./
To Expell Infection
If it Chance one be infected before hee haue taken the
aforesaid Medicine sent to the Citty of Lon d on , Then
take all the said thing es therin named, and putt
thereto a spoonefull of Betony water, asmuch Scabious
water, and a pretty quantaty of fine Treacle and
temper it well together, And lett the Patient
drinke of it often, and (God willing) It will expell
the Poyson; And if the Botch, or Sore [appappr]
appeare
transcribed_information
A Perfume for the Howse against
Plague ./
Take a quart of Vineger, Seeth therein the Leaues
of Angelica, Bay Leaues, Rue Centory the lesse,
Camomill, the berries of Iuniper, some ryndes
of Oringes, and Lemmons, Some Elycampane
Roote and Rodoana; Putt some of this Liquorice
vpon an hott fire shouell, and take the fume of it
The smoake of a Linke when the Light is
out is very good./
For the Ryseing of the Plague sore
Take an ounce of Manna, one dram & an halfe
of Rhubarbe, Putt the Manna into 18 spoone =
fulls of Endive water, and Slyce the Rubarbe
thinn and putt it also into the water, and lett
it so stand on the Embers all night, and in the
morning streyne it and so drinke it Luke
Warme, And lett your drinke be possett Ale
the whole day after./
Or a Playster of Diaculum cum
Gummis is very good to ripen and breake
a Plague sore./
A Good Preservatiue against the
Plague
Take Sage of Vertue and Alder Leaues and
redd Bramble Leaues of each a good handfull
stamp them, and streyne them together through a
fyne Lynnen Cloath, and putto the Iuyce a quart
of
181r
181
of p er fect good whyte wyne, and a good quantatee
of whyte wyne Vineger, mingle them together,
and put thereto a quarter of an ounce of whyte
ginger beaten to powder, Vse to drinke this
every morning fasting, the quantatie of a
Spoonefull att a tyme for 9 daies together
and by (Gods help) It will p r e serue yow. This
Medicine was sent to the Citty of Lond on from the
King es ma ies tie for the Plague Anno 1550./
Against the Plague ./
Such Antidotes as resist Poyson are to be vsed,
the Choycest whereof is Treacle (if it bee truely
made) The way to trye it, is by giueing a Purga =
tion, to some Lusty strong body, and p r e sently after to
give him the bignes of a Beane of Treacle, and if it
bee vpright and good Treacle the Purge shall neuer
worke; But for feare of dainger in want of this
Take Bole Armoniacke, Harteshorne, Terra
Sigillata of each a drame, of Cinnamond a
quarter of an ounce, stampe them all to powder, and
every morning drinke the weight of halfe a dram
in a Cupp of Meashe or Ale./
To Expell Infection
If it Chance one be infected before hee haue taken the
aforesaid Medicine sent to the Citty of Lon d on , Then
take all the said thing es therin named, and putt
thereto a spoonefull of Betony water, asmuch Scabious
water, and a pretty quantaty of fine Treacle and
temper it well together, And lett the Patient
drinke of it often, and (God willing) It will expell
the Poyson; And if the Botch, or Sore [appappr]
appeare
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