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A58209	The meanes of preventing, and preserving from, and curing of the most contagious disease, called the plague with the pestilential feaver, and the fearfull symptomes, and accidents, incident thereunto. Also some prayers, and meditations upon death.	M. R.	1665 (1665)	Wing R45; ESTC R217714	13,667	27

of Wood-sorrel half an ounce of Pomcitron-seed bruised half a quarter of an ounce of Harts-horn and a few Marigold flowers boyl all in three pints of Posset-drink a little while over a gentle fire and then take them off the fire and let them stand until they bee almost cold then straine out the Posset-drink and then let the Patient drink thereof bloud-warme half a pint in two or three hours or oftner if the Patient desire it the Patient is not to eate or drink any thing else during this distemper other than Water-grewel without any bread butter or sugar in it this by known experience hath recovered those which have been raving mad Another for the prevention of the Infection Take every morning the quantity of a Nutmeg and at night when you goe to bed of this Electuary Take Conserve of Woodsorrel one pound which will cost 2 s. 0.d Cytron Bark beaten small four ounces 2 s. 8. Juyce of Kermes half an ounce 0. 3. Diascordiam one ounce 0. 6. London Treacle one ounce and half 0. 6.   5. 11. Beat this into an Electuary with six ounces of the sirrup of the juyce of Cytrons and take it as above mentioned Another when any is infected Take half a quarter of a pint of Canary half a spoonful of Rue-vinegar a quarter of an ounce of London-Treacle mix it together and drink it hot every six hours and continue so until the violent distemper be over Drink clear Posset-drink made of one gill of Vinegar half a Pinte of Canary which will make a posset of a Pottle of Milk To prevent the Infection If a house bee Infected to dissipate the Infection keep the house alwaies armed with the fume of this mixture following   0 s. d. Take six pound of Salt-peter 0 6 0 Three pound of Brimstone 0 1 0 Assafaetida one pound 0 4 0 Camphry six ounces 0 6 0 Myrrhe four ounces 0 2 8 Frankincense four pound 0 2 0 Pitch six pound 0 1 0 Fine Benjamin two pound the smallest is best 0 6 0   1 8 0 Beat all these dry substances aforesaid into a powder then melt your Pitch and when it beginneth to cool put in the powders and stir the powders with the Pitch very well pouring in as you stir them about a quart of the best Vinegar and when they are cold crumble them into powder and put them in pots Burn a small quantity of this morning and evening to prevent Infection but to cure keep the house alwaies in the fumes of this mixture For to make the Nosegay Antidote Take Storax in powder one ounce and a half Juniper Berries one ounce and a half Angelica roots one ounce and a half Gum Tragacanth one penny-worth steeped in a quarter of a Pint of Rue Vinegar six hours then mix that with the Ingredients aforesaid and beat it in a Morter into a paste Adding thereunto a quarter of an ounce of the oyle of worm-wood as you finde occasion Then Role them up into small balls and put them into little Ivory Boxes or sarcenet Baggs keep them to smell to For a nosegay Antidote Camphris one ounce is good A Preservative for the poor and a good Cordial Take Bay-Berries the weight of nine pence and throw away the husks and grate them to a powder or beat them to a powther and take the same in stale Beer or Ale or in VVhite Wine and goe to bed and strive to sweat therewith and that fully it provoketh sweat well and thereby cureth the Diseases and may be taken three or four times if occasion be for it is a Cordial against the Plague Againe Also Beer of the infusion of Wormwood and Rue is very good and to eate of the Herb Sorrel or of Wormwood is good to preserve from the Plague and used insauce is a very good Cordial Again The outlandish Angelica-roots are very good chewed in the mouth and so keep in the mouth a small root thereof for the preserving from the Plague Outward Medicines to bee used to Cure the Plague and draw forward the Disease First when the Bubo or Carbunkle appears take a Cock or a Hen or a Pidgeon or a Chicken or a live Pullet bare about the rump and vent then strew a little salt thin upon the Botch then binde the birds leggs and wings as easily as may bee and let her sit upon the Botch until she dye burn her and take another and use her as the former and do this so long till they live for as long as the Venome is in the Carbuncle they will dye and when out they will live Now you must apply remedies to draw and Hors-leeches are very good to apply to the place If the Leeches take it is a sign of health and to make them take the better wet the place with fair water and sugar warmed and gently wiped off again they will take the better Also Pidgeons dung warmed with swines fat or Hens dung and turpentine mixed very warm applyed warm twice a day like to a poultis A good Emplaister to ripen and break the Sores First take the hearb Crows-foot make it into a poultis by bruising it soft with a Pestil in a cloath This will draw it and blister the skin Secondly again Mustard-seed and Pidgeons-dung well beaten together with a little Swines fat mixed and applyed warm do much draw forward a Botch or Carbunkle Thirdly Take Plantain leaves or roots for want of leaves a good quantity and shred them small then bruise them well and strain out the juyce with crums of bread houshold leavened bread boiled in the fore-said juyce or in the juyce of Sorrel is as good Make a poultesse of this and apply it adding in the boyling some Barrows grease apply it very warm shift it three or four times a day It asswageth the pain draweth the venom out Another Remedy Take of the greater Cumsrey hacked and beaten boiled in Milk with crums of bread then add a little Butter and a few Prunes boiled therein take out the stones Thus applyed doth digest and suppurate the Bubo Another Medicine to ripen a Botch Take a great Onion make a hole in the top of it and take part of the Onion out fill it up with Mithridate or Treacle and roste it in embers and apply it very warm to the Botch This is an excellent Antidote to take away the great pain and to draw forth the venomous humours and doth utterly quench the maligne power thereof And thus I conclude and begg a blessing upon all those that shall use the means and if any there bee that shall receive benefit and recovery by these Directions first let him thank almighty God that hath created Medicines of the earth to heal his people and secondly pray for mee a sinner the Writer of this little Treatise for to that intent I took the pains And now fellow Creature who ever thou art if it bee thy chance to meet with this Book let mee desire thee to

read over these Meditations and Prayers the Comfort will bee thine own SECT I. Meditations of Death THe life of a Christian should bee a continual Meditation of Death The flight of a Bird is directed by her traile the course of a Ship is steered by the helm so is the life of man ordered by the serious apprehension of his last end The first man was called Adam which signifieth a piece of red Earth hee was cloathed with the skins of dead beasts hee was adjudged to the Earth to digge God would have his Name his Garments and his Imployments remembrances of his Grave and Mortality And therefore Christians read over the 90th Psalm and meditate thereupon So teach us to number our daies that we may apply our hearts unto wisdome vers 12. SECT II. The Meditation of Death is good against the Sin of Pride Whatsoever thy Wealth Birth Wisdome Beauty State or Strength bee thy foundation is in the Dust Job 4.19 Some are cloathed in Purple and fare well every day others lye at the Gates and have not so much as the crumbs of their Tables But in the Grave Rich and Poor meet together and the Ulcers of Lazarus will make as good dust as the Paint of Jezabel Kings must leave their Crowns and Scepters at the Grave I have said yee are Gods and all of you are Children of the most High but yee shall dye like men Psal 82.6 7. SECT III. The Meditation of Death is good against Covet●●…sness The Rich man in the Gospel when hee had built his Barns and inned his Harvest was called away by Death and carries nothing with him of all his great store hee had provided Luk. 12. Wee brought nothing with us into the world and it is certain wee can carry nothing out of it 1 Tim. 6.7 Bee not covetous O dust and ashes The Meditation of Death is profitable against Lust The Prodigal seeing many spectacles of mortality by reason of the great Famine leaves his Concubines and riotous living and returns again to his Father Luke 15. I have read of one going to the Stews who meets a dead Corps carrying to the Grave the sight whereof makes him goe back and ever after lived a chaste life I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims abstaine from fleshly lusts which war against the soul 1 Pet. 2.11 the Argument used by these Apostles to beat down in us the lust of sin and the sin of lust is the mortality of our bodies why then art thou lustful O dust and ashes SECT IV. Againe the meditation of death is an Antidote against all evil in the world Death is certaine Abraham the Father of the faithful dyed and the friend of God Jacob wrestled with an Angel and prevailed Death was too hard for him David triumphed over ten thousand Philistines and Death triumphed over him Solomon a Wise man he knew the nature of all Plants and no Plant had the vertue to make him immortal man is like an Hour-glass new turned up which never ceaseth running till it be all out We must needs dye and are us water spilt upon the ground which cannot be gathered up againe 2 Sam. 14.14 SECT V. The time when we shall dye uncertaine The rich man promised to himself many years but foole that he was that night his soul was fetcht from him Luk. 12. Behold now I am old and know not the day of my death Gen. 27.2 God would have us ignorant of the last day that we might be ready every day To defer Repentance till to morrow is dangerous God hath promised thee pardon if thou dost repent to day but if thou dost not repent hee hath not promised thou shalt live till to morrow And if it be not an end of thy sins it may be an end of thy life If it bring not forth Conversion it may bring forth Confusion Do therefore as the wise Steward before thou beest turned out of this house make sure of God and Heaven SECT VI. The place where we shall Dye uncertain Death surprized Abel in the Field Gen. 4.8 And Eli sitting at his Door 1 Sam. 4.18 Job's Children at a Feast Job 1.19 Eglon in his summer Room Judges 3.20 Herod sitting upon his Throne Acts 12.13 Expect that therefore in every place which in all places expects thee and let not the place of thy death trouble thee for the earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof SECT VII The manner of Death is uncertain There is a natural death when a man dies as a Lamp goes out because there is no more Oyle to feed it And there is a violent Death when the soul is thrust out of doors and the Lamp of life not burnt but blown out There is a timely Death when a man dyes in a full Age. There is an untimely Death when a man is crop'd like an ear of Corn before it is ripe There is a lingering Death when the soul is besieged with Sickness and as it were starved and tired out of her habitation And there is a Death accompanied with raving madness and distemperature of Body Now who knows which of these deaths are appointed for him Now the Lord prepare us to meet him for unto God the Lord belongs the Issues of Death Psal 68.20 Death is a sleep Brethren I would not have you ignorant concerning them that are asleep 1 Thes 4.13 I will lay mee down in place and take my rest Psal 4.8 Death hath nosting Death is swallowed up in Victory O Death where is thy sting Thanks be to God who hath given us Victory through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Cor. 15.25 28. Is our death uncertaine and the manner of our death uncertaine learn to live well fear God and keep his Commandements doe justly and love mercy walk humbly before God for precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints Blessed are they that dye in the Lord for they rest from their labours and their works follow them Revel 14.13 Some Directions 1 In the time of thy Sickness with Hezekiah call thy self to an Accompt for all thy Sins mourn for them in the bitterness of thy soul confess them to God and ask forgiveness 2 Send for the Minister and desire his Prayers 3 Let him give thee the Sacrament of the Lords Supper this is the best provision for so long a journey I say to thee as the Angel to Elijah Arise and eate for the journey is too great for thee and if with Elijah thou dost eate and drink by faith and true Repentance thou mayest travel in the strength of this meat to Horeb the Mount of God 1 King 19.7 8. this will not make thee dye more quickly but more quietly 4 Remember Christ hath purchased Heaven happiness and glory for thee 5 If thou beest a Father or Mother of Children call them before thee and bless them so did Jacob when he departed 6 Make satisfaction if thou beest able to such as thou hast wronged and defrauded