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A treatise of the pestilence vvherein is shewed all the causes thereof, with most assured preseruatiues against all infection: and lastly is taught the true and perfect cure of the pestilence, by most excellent and approued medicines. Composed by Thomas Thayre chirurgian, for the benefite of his countrie, but chiefly for the honorable city of London.
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Thayre, Thomas.
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1603
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STC 23929; ESTC S101271
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A TREATISE OF THE PESTILENCE Wherein is shewed all the causes thereof with most assured preseruatiues against all infection and lastly is taught the true and perfect cure of the pestilence by most excellent and approued medicines Composed by THOMAS THAYRE Chirurgian for the benefite of his countrie but chiefly for the honorable city of London Altissimus creauit medicinam super terram vir prudens non contemnit illam Imprinted at London by E. SHORT dwelling at the signe of the starre on bredstreete hill 1603. TO THE RIGHT HONORAble Sir ROBERT LEE Knight Lorde Maior of the renowned City of London and to the right Worshipful the Sheriffes and also to all the right Worshipfull the Aldermen their brethren THOMAS THAYRE wisheth all spirituall and temporall blessings from the Lord in this life and in the life to come eternall saluation through Christ Jesu our Sauiour COnsidering with my selfe Right Honorable and right Worshipfull that nothing is more necessary nor more desired in the time of dangerous sicknesse and perill of death then to present vnto the person so standing the meanes to preserue him from the violence of the same and to restore the sick from imminent perill of death vnto his former estate of health and perceiuing right Honorable that no man had as yet written any treatise wherein was contained such speciall and excellent medicines that might be able to resist and also cure this dangerous and contagious sicknesse and likewise to giue sufficient instruction direction vnto the inhabitants of this Citie for their preseruation in this infectious time I was mooued in conscience my Lord for the dutie I owe and for the loue I beare vnto this honorable city to cōmunicate vnto them such preseruatiues as are through Gods grace giuen vnto them able to resist and defend from infection of this sicknesse all such as vse thē And also I haue set down most excellent approued medicines such as I haue practised and approued vnto the great vtilitie of manie beeing able through Gods mercy speedily to cure the most and greatest part of al such as shall be infected with this sicknesse beeing vsed in time before the sicknesse hath vtterly ouercome nature And although my insufficic̄cy to write any publique matter perswaded me to relinquish my intēded purpose in publishing this treatise I being the meanest of so many in this land and vnable to write any plausible stile yet the truth plainnes of the matter the excellency of the medicines the vtility that many should find thereby being vsed ouercame that doubt of mind and animated me to proceede in my intended purpose not doubting but assuredly trusting in the Lord frō whom commeth all health that this beeing vsed many shall bee preserued and cured thereby to Gods glory and our comfort he it is on whom we must depend The Lord hath created medicine of the earth and giuen great vertue vnto trees hearbes gums stones and minerals and all for the helpe of his people in the time of their sicknes God make vs thankfull vnto him for them giue vs grace to be warned by others punishment and to vse thankfully and diligentlie the good means for our health and then I trust assuredly that the Lord will blesse our indeuours vnto his glory and our health ' and comfort And for as much as I haue written this treatise chiefelie in respect of the citie I haue presumed to dedicate the same vnto your Honor vnto the right Worshipfull the Sheriffes and Aldermen your brethren as a pledge of my loue and humble duty towards you which if it shall please you to accept in good part and vouchsafe to patronize mine indeuours I doubt not but that manie shall finde the benefit therof to Gods glory their great comfort and I shall be incouraged some other time as occasion shall be offred to performe a work no lesse needfull Thus beseeching the Almightie to blesse your Honor the right Worshipfull your brethren with all happinesse your hearts can desire I humblie take my leaue Your Honors and Worships to command THOMAS THAYRE To the louing Reader grace and health from the Lord. CAlling vnto mind curteous reader the saying of TVLLY Non nobis solùm nati sumus c. we are not born vnto our selues alone but we owe a dutie and seruice vnto our countrey our parents our friends and considering with my self vnto my griefe the sicknesse the which it hath pleased God to visit vs withall is greatly increased dispersing it selfe into manie places of this citie to the griefe of manie I hauing duly considered thereof thought it my dutie to vse the small talent that the Lord hath lent me vnto his glory and the good of my brethren which moued mee to write this Treatise shewing the causes of the pestilence the meanes to preserue vs from the infection of this contagious sicknesse and the way and methode to cure such as shall be infected therewith vsing the remedie in time I meane in the beginning of the sickenesse before nature be ouercome obseruing the order of this booke And for as much as this is Gods visitation for our iniquitie wee must therefore first fly vnto him with contrite hearts fixing our whole trust in his mercie And then wee must with all diligence and thankfulnes of heart vse the good meanes that the Lord hath ordained for our health For to neglect the meanes is to contemne Gods gifts and we make our selues guiltie of our owne death and before God we are no better then murtherers because we haue despised the meanes of our helpe that he hath ordained for vs. But I trust there are none so wilfull and obstinate in this citie This Treatise gentle Reader I haue penned and present vnto thee plaine and simple barren of eloquence and filed phrase to delight thee yet herein is contained most excellent and approued remedies and as effectuall for the curing of this sicknesse as are or haue beene knowne Vse them in Gods name and doe not trust vnto light and trifling medicines considering the strength and daunger of this sicknesse These haue power and vertue through Gods grace to expulse and speedily to cure this infectious sicknesse and for preseruing a person from infection I haue set downe manie preseruatiues And for curing the sicknesse I haue set downe foure principall medicines and three others of lesse strength to bee vsed when the aforenamed cannot be had All which you may haue readie or speedily made at euery good Apothecaries Vse them I counsell thee in the beginning of this sicknesse for delay breedeth daunger and death commonly followeth and medicine comes too late when nature is ouercome by the sicknesse And for as much as I haue written this Treatise for the benefit of all men in generall that thinke good to vse it haue done it in loue good wil so I hope the well disposed will censure it And no godly and vertuous minded Physition will be