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The vertues of that well-known and often experienced medicine Fletcher's powder
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Fletcher, R. (Richard), fl. 1676-1677.
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1679
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The VERTUES Of that Well-known and Often Experienced MEDICINE Fletcher's Powder THis Noble and Excellent Panacaea is so wonderful a Friend unto Decaying Nature that whatever Vnnatural Destructive and Health-opposing Matter it shall meet within the Body of Man be it from what Cause Source or Fountain it will or in what parts soever for it purifieth from Center to Circumference it doth by its renovating quality in time radically extirpate and drive out and in its place constitutes a Healthful Body as hath been proved by Thousands in the City of London having cured Head-aches Vertigoes Appoplexies Lethargies Epilepsies Convulsions with all other Distempers that usually afflict the Head as Difficulty of Hearing Noise in the Head and Ears Diseases of the Eyes Teeth c. It s also effectual in Opening all Obstructions of the Stomach Liver Spleen and all the Noble Bowels expelling Venoms offending the same by which it cures Agues and Feavers of all sorts It powerfully cures that loathsome Disease Ala mode d' Englettere with all its Symptoms It cures the Scurvey Leprosie Gout Dropsie Stone It resists the Pestilence Small-pox and Measles It expels Poyson and hath done wonders upon those Bodies which have been spoiled by Mercurial Medicines too too often used supposing therewith to cure all foul and stubborn Diseases For this New and Now Reigning Putrid Feaver attended with Aguish Shiverings Griping in the Guts Vomitings Giddiness Violent Pains in the Head and Limbs c. the which Disease may in all probability terminate in a Plague unless repentance pacifie the awakened Wrath. This Medicine is excellent both for cure and prevention and I dare and may boldly affirm That no Man or Medicine hath cured so many of the aforesaid Disease as this Powder as Thousands can witness A safer or powerfuller Medicine cannot be given for Women it being an Vniversal Remedy for those many Distempers that usually attend their Weak Unhealthy Cold and Moist Bodies all which I shall not name but commend it as a Wonder-working Powder to prevent Miscariages in Women with-child and when time of separation is near to cause speedy and easie Delivery and to ease the After-pains And did all Women know what this Medicine hath performed in these Cases there is none but would make use of it at such times viz. both before the time of Travel and after Delivery In Virgins it speedily takes away the Cause of the Green Sickness and those ill Habits of Body effects of Obstructions and causeth in them a Lively Fresh and Cheerful Countenance c. To Children it is a most Potent Preservative and cures them of Convulsions Falling-Sickness Worms Small-pox Measles Rickets c. It wonderfully disposâ—th Wounds both Internal and External to Healing and in short time perfects the Cure and for all Outward Wounds taking this Medicine you need only wash the Sore Night and Morning with your Urine Warm and bind it up to defend it from the Air. It cures all Swellings Inflamations and Pains of the Limbs I have without the use of any Outward Application cured Cancerated Breasts of long continuance Gangrenous Tumours Kings-Evil and Fistula's to a wonder In short this Medicine is so great a Friend to Nature that no Disease the appointed time for Dissolution being not yet come is able to withstand its power for against all Diseases there is a Remedy but against Death none but to this and all other Good Medicines time must be given to manifest their Effects For many rash and inconsiderate People hearing of a Good Medicine will without doubt be desirous to make a trial of it and will also imagine that as soon as they have taken it into their Bodies or at farthest within two or three days that their Infirmity or Disease of what kind or degree soever must of necessity presently vanish and be gone without any the least Sign or Relict of it remaining which no ingenious person must or will expect but according to the Nature Radication Habit and Continuance of the Distemper with the Age Strength and Constitution of Body Nature co-acting with the Medicine expect the desired Effects in the Restauration of Health which by Gods Blessing and an orderly use of this Medicine in due time will be found Now this Powder at some times and in some Bodies may work by Vomit Stool Sweat and Urine especially at the first taking of it let not any therefore presently imagine this to be a common Medicine and such Operations to be constant in all Bodies and at all times No rather let them conclude as justly and truly they may such Operations to proceed from great quantity of Diseasie Matter Nature was filled and obstructed with which would not easily be evacuated without such Operations well to be tollerated or born with in respect of the great benefit they will reap by it viz. the preventing some greater mischief c. to the truth of which I have had large experience having known many on which it had such Operations at the first but by a continued and moderately repeated taking of it for some time by which their Bodies became emptied and freed rom that stubborn gross Matter they afterwards felt not the least trouble or manifest Operations but if Nature makes a separation by Vomit Stool Sweat or Urine how forcible soever they seem to be at present she is never weakned but strengthened c. all which proves the Medicine to be friendly But often doth this Excellent Medicine both prevent and cure a Disease without any of the before-mentioned Operations as Experience testifieth by keeping in Vigor and pacifying when enraged the Vital Spirit in Man Therefore the highest and noblest way of Cure is by such Medicines as are exalted by Art to such a degree of Purity as makes them fit to pacifie or bring to quiet the Natural Spirit For Preserving or Restoring of Health consists not in taking of Poysonous Purges Vomits Fluxing with Mercury or Torturing the Sick with Blisters Cuppings Issues Bleedings c. to the end the Spirit being more enraged by such eminent dangers immediately threatning the Life in hopes by that means it may throw out what was offending before but in keeping it from fury if not already provoked or otherwise pacifying if enraged as aforesaid And I appeal to all Ingenious Men which of the two is the better Method for whatsoever is not friendly to the Life either ingendred within or assumed from without brings sooner or later the whole or part into an inquietude Consider What is it that gives eminency to any one thing we esteem as Excellent and we shall find that it is the Purity of it if we consider then what we are speaking of viz. A Medicine to help Nature we must also conclude its efficacy and excellency to proceed from its purity or purified Nature then consider what it is for It is to help and restore Decaying Nature or the Languishing Spirit in Man Now this Spirit is the most subtile part of
Man therefore no way to be assisted but by that which is of purity and likeness with it viz. Medicine of a Solar or Gold-like Nature made by Art subtile penetrable and capable by its splendent Beam to dispel those Mists in the Air which clouds and darkens the Sun of the Little World Man and he that hath such a Medicine as this which every Physician ought to have needs not so much mind the uncertain Indications Diagnosticks and the like Verbal Impertinences c. which serves only for ostentation Now Courteous Reader Consider whether this Solar Powder which is so amicable to Nature and cures Radicated Diseases by enlightning and enlivening the Naturâ—l Spirit be the fitter Medicine to be used or those common gross pretended Medicines which acts or works upon the Sound as well as the Sick to the great injury of Mankind c. judge ye DIRECTIONS for the USE Of that Excellent MEDICINE FLETCHER'S POWDER 1. Direct FOr Madness Inflamations of the Brain and all Violent Pains in the Head take a paper of Powder Morning and Night in a spoonful of Wine Ale Beer Sider or Mead. 2. For Convulsions Falling-Sickness Palsies Tremblings and Weakness of the Sinews Take half a paper Morning Noon and Night in any of the aforesaid Liquors 3. For Stoppage of the Stomach Difficulty of Breathing Inflammations and Vlcers in the Stomach Spitting of Blood or Matter Consumptions Coughs Distillations of Rheums Weakness of Stomach or Want of Appetite Take a Paper of Powder every Morning fasting in a spoonful of Beer Ale Wine or Sider and drink a little more of the same Liquor to wash it down and then fast two hours after and then eat or drink what your Stomach craves or best agrees with it you may go about your business c. 4. For the Collick or Stone in the Reins or Bladder Bloody Vrine Stoppage of Vrine or Vlcers in the Reins or Bladder Inward Wounds or Bruises Fluxes of the Belly Griping of the Guts Take a paper every Morning fasting in a little Ale Wine c. and half a paper Noon and Night 5. For the Dropsie take a paper Morning Noon and Night 6. For Agues or Feavors at the first take a full paper and afterwards half a paper every three hours and in so doing no Ague or Feavor can long abide 7. For the Scurvey Pox and Running of the Reins take a paper every Morning and Night 8. For Women with-child to prevent Miscarriages take half a paper Morning and Night but when time of Travel is come take a paper and if Delivery be not presently the next hour take another c. and when Delivered take half a paper every two hours to ease After-pains 9. For Obstruction or Over-flowing of the Flowers take half a paper Morning Noon and Night 10. In the Small-pox or Plague take a paper every eight hours 11. For Children you must give them a Dose every Morning according to their Age a Child new-born may take an eighth or tenth part of a paper a Child of a year old a quarter of a paper or a sixth part 2 3 or 4 years old a third 5 6 7 half a paper c. for you cannot hurt if you over or under dose it a little the Medicine being safe 12. For Curing of Sores as Cancers Gangrenes Vlcers Fistula's Kings Evil or any other Old Sores wash them twice a day with your Vrine warm to keep them clean and if there be any deep wounds as often in Fistula's there are make Roles or Tents with Lint or Flax and dip them in your Water and sprinkle a little Powder upon it and tent your Wound with it then bind it up to keep it from the Air Take a paper of Powder every Morning fasting 13. Fâ—â— the curing oâ— Stabs Cuts Bruises dip Lint or Flax in Water and then dip it in Powder and apply it to the place and let it lie on 48 hours at the first Dressing afterwards but 24 c. 14. In all Old or Cold Swellings Strains Numb Lame or Weak Limbs take a paper every Morning fasting and every Night bathe the parts affected with a little Brandy warm 15 For Burns Scalds Scabs Itch Tetters Ring-worms Shingles Inflamations Hot Swellings Piles or Hemorrhoids take a paper every Morning fasting and annoint or bathe the parts affected every Night with a little Sallet Oyl Vinegar and the Powder beaten together 16. For the Gout take a paper every Morning and Night and often bath the parts pained with hot Vinegar Those that are troubled with any other Diseases than those afore-mentioned either Internal or External within the reach of Medicine of what nature or kind soever may be cured by this Medicine and I do advise all who love their health to take a paper of this Powder for three or four Mornings every Moneth thereby you may root out the Scurvey the seed of which secretly lodges in the Blood in most seeming healthy persons of which root most Diseases are but branches For Seamen that go long Voyages or others that Travel by Land this Medicine is of great use and may save life where at Sea the Doctors Chest or in other places the Shop Medicine may fail For at Sea in Calentures Feavors and Fluxe many Seamen are lost for want of a gâ—od Medicine powerfully to resist Diseases Now for the cure of these let the Sick take a paper of Powder Morning Noon and Night and none of these violent Diseases can long abide They are also in use in Forreign Plantations where many that escape Death are for ever deprived of the former use of their Limbs and all for want of good Medicine Note That this Medicine will keep its Vertues many years being separated from those Impurities which cause Corruption and may as well be taken in extream weather as at Spring or Fall the only suposed flâ—â—mes to take Medicines c. The half Packet marked with the figure 4 is two shillings the whole Packet marked with the figure 8 is four shillings each Packet sealed with Helmont ' s Head to prevent Counterfeits ☞ All Persons that live remote from London either â—â—â—tland Ireland or any of the English Plantations â—â—d have a desire to sell or be furnished for their own â—â—e with this excellent Powder let them repair to my worthy and trusty Friend Mr. Dorman Newman Bookseller at the Kings Arms in the Poultrey London for I have solely intrusted him to dispose of it into all Countreys no other but him or such as he shall appoint It is to be sold at these places following with a Printed Paper of Directions for its use MRs. Whites Coffee house in Popes-head Alley and Mr. Rotheram at the Golden Ball in Sweetings Alley both in Cornhill Mr. James Printer at the Printing-press in Mincing lane Capt. Newman at his Coffee-house in Talbot Court in Grace-Church-street Mr. Dangerfield at his Coffee-house near Temple-Bar Mr. Bateman at the Bible over against Furnivals â—nne in Hoâ—â—ourn Mr. Sam. Herricks Shop at Greys-Inne-Gate next Holbourn Mr. Blount at the Black Raven over against Bedford House and Mr. Cademan in the New Exchange both in the Strand Mr. Simon Neal at the 〈◊〉 in Bedford-street and Mr. Rowland Reynolds in Henrietta street both in Covent Garden Mr. Wh 〈…〉 at the Three Bibles in the 〈◊〉 Mr. Gilliflower at his Shop and Mr. Newman at the Golden Key both in Westminster-hall all being Booksellers Mr. Jer. Howe 's Scrivener near the Spittle in Bishopsgate-street And at my House at the Sun in Guter-lane near Cheapside LONDON Printed by Tho. James for the Author 1679. With Allowance * Or the Spirit being assisted by it