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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59949	The charitable pestmaster, or, The cure of the plague conteining a few short and necessary instructions how to preserve the body from infection of the plagve as also to cure those that are infected : together with a little treatise concerning the cure of the small pox : published for the benefit of the poore of this city and not unmeet for the rich / by Thomas Shervvood ...	Sherwood, Thomas, Practitioner in physick.	1641 (1641)	Wing S3416; ESTC R6113	9,551	23

THE Charitable Pestmaster OR The cure of the PLAGUE Conteining a few short and necessary instructions how to preserve the body from infection of the PLAGVE as also to cure those that are Infected Together with a little treatise concerning the cure of the Small Pox Published for the benefit of the poore of this City and not unmeet for the Rich By THOMAS SHERVVOOD Practitioner in PHYSICK 2 Kings 20. 7. And ISAIAH said take a lump of Figs and they tooke and laid it upon the boil and he recovered LONDON Printed by A. N. for Iohn Francklin and are to be sold at his Shop in Lothbury neer the Windmill 1641. To the VVorshipfull Alexander Read Doctor of Physick and Chirurgery one of the Societie of the Colledge of Physicians for the Citie of London SIr having finished this treatise I considered what entertainment it might find in the world and fearing that it would be envied for the good that it offereth unto this Kingdome as I the Author have been for my practice I bethought my selfe that it might safely hover under your wings whereupon I am bold to thrust it into your protection that it may the better be defended from the calumnies of these times The Subject of it is that which I have practised and proved by Experience so that if there bee occasion I believe I shall bee able to render sufficient reasons to prove it from the most Authentique rules in Physick And if there be any errors escaped in it I shall rather desire that they may be corrected by the discretiō of you or any of the Colledg of Physicians then disputed upon by new beginners in the practice of Physick who have but small experience As for those Medicines published at the latter end of this booke I shall not desire your protection for them because I never made you nor any man acquainted with them For I intended that they should be Protectors for themselves but however I hope that my endeavours in this small treatise will not be unpleasant but acceptable to you for the good which I believe it will do in the World and so for this time I rest in some measure of assurance of your worships favour Your Servant THO: SHERVVOOD To the friendly Reader HAving considered with my selfe in these dangerous times the great distresses of the poore of this City by reason of the contagious disease of the pestilence now reigning amongst them and seeing them to be altogether ignorant in the use of those meanes that are convenient for their cure as purging vomiting bleeding sweating and the like Therefore considering what good these few rules experimented by my selfe may do unto many I was thereby moved to print them for the benefit of such who want the helpe of the skilfull and faithfull Physician For the understanding and memory of those that shall have occasion to use them I have divided them into three Chapters with contents As for the medicines prescribed they are sold by Apothecaries who may afford them reasonably to the poore The others adjoyned I shall give to the poore for Gods sake and the rich shall have them for competent satisfaction but I shall esteeme it my greatest reward if any shall receive good and benefit by my small labours and endevours Thine T. S. CHAP. 1. 1. What are the causes of the Pestilence 2. How they are avoided 3. Meanes to preserve the body from Infection THere are divers causes of this disease The first is sin which ought to be repented of The second an infected and corrupted air which should be avoided The third an evill diet which should be amended The fourth are evill humours heaped together in the body being apt to putrifie and beget a Fever which must be taken away by convenient medicines Therefore whosoever would preserve their bodies from infection let them first make their peace with God in whose hand is the power of life and death Then let them use the meanes and shun all those things that are able to beget this disease as all infected and corrupted aire all fogges and mists that do arise from the earth or water and all stinking smels that do arise from dunghills sinks graves carrion snuffs of candles or rotten fruits or any thing else that doth putrifie and stink Abstain from all meats and drinks that beget rottennesse and filthinesse in the body so consequently a Fever or the Plague as excessive eating of fruits especially those that are unripe Also forbear all sorts of fish that have neither scales nor shels as Eels Lampreys and the like Lastly take heed of over-charging the stomacke with meats or drinks or hot Wines but especially your unripe medium Wines If any shall find themselves oppressed with gross corrupt humors so that they are in danger of this disease they shall be cleansed by taking one ounce and half or two ounces of the infusion Crocus metallorum which is to be bought at every Apothecaries put to it Oximel half an ounce this shall give them five or six vomits and almost as many stooles And after every vomit let them drinke some warme posset drinke so let them keepe themselves warme that day one houre after it hath done working let them eat a messe of warm broth made with a neck of Mutton or with such fresh meat as the sick are best able to buy of which meat let them eat sparingly for the present Those that are so tender or weakly that they cannot brook this vomit they may be very well purged from corrupt humours by taking one or two drams of pilulae Pestilentiales But the poorer sort that cannot goe to this charge may take instead thereof Aloes one dram in the pap of an Apple stewed Prunes or else in a little Ale or Beere This pill and this Aloes are excellent remedies for women and children and they are so safe that women with child may take them After the bodie is purged it shall be necessary to draw six or eight ounces of bloud from the liver or middle vein of the arme if the partie be able to sustain the losse of it Such as have lived temperatly and sparingly and so consequently are not oppressed with corrupted humours such shall not need any the asoresaid evacuations or purgations but let them shun as much as they can all infectious and corrupted aire But seeing it is a thing almost impossible in the Citie of London therefore they that are timorous and fearefull may carry about them the roots of Enula campana and Angelica dried or candied of which they may bite now and then Also the waters of Scabies Angelica or Pimpernell are great preservations for children against the Plague if two spoonfuls thereof be taken in a morning fasting CHAP. 2. 1 By what signes you may know whether the sick be infected with the Pestilence 2 How those signes doe encrease or decrease every day 3 Whether life or death be likely to ensue 4 A caveat not to tamper with those