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The trumpet of Apollo sounding out the sweete blast of recouerie, in diuers dangerous and desperate diseases.
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Clarke, John, apothecary.
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and easie purge being wrought vp with many cordials and antidotes If these cakes be kept betweene papers in a close box and neere some fire they will last good for seuen or eight moneths Two drammes is a good dose or proportion for all such persons as are sixteene yeeres of age and vpward to fiftie or sixtie so as they bee strong of body but weake men of fiftie fiue or sixtie or children betweene eight and sixteene must take only the halfe proportion The cake may be eaten and a cup of burnt wine drunke after it or els dissolued in white wine The said Romero hath also giuen the same with good successe in many burning feauers The practise of the aforesaid defensatiue in the latter end of the Plague An. 1593. in London THere were dispersed abroade within London and Middlesex great numbers of these defensatiue cakes vnto persons whose names are not here remembred It pleased the right Honourable Lords and others of her Maiesties priuie counsell to haue fiue and fortie of these cakes Doctor Fletcher that learned Prelate then Byshop of Worcester bought to the number of fiftie of these cakes and dispersed them in the then visited houses of the said Citie and it pleased God to preserue all the inhabitants of them from the infection as he himselfe reported at the counsell table The right honourable Sir Iohn Puckering knight then L. Keeper of the great seale of England appointed certaine of these cakes to be conueyed to the towne of S. Albons by Ma. Belfield for the clecring of the infected houses against the terme which was then kept there Mast Richard young Iustice of peace in Middlesex and one of her Maiesties customers deliuered abroad many hundreths of them and made one especiall triall in the parish of S. Marie Abchurch where he himselfe dwelled vpon nine visited houses in which there aboade three and thirty persons which trial gaue great contentment vnto the Lords of the counsell who sent for the true note vnto him to be fully informed thereof And therupon S r Romero should haue proceeded to a general triall in one of the greatest Wardes in London by her Maiesties pleasure signified in the letters of the right honorable the LL. of her Maiesties priuy Counsell and directed to the chiefe Magistrate of this honorable Citie in whose hands vpon what reason the stay was made I doe heere forbeare to vtter because I would haue the dead to rest in peace only it shall suffice that himselfe by the opinion of diuers scorning and disgracing the medicine died within three weekes after either of the plague it selfe or of a burning feauer his Cousin German as I haue been credibly enformed Thomas Bland of the patish of Alhallowes-barking had defensatiues for himselfe his wife and one seruant 10. Smith of the parish of Creechurch had for himselfe his wife and foure seruants Frauncis Bradborne of Saint Swithins parish had for himselfe his wife and two seruants Mast Merick preacher in crooked lane had for himselfe his wife and two children The daughter of goodman Hawes being infected and taking it escaped Mast Iarfield preacher at Saint Marie Abchurch going vsually amongst the infected of his parish and others and hauing taken this medicine togither with his wife and maide were all thanks be to God preserued The maide seruaunt of one Mopsey Flax-wife hauing the plague vpon her was cured by one of these defensatiues Iohn Webster a Purse-maker dwelling at the entrance into Gutterlane he and his man both tooke the same Mister Eare a maker of gold lace in Gutterlane he and his wife had each of them a defensatiue Mistris Hunt a victualer in Gutterlane she and both her maides tooke of this defensatiue A Seruaunt of Master Deacons the Queenes Sergeant Plummer hauing an extreame burning feauer was cured with this medicine A dutch Goldsmith dwelling amongst the feather dressers in the Black-friers took one of these defensatiues A Ruby-cutter lying at the Dolphin in Gutterlane hauing the plague vpon him tooke one of these and was cured Goodwife Russell an hearbe-wife in Cheapside hauing buried her husband of the plague she her maid were both preserued by taking this defensatiue Mast Heywood a Copper-smith tooke one of these cakes The wife of Rowland that excellent Artisan dwelling in Southworke tooke one of these defensatiues A French gentleman being Cousin to Monsieur de la Now lying neere the Exchange tooke one of them S r Romero that brought the receipt from Millain being then bedfellow with Doct. Siring tooke the same twise himselfe Mast Crauen a Draper in Watlingstreete and now a graue and well reputed Alderman of this Citie bought one of these cakes A seruant of Mast Cordals in Milkestreete tooke one of these defensatiues Mistris Bradshaw an auncient gentlewoman and a Cousin of hers then dwelling with her tooke of these cakes shee beeing then at her house at Stebonâ—eath Mast Gamedge a man much troubled with the gowte and dwelling in Saint Tantlins parish tooke one of these cakes to cleare his body of bad humors and commended the working thereof greatlie Mast Colfe th'apothecarie dwelling at the Artichoke in Cornhill solde diuers of these cakes so likewise did one other of the same facultie being a man of speciall note amongst them whom I forbeare to name at this time Mast Moulton secondarie of the counter in Woodstreet bought two of these defensatiues Mast Shepham of the parish of Saint Thomas th'aposte bought two cakes Mast Richard Wilbraham Esquire and late common Serieant of this honourable Citie though preserued by this defensatiue Ann. 93. from the contagion yet by a violent feauer this last yeere to the vnspeakeable losse of this Citie to the incredible griefe of his friend and louing spouse though to his owne immortall glorie and comfort was in the flower of his age and in the highest hope of his aduancement taken from vs to his euerlasting peace and rest Mast Chambers a merchant of good account bought two of these cakes Mast Swaynes man bought one of them Mast William Nichols a draper in Watling streete bought two of these defensatiues Mast Culuerwel citizen and mercer of London had 30. of these cakes for himselfe and his friends Mast Linford a draper in Walting-streete a man greatly beloued whilest he liued and as greatly lamented now he is dead had one of these defensatiues Mast T. G. had foure of these defensatiues A seruant of Mast Archers had one of these defensatiues Ma. Paumer of Woodstreet had three of them Mast Dauenant in Bowlane had foure of these cakes Henry Ienkes a seruant at Bishops hall tooke one of these cakes Mast Susans the Barbarie merchant had one of these defensatiues Mast Scales dwelling at Dowgate had one of these cakes Mistris Duttons man of Woodford had one of them Mast Albanie a Draper in Watling streete had one of these cakes The Author heereof and his men tooke of these cakes and were all preserued Iohn Ailswoorth of Redding Clothier tooke one
THE TRVMPET OF APOLLO Sounding out the sweete blast of Recouerie in diuers dangerous and desperate diseases Experientia mater Medicinae Printed at London by P. Short dwelling on Breadstreet hill at the signe of the Starre 1602. To the curteous and well disposed Reader HAuing at the length as well out of mine owne manifold labours charge and experience as also out of the learned and industrious practises of sundrie my well affected friends vnto the chimical and spagirical arte obtained many rare and excellent medicines for the health of mans body whereof I haue here gâ—uen some taste reseruing a further satisfaction for those who vpon iust occasion shall at any time hereafter require the same I haue now presumed out of the fulnesse of my affection towards my naturall and well deseruing place and countrey to present and offer the best and most approoued remedies which by my 17. yeeres practise I haue gotten either out of mine own workehouse or from other mens Laboritories which haue spent some time in Pellicanes circling glasses and furnesses both calcining and reuerbaratorie c. and such like as well as my selfe Hoping that those Gentlemen who in great kindnesse haue conferred both their receipts and cures vpon me will not be offended though I shall rashly publish the names of some of their patients togither with mine owne which they had happily purposed to reserue onely for their priuate remembrances I am heere also to craue pardon of the patients themselues whose names for the better credit of the medicines and comfort of others that shall happen to fall into the like diseases I haue aduentured to disclose My offence herein I hope will be the more tolerable because my ende and scope is charitable ayming principally at the health of man without the which no honour no wealth nor any other worldly pleasure can giue any true contentment Herein I haue also had a speciall and honest care not to nominate any whose infirmitie might worke either disgrace or reproch to the patient neither can I iustly be taxed with a vaine-glorious vaunting humor in blazing out these cures by a Printers proclamation saying in all Christian humilitie I challenge no part of the glorie to my selfe but acknowledge as I ought that omnis salus à Domino and likewise for that in cases either of death or torment vnto men as these are I thinke there can be no meanes so generall or so sudden but they will come farre short of their desires that haue cause to vse them Neither am I singular in this course for men of great iudgment and learning haue heretofore also made publike obseruation of their cures and diuers of mine owne countreymen haue long since commended their speciall labours in this kinde to the world As that painfull practizer I. Hester who Printed a large Catalogue of his oyles and waters vnder many strange and stately names and Giles that anncient Chimist who hauing blowne away his wealth in the smoake of Alchimie did yet at the length light vpon a Balsamum which remaineth to be solde at this day commended for many rare excellent vses The credit of Moyses diet-drinke lasted a long time and was generally vsed in the scab of Venus And an other auncient and skilful distiller of my name doth at this present make great profit of that his excellent aqua bezoartica with the which I dare boldly compare be it spoken without offence my aqua comfortans stomachuÌ„ for the strengthning of any weake stomacke Neither can I forget that full and foule-mouthed physitian D. Burcot who solde his generall purging drinke so many yeeres togither for 10. groats the quart beshite the bottle for so he vsually pronouÌ„ced the word beside These and many more instances in this kinde I could produce to prooue my selfe to be no Author of nouelties But what need I so much to insist vpon examples seeing the medicines theÌ„selues are such as were first deriued from the sacred closet of nature and are now long since ratified and confirmed with that sure and autentique seale of experience We see that Indian weede Tabacco hath now found out both learned honorable patrons being first made known by publike impression and afterward by continuall practise euen vntill this daie and without all respect of age sex complexion method or other circumstance And why should not English simples truely and chimically prepared by English Artists haue also their free allowance and be made familiar with English bo dies I rest then gentle Reader in the expectation of thy fauour whose infirmities I pitie and whose recouerie I desire and hope to performe I will sell nothing but that which I dare and will take my selfe in the same disease for which it is commended And for thy better safetie and satisfaction I haue here contained my selfe wholy within animal and vegetable medicines wherewith I will at all times God willing bereadie to furnish thee at reasonable rates out of my shop in Sheere lane neere Temple barre faithfully and workmanlie drawne without all sophistication or adustion Thine in all christian loue IOHN CLARKE PLAGVE A Notable defensatiue Cake against the plague being first practised in Millain vpon a generall infection there about the yeere 1579. by M. D. Siring and after brought ouer and practized in England in the great yeere of visitation An. 1593. by N. Romero Gentleman commended and graced by Rodulphus the Emperour with many honourable termes of fauour vnder the great seale of the Empire I Am bold to front my Pamphlet with this defensatiue because I vnderstand by many secret informatioÌ„s of my friends that diuers Physitians and those of great reading and iudgment whose graue censures I doe greatly reuerence doe expect a fearefull and generall infection of the plague this sommer by reason of the vnnaturall and intemperate season of the spring which hath already shewed both his deadly and daungerous effects in the bodies and liues of many thousands of her Maiesties subiects which if it shall please God the great Gouernor both of heauen and earth in his vnspeakeable mercies to turne away from vs I hope it will prooue a strong motiue to stirre vs vp to a general christian thankfulnes If othewise so that our sins do call for vengeance visitation from heauen I haue thought good in my tender loue and affection towards my natiue countrey to publish this preseruatiue which in fiue weekes space by the great blessing of God did cleare that famous Citie of Millain being so grieuously infected as that in some one weeke there died three thousand persons And the citizens in their great loue and thankfulnesse towardes D. Siring bestowed a gratuitie of fiftie thousand crownes vpon him Obseruations in this Medicine IT is made in the forme of a little round cake or tablet and the dose is two drams It is most properly giuen to such as are free and not possessed with the sickenesse although abiding in visited houses It is an excellent