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A06291 The Kings medicines for the plague prescribed for the yeare 1604. by the whole Colledge of Physitians, both spirituall and temporall. And now most fitting for this dangerous time of infection, to be used all England over. Royal College of Physicians of London. 1636 (1636) STC 16771; ESTC S102949 6,487 24

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THE KINGS Medicines for the Plague Prescribed for the yeare 1604. by the whole Colledge of Physitians both Spirituall and Temporall And now most fitting for this dangerous time of Infection to be used all England over LONDON Printed for Henry Gosson and are to be sold by F. Coules at his Shop in the upper end of the Old Bayly neere Newgate 1636. The Kings Medicine of the former yeare against the Plague of the Body The first part TAke Sage of vertue Rue otherwise called Herb-grace Elder-leaves red Bramble leaves and Wormewood of each of them a good ●andfull stamp them all together and then straine them thorow a fine linnen cloth put to the juice a quart of perfect good white Wine and a good quantity of white wine Vinegar mingle them all together and put thereto a quarter of an ounce of white Ginger beaten to smal powder use todrink this Medicine every morning fasting for the space of nine dayes together the quantity of a spoonfull at a time and this will by Gods helpe preserve you 〈◊〉 the space of a whole yeare The Kings Medicine for this present yeare against the Plague of the soule and the effect thereof TAke the herb of Uertue the doing of good Psal 34. 14. and the herb of Patience otherwise called a wayting vpon the Lord Psal 37. 7. wherewith possesse your soules Luke 21. 19. In steed of Herb-grace take another called Christs grace and in the place of Elder-leaues Elders Examples following and imitating the Elders of Israel 1 Chron. 21. prostrating your selues before the Maiestie of God Let not two things be the ingredients of this Spirituall Kings Medicine which are in the corporall the Bramble and the Wormewood Leaue out the proud Bramble and his leaves for he would exalt himselfe above the other trees Iudges 9. 15. Secondly leaue out also the hitter wormwood of hate anger and envie and according to the counsel of God the best Physician Deut. 29. 18. Let there not be among you any root of bitternesse and Wormewood In steed of these two take the humble Figgetree and his leaves who would not exalt himselfe above others Iudges 9. 11. Mingle herein the broad Figge-leaues of lowlinesse humbling your selves under the mightie hand of God 1. Peter 5. 6. Couering your good works as the Figtrée his swéet fruit with the broad leaves of humility Take of each of those a good quantity and be aboundant in good works and in the Work of the Lord as the Apostle speaketh being filled with all fulnesse of God Ephc. 3. 9. Straine these through the fine strainer of uprightnesse and integritie walking uprightly Psal 15. Avoyding all hypocrisie and laying aside all guile and dissimulation 1 Pet. 2. 1. In stéed of white Ginger out thereunto the hot Ginger of loue towards God thy neighbour let it be white and pure louing without dissimulation Rom. 12. 9. Further hot and feruent Aboue all things hauing feruent loue among you I Pet. 4. 8. Breake with the stamper of obedience and humility the hardnesse of thy heart Let it smite thée as Davids did make as it were a small powder of it through humility if to day thou hearest the voyce of the Lord ●arden not thy heart Heb. 3. In stéed of white Wine put to the iuice of these The perfect white and pure Wine that is the blood of Iesus Christ and the sowre Uinegar of his death and passion For onely by the vertue of this the Medicine must operate Use to take in this Medicine euery day fasting sometime outwardly and corporally when in publique calamity it is appointed by the superiour power to reproue a present iudgement but alwayes inwardly and Spiritually loosing the hands of wickednesse taking off the heauie burthens letting the oppressed goe frée couering the naked dealing thy bread to the hungry Esay 5. 8. Use this I say not for the space of nine dayes together but the whole yeare yea all the dayes of thy life So continuing in the Lord Phil. 4. 1. and being not weary of well doing 2 Thes 3. 13. And this will by Gods helpe preserue you from the Plague of the soule and the infection of the world I say not a whole yeare but all thy life time till against the future resurrection both with body and soule thou mayest liue eternally The Kings bodily Me dicine after Infection The second part IF it fortune that one be striken with the Plague before he have taken the former Medicines then take the things rehearsed and put thereto a spoonfull of Bettony water and as much Scabious water and a pretty quantity of fine Treacle and temper them well together and let the Patient vse to drinke it often and it will expell the venome or poyson forthwith But if the Botch doe happen to appeare then take a good quantity of Elder-leaves red Bramble leaves and Mustard-seed stampe them well together and make a Plaister thereof apply it to the sore and it will draw forth all the venome and corruption The second part of the Spirituall Medicine IF it fortune that thou art striken with the Plague before thou hast taken in the former Kings Medicine of repentance then take the things afore rehearsed and lest in thy affliction thou wax impatient put thereunto not the Balme of Gilead Jerem. 46. 11. But the Spirituall Treacle and Mithridate of the consideration of Gods will and Providence Psal 39. 9. opening not thy Mouth because hee doth it and holding that nothing can happen vnto thee without his appointment Further that thou shouldest not distrust or despaire of the remission of thy sinnes of the health of thy soule and of the goodnesse and power of God the Physician In steed of Betony water put thereunto a good quantity of that Aqua Benedicta of that blessed water of Gods mercy praying with David Take away O Lord the trespasse of thy servant 2. Sam. 24. 10. and wash me that I may be whiter than snow Psal 51. This will coole the heat of thy conscience and comfort thy weary bones Adde as much of the water of life Ioh. 4. 10. which is powred into our hearts by the holy Ghost unto everlasting life Fetch it by prayer of Christ the Physician and Doctor of our soules for hee doth give it to quench our thirst John 4. 14. Put hereunto thy Baptisme water representing the blood of Christ Iesus It is one of the three witnesses 1 Iohn 5. Assuring thee of the remission of thy sins Leave out Scabious water I meane that Scabby-holy-water with the Bulles and Indulgences of the Anti-christ for it will make thee to get scabs and sores in thy soule and bee vnto thee not the water of Life but the water of Death Adde also a good quantity of that comfortable Treacle of hope with the consideration of the future glory being sure that thy Redeemer liveth and that thou shalt see him with thine eyes Iob 19. 25. Mingle and temper thus well together this Patience Faith