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Advice for the poor by way of cure & caution ... by T. Cocke.
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Cock, Thomas.; Dixon, Roger, 17th cent. Directory for the poore against the plague and infectious diseases.
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1665
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be used as Preventives but Expulsives that is for Sick not for well persons The provision I make for my selfe is to live Temperately to wash my hands and mouth frequently with Vinegar and Water and to make the best provision that may be to supply by Artificiall Fumes and Sents the defects of a sound wholsome and well constituted Aire in the Mouth and let down into the Stomack by a Stiptick property it hath to close the Orifice of the Stomach and passages that lead to it they resist the Attraction of Malignancy into the inward parts by strengthning the Lungs and wonderfully assisting the Heart by fixing Humours to resist sudden Death The use of which are of very great benefit for Lawyers Clergy-men and Citizens who have publique converse and concernments with people I take no other my self who am not ignorant of most that are Extant An ADVERTISEMENT The Fume and Lozanges mentioned in this Paper are to be had at 12 pence the Paper each Paper of the Fume containing half a Pound each Paper of the Lozange containing two Ounces at every Parish Clerks house in and about London and when those Clerks are unprovided of any of the said Medicines they or any other Persons may be supplyed at these Apories viz. Mr Wilkinson at the Pestel and Morter in Finch Lane over against the French Church And Mr Reeds at the Queens-Armes in Fan Church-street and nowhere else at present Also all or any of the Medicines mentioned in this Paper are to be had at the same Apothecaries at reasonable Rates with the Paper and Directions how to use them gratis At the Cock-pit Aug. 4th 1665. HAving received very good Testimonies of the Abilities of Dr Thomas Cocke and his readinesse to do good to the people in this time of Infection by his Directions and Remedies in a Paper by him published I do therefore hereby recommend the said Papers unto publick use and do desire that the Church-Wardens of their respective Parishes do take such quantities of them to be distributed to each severall Family as shall be thought fit and convenient Given under my hand and Seal at the Cock-pit this 4th day of August 1665. ALBEMARLE August the Third 1665. HAving very well informed our selves of the benefit of that may be had by the use and carefull observance of the Directions and Remedies in this Paper We do therefore recommend them and the said Papers of Dr T. Cocke to publick use and desire that every Parish Clerk whom it shall concerne may have delivered to them a sufficient quantity thereof and they to deliver them to every respective Family in their said Parishes especially the poorer sort that they may not be left destitute of all good and necessary helps Given under our hands and Seals this Third day of August in the 17th year of His MAJESTIES Reign Present The Right Honourable the Lord Craven Edmond Warcupp John Underwood Thomas Wharton A Directory for the Poore against the Plague and Infectious Diseases Published for the Common good SInce it hath pleased God to bestow a small Talent upon mee Christianity obliges mee not to hide it in a Napkin but to bestow it upon my fellow Christians who are not able to purchase the advice of those who will communicate nothing gratis Therefore that every one may know how to prepare for themselves that means of preservation that God hath given us and the dictates of Nature prompts every one to seek after I have here published such Remedies as being timely used will preserve all such as God hath appointed for life And such as are not able to make it themselves though the charge be very small I hope Christian charity will move their Neighbours of more ability to provide it for them and not suffer them to perish for want and thereby endanger not only a greater calamity but draw down a just Judgment upon themselves The Cordiall Antidote against the Plague Take Sage Rue of each one handfull Masterwort root Butter-bur root Angelica roots and Zedoary of each half an ounce Virginia Snake-root a quarter of an ounce Safron 20 grains Contra Yerva a dram at the Herb shops and Drugstors you may have them all Malago Wine a quart bruise the herbs and pound the roots and put them in a Pipkin close covered and set it to the fire and let it stand hot but not boil for the space of an hour or better then strain it out and put in a quarter of an ounce of Mithredate and as much Venice Treacle which dissolve in it Take hereof half a Spoonfull every Morning first and every Night last for preservation but if one be taken sick then let them drink a quarter of a pint and cover them to sweat This drink will powerfully fortifie the vitals and by sweat throw out the Malignity of the distemper If you see that the party sweat not enough you may give as much more and so you may take a larger quantity then before is prescribed for Prevention as you see cause and the Constitution requires A Drink for all Malignant Feavers I recommend unto you a Posset drink to drink after it wherewith I have cured many hundreds in the time of the late unhappy Wars of desperate Feavers Cousin German to the Plague which was then an Epidemicall disease and used no other Medicine Take Carduus Benedictus Scabious and Butter-bur roots and boil them in posset drink and let them drink largely of it and be not too sparing of your ingredients for they are easie enough to be had It may be objected That it will be so bitter you cannot drink it To remedy that boil it in the milk first and the longer it boils the lesse bitter it will be and when the bitternesse is gone strain it and set it on the fire again and when it boils put in your drink and let it stand to raise the curd which take off This posset drink hath stayed violent Vomitings and Loosenesse by drinking largely of it many have been cured in 24 houres when nothing but death hath been expected An outward Application for the Plague I will likewise give you an outward Medicine as good as you shall find in any sort composed which you may make your selves Take Bay-salt if you can get it and pound it small and burn it in a Fireshovel till it leave crackling if you cannot get Bay-salt take White-salt and powder it very fine then take Castle-sope slice it thin and pound it in a Morter adde to it as much oil of Lillies as will make it soft to an oyntment then take two parts of Sope and one of Figs and one of Salt and another of Mithridate and mix them together This will not deceive you in your expectation for it will break any Pestilentiall Bubo or Swelling and turn out a Carbuncle and strongly drawes out the Malignity and makes it fit to be cured by any ordinary Medicine I would admonish all not to suffer any