side be infected let blood on that side if it be aboue the hedde open Cephalica if it be vnder the armes Basilica or harte veine if it bee aboute the throte then open Malleola about the flanckes bealie legges c. open Iecoraria if thei are verie weake or yong then boxyng is good to the necke shoulders backe and thighes if the stomacke be full then with spede vometâ—e and these thinges drawe the venome from the harte and remoue the poison Antonius This is good in the cure of the Pestilence for I doe praise this blood letting verie well in the beginnyng of the sickenes Medicus Blood must be letten in the beginning of the sickenes for example like as a potte is clensed of the scum or fome in the beginnyng when it plaieth on the fire and therby the liquour is clensed within the potte euen so blood lettyng and pilles doe helpe and cleanse the Pestilence when it beginneth firste to boile within the bodie Howbee it certaine people maie not bleede as women whiche haue their tymes aboundauntlie or menne hauing fluxe of the Hemoroides children verie young or people weake and aged Antonius I praie you what quantitee of bloodde must be letten Medicus Forsoth sower vnees or little more and must be doen euery moneth sometyme in the Median sometyme in the Basilica c. And not to slepe after thesame during sixe seuen or eight howers Antonius What Pilles dooe you vse againste the Plague Medicus The beste Pilles generallie vnder heauen and is thus made take the beste Yellowe Aloes twoo vnces Myrrhe and Saffron of eche one vnce beate them together in a Morter a good while putte in a little sweete Wine then rolle it vp and of this make fiue Pilles or seuen of one dragme whereof take euery daie nexte your harte a Scruple or more it will expulse the Pestilence that daie c. Antonius Haue you any good pocioÌ„ in store for the Pestilence to bee dronke a Mornynges when the Pilles are not taken Medicus None better then this take Theriaca of the making of Andromachus .ij. Scruples which is a Triacle incomparable passyng againste bothe poison and Pestilence and the Antidotari of Mithridatis .i. Scruple bole Armoniacke prepared half a Scruple and the waters of distilled Roses Scabious and Buglosse of eche one vnce mingeled together but this Medicene muste bee had of Crispine or one of his companions whiche vse no rotten ware Antonius Haue you any good pouder Medicus One better I assure you then a kinges raunsome and thus it must bee made take the leaues of Dictamnus and the rootes of Turmentil of Pimpernell of Seduall of Gentian of Betonie of eche halfe an vnce bole Armoniacke prepared an vnce Terra sigillata .iij. dragmes fine Aloes Myrrhe of eche halfe an vnce Saffron a dragme Mastike .ij. dragmes beate them together finely fearsed this is the pouder Of this muste a dragme bee dronke in .iiij. or .vi. sponfull of Rose or Sorel water wheÌ„ danger approcheth or in the tyme of danger Antonius These ar stroÌ„g things for many weke stomakes is there any other holsom things Medicus The siruppes of Uiolettes of Sorell of Endiue of sower Limondes of eche like mingled with Burrage water and a Ptisane made of Barlie mingled together is verie holsome to drinke put in the pouder of bole Armoniack whiche is of a singuler vertue to coole for Galen did help thousaÌ„des at Rome with thesame Bole and the Theriaca mingled together in a great pestilence but in the pestilence tyme one beyng infected therewith let hym sweate by warme thinges as hot tiles c. and let not the pacient eate slepe nor drinke and eate light meates as Henne Capon Cheken Partriche eating often and little at ones with sause made sharpe of vineger Oringes sharpe LimoÌ„des or Sorell and in the first daie of the sickenes that the pacient be kept from slepe by talkyng sprinklyng of swete water rubbing of the bodie as nose eares or soft pulling of the heares as thei maie be suffered or a sponge dipped in vineger applied to the nose and if vehement drinesse or heate dooeth approche then drinke the Syruppes laste rehearsed and haue the Chamber cleane kepte and also parfumed fower tymes of the daie beware of stincke let the perfumes bee made with Olibanum Mastike wood of Aloes Beniamin Storax Laudanum Cloues Iuniper or soâ—â—â— like and sprincle al the chamber about with vineger roses in the windowes or greene braunches of Sallowe or of Quinces are good sprynkeled with Rose water and Uineger Antonius I haue heard saie that Garlike and newe Ale should be good for the Plague Medicus You doe saie truthe Garlike is good for to bryng it but not against it it is so hotte and hath power attractiue and that is verie euill and a meane to bring the plague· so are Onions Leekes Rocket Radishe and sâ—che baggage whiche are sold about in euery streate in Plaguie tyme as meanes for to bring thesame it is pitie to suffer soche thynges Furder the multitudes of infected people emoÌ„g the whole infecting them or wearing the apparell of the dedde bodies of the Pestilence whiche should bée burned for it is like a fire wheÌ„ it haue gotten the victorie and can not bee quenched Priueis filthie houses gutters chanilles vncleane kept also the people sicke goyng abrode with the plague sore running stinkyng and infectyng the whole or vnwise â—ashe passing with an emptie stomack out of the house Neither to sitte tipplyng and drinking all the daie long nor vse running wrestlyng Daunsyng or immoderate labour whiche doe not onely open the pores but also cause the winde to bee shorte and the pulses to quicke and the Arters drawe to the hart when it panteth the pestilenciall aire and poison And what is worse thaÌ„ feare of mynde wheÌ„ one doeth heare ill tidings the death of father mother child c. By it the spirites and bloodde are drawen inwardes to the harte Also of care anger wrathe c. These are all perilous Mirthe must be vsed specially in this case Cattes Dogges Swine Duckes Doues Hennes or Gese are verie vnholsome nere vnto the place or mansion of dwellyng or lye ded in diches nere the toune or many people liyng together in one bed or long watching in the night or coâ—tiâ—nes of the bealy shut vp the hotte house doores and tennis plaie whiche are moste venemous Be neuer without the electuarie of nuttes thus made cleue walnuttes .xx. fatte figges .xiij herbe Grace .ij. handfull Wormewoodde Fetherfu or rather Cotula Foetida called Buphthalmus called Ore â—ye and Scabios of eche one handfull the rootes of Aristolochia longa half an vnse AristoÌ„lochia rotunda an vnce and a halfe The rootes of Turmentill and of the lesser Burre cal Petasitus Pimpernell of eche twoo vnces and a halfe the leaues of the verie Dictam ni one handfull Baie beries three Dragmes the pouder of Hartes horne
lawe are behinde hande and knowe not what to doe then by good suretees or assured landes by statute marchaunt c. I doe sometyme make .xxx. or L. in the hundred by yere I haue diuers soche honeste waies to liue vpon through the wittie and secrete handlyng of my brokers here in the citee and my factours whiche are at Antwarpe c. By whom I doe vnderstand the state and what coÌ„moditie is beste Furder I haue extended vpon auncient landes in the countrie for the breche of couenauntes That to conclude with you maister doctor I could neuer haue died in a worse tyme my businesse is soche I would of all thinges liue still for here I doe knowe what I haue and how I am vsed but when I am gone I doe not knowe what shall happen vnto me nor whoÌ„ to trust with y â— whiche I haue gotten with trauell and obteined by fortune Medicus You doe speake like a wise man as euer I harde and moste thinges that you haue taken in hande haue greate profite with you of my parte I would bee lothe to lose you bothe for an vnfained loue that I doe beare vnto you for your wisedome and also for your liberalitee and giftes geuen to me many a tyme. Lo here is the Damaske goune yet in store Here is also a Flagone chaine of the hundred Aungelles that you did geue me in your last greate Feuer Antonius Who is able to resiste soche a multitude of Aungelles I thinke fewe Doctours of Phisike But rather then I would dye I will let flie a thousande more Medicus That is the waie I assure you to perfite health and for that cause the Phisician was ordeined as it is written Honour the Phisician with the honour that is due vnto hym because of necessitie for the Lorde haue created him and he shall receiue giftes of the kyng Antonius That is a good swete tert for Phisicians but why doe you leaue out these woordes in the middes of the matter Whiche is of the moste higheste cometh learning and so I doe remeÌ„ber I heard our curate read in the churche as by chaunce I came in with a Sargeant to arest twoo Bankeroutes Medicus What your curate pleased him to read I care not for I medle with no Scripture matters but to serue my tourne But I knowe that whiche I haue saied is written in the Bible Antonius Bee all thynges written in the Bible true I praie you tell me Medicus God forbidde Maister Antonius then it would make a fraie emong Marchauntes for it is writteÌ„ None shall enter into goddes dwellyng or reste with hym vpon his Mountaine that lendeth his money vpon vsurie or to vsurie whereby to hinder his neighbour And this is now become the greatest trade And many bee vndooen by borowyng and fewe doe lose by lendyng speciallie men of your worshipfull experience And how like you this texte Antonius Texte how thei will texte I will truste none of them all saie what thei will there bee many soche saiynges againste men as the ten commaundementes c. Well for my parte I haue little to doe in these matters Marie I would be glad to liue orderlie and Ciuillie so that the worlde should not wonder at my doynges but if dampnacion should arise when the Scripture doe threaten it to men then should wittiâ— wordes in bargaining â–ª with facing othes and pleasaunt venerous table talke with reuiling of our enemies c. bee accompted damnacion Theâ— I warrant you helle iâ— well furnished with courtiers marchauntes souldiours housebandmen and some of the clergie I warrant you also Emong whom there are many more spitefull then Spiritualle euen as there are emong the PhisiciaÌ„s many more couetous then kind harâ—ed I meane not you maister doctour Medicus Sir I dooe knowe you dooe not But so God helpe me one thyng doeth moche reioyce my harte in your communicacion Antonius What is that Medicus I thinke that we two are of one religioÌ„ Antonius What is that I praie you For I know not myne owne religion Medicus Commaunde your folkes to departe out of the chamber and your yong scapes also whiche you haue gotten by chaunce medley for wante of mariage for the old prouerbe is small Pitchers haue wide eares and the fielde haue iyes and the wood haue â—ares therefore wee muste commen closelie and beware of blabbes Antonius Well nowe the doores are sparred saie on your minde of what Religion are you Be plain with me man Medicus Herke in your eare sir I am neither catholike Papiste Protestante nor Annabaptiste I assure you Antonius What then you haue rehearsed choyce and pleÌ„tie of religions What doe you honour the Sonne the Moone or the starres Beast Sâ—one or Foule Fishe or Tree Medicus No forsothe I doe none of them all To be plain I am a Nulla fidian and there are many of our secte Antonius Oh. Qui dixit in corde suo non est deus Well we differ verie little is this poincte but if I doe liue we shall drawe nere to an vnitee in the meane time let your Pothicarie prouide some good thinges for the bodie I praie you open the doore Medicus Maisters I praie you call Crispinus hether into the Gallarie and Leonardus de Montano with hym Crispine What is your pleasure maister doctour Medicus How doe you like this Garden Crispine There are pleÌ„tie of goodly herbes bothe clensing healing losing binding and restoring I neuer did see more choice of sondrie kindes of strauÌ„ge flowers moste pleasaunt to the iye and sweete also The fine knottes are doen by good arte Geometrically figured A swete conduite in the middest made of fine stone plentifully casting forth water like fine siluer streames many waies In whiche condite I did behold by the space of one houre a meruelous thing the meaning thereof I knowe not Medicus What was it Crispine Crispine The piller was eight foote square and eightene foote high with compartementes of connyng Masonrie curiouslie couered with fine golde Upon the toppe a Tyger fearfullie hauing a young child in his armes readie to kill it the child had a croune of golde vppon his hedde And in his lefte hande a Globe figuring the whole worlde and was called Microcosmos about whiche was written Globus conuersus est Medicus This gentleman came of a greate house this is the crest of his armes for he descended of the most auncieÌ„t Romaines I warrant you he is no vpstrat assure your self Crispine I had thought it had rather signified the condicions of a cruell tiraunt or some bloodie conquerour which by vsurpacion gettyng the victorie of any commonwealthe â–ª as Landes Countrees or Citees eftesones dooe spoile the true heires and owners of the lande whiche doe weare the croune chaunge the state of the Commons to the worser parte spoiling theim with sworde and bondage whiche appeared by these wordes Globus conuersus est the worlde is chaunged or tourned Medicus A good obseruacion what did you se then
Crispine I did beholde on the one side the .ix. Muses with straunge instrumentes of Musike sittyng vnder the hille Parnasus and the Poetes sittyng vnder the grene trees with Laurell garlandes besette with Roses about their heddes hauyng golden pennes in their handes as Homer Heâ—iodus Ennius c. writing verses of sondrie kindes And Lucanus saâ—te there verie highe nere vnto the Cloudes appareilled in Purple saiyng Quantum sermotus ego Cardine Pernasus gemino petit ethera colle Motis Phoebo Bromioque sacer And nere them satte old Morall Goore with pleasaunâ— penne in hande commending honeste loue without luste and pleasure without pride Holinesse in the Clergie no tirannie in rewâ—ers no falshode in Lawiers no Usurie in Marchauntes no rebellion in the Commons and vnitee emong kingdomes c. Skelton satte in the corner of a Piller with a froste bitten face frowning and is scante yet cleane cooled of the hotte burning cholour kindled againste the cankered Cardinalle Wolsey writing many a sharpe disticons with bloodie peÌ„ne against him and sente theim by the infernalle riuers Stvx Flegiton and Acheron by the Feriman of helle called Charon to the said Cardinalle How the Cardinall came of nought And his prelacie solde and bought And where soche Prelates bee Sprong of lowe degree And spirituall dignitee Farewell benignitee Farewell simplicitee Farewell humanitee Farewell good charitee Thus paruum literatus Came from Rome gatus Doctour dawpatus Scante a bachelaratus And thus Skelton did ende with wolsey his frende Wittie Chaucer satâ— in a chaire of gold couered with Roses writyng Prose and Rime accoumpanied with the spirites of many Kinges Knightes and faire ladies Whom he pleasauntlie besprinkeled with the sweetâ— water of the welle consecrated vnto the Muses ecleped Aganippe And as his heauenlie spirite coÌ„mended his dere Brigham for the woorthie intombing of his bones worthie of memorie in the long sleping chamber of moste famous kinges Euen so in tragedie he bewailed the sodaine resurreccion of many a noble man before their time in spoiling of Epitaphes wherby many haue loste their inheritauÌ„ce c. And furder thus he saied lamenting Coueteous menne dooe catche all that thei maie haue The fielde and the flocke the toumbe and the graue And as thei abuse riches and their graues that are gone The same measure thei shall haue euery one Yet no buriall hurteth holie menne though beastes them deuour Nor riche graue preuaileth the wicked for all yearthly power Lamentyng Lidgate lurkyng emong the Lilies with a balde skons with a garlande of Willowes aboute his pate booted he was after Saincte Benettes guise and a blacke Stamell robe with a lothlie monsterous hoode hanging backward his stooping forwarde bewailing euery estate with the spirite of prouidence Foreseâ—ng the falles of wicked men and the slipperie seates of Princes the ebbyng and flowing the risyng and fallyng of men in aucthoritée and how vertue doe aduaunce the simple and vice ouerthrowe the mooste noble of the worlde And thus he saied Oh noble Princes conceiue and dooe lere The fall of kynges for misgouernere And prudently peisyng this matter Vertue is stronger then either plate or maile Therefore consider when wisedome dooe counsaile Chief preseruatiue of Princelie magnificence Is to almightie GOD to dooe due reuerenâ—e Then Bartley with an hoopyng Russette long coate with a pretie hoode in his necke and fiue knottes vppon his girdle after Fraunces trickes He was borne beyonde the colde Riuer of Twede He lodged vppon a sweete bedde of Chamomill vnder the Sinamon tree aboute him many Shepherdes and shepe with pleasaunt pipes greatlie abhorring the life of Courtiers Citezens Usurers and Banckruptes c. whose old daies are miserable And the estate of shepherdes and countree people he compted moste happiest and sure c. Saiyng VVho entreth the Courte in young tender age Are lightlie blinded with folie and outrage But soche as entre with witte and grauitee Bowe not so sone to soche enormitee But or thei enter if thei haue learned nought Afterward is vertue the lest of their thought Nexte theim in a blacke chaire of Gette stone in a coate of armes satte an aunciente knight in Orenge Tawnie as one forsaken bearyng vpon his breast a white Lion with a Croune of riche golde on his hedde his name was sir Dauie Linse vppon the mounte with a hammer of strong steele in his hande breakyng a sonder the counterfeicte crosse kaies of Rome forged by Antichriste And thus this good knight of Scotlande saied to Englande the elder brother and Scotlande the younger Habitare fratres in vnum Is a blesfull thyng One God one faith one baptisme pure One lawe one lande and one kyng Clappe handes together brethren dere Vnfained truce together make And like frendes dooe euer accorde But Frenche and Romaine doe firste forsake You are without the continent A sole lande of auncient fame Ab origine a people olde Bolde Britaines ecleped by name Sâ—cut erat in principio Graunt oh God it maie bee In saecula saeculorum That we maie haue peace in thee Then we shall feare no forein power That againste vs shall aduaunce The Tartre cruell the curse of Rome Ne yet the power of Fraunce c. On the seconde square was a faire diall for this Orison vnto whiche was added the howers of the planettes vpon thesame was written in large letters of fine golde Tempora labuntur Medicus There stoppe and laie a Strawe For Tempora labuntur is to saie by little and little time dooe slippe awaie I will hearâ— the reste of the matter at leasure What is it a clocke Crispine But early daie skant .viij. of the clocke Medicus Well I praie you dispence all thinges in order Contra Pestem in thesame sorte bothe noumber of the Simples Dose and quantitee euen as you did it yesterdaie whiche was geuen to Paule Crispine Sir I haue spente all my fine Myrrhe what shall I doe Medicus You are a wise manne put in Quid pro quo called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hoc est simplicia que aliorum facultati similium penuria subponi possunt medici consilio Intelligis Crispinus Etiam domine Doctor Medicus Moue te otius quicquid agas prudenter agas Crispine By God he shall paie for the malt grinding he haue enough he know none ende of his pelfe it will come to an euill ende God sende me more soche cheates What me thinke I se twoo men in long gounes with shorte beardes at the gates what are thei a Gods name Medicus I knowe them verie well thei are twoo petti foggers in the Lawe the one is called maister Auarus a good gentleman and of a greate house a man of good conscience in déede he is my câ—sen germaine on my mothers side Surelie he can geue good counsaile and is â—itte to be with soche a manne as maister Antonius is in deede thei haue been long acquainted and will neuer giue ouer vnto the ende Crispine Who is the other on the lefte
causes Antonius At what time of the yere dooeth the Pestilence caste forthe her poison Medicus In the time of Haruest saieth Hypocrates are moste sharpe and dedlie sicknesses but lesse daunger in the Spring time and in the time of sondrie chaunge of Windes when the weather is hotte and moiste Antonius To what persones I praie you doeth the Pestilence come Medicus Moste chiefly to them vnder the place infected then to slotishe beastlie people that kepe their houses and lodginges vnclene their meate drincke and clothyng moste noisome their labour and trauell immoderate or to theim whiche lacke prouident wisedome to preuente the same by good diete aire Medicine c. Or to the bodies hotte and moiste And these bodies doe infecte other cleane bodies and wheras many people do dwell on heapes together as Auicen saieth Et communicat multitudine hominum c. Fen. j. Tra. iiij Antonius By what signe or token is this perilous plague or stripe of the Pestilence best knowen emong the Phisicions Go not about the bushe with subtile woordes but plainlie speake the truthe to me beyng in this fearfull daunger as you doe well knowe that I am in Medicus The signes are moste manifest whiche are the starres rūning course or rase after their causes Oh the most fearfull eclipses of the Sunne and Moone those heauenlie bodies are manifest signes of the pestilence emōg men and the starres cadente in the beginning of Haruest or in the moneth of September or moche South winde or Easte winde in the Canicular daies with stormes and cloudes and very cold nightes and extreme hot daies moche chaunge of weather in a litle time or whē birds do forsake their egges flies or thinges breding vnder the grounde do flie high by swarmes into the aire or death of fishe or cattelle or any dearth going before these ar the signes of the pestilēce euident presages of thesame Antonius These are good signes generalle but particulare what manifest tokens doe signifie the Plague or Pestilence in a mannes owne proper bodie Medicus Thei whiche are smitten with this stroke or plague are not so open in the spirites as in other sicknesses are but straite winded thei doe swone and vomite yellowe chollour swelled in the stomacke with moche pain breaking forth with stinking sweat The extreme partes verie cold but the internal partes boiling with heate and burnyng no reste bloode distillyng from the nose Urine somewhat watrie and sometyme thicke with stincke sometyme of colour yellowe sometyme blacke skaldyng of the tonge ordure moste stinkyng with redde iyen corrupted mouthe with blacknes quicke pulse and depe but weake hedache altered voice losse of memorie sometime with ragyng in strong people These and soche like are the manifest signes how the hart hath drawen the venome to it by attraccion of the aire by the inspiracion of the arters to the harte and so confirming it to be the perilous feuer Pestilēciall This is moste true of this cometh foule bubos antaxis and carbuncles sores through putrifaccion as Galene saieth li.iii. De presage Auicen Fe. i. tract iiii Gal. lib. i. De diffe cap. iiii Rasis de constitutione pestilētiae ad mansorem Also this feuer is skante to be recouered and almoste past help whē these Symptomatas doe appere as Galene saieth .iii. De praesage ex pul qua propter neque hos curare tentandum erit Antonius You haue declared vnto me a fearfull tale of the Plague whereof thousandes haue and shall die a pitifull case how it cometh emong people sodainly euen as you haue shewed the cause primatiue in thaire The antecedent when thesame aire is drawen into the hart by attracciō of the arters the coniunct when it with boiling heat doeth chaunge by putrifaccion nature into the worse parte and almoste paste cure of any Phisician when it is come to this poincte as I gather by your late talke which doth putte me in greate feare of my life But I will common with you for others whiche are not infected howe maie thei bee moste safely defended maister Doctor Medicus Would you fain knowe Surely I will declare thee the beste defence that I can I will hide nothyng First of all let all men women and children auoide out of the ill aire into a good soile and then accordyng to their age strengthe of nature and complexion let eueryone of theim with some good Medicene drawe from the bodie superfluous moisture and deminishe humor hotte and drie and vse the regimente of diete to driyng sharped with vineger or tart thynges and lesser meates not so moche wine as thei haue vsed in custome neither Potage Milke vnripe fruictes hotte Spices dates or Honie or swete meates wine with Suger are not tolorable No anger or perturbacions of the minde specially the passion called feare for that doe drawe the spirites and bloode inwardes to the harte and is a verie meane to receiue this plage Neither vse actes venerous nor bathyng either with fume Stoue or warme water for this cause thei all dooe open the poores of the body neither quassyng or moche drinking euen so thirst or drines is not tolorable or immoderate exercise or labour speciallie after meate Musicke is good in this case and pleasaunt tales and to haue the meates well sauced with cleane sharp◠vineger Forget not to kepe the chamber and clothyng cleane no priues at hande a softe fire with perfumes in the mornyng Shift the lodgyng often tyme and close in the South Easte windes speciallie in the tyme of mistes Cloudes and windes And vse to smell vpon some pleasaunt perfume and to be letten blood a little at ones and to take Pilles contra Pestē that is a good preseruatiue against the plague Antonius These are good rules and happie are thei that do wisely obserue them in time place and maner accordingly but if one be new lie infected what remedie then as when a man is sicke and the sore appereth not Medicus A coming forthe like a bubos are signes of those partes from whiche thei doe swell as example in the lefte side hedde necke flanckes c. but often times the plage sore will not appere the verie cause is this nature is to weake and the poison of the infeccion to strong that it cannot be expelled and this is moste perilous of all whē soche a cruell conquerour doeth rain within the hart the principall part of life now possessed with death The causes of this I haue declared before with signes to y e same Not withstanding consider twoo thinges first whether it is in bodies sanguine and cholerike or theim whiche are flegmatike or melancholie or not The firste twoo blood is the cause the seconde .ij. abundaunce of euill humours Therfore let blood wheras it hath the victorie and purge whereas other humours haue predominacion or chief rule in some menne that haue verie strōg bodies first purge thā let blood Note this that what