dayes wilbe enough at most for wisely sayth Rondoletius y t it is not only the veÌ„nemous and contagious ayre which we receiue that doth kill vs but it is the present communicating of that contagion with some superfluous humors in our bodies as in his treatise De peste appeareth therefore now will I shew you how to purge the body Pilles good to purge â„ž Alloes Cicatrine tenne drammes Aggaricke of the whitest foure drammes Myrre Masticke of either two drammes Saffron two scruples Make these in fine pouder then compound them together in a morter with so much Oximell simplex syrrop of Lymons or of Sticados as shalbe sufficient you may giue one dramme or a dramme and halfe of these Pilles halfe an houre before supper but for a chollericke bodie you must leaue out two drammes of the Aggaricke in making of the receipt and in place thereof adde two drammes of Rubarbe and for the melancholike two drammes of Epithimum and giue the same quantitie in waight A good purging potion â„ž Raysins the stones pickt out and washt of either one ounce Polipode of the oke Elecampane roote dried rootes of wilde small sorell Succorie rootes cleansed of either halfe an ounce Leaues of Borrage Buglos Burnet Scabios Morsus diaboli Floures of Borrage Buglos Rosmarie Violets Broome of either a little handfull Seedes of fennell sowre Citrons of either two scruples Shauing of a harts horne halfe a dramme Boyle all these in a sufficient quantity of faire water vntill halfe be consumed then straine it Take of the decoctiâ—n aforesaide threé ounces Rubarbe two drammes and halfe Cinamon halfe a dramme Slice them both and put them with the liquor in a close cup and so let it stand to infuse in a warme place twelue houres then straine it out strongly adde therto one ounce of the Syrrop of mayden heare and so drinke it warme in the morning about sixe of the clocke and refraine from meate drinke and sleépe two houres after it this is good in leane and spare bodies you may for a phlegmaticke body adde in the infusion one dramme of Aggaricke Trosciskated A purging pouder for such as cannot take Pilles â„ž Alloes cicatrine one ounce â„ž Myrre Cinamon of either two drammes â„ž Saffron one scruple Make them all in fine pouder and giue one dramme in a draft of white wine Floures stopt how to prouoke them For that weemen which haue not their naturall course on them are most proue to receiue and take the infection I haue here set downe good Pilles which I haue alwaies found excellent not onely for that purpose but will also resist the danger of infection â„ž Alloes cicatrine one ounce Rootes of Gentian Aristolochia rotunda Dittander Saffron of either halfe a dramme Rootes of garden madther Mitridat of either one dramme Cause them all to be ground in small pouder then mixe it with the Mitridate and some syrrop of Artemesia or mugworte giue one dramme of these Pilles euery morning twelue dayes together or vntill her tearmes breake Issues commended against the plague IN plethoricke and ful bodies I haue found nothing more safer in the time of the plague then to make them an artificiall issue either in the legge or arme for neuer hetherto haue I knowne any one which hath had an Issue or Ulcer running on him that hath bene infected with the plague Palmarius and Forestus doe both affirme iâ— to be true and certaine but here some ignorant people doe holde opinion that hauing once an Issue hee must be constrained to keépe it alwaies which 〈◊〉 most erronious for then those which haue had Ulcers running vpon them some sixe ten yea sixetene yeéres may not be cured without some Issue to be made in some other place but therein they deceiue theÌ„ selues for my selfe by good proofe haue often found the contrary in diuers people which I haue cured some sixe some ten yea sixtene yeéres past and yet to this day doe remaine in perfect good health without any Issues Cap 9. What diet we ought to keepe FOr our diet as Hipocrates teacheth vs weé must haue a care not to exceéde in eating and drinking but to keépe a meane therein and in any case to beware of surfeting and drunkennesse which are enimies both to the body and soule but as we may not exceéde in eating and drinking so to endure great hunger and thirst is most dangerous our meate ought to be of a facile and easie digestion partly tending to a drying qualitie as Cockes Capons Hennes Pullets Partridge Feasants Quayles Pigeons Rabbets Kydde Ueale Mutton Birdes of the mountaines and such like but Beéfe Porcke Uenison Hare and Goates fleshe is to be refused and so are all water foules as Ducke Swanne Goose Widgen Teale and such like because they are hard to digest and do encrease ill bloud and naghtie Iuyce in the body Lambs flesh because of his exceéding moysture is also to bee refused Egges in the sommer not good but in winter tollerable all fishes which are of a hard flesh whether they be of the sea or fresh ryuers are to be allowed In fresh ryuers the Perche Barble Gudgin Loche Coole Troute and Pyke are good and for sea fish the Gilthed Turbet Sole Rochet Gurnard Lapster Crabbe Praunes Shrimpes Whiting and such like eaten with vinegar There are some authors which holde opynion that fish is more better to bee eaten then flesh in the great feruent heate of the yeére because they doe make a more colde bloud in the body then flesh another reason is because they doe liue vnder the water they are not infected with any contagion of the ayre as beastes and â—yrdes may be and therfore more wholsome but in my iudgement flesh is more wholsome because it doth breéde a more pure and fine Iuyce in the body then any fish whatsoeuer your bread ought to be made of pure wheate not too new nor 〈◊〉 olde but of one dayes baking or two at most is best rye bread is to be eschewed because of his great moysture yâ—ur drinke is best beére or ale not too strong or newe but the staller and clearer it is the better at your meales a draft or two of Clarret wine is tollerable but in whoâ—e weather it were good to delay it with a little water for 〈◊〉 doth warm the stomacke helpe digestion and comforte the hart For your pottage you may take in the sommer Parsly Lettis Sorrell Endiue Succorie Sperage Hop-buds Burnet Borrage Buglos Time Myntes Ysop But in winter Balme Biâ—taine Time Marigolde Isoppe Marioram Mynts and rue are good For your sallets take Pimpernell Purslane Myntes Sorrell Horehounde Yong cole Hop-buds Sperage Time Tops of fennell Tarregon Lettis And watercresses are good Capers are greatly commended being preserued in Uinegar and eaten with a little Oyle and Uinegar and so are Oliues very good also For your sauce the Iuice of a Lymon Citron or Orrenge is best the Iuice of Sorrell and Uineger is
or lesse as occasion requiâ—reth either in Sorrell Scabios or Cardus benedictus water two or threé ounces whereunto you must adde a little syrrop of Lymons or sowre Citrons giue it warme the Bolarmoniake must bee pounded small then washt in Scabios water and so dried An other good pouder Take Leaues of Dittander called dictami cretici Roots of Tormentil Bittaine Pimpernell Gentian Zedoair Terra lemnia Alloes Cicatrin â—ine Myrre Rindes of sowre Citrons of either one dramme Masticke Saffron of either halfe a dramme Bolarmoniacke prepared as beforesaide two drammes All these must be made in fine pouder and so mixt together you may giue two scruples or one dramme thereof with any of the foresaide waters A good Opiat to expell venem and prouoke sweat Take CoÌ„serue of the flowers of Borrage Buglos Violets Bittaine of either two ounces Vennes Triacle two ounces Red Terra sigillata Terra lemnia Mitridat of either one ounce Shauing of Eburni And hartes horne Orient Perles Roots of Tormentill of either one dramme Shauing of vnicorns horne Roote of Angelica of either halfe a dramme Syrop of the Iuice of small Sorell and Buglos of either so much as shall suffice Mixe all these together in the forme of an Opiat then take of the same Opiat one dramme and halfe Scabios water Balme water of either two ounces Dissolue the Opiat in the waters and drinke it warme then walke a little vpon it and then goe to bed and sweate An other excellent good meanes to expell the venem and procure sweate Take a great white Onion and picke out the coare or myddell of him then fill the hole with good Uennes triacle or Andromachus triacle and Aqua vite then stop or couer the hole of the Onyon againe and rost him in the whote ashes vntill he be soft then straine it strongly thorow a cloth and giue it the sicke to drinke and the rest that remaines pounde it small and applie it to the soare and sweate vpon it Now when he hath takâ—n any of the foresaid Cordials if he chaunce to vomit it vp againe then wash his mouth with Rose water and Uinegar and then giue him more of the same againe which must be proportioned according to the quantitie vomited for if all were vomited then giue so much more if lesse then according to the quantitie vomyted and if he vomit that also then giue him more and so continue it to the third or fourth time if cause so require but if at no time he doe retaine it then is there small hope of recouer I haue knowne dyuers which haue vomyted their Cordials threé or foure times and at laste giuing the Iuice of the Onyon as aforesaide hath kept that and sweate vpon it and so couer their sicknes Also Minardus triacle or Andromachus triacle being taken two scruples with one scruple of Dioscordium and dissolued in threé or two ounces of this water following or Cardus benedictus Sorrell and Scabios water hath bene found excellent good and auailable both to procure sweat and expell the venimous matter An excellent good water against the plague and diuers other diseases which is to be made in May or Iune Take Angelica Dragons Scabios of either three handfuls Wormwoode Sage Sallendine Mugworte Rue Rosmarie Varueyne Endiue Myntes of either one handfull Tormentill Pimpernell Agremonie Bittayne of either two handfuls Sen Iohns worte Fetherfewe and Pionie of either a little handfull You must mixe al these herbes together then bruse them in a stone morter grosly then put them into a cleane vessel of glase or earth and adde thereto a pottle of White wine or threé quartes a pinte of Rose water and a pinte of Uinegar then mixe them well together and presse downe the herbes close together with your handes then stop the pot close and so let it stande to infuse two dayes and two nights then distill it in a stillytorie this water hath bene found excellent good both to preserue one from the plague being dronke threé or foure sponefuls of it in the morning fasting as also to expell the disease being dronke with any of the Cordials aforesaide Cap 2. Sheweth what is to be done after taking of the Cordial NOw so soone as the partie hath taken his Cordiall if he be able cause him to walke vpon it in his chamber a pretie while then laye him into his naked bed being first warmed if it be in colde weather and so procure him to sweate but in any case haue a speciall care to keépe him from sleépe all that day because thereby the bloud and vitall spirites are drawne to the inward partes and there doth holde in the venemous matter about the harte but if the sore appeare or be perceiued to present it selfe in any place neére the harte then to defend the malignitie thereof before he sweate it were good to annoynt the place betwixt the region of the hart and the sore with triacle or with this vnguent following A good defensatiue vnguent Take Triacle halfe an ounce Take Terra lemnia Red Sanders of either one dramme Mixe them together with a little Rose water and Uinegar in a morter to the forme of an vnguent and so vse it as aforesaide And vnto the sore place applie Chickens rumpes as before hath bene tolde you and then annoynt the place grieued with Oyle of lillyes and then Epithemat the hart with any one of these Epithemations following Epithemation Take The pouder of DiamargarituÌ„Frigidum one scruple Triasandalum sixe drammes Ebeni two drammes Saffron halfe a scruple Lettis seede one dramme Waters of roses Buglos and Sorrell of either sixe ounces Vinegar two ounces Boyle them all together a little An other Take The waters of Roses Balme Buglos Cardus benedictus and White wine of either foure ounces Vinegar of roses two ounces Pouder of red roses Cinamon Triasandalum Diamargaritum Frigidum of either halfe a dramme Mitridatum one ounce Triacle halfe an ounce Boyle them together a little and being bloud warme Epithemat the hart therewith which being done then procure him to sweate and after swâ—ate and the body dried then applie this quickly to the harte A quilte for the harte Take The floures of Nenuphare Borrage Buglos of either a little handfull Flowres of Balme Rosmary of either three drammes Red sanders Red Corrall Lignum alloes Rinde of a Citron Seedes of Basil Citrons of either one dramme Leaues of dittaÌ„der Berries of Iuniper of either one scruple Bone of a stags hart halfe a scruple Saffron foure graines Make all these in grose pouder and put them in a bagge of Crimson taffatie or Lincloth and lay it to the hart and there let it remaine All these thinges being done then procure him to sweate hauing a good fire in the chamber and windowes close shut and so let him sweate threé or foure houres more or lesse or according as the strength of the sicke body can endure and then drie the body well with warme clothes
taking great care that the sicke catch not colde in the doing thereof and then giue him some of this â—ulep following and applie the foresaide quilte or bagge to the harte A cordiall Iulep Take Waters of Endiue Purslane and Roses of either two ounces Sorrell water halfe a pinte Iuyce of Pomgarnards and for lacke thereof Vinegar foure ounces Camphire three drammes Sugar one pounde Boyle all these together in the forme of a Iulep and giue threé or foure sponefuls thereof at a time An other Iulep Take Syrrop of Ribes Sorrell Nenuphare of either one ounce Iuice of limons one ounce Sorrell water eight ounces Mixe all these together and take two or threé sponefuls thereof often times which will both comforte the hart and quench thirst And if in the time of his sweate he be very thirstie then may you giue him to drinke a Tysane made with water cleane Barly and Lycoris scrapt cleane and brused boyle them together then straine it and vnto a quarte of the licquor ad threé ounces of syrrop of Lymons and giue thereof at any time small beére or ale is also tollerable or you may giue a sponefull of this Iulep following at any time A Iulep to quench thirst Take Sorrell water foure ounces Take Borrage water Scabios water Sirrop of lymons and sowre Citrons of either one ounce Mixe all these together and so vse it as occasion requireth at any time and giue often times a cake of Manus christi made with Perles for him to eate But if in the time of his sweate you seé the sicke to fainte or sowne then apply to his temples and the region of the harte this mixture following Take Conserue of Roses Borrage Buglos Broome floures of either one ounce Take Mitridatum foure ounces Take Triacle one ounce Take Floures of violets Pellamountaine Red roses of either one dramme Take Roots of Irrios one dramme Take Muske Siuet of either eight graines Mixe all these together with a quantitie of rose Uinegar in the forme of an Opiat this must be spread on playsters and applied to the harte and temples and to the soules of the feéte applie this playster following Take of the foresaide Opiat two ounces vnto the which you must put so much more of an Onyon which must haue the middle parte thereof taken out and the hole filde with Mitridat and Aqua vite and so rosted in the ashes and then mixe it with the Opiat and applie it to both soales of the feéte Now when all this is done and that one houre is past after his sweate and body dried as aforesaide it were good you did giue the sicke some good coÌ„fortable broth although he vomit it vp againe then let him rest two houres and then offer him more which you must doe often times and but little at a time And if after all this done hee continue still weake and fainte without any amendment then giue him an other Cordiall as yeé did at the first and so cause him to sweate againe so long as his strength can well endure it and after sweate giue more of the Iulep aforesaide for by this meanes you shall often times seé the sore which did offer it selfe to come forth will be cleane discussed and consumed away but if it doe not by this meanes goe away then vse al the meanes you can to bring it vnto Suppuration and then open it with some causticke or insition as hereafter shalbe shewed you at large The next day after his sweate you may tollerate him to sleépe one houre or two in the forenoone whereby to preuent payne or lightnes of the head which may chaunce through want thereof and if after his sleépe the partie be sicke and faynte then immediatly giue him some good Cordiall according as the state of his body requireth either in temporat or extreame heate as before is shewed and in one houre after that giue some comfortable broth made with Ueale Mutton Chicken or such like wherein some borrage Buglos Pimperâ—ell and a little Isop with some Parsley rootes the inner pith taken out must be boylde whereof hee must take a little at a time threé or foure times a day and betwixt times in taking of his broth giue him threé or foure sponefuls of this Iulep following which doth resist vennenositie from the harte and also quench thirst A Iulep to quench thirst and resist vennenositie Take Water of Scabios Borrage Sorrell of either two ounces Sirrop of Limons Sowre Citrons and the Iuice of Sorrell of either one ounce Mixe all these together and giue thereof as cause requireth Then at night he may sleépe threé or foure houres more and the next day being the third or fourth day of his accubet you may purge him with one of the purgations here following but in any case you must take heéde that you do not purge with any strong or Scamniat medicine because it may bring an extreame flixe which wilbe most dangerous because it will ouermuch weaken the body and hinder concoction for most commonly in this disease the body of it self is subiecte to flixes A good Purgation in a strong bodie â„ž Rad Cichoriae Ê’ iiij Rad petasitis Ê’ ss Fol. Scabiosae Card. b. Pimpinellae Acetosae ana M. j. Florum Cord. P. j. Prunorum daÌ„mas no. x. Sem. Coriandri Ê’ ss Aqua font â„¥ ix Boyle them vntill a third parte be consumed then strayne it â„ž Decoct col â„¥ iiij Fol. Senuae Ê’ iij. Rhab. elect Ê’ iiij Spikj G. iij. Infuse them together twelue houres then straine it strongly and adde thereto these thinges Syr. de Cichoria cum Rhab. Ê’ vj Oxisacchari Simp. Ê’ ij Mixe them altogether and drinke it in the morning refraining from meate drinke and sleépe threé houres after and then eate some good broth An other in a plethoricke and full body â„ž Fol. Scabiosae Buglossae Card. b. ana M. j. Florum Cord. P. j. Rad. Tormentillae Ê’ iij. Rad. Fenic ana Ê’ iiij Cichonae ana Ê’ iiij Passularum enucleat â„¥ j. Prunorum dammas no. vj. Sem. anisi Coriandri Oxialidis ana ℈ j. Sennae Polipod q. ana â„¥ j. Boyle all these in a sufficient quantitie of water vntill halfe the water be consumed then straine it and keépe it â„ž Rhab. elect Ê’ ij Agarici tros Ê’ j. Croci ℈ ss Aquarum scabiosae Borraginis Card. b. ana Ê’ iiij Infuse these together twelue houres in a warme place then straine them strongly and adde thereto Syr. ros lax Mannae Calabriae ana â„¥ j. Decoct col â„¥ ij vel â„¥ iij. Mixe all these together and take it as the other before A good Purgation for a weake body â„ž Fol. sennae Ê’ iij. â„ž Rhab elect Ê’ j. â„ž Sem anisi Ê’ ss â„ž Schenanthi ℈ ss â„ž Aqua Acetosae â„¥ v. Boyle them a little then take it from the fire and let them stand infused together twelue houres then straine it out strongly and adde thereto Syr. ros lax â„¥
j And then drinke it as the other before An other gentle Purgation â„ž Aquarum scabiosae Card. b. Aqua ad pestem ana â„¥ j. Rhab elect Ê’ ij ss Cinamomi Ê’ ss Infuse them together twelue houres and straine theâ— strongly then adde to the strayning Syr ros lax â„¥ j. Syr de limonibus Ê’ iiij Mixe them together and so drinke it as the other before you may either adde or diminish of the Rubarbe vnto any of these potions as you â—â—st Now when you seé the Purgation hath done working then giue the sicke some Cordiall thing as hereafter followeth which hee must also take the next morning following A good Cordiall to be taken after Purging â„ž Conserua Borrag Buglos Mali Citri ana Ê’ iiij Confect Alkermis Ê’ j. Boli Veri Ê’ ss SpecieruÌ„ diarhod abb ℈ ij Diamarga frigid Ê’ j. Manus châ—isti perlati â„¥ j. Syr de lymon Ê’ iiij Mixe all these together and giue the sicke thereof so much as a chestnut at a time you must often times eate thereof if the sicke be in no great heate An other good Cordiall to be giuen where great heate is â„ž Conseruae Borag Ê’ iiij â„ž Conseruae fol acetosae â„¥ j. â„ž Bolarm veri Ê’ j. â„ž Manus christi cum perlis â„¥ j â„ž Syr de limonibus q. 5. misse You must often times giue of this where great heate is so much as thâ—eé beanes at a time A good Cordiall potion â„ž Aquarum buglossae Acetosae ana â„¥ j. â„ž Pul diamarga frigi Ê’ ss Take Confectio alkermis G. ij Take Syr de aceto Citri â„¥ j. misse Take Vel de limon â„¥ j. misse All this you may take after purging as aforesaide at any time And here you must vnderstand that if it be in a plethoricke body full of ill humors it were good that you purge him againe the next day Cap 3. Sheweth what Simptoms often chaunce and how to help them FOr that in this contagious disease there are diuers daÌ„gerous simptoms which doe oftimes chance I will here shew you good meanes how to helpe the same For lightnes of the head through want of sleepe â„ž Hordei mund P. j. Amigd dul depilatum â„¥ j. ss Sem. 4. Frigid ma mund ana ℈ j. Aqua font q. 5. fiat decoctio Decoct col l. j. Syr de limombus de Papa ana â„¥ j. ss Sacchari perlati â„¥ j. Boyle them together a little and then keépe it to your vse you must often times giue two or threé sponefuls therof to drinke and annoynt his temples with this oyntment Oyntment to prouoke sleepe â„ž Vnguent popillionis Ê’ iiij Vnguent Alabastrini Ol Nenuphariae misse ana Ê’ ij This oyntment is not onely good to prouoke sleépe but will also ease the payne of the head if the place greéued beé annoynted therewith For rauing and raging Yf the partie raue then giue him one scruple of the pouder of a hartes horne burnt with halfe an ounce of the sirrop of Uiolets and Lymons and applie this sacculus following to the heade A good Sacculus for rauing and raging â„ž Florum Nenupharij P. j. Cort Pap Ê’ ij Santali Rub Citri albi ana Ê’ j. Florum ros rub P. j. Florum Viol. P. ss Florum chamomil Betonicae ana Ê’ j. Shread them all small then pounde them grosly and quilt them in a bagge and applie it to the head and it will helpe you Aphtham to helpe it In this contagious disease there doth chance an vlceration of the mouth which is called Aphtham it commeth by meanes of the great interior heate which the sicke is oppressed with in the time of his sicknes which if it bee not well looked vnto in time it will greatly endanger the body for remedy whereof vse this Gargaris A good Gargaris for the mouth Take Cleane Barley one handfull Wilde daysie leaues Planten leaues Strauberie leaues Violet leaues of either one handfull Purslan seede one scruple Quinche seede one scruple and halfe Licqueris brused foure drammes Boyle all these in a sufficient quantitie of water vntill the water be halfe consumed then straine it and take one pinte and halfe thereof and adde thereto Syrrop of roses by infusion And Syrrop of dried roses of either foure drams Diamoron two ounces Mixe these together and Gargaris and wash the mouth therewith often times being warme and it helpeth Vomitting extreamly how to helpe it If it come in the beginning of the disease as most commonly it doth ther is no better meanes to stay it then by giuing of Cordials and by sweating by which meanes that Uennemous matter which is the cause thereof is expelled and breathed out but if after Cordials giuen and sweate it doth not stay it is a very il and daugerous signe yet what meanes I haue vsed to stay the same I will here shew you A good bagge for the stomacke Take Dried leaues of Mints Elder Orgaine Wormwoode Calaminte Mugworte Time Balme Pellemountaine Toppes of Dill of either a little handfull Seeds of Cardus benedictus Fennell Annis Rootes of Ciperus Calamus aromaticus of either foure drammes Nutmegs Cloues Mace of either halfe a dramme Make all these in grose pouder then put it into a linnen bagge wich must be made so broad and long as will couer the stomacke then take Rose water and strong Uinegar of either ten sponefuls wherein doe you dissolue one ounce of Mitridat then must you first wet the saide bagge in two partes of cleane water and a third parte of White or Claret wine and let him sooke therein a little while the lyquor being first warmd on a chafer and coles and then wet him in the Rose water and Uinegar being warme and so applie it to the stomacke and when he waxeth colde warme him therein againe and let him remaine halfe an houre in all and then take him away and drie the stomacke with a warme cloth and then annoynt it with this ointment following Take Kimicall oyles of Rosmarie Take Sage Take Vinegar Take Mitridat of either one dramme Mixe all these together and so vse it and if the partie be costiue then were it good to giue him a glister wherein dissolue two drammes of Mitridat it is also good to applie Uentoses vnto the buttockes and thighes Yoxe or yexing to stay it R. Dill seede two scruples and halfe White poppie seede Purslan seede of either one scruple and halfe Bruse them a little then knit them in a fine Linnen cloth and let it sooke in the drinke which he vseth and when you giue him drinke wring out the bagge therein and let him drinke it and that will stay it also the order aforesaide to helpe vomitting is good to stay the yoxe or yexing but if nether of them preuaile then wil the sicke hardly escape death Flyxe how to stop it You must first giue the patient this purgation following which doth not onely purge away those flymie humors which is the cause thereof but doth also leaue an astringencie behinde it
porc ana â„¥ j. Fermenti acris Ê’ vj. Mitridatij Ê’ j. Mixe them altogether in forme of a Pultisse and so applie it warme and renue it twise a day An other â„ž Galbani Apopanacis Ammoniaci ana Ê’ iiij Dissolue these in Uinegar if the botch be whote and inflamde but if it be not then dissolue them in Aqua vite and being dissolued then strayne it from the dregges and adde thereto Vnguent basilici Mitridat Fermenti acris ana Ê’ iiij Mixe all these together and applie it An other which is soner made Take a great Onyon make a hole in the myddle of him then â—ill the place with Mitridat or Triacle and some leaues of Rue then roast him in the whote embers and when it is soft then pound it with some Barrowes grease and applie it to the sore and that will rypen it in short time then open and â—ure it as in the Chapter before But if the paine inflammation in the place be so great that the partie cannot endure cupping glasses to be vsed thâ— must you applie a Uessicatorie to the place in the lowest parte of the griefe A Vessicatorie Take Cantarrides brused in grosse pouder halfe a dramme sowre Leauen two drammes mixe them together in a morter with a little Uinegar and applie it which within twelue houres will rayse a blister which you must open and then lay an Iuie or coleleafe to the place and vpon all applie any of the Cattaplasmes aforesaide and dresse it twise a day and once a day at least giue the patient some Cordiall and when it is come to a softnes and that you perceiue it is impostimated then open it and so proceéde to the cure as before is shewed When the botch will not come to Maturâ—tion but continueth alwaies hard Somtime it is seéne that the botch although it appeare outwardly yet will it not come to maturation which commonly is accomplished with in threé or foure dayes but will resist whatsoeuer you applie to it and remaine and continue alwaies hard now here you must presently open it either with a Causticke or by insition for feare least it strike in againe or at least growe to gangrena but before you open it you must Epithemat the griefe with this Epithemation following and euery morning and euening giue the sicke some Cordiall and betwixt the sore and the harte annoynt it with the defensiue before in the second chapter An Epithemation Take Leaues of Mallowes Violets Chammomell of either one handfull Floures of Dill Mellilot of either one ounce Hollehock roots foure ounces Linseede two ounces Boyle all these in a sufficient quantitie of water vntill halfe the water be consumed and then wet some wooll or flaxe therein being first well beaten and pickt cleane and warme laye it vpon the sore and as it cooleth do you take it away lay on another warme stewse so continue it halfe an houre together and then open it as before saide and immediatly applie to the wound Chickens or Hens as before in the first chapter hath bene shewed you And if you cannot get Chickens nor Hens then a Whelpe or a Pigeon clouen a sunder by the backe and so applyed warme wil suffice which must be renued so ofteÌ„ times as cause requireth and when that is done then applie vnto the wound a digestiue made as followeth A digestiue Take Terpentine halfe an ounce Take Honny two drammes Take Mitridat or Triacle halfe a dramme Take The yolcke of a new layde Egge Mixe all these together and vse it in the wound and vpon all lay the digestiue cattaplasme beforesaid which is made of Figges or a playster of Kellebackeron or of Diaculum magnum and dresse it twise a day and euery dressing Epithemat the griefe as before saide when it is digested then mundyfie encarne and sigillate it as in the chapter before is shewed you Cap. 6. Sheweth what is to be done when the botch strikes in againe SOmetimes you shall see the sore will appeare outwardly and sodenly vanish away againe which is a very dangerous and deadly signe now when this doth chaunce then presently giue some good Cordiall that hath power to expell the venem as in the first chapter of this treatise you maye finde choyse of and immediatly applie this pultis to both the soales of his feéte which must be made with Culuer doong and Uinegar mixt togeather and spread on a cole leaâ—e and so applied you must giue the Cordiall euery third houre and immediatly after the first giuing of the Cordiall you must Epithemat the hart with the Epithemation before expressed in the second chapter of this treatise and when that is done then cause the sicke to sweat if you may and after his sweate and the body well dried then giue him an easie Glister the neâ—t day purge him with some gentle purgation as before is shewed you And if by these meanes you preuaile not then small hope of life is to be expected yet Petruâ— Forestus willeth you first to giue a Glister and then within two houres after it to draw some bloud in the same side where the griefe is and to annoynt the place grieued with Unguentum resumptâ—â—um mixt with some Oyle of chammomell and then two houres after it to giue a Cordiall and procure sweate vpon it and so following the rest of the orders aforesaide did recouer dyuers Cap. 7. Sheweth how to drawe a botch from one place to another and so to discusse him without breaking FIrst you must applie a cupping glasse next adioyning to the lower parte of the sore on that side where you would haue him to be brought and next vnto that glasse applie another so nere the first as you can and if that be not so farre as you would haue the sore to be brought then applie the third glasse and let them all remaine a quarter of an houre then take away the last glasse but suffer the first to remaine then presently applie him againe and let it remaine a quarter of an houre more and doe so threé or foure times together but alwaies suffer the first glasse next the sore for to remaine now when you haue thus donne then take all the glasses away and presently applie â— vessicatory to the place where the last and vttermost glasse did stand suffring it to remaine there twelue houres then open the blister and lay an Iuie or cole leafe to the place and vpon all lay a playster of Kellebackeron or Diacculum magnum and dresse it twise a day the longer you keépe it running the better it will be and at length heale it vp as other vlcers are cured Now so soone as you haue applied the Uessicatorie you must presently epithemat the botch with this epithemation Epithemation Take Mallowes Violets Chammomill Dill and Mellilot of either one handfull Hollehocke rootes three ounces Linseede one ounce and halfe Boyle all these in a sufficient quantitie of water vntill halfe the water be consumed
dilligent helping of nature that to be effected and brought to good passe which I haue iudged most desperate There are foure intentions required for the curing thereof that is by bloud letting Cordials sweat and purging but the manner how to excecute the same great contention hath beene both amongst the olde and later writers which here to treate of were too tedious for vnto the learned it were needlesse and for the communaltie little would it preuaile them therfore in breéfe sorte will I shew you what I haue obserued touching the cure First if it be in a plethoricke sanguine and strong body and hath paine in the head great heat at the hart thirstie the pulse strong and labouring or beating strongly and hath great and large vaines appearing these ought presently to be let bloud in that side where yeé perceiue the griefe doth proffer it selfe to come forth and not visibly appearing tending to maturation For then we may not drawe bloud but vse all other meanes we can deuise in helping nature to expell it neither may you draw bloud if the partie haue a flixe or laske which is an euill signe in the beginning of the disease for by that meanes you shall hinder nature greatly but onely giue the partie Cordials neither may you stop the flixe in the beginning but if it be extreame and that it stay not the second day then must you giue some purgatioÌ„ which may leaue an asstringencie behinde it as hereafter in the cure of the flixe shalbe shewed For as Hypocrates in his first booke and one and twentie aphorisme doth admonish vs we must consider and marke how nature doth encline her selfe for that will teach vs what we are to doe Now if you perceiue the botch or carbunkle to appeare vnderneth the chinne about the throte then presently drawe bloud in both vaines vnder the tongue and immediatly after that apply a cupping glasse with scarification iâ— one side of the necke next vnto the sore thereby to draw it from the throte for feare least soddenly it chooke him vp and then apply Chickens rumps or Hens rumps to the botch the feathers being fâ—rst pluckt away from the rump and a grayne of Salte pâ—â—â—â—to the â—â—well and so hoâ—de the bare place to the greife 〈◊〉 the chicken dâ—ie which wilbe within halfe an houre and then apply another so continue in changing them so long as they do dâ—ye and lastly apply a mollificatiue cataplasme or plaster to the same place as in the fift chapter following is shewed which is made with Unguentum basillicon and to the botch apply the Epithemation and cataplasme in the seuenth chapter following But if it be in the neckâ— he doth coÌ„plaine then let him bloud in y e Cephallica vaine in the arme of the same side where he complayneth If in the greynd or fâ—ancke he doe complaine then let him bloud in the foote on the same side and open the vaine called Maleola or Saphena the quantitie must be according as the age and strength of the partie requireth but at most draw not aboue sixe or eight ounces For Auicen willeth vs to preserue bloud as the treasure of nature But in a weake spare and cachochimious body as Galen teacheth vs we may not draw bloud at all for thereby should you greatly endanger the patience but helpe such by cordials and sweate And here you shall vnderstand that vnlesse Phlebetomy be done at the first that is with in sixe or eight houres at most it wilbe too late to attempt it neither may you doe it if the sore doe appeare vp in â—ight tenâ—ing to suppuration for thâ—n shoulde you hinder naâ—â—re which like a diligent workeman haâ—h discharged and thruâ—â— forth that venimous matter which otherwise woulde haue kilde vs. And here touching Phlebetomy or bloud letting you must haue this speciall care that you drawe not bloud on the opposit side as if it bâ— on the leâ—â— side the sore appeare then draw not â—loud on the right side if it appeare in the flancke then drawe not bloud in the arme but in the foote for otherwise you shal draw tâ—at venimous matter from the ignoble vnto the noble partes and so kill the body And although the partie complaine not more in the one side then the other yet by the pulse shall you perceiue on which side the venem lyeth hidden for on that side where nature is opprest there shall you finde the pulse more weake feéble and vneuen greatly differing from the other side And here you shall vnderstand that in some it hath bene seéne that nature of it selfe at the first hath thruâ—â— out that venimous matter in some place of y e body with a botch appearing high and tending to suppuration or a carbunckle or spots called purples Now here if you draw bloud you do then greatly endanger the body but in this case you must only giue Cordials and vse all the meanes you can to bring it outwarde either by maturation or euaporation as hereafter shalbe shewed you And here you shall farther vnderstand that where the age constitution nor strength of the partie will permit that Phlebetomy be done yet for the better helpe of nature you must apply Uentoses with resonable deepe scarification vnto the next place adioyning where the partie complayneth therby the more speédily to draw the venimous matter vnto the superâ—â—ciall partes and there to applie the rumps of Chickens as before is taught you and so applie to the place some strong maturatiue and attractiue plaster or Cataplasme as hereafter shalbe shewed you If the greife be in the head or throte then applie Uentoses to the necke if it be in the emunctuaries of the harte then applie them to the shoulders if in the emunctuaries of the liuer then applie them to the buttockes or thies now when this is done either by Phlebetomy or Uentoses then within an houre or two at the most after it yoâ— must giue the sicke some good Cordiall medicine which hath power to comfort the harte resist the venimous matter and also procure sweat which here following you maye make choyse as you list An excellent good pouder to expell the plague and prouoketh sweat Take Rootes of Gentian Bittaine Petasitis of either one dramme Roots of Tormentil Dittander of either three drammes Red sanders halfe a dramme Fine Pearle and been of both sorâ—es of either one scruple Fine Bolarmoniack prepard fine Terra sigillata of either sixe drammes Rindes of Citrons Red Correll Roots of Zedoiar Shauing of Ebory bone of a Stagges harte of either sixtene graines Fragments of the 5. pretious stones of either halfe a scruple Shauing of a Vnicorns horne Succini of either halfe a scruple Leaues of Golde and Siluer of either one and halfe in number Make all these in fine pouder euery one seuerall by him selfe and then mixe them all together and giue thereof one dramme or foure scruples more