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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04785	A defensatiue against the plague contayning two partes or treatises: the first, shewing the meanes how to preserue vs from the dangerous contagion thereof: the second, how to cure those that are infected therewith. Whereunto is annexed a short treatise of the small poxe: shewing how to gouerne and helpe those that are infected therewith. Published for the loue and benefit of his countrie by Simon Kellwaye Gentleman.	Kellwaye, Simon.	1593 (1593)	STC 14917; ESTC S109245	51,054	114

A DEFENSATIVE against the Plague Contayning two partes or treatises the first shewing the meanes how to preserue vs from the dangerous contagion thereof the second how to cure those that are infected therewith Whereunto is annexed a short treatise of the small Poxe Shewing how to gouerne and helpe those that are infected therewith Published for the loue and benefit of his Countrie by Simon Kellwaye Gentleman Ecclesiasticus cap. 38. God hath created meddesens of the earth and he that is wise will not contemne them AT LONDON Printed by Iohn Windet dwelling neere Powles Wharfe at the Signe of the Crossekeyes and are there to be soulde 1593. ❧ To the right Honorable Robert Deuorax Earle of Essex and Ewe Vicount of Hereforde Lord Ferrer of Chartley Borcher and Louayne Master of the Queenes Maiesties Horse Knight of the noble order of the Garter and one of her Maiesties Honorable priuie Counsell your Honors dutifull and louing seruaunt Simon Kellwaye wisheth a long and happie life with encrease of honor and vertue PLato Right Honorable learnedly I might say Deuinely wrote that men were not borne only for them selues but for their Countrie their parents and friendes The Stoikes in his time held that all thinges that were created had their being for mans vse Men alone were begotten to be mutuall helps each to other The Romanes when their estate most florished accompted him amongst the number of the infortunate that during his life did not manifest in some one publique benefite or other his affection and thankefull hea●t to the place wherein he first breathed insomuch as Marcus Otho the Emperour and Marcus Curtius a Romane Knight aswell to free them selues from the mallconceiued opinion of the people as to make knowne to the world that they were their countries deuoted friends and welwillers willingly and voluntarily thrust them selues into ineuitable dangers in which they offred the sacrifice of their liues for the safetie of their Countrie and finished their sorowfull tragedies with the generall applause and admiration of all men If these Heathens hauing none but nature for their guide proceeded so farre in such exceeding loue and zeale towards their Countrie as they preferred the tranquillitie and peace thereof before their priuat commodities liberties and liues how iustly may they condemne vs that challenge the name of Christians since our good actions and endeuors want waight to ballance downe theirs But it is no maruell for in this declining and dotage of the world the most part of men are prone to follow their owne preferments delighting in selfe-loue and greedely snatching at the toppe of fickle fortunes wheele wherein the worlds summum bonum is fixt which with the least touch ouerturnes laying the heedles climer in the dust as they haue greater regard and respect vnto their priuate proffit and aduancement be it neuer so worthlesse wherein they fondly distrust the prouidence of God then to the good of their countrie how necessarily soeuer it require their helpe wherein they shewe their neglect of d●tie and stayne them selues with the filth of ingratitude then which nothing in a reasonable creature can be more faultie for creatures vnreasonable naturally abhorre it The consideration whereof hath animated me amongst many thousands the vnworthiest in this dangerous time of sicknesse not vnlikely to proue more dangerous the worst season of the yeare approching wherein God hath alreadie drawne his sword against vs and stricken some fewe and except we cause him by our speedie repentance to sheath it he no doubt hath determined to strike vs at the quicke how fearefully the wrath of God consumes if his indignation be once kindled we all know but who shalbe able to abide it let vs therefore that haue not yet felt his furie become wise by the view of others miseries the burnt child shuns the fire but we farre more foolish then children cast our selues headlong into the flame notwithstanding we see the ashes of our friendes burnt before vs. To publish for the benefit of al peopl that list to read it and put it in practise a treatise contayning a method to preserue vs from the Plague as also how to order gouerne and cure those that are infected therewith Collected out of the authorities of the most excellents both former and later writers and for the greatest part thereof obserued and tried by mine owne experience this being the first publicke bud that hath sprung of my labours and the orphant of my studies I present vnto your Lordship as a pledge of my zeale and humble dutie towards you and your honorable and matchlesse vertues de●iued in part from your noble Father but more plentifully inriched with your inuincible minde and peerelesse indeuors wherein you manifest to the eye of the world the true Idea of perfect nobilitie leaue to succeeding posteritie a memorable remembrance of your neuer dying fame and giue encouragement to all noble mindes to imitate though vnable to match your honorable resolutions If your Lordship deigne to patronize my indeuors farre vnworthie so honorable a Patron I shall be securely protected from the venemous teeth of all carpers beare with ease the burden of their reproches waieng as light as winde and with a fauorable aspect from you as from the worlds bright eye disperse all the foggie mistes of their false conceiued thoughts My labours want not their reward if they winne your good word nor my mind his desire if you vouchsafe to fauour Thus wishing your Lordship as many happie yeares as vertues and no fewer vertues then the firmament affords lightes commending my labors to your honorable protection I humblie take my leaue this 25. of March 1592. Your Honors most dutifull Seruant to commaunde Simon Kellwaye To the frendly Reader WHen I considered with my selfe gentle Reader the great calamitie miserie and most distressed state of our Countrie on which it hath pleased God to inflict the heauie scourge of his wrath by imposing on them that poysonous infection the plague I therefore as one partaker of their griefe and sorrowe seeing also the same contagion so generally dispersed throughout this land and not finding anye english author that hath to my content written the meanes how to preserue and keepe vs from the contagion thereof haue thought it good to publish this small treatise vnder the title and name of a defensatiue against the Plague Which worke I haue collected and drawne from sundrie both auncient and later writers the which being shaddowed vnder the calme shroude of auncient consent and strengthned with the abundant sappe of late experience as well mine owne as others I heere present the same not so exquisitely plotted with so orderly a method or so finely pollished with so filed an eloquence thereby to breede a delight to the learned which would be a loathing to the vnlearned I haue therefore thought best to disclose it euen in the playnest manner I could deuise whereby the simpler sort might reape the commoditie thereof whose safetie I tender