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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.
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Royal College of Physicians of London.
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1636
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Confidence and Hope and let the Patient that is infected with either of them both vse to drink this Kings Medicine often let all his life in health or in sicknesse be a continuall repentance and Meditation of those things it will expell the venome of his sin of impatience distrustfulnesse and immoderate feare But if the filthy botch of impatience distrustfulnesse and immoderate feare doe happen to appeare then in steed of Elder-leaves take a good quantity of Elders examples the Faith of Abraham Patience of Iob the hope of David and take my brethren the Prophets for an example of patience in suffering adversity Sam. 5. 10. Further take also the Mustard-seed of Gods word Math. 13. 31. with the excellent commandements admonitions promises and comforts contained therein mingle these together consider upon them make a Plaister of them apply it to thy sore it will draw forth the venome and corruption of impatience distrustfulnesse and immoderate feare The Mustard seed as Plinie doth witnesse is both purgativum Curativum it purgeth the body of ill humours and cureth the venemous biting of a Serpent Even so the Spirituall Mustard seed of the Word purgeth and avoydeth the evill humours of the soule and healeth the venemous biting of that old Serpent the Devill Sundry Medicines for the Plague Those that feare the Plague and are not Infected let them take of this drinke hereafter following which is twise in every weeke halfe a spoonfull at a time it hath beene observed that never any one dyed of the Sicknesse that did take it in time TAke three Pints of Malmesie a handfull of Rue as much of Sage boyle these to a quart then strain out the herbs then take an ounce of Long Pepper Vinegar and Nutmegs all beaten small in a Morter and put into the Wine and boyle it a little then take it off and put into it one ounce of Mithridate two ounces of the best Treacle and a quarter of a pint of Aqita-vitae and put all into the Wine and so keepe it The vse of it If any be infected take one spoonefull of it as soone as the party doth presume himselfe infected luke-warme and so goe to bed and sweat two or thrée houres and then dry the body well and keepe warme and drinke no cold drink but warme drinke and Cawdels and Posset drinke with Marigold leaues and flowers when the party hath sweat is well dryed with warme cloathes and so long as the party is ill take a spoonfull morning and euening These things ought duly to be looked unto viz. IT is very conuenient that you keepe your houses streets yards backsides sinks and kennels sweet and cleane from all standing Puddels Dunghils and corrupt moystures which ingender stinking sauours that may bee noysome or breed Infection nor suffer no dogges to come running into your houses neither keepe any except it bee backward in same place of open ayre for they are very dangerous and not sufferable in time of sicknesse by reason they runne from place to place and from one house to another feeding vpon the vncleanest things that are cast forth in the streets and are a most apt cattell to take infection of any sicknesse and then to bring it into the house For ayring your Roomes Ayre your seuerall Roomes with Charcole-fires made in stone pans or Chasing-dishes and not in Chimneyes set your Pannes in the middle of the Roomes ayre euery Roome once a wéeke at the least and put into your fire a little quantity of Francincense Iuniper dried Rosemary or of Bay-leaves To smell to The root of Enula-Campana steeped in Vinegar and lapped in a Handkercher is a speciall thing to smell vnto if you come where the Sicknesse is To taste or chew in the mouth The root of Angelica Setwall Gencian Valerian or Sinamon is a speciall preseruasiue against the Plague being chewed in the mouth To eat Eat Sorrell stéeped in Uinegar in the morning fasting with a little bread and butter Sorrell sauce is also very holesome against the same To drinke Take Rue Wormewood and Scabius sleep't in Ale a whole night and drinke it fasting every morning Another The root of Enula-Campana beaten to powder is a speciall remedie against the Plague being drunke fasting Another If any feele themselves already infected take Angelica water mixt with Mithridatum drinke it off then goe to bed and sweat thereon Another speciall Preservative Take an Egge make a hole in the top of it take out the white and the yolke and fill the shell onely with Saffron rost the shell and Saffron together in embers of Charcoles vntill the shell war yellow then beat shell and all together in a Morter with halfe a spoonefull of Mustard-seed Now so soone as any suspition is had of Infection dissolue the weight of a French Crowne in ten spoonfuls of Posset Ale drinke it luke-warme and sweat vpon it in your naked bed Drinke for ordinary Dyet So neere as you can let the Patients ordinary drinke be good small Ale of eight dayes old For Vomiting Vomiting is better than bleeding in this â—ase and therefore provoke to Vomit so neere â—s you can To provoke Vomit Take three leaves of Eastrabecca stamp it and drinke it in Rhenish wine Ale or Posset Ale For Purging If the party be full of grosse humors let him blood immediately vpon the right arme on the Liuer veine or on the median veine in the same arine so as no sore appeare the first day A very wholesome water to be distilled Steepe Sorrell in Vinegar foure and twenty houres then take it out and dry it with a linnen cloth then still it in a Limbeck drink foure spoonfuls with a little Sugar then milke upon it till you sweat if you may if not keepe your bed and sweat upon it Use this before supper on any evening If the Patient happen to be troubled with any Swellings Botches Carbuncles let him sweat moderately now and then Outward Medicines to ripen the Sore Take the root of a white Lilly rost it in a good handfull of Sorrell stampe it and apply it thereto very hot let it lye foure and twenty houres and it will breake the sore Another Take a small quantity of Leauen handfull of Mallowes a little quantity of Scabias cut a white Onyon into pieces with halfe a dozen heads of Garlick boyl these together in running water make Poultus of it and then lay it hot to the sore Another Take a hot Loafe new taken forth of the Oven apply it to the sore and it will doubtlesse breake the same but afterward bury the same Loafe deepe enough in the ground for feare of any Infection for if either Dogge or any other thing doe feed thereon it will infect a great many For Ayring Apparell Let the Apparell of the diseased person be well and often washed be it linnen or woollen or let it be ayred in the Sunne or â—uer Pans of fire or ouer a Chasingdish of Coales and fume
the same with Frankinâ—ense Iuniper or dried Rosemary To preserve from the Infection of the Plague Take Garlick and péele it and mince it â—mall put it into new milke and eat it â—asting To take the Infection from a house Infected Take large Onyons peele them and lay three of foure of them upon the ground let them lie ten dayes and those peeled Onyons will gather all the Infection into them that is in one of those Roomes but bury those Onyons afterward deepe in the ground Against the new burning Feaver If the Patient be in great heat as most commonly they will take of faire running water a pretty quantity put it on a Chasingdish of Coales then put thereinto a good â—uantity of Sunders beaten to powder and let it boyle halfe an houre betwéen two dishes that done put a couple of soft linnen clothes into a dish wet the clothes well in water and Sunders and apply the same so hot as you can suffer it to your belly To procure sleepe to the sick Persons that are diseased either with the Plague or the hot Feaver Take of womans breast-milke a good quantity put thereunto of the like quantity of Aqua-vitae stirre them well together and moysten therewith the Temples of the Patient and his Nosethrils lay it on with some feather or some fine thin ragge Butter-milke in this contagious time is generally holsome to be eaten and is a good Preservative against either the Plague or the pestilent Feaver A Prayer for those that are not Visited OH most mighty and mercifull Lord God in whose hands are health and sicknesse who at thy pleasure canst kill and comfort I doe confesse that my sinnes call lowder for Iustice then I can cry for mercie and I deserue all Plagues and punishments in this life and the Plague of Plagues in the life to come damnation both of body and soule but Oh Lord bée thou more mercifull then I can be sinfull and in Iesus Christ bee reconciled vnto me and purge mee and cleanse mee from all my sinnes and I beséech thée Oh heauenly Father at whose Commandement the Angels passed ouer the houses of the Israelites when it struck the Egyptians if it be thy blessed will that this present Sicknesse may passe â—uer me and my Family We doe confesse Oh Lord that I and others haue deserued the Plagues of Egypt but Oh Lord howsoeuer kéepe vs from the greatest Plague which is hardnesse of heart and if it be thy pleasure with-hold thy heauy hand from vs Doe not correct vs in thine anger nor yet chastise vs in thy heauy displeasure but in thy mercy release vs and if it be good vnto thée that I and others should taste of this bitter Cup strengthen our Faith encrease our Hope augment our Patience that so wes may rest in thy peace rise in thy power and remaine in thy glory and that for Christ Iesus sake in whose name we further call vpon thee Our Father which art in Heaven c. A Prayer for those that are Visited OH Lord God thou best Physitian both of our soules bodies who canst bring to the Graue pull back againe whom thou â—easest which wert moued at the Prayers of Moses for others of Ezekiah for himselfe Oh Lord heare me for others others for me and all of vs for thy Son and looke with the â—ye of mercy vpon mee whom it hath pleased â—â—ée at this time to visit with the Plague and Sicknesse O Lord I am held in thy fetters Oh thou which hast bound mée loose me and if it tend vnto thy glory and my good restore my health vnto mée Oh Lord I haue â—éene an vnprofitable seruant all my life time Oh theÌ„ let me not then be bereft of the â—â—fe of nature when I begin the life of grace â—ut if thou hast disposed of mée otherwise encrease my Patience with my paines shew â—â—y strength in sustaining my weakenesse and be my strong fortresse in this houre of my tryall giue me grace to apprehend and apply all the merits and mercies of Christ vnto my soule and oh Lord let thy Comforter oppose the Tempter in such a measure that he may not preuaile against mée but as thou makest me like Lazarus full of sores so also let thy Angels carry mee into Abrahams bosome Oh Lord I intreat let mee obtaine euen for his sake for whom thou hast promised and bound thy selfe to heare and helpe the afflicted euen thy Sonne and my Sauiour Christ Iesus To whom with thée and thy blessed Spirit bee all praise c. FINIS