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A13646	A treatise of the pestilence vvherein is shewed all the causes thereof, with most assured preseruatiues against all infection: and lastly is taught the true and perfect cure of the pestilence, by most excellent and approued medicines. Composed by Thomas Thayre chirurgian, for the benefite of his countrie, but chiefly for the honorable city of London.	Thayre, Thomas.	1603 (1603)	STC 23929; ESTC S101271	44,224	74

puluerem redigi queat addendo pulueris sinapis albi quantum praedicta omnia ponderant postea anaʒ ij anaʒ iij. anaʒ j. anaʒ myrrhaeʒ ij ossis de corde cerui scrup ij Margaritarumʒ i. camphuraeʒ ij anaʒ i. puluerizētur omnia sing per se misc omnia simul in mortario tandem appone Theriaca Andromachi ad pondus omnium iterum pistillo fortiter contunde commisce per tres quasi integras horas agitando fiat electuarium When any person is infected let him take a dram or somewhat more according vnto his strength mixe and dissolue it in water of Scabious Roses or Endiue as you can haue or in them altogether the quātitie or measure of eight spoonefuls make it warme and drinke it in Gods name sweate well thereupon and thou shalt be deliuered from danger of the sicknesse and is a most approued medicine and spéedie remedie if it be taken in time for herein censisteth the danger namely delay in which time the venome pierceth vnto the heart and there setleth and vanquisheth the vitall spirits For this is most certaine as I haue often séene and approoued that those that take and vse in the very beginning of their sicknesse some good meanes scarce two in tenne die but very spéedily recouer their former health And truly I cannot but lament the folly of many people who féeling themselues sicke driue forth and delay the time some trusting to their strength and youth other some take some light and trifling medicine to no purpose and manie other blinded with a foolish opinion that physicke can doe them no good and this is the cause whie so manie die of this sicknes as they now do Note this that if a person doe vomite vp his medicine that then you cause him to wash his mouth with rosewater and vinegar and giue him as much more if he cast it vp againe do as before vntill he kéepe it A singular confection for the cure of the Pestilence R. Rad. Angelicae rad Gentianae rad Zedoariae rad Turmentillae rad Dictamni rad Valerianae rad anaʒ ij anaʒ●j Cinamomi myrrhae boli armeni praeparati terrae anaʒ iiij anaʒj succi scordii succi calendulae ana vnc 1. Commisceātur omnia cum syrupo acctositatis citri q. s incorporentur ad formam opitatae adde mithridatum Andromachi vnc iii. theriacae opti vnc i. semis aqua angelicae vnc ii misc Take one dram and a halfe or two drammes of this confection or two drammes and a half according to the age and strength of the patient with water of Scabious Cardus benedictus or Angelica nine or ten spoonefuls made warme and mixed wel together let him drinke it and sweate well thereupon Another that cureth the Pestilence and expulseth al venemous infection R. Bolearmoniack prepared halfe an ounce Cinamon two drams roote of gentian angelica Zedoarie turmentil ana two drams seed of citrons red rose leaues harts horne rased of the three kinds of Saunders of each one dram iuniper berries halfe a dram nutmegge the bone of the deares heart ii scrup seede pearle and orient one dramme saffron one dram red corall two scruples rinds of citrons two scruples fragments or peeces of the fiue precious stones Saphiri Hyacinthi Smaragdi Rubini granati praep ana one scruple leafe gold one scruple bezoar stone one scruple Make these into most fine powder seuerally which being done put thereto as much sirrup of limons as will make it in forme of an electuarie making it somthing thick putting thereto of good Mithridatum thrée ounces mixe them This being taken the weight of one dram or a dram and a halfe or two drams for a strōg person in water of Scabious Angelica or Cardus benedictus sweating therwithal cureth the person spéedily of the pestilence expulsing it by sweat vrine Another for the commons and countrimen where these aforesaid set downe cannot be had R. Good Mithridatum Andromachus a dram a half good Treacle I meane not the cōmon treacle sold at the Mercers but at the Apothecaries called theriaca Andromach one dram Mixe these together and take it in a little posset drink made with white wine and sweate well therewith and this cureth the pestilence If any sore doe arise then vse the meanes as I haue taught in this booke to ripen or suppurate the sore which being done let it be opened and drawne forth Another medicine or remedie for the Commons and Contriemen very good and effectuall Take a great white Onion cut off the top and with your knife pike forth the core and make a wide hollownesse in the middle which you must fill vp with good treacle from the Apothecaries called Theriaca Andromachi or Andromachs treacle let it bée in weight one dram and a halfe this béeing put into the Onion couer it with that you cut off before and paaste it ouer and rost it in the imbers and béeing soft stampe it in a morter and straine it through a cloth and with two or thrée spoonfuls of posset drinke mixed with it take it and sweate thereupon as long as you can and this wil expulse it from the hart Or this which is very good R. Mithridatum two drams Venice treacle one dram mix them with water of Angelica Cardus Benedictus or Scabious or for want therof posset drink made with white wine and sweate well These thrée last medicines I haue set downe for them that cannot haue spéedily the other aforesaid and although they séeme meane yet are they of great vertue in this sicknesse and cure them that take it in time in the beginning of their sicknesse obseruing the order of this book therewithall The signes that signifie and declare a person to be infected with the pestilence The first is a great paine and heauinesse in the head The second is hée féeleth great heat within his bodie and the outward partes cold and readie to shake and is thirstie and drie therewithal The third signe is he cannot draw his breath easily but with some paine and difficultie The fourth signe is he hath a great desire to sléepe and can very hardly refraine from sléeping but beware hée sléepe not And sometimes watching dooth vex and trouble him as much and cannot sléepe The fift signe is swelling in the stomacke with much paine breaking forth with stinking sweat The sixt signe is diuers heauie lookes of the eies séeing all things of one colour as gréene or yellow and the eies are changed in their colour The seuenth signe is losse of appetite vnsauourie taste bitternesse of the mouth sowre and stinking The eight signe is wambling of the stomacke and a desire to vomite and sometime vomiting humors bitter and of diuers colours The ninth signe is the pulse beateth swift and déepe The tenth signe is a heauinesse and dulnesse in all the body and a faintnes and a weakenesse of the limmes The eleuenth

these swéet mints time penerial carnatiōs roseleaues and let your chamber bee strued with gréene rushes Vine leaues Oken leaues and Willow leaues Mintes If you haue any windowes towards the North or northeast kéep them open in cléere daies your chamber ought also to bee persumed oftentimes with the perfumes taught in this book you may vse Iuniper Beniamin Storax and wood of Aloes For your diet Yong Mutton Veale Kid Capors Hennes Chickens Rabbets Partridge Fesant Quaile Plouers small birdes of the fields Pigeons swéete butter potched egges with vinegar but not in hot complexions Water-fowles are not good neither is Porke or olde powdred Béefe But Fishes from fresh riuers is very good eaten with vinegar and good sauce they coole the bloud well Let your drinke bée small béere and well brued and sometimes a cup of white wine mixed with water for hot complexions with Borrage and Buglosse but eschew all hot and swéet wines Herbes that be good to bée vsed Sorrel Endiue Succorie Borage Buglosse Parsely Marigoldes Time Marierom Betonie Scabious Isope Mints Purslane Pimpernell Rue Angelica Cardus Benedictus Lettuce Make your sauce with Cytrin Limons Oreng Sorrell Vinegar Maces Saffron Barberies and such like Raw yong fruit is hurtful so is Garlick Onions Léekes Radish Rocket Mustarde Pepper and hot spices and al hot wines and all these are hurtfull so are al swéet meates let your diet be cooling drying Preseruatiues for the Commons and Contrymen who haue not an Apothecarie at hand Take of Rue or Herbe grace two ounces of the yong buds of Angelica two ounces or for want therof of the roote or séede one ounce Bolearmoniacke prepared one ounce of Iuniper berries one ounce of walnuts cleane picked from their skins two ounces Good figges in number sixe or seuen of Saffron sixe peniworth of good wine vinegar that is sharpe foure ounces Let these be well beaten together in a morter the space of one houre and then put in your vinegar and incorporate them together Which being done put it into some swéete gallie pot or glasse and couer it close and take thereof daily in the morning the quantitie of a nutineg Or you may eate thereof at anie time going néere or in any infectious place Another good preseruatiue of no lesse vertue in resisting all infection R. Of holy Thistle or for want thereof our Ladies Thistle so called Betonie Angelica Scabious Sorrell Pimpernell Turmentill of either of these a handfull Gentian roots also if they may be had Bruise all these in a stone morter a little and put thereto a pinte of good vinegar and halfe a pinte of white wine and put them into a still and draw forth the water and take two or thrée spoonfuls thereof euerie morning fasting and be frée from all infection The roote of Angelica laid or stieped in good vinegar all night and a little thereof taken in the morning is a good preseruatiue The séedes are of the like vertue Another good preseruatiue that defendeth all from infection Take of the kernels of walnuts three ounces rue one ounce and a halfe fine bole armoniack one ounce root of Angelica Turmentill of either an ounce good figs three ounces Myrrhe three drams Saffron foure peniworth Let these be beaten a good space in a morter then put thereto two or thrée spoonefuls of good vnegar and as much Rosewater and incorporate them well together eate hereof as much as a hazell nut in the morning and at anie other time of the day going where the infection is and bee frée from all infection Now such as desire to liue in safety and yet would bestow no cost for their preseruatiō let them vse this R. Figges seuen or eight in number Rue one handfull the kernels of ten or twelue walnuts cleane picked from their skinnes foure or sixe spoonfuls of good vinegar beat these together in a morter and keepe it close in a boxe and eate thereof euery morning and it is good to defend thee from the infection Galen commendeth Garlicke calling it the poore mans treacle but vndoubtedly it is too hote to be eaten of cholericke persons or sanguine or in a hote season and therefore I cannot commend it except in cold moist and rheumaticke bodies for whom it may be good I haue set downe curteous Reader diuers and sundry preseruatiues that you may take your choise vse them in the name of God And this I dare boldly affirme there are in my book as good as are known and sufficient for thy preseruation by Gods grace Now it followeth that I write of confections electuaries and potions required in the cure of the pestilence An Electuarie of great and singular vertue in curing of the pestilence being taken in time before it be setled at the heart and nature vtterly ouer come R. Bolearmoniack prepared two ounces terra sigillata one ounce Myrrhe sixe drams rootes of Gentian Zedoary Angelica and Dictamni of each three drams red corrall red saunders of each a dram and a half saffron one dram a half yellow saunders one dram turmētil scabious leaues of Cardus benedictus or holy thistle of each a dram a halfe flowers of marigolds one dramme the bones of a Harts heart halfe a dramme or two scruples Basill seede halfe a dram good seed pearle two scruples vnicornes horne two scruples leafe gold two scruples harts horne one dram Let all these be made in fine powder euery one by itself Thē take sirrup of Limons and sorrell as much as will be sufficient to make it in an electuarie Adde hereunto good Mithridatum one ounce He that is infected with the pestilence let him take one dram or one dram and a halfe of this medicine according to his strength with water of Scabious Angelica or Cardus benedictus the quantitie of nine or ten spoonefuls it must be taken warme and procure the patient to sweate after two thrée or foure houres which if he cannot easily doe then vse the meanes as I haue taught in this booke by putting in of bottles fild with hot water if it should so chance the patient should vomit then giue him as much more and if he vomit againe let him wash his mouth with Rose water and vinegar and receiue his medicine againe the quantitie before taught and vndoubtedly by this meanes the venemous infection shal be expulsed the heart comforted and the life preserued through Gods mercie and goodnes Another Electuary curing the pestilence being taken within twelue sixteene or eighteene houres after the person is infected Electuarium de ouo R. Ouum gallinae recens educto per apicem albumine id quod vacuum est croco orientali imple vitellum non auferendo postea cum alio putamine iterum occlude ne quid transpiret lento igne tamdiu assa in ollula donec tota oui testa ad nigredinem deueniat exempta è testa materia exsiccetur vt in mortario exquitissimè contundi in