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A20865	A new counsell against the pestilence declaring what kinde of disease it is, of what cause it procedeth, the signes and tokens thereof: with the order of curing the same.; Consilium novum de pestilentia. English	Drouet, Pierre, fl. 1578.; Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613.	1578 (1578)	STC 7241; ESTC S108183	25,412	76

into the sirupe Of this sirupe you may minister twoo or thrée sponefuls vnto children of twoo or thrée yéere olde and to them that are elder you maye geue one slice of the Rhabarb with the sirupe With this Medicine you shall not onelye preserue them from the plague but also slaie and driue foorth the Wormes that bée in the guts Or else when you haue thus sliced your Rhabarb mingle it with the sirupe of Uiolets Succorie or roses and while the substance of the Rhabarb is somwhat soft séeth the sirupe againe when it is cold put thereto Rhabarb againe with Cinamom cloues and minister foure or fiue slices with two sponfuls of sirupe And vnto those that are elder but delicate wée vse to prescribe in Winter pilles of Rhabarb Aloës Agarike Sene and Mirobalanes according to the custome of theyr lyfe diuersity of natures and in Summer we geue Potious made of the same or the lyke The maner of making whereof is this Také Rhabarb an ounce and a halfe Agarike one ounce Sene clensed foure ounces Cinamom one dram Ginger halfe a scruple Anise and Fenell seedes of eche twoo drams beate them into a grosse pouder and sprincle it with Aqua vitae afterwarde stéepe it in Borage water or fayre common water and when it is sufficientlye couloured then straine it then powre the like water vpon the dregges and let it stéepe as before then straine it and wring it and boyle the strayned lycour ouer a soft fyre vntyll it come to the consistēce of Honie then put Sugar thereto and kéepe it to your vse geue of this three pilles for halfe a dram more or lesse according to the age strength and temperament I knewe one in England Baptista Agnelli who had spent all his life in the art of Distilling hee vsed this Opiate in the time of Pestilence with verye good successe whose description followeth Take Agrimonie Wormwood romane of eche twoo handfuls Anise halfe an ounce Sene twoo ounces boyle them in common water the space of foure houres then straine thē all stronglye and vnto the strayned licour put an ounce of Sugar of clensed Cassia twoo ounces make it after the maner of an Opiate whereof you may geue half an ounce at a time for it purgeth gentlye without troubling the humours Some put Manna to the sirupe of Roses and so make an Opiate But all wryters commende the pilles called Ruffi or Common or of Aloes Saffron and Mirrhe not onely because they purge euyll humours but because they resist putrifaction strengthning the heart Lyuer and other partes and consume superfluous moistures which br●●de great occasion of this disease as Auicen wryteth But they which can not take purgations they must often haue theyr bellies mooued with a Glyster or they in whome blood alone or ioyned with other humours is found much abounding would haue some taken from them after these aboue rehearsed euacuations speciallye if they haue bene accustomed to lettyng of blood and haue large veynes and bée much geuen to drynking of Wine and eating of fleshe The ▪ 10. Chap. THus when at sundrye times the body hath bene gentlie purged let the Pacient take betimes in the morning fasting a dram of this Opiate following Lake olde Triacle one dram conserue of the flowers of Tunica and rosemary● of eche thrée drams with the iuce of a Citron make them vp in the forme of an Opiate Or thus Take the rootes of Angelica Zedoarie Tormentill of eche one ounce Cinamom twoo drams the rinde of a Citron a dram bring these into pouder and boyle them in rose water an hower and a halfe then straine it hard and boyle the strayned licour with Sugar sufficient vnto the consistence of Hony and make it an Opiate or make it an Clectuarye in lozenges After the same order you maye make a very good Opiate of the iuce of gréene Juniper berries with Sugar to coale the stomacke to expell the grauell out of the reynes and to fortifye the principal partes Or thus Bruse the berryes and boyle them in common water to the thyrd part then boyle the strayned licour againe as I haue shewed before Of Bole Zedoarie Gentian and Angelica maye bée made trochiskes with the iuce of Borage Scabious Pimpernell But those that insue I vse more commonlye and they are more pleasaunt to bée taken Take ten Citrons and cut them into many péeces the tops of Borage an handfull good white wine thrée pintes styll them in an earthen vessell and there wyll drop forth very cleare water soote pleasaūt to taste take of this water twoo ounces euerye morning fasting Another Take Aqua vitae thrée ounces rose-rose-water an ounce and an halfe● wherein laye a stiepe of Cinamom thrée drams yealowe Saunders one dram straine it through an hairen strainer swéeten it with conserue of roses take one ounce thereof euery morning eyther in a spone or vpon a tost of bread Another Take Tormentill Bistort Zedoary Enelacāpane of eche one ounce Diuels bit Scordium Saucealone wilde Sorrell Pimpernell of eche halfe an handfull Borage and violet flowers Taxus Barbatus the tops of Rue one gripefull Citron séedes and Carduus benedictus ofech twoo drams Juniper berries thrée drams Cloues Nutmegs of eche a dram and an halfe plde Triacle an ounce and an halfe good white wine a pint and an halfe distyll them all in Balneo and minister twoo ounces of this distylled water The most wicked and desperate varlets whome the Magistrates of Lions put to death for carreing about and increasing the plague when they were led to execution confessed that they preserued themselues from the Pestilence with none other thing then a walnut which they tosted or scorched a lytle against the fyre before they eate it Leonhardus Fuchsius tolde me once in his owne house that there was nothing more holsome against the plague then an Electuarie of Egges and that it was a cōmon thing among the Germanes both to preuent and to cure the plague and hee sayde as much also of Angelica The. 11. Chap. FOr as much as at the beginning of this disease there is great plentye of euyll humours gathered into the stomack and other common passedges of the bodye which may easilye bee discerned by the burning and byting of the stomacke vnquencheable thyrst lothing vomyting of fleame choler or some other humour then must the cure bee begun by clensing the bellye with a suppositour or common Olyster Afterward the pacient maye take a dram of mine Electuarye whose discription is to bee founde in the ●yght Chapter and twoo or three howers after that you must prouoke vomite with Antimonie whose preparation you shall finde discribed in the ende of this treatise But to the intent that the pacient maye vomite with more ease and lesse trouble vnto him it were good for him to sup the broath of a Chick an hower or twaine after hee haue receyued the vomite and to doo so as often as hée perceiueth him selfe mooued to

had the plague and dressed them Of this Medicine Marsilius Ficinus speaketh There is also another such medicine and it is Christialline and red Arsnick the effect whereof I learned at Argentine and Basil in the yeere of our Lord. 1564. at what tyme the plague raigned almost ouer all Germanie But for as much as Georgius Agricola in his thyrd booke of the nature of things digged out of the ground and after him Theodosius Montuus haue sufficiently disputed of this matter I wyll onelye set downe the receite of the Medicine which is after this maner Take Arsnick christalline and red of eche a lyke quantitie beate them into powder whereof with the white of an egge or the Mucciladge of Tragagant you shall make a lozenge a finger thicke then folde it in a double péece of silke applye it vnto the region of the hart but beware that the moyst Arsnicke exulcerate not the skin and therefore in the morning you must diligentlye wipe the place or at what tyme so euer else the pacient sweateth for which cause it were good to put a fayre linnen cloath betwéene The Arsnicke being applyed strengthneth as wel the heart as the Mylt as Trallianus writeth but it worketh not that effect of custome as Theodosius sayth Surely in this one point God wonderfullye declareth his prouidence when he teacheth vs to applye strong and deadlye poysons vnto our commoditie as Galen sheweth in the eleuenth booke of simple Medicines of the wine made of Uipers and our men of late tyme haue applyed the oyle of Scorpions in the cure of the plague with so good successe that onelye with the annointing of this oyle they dryue awaye the euyll qualitye of the pestilent ayre by example of them which haue gréeuous vlcers in theyr feete D. Ambrosius Pareus geueth this counsell that they which wyll goe visite the sicke of the plague shoulde fyrst make issues in theyr armes and legges bicause nature vseth to purge out by those places whatsoeuer venimous humour is in the whole bodye dryuing that thether whatsoeuer gathereth vnto any principall part Moreouer an oyntment made of Laserpitium the fat of venimous Serpentes and Uitrioll is much commended or if of these be made a broade cake and folded in sylke and layd vpon the heart and arteries I haue also vsed the Linament which foloweth not only in the Pestilence but also in the quiuering of the heart which is thus made Take of the iuce of Cardiaca one ounce of Camfire halfe a dram of Saffron one scruple with as muche waxe as sufficeth make thereof an oyntment and therewith anoynt the region of the heart or make an oyntment of the iuce of Buglosse Borage and Saffron There maye also be one made to the same effect of roses violets red Saunders Cinnamom Cloues Lauender Flowers Orenge pilles the wood Agallochum which is prepared in maner following Take of the three kindes of Saūders Roses Wormwood Agrimonie of eche halfe an ounce beate them into powder and boyle them ouer a softe fyre an houre an halfe then straine the liquour and wring it harde through a linnen cloth then seeth it againe ouer the fyre vntyll it come to the thicknesse of Honie then put thereto the iuce of Lettice smalledge wylde succorie of eche thrée drams Camfyre a dram and with a lytle waxe make thereof an oyntment and anoint therewith the region of the Liuer After this order the oyntments which are prepared I better lyke of not onely in the Pestilence but also in other continuall Feuers then if the pouders were put in whole for else howe could those thicke and grosse pouders mingled with the iuces and oiles doo any good vnto the place Lyke wise there maye be made semblable oyntmentes for the heart of the roote of Lormentill Zedoarie Roses such lyke It is good also to drop into the eare a twoo or thrée drops of the oyle of Sage or Cloues with a lytle Muske I prepare oyles for that purpose after this maner Take of Nutmegges one ounce Cloues and Cinamom of eche halfe an ounce drye Sage an ounce swéete Almondes twoo ounces make them all into pouder and sprincle them with Aqua vitae and presse it hard as you would do oyle of Almondes and vse it as is afore declared and with the same oyle you may anoynt your tēples and nostrels It is good also to kéepe a péece of the rinde of a Citron in the mouth or Cinamom Zedoarie Angelica or such lyke Our husbandmen in the Cuntreye smell vnto hearbe grace it were not a misse neyther to beare in a spunge to smell vnto Cinamom water rose vineger rose water or this sweet ball the discription wherof insueth Take roses Styrax calamite Cloues of eche twoo ounces Arrace rootes of Florence thrée ounces Muske twoo scruples of these make a swéete ball Some stiepe Cloues in vineger al night eate them in the morning and washe their face arme holes and priuie partes with vineger The Phisitions of Germanie shaue the roote of the great cloat leafe and stiepe it in vineger a night or more thē they roule it in Suger and geue it in the morning to preuent the plague But I vse to laye the same roote to sooke in whyte wine or wine of wormewood and in the morning geue it to drincke with Sugar The. 9. Chap. THose things which are receyued in at the mouth to preuent the sicknesse are partlye Medicines against poyson and infection and partlye purgatiue remedies for wée hope that such purgatiues are onely néedefull for this purpose as do clense the first region of the bodye without moouing the humours For we must take héede least by sharpe and strong purgations we cause a laske which were verye daungerous in this disease For in a pestilent constitucion the humors be mooued by the smallest occasion that maye bée and forciblye doo run downe into the bellie such purgatiues whereof we now speake are Rhabard Agarike made in infusion in the decoction of such hearbes as are naturall good against this infection adding thereto the Syrupe made by infusion of Damaske roses of Uiolets of Succorye compound and such other lyke as in respect of the age custome and temperament maye bée prescribed by the skilfull Phisition Howbeit for children I vse Rhabarb thus prepared Cut Rhabarb into small slices moysten them with the vapour of whyte wine then stiepe it with Cinamom a daye and a nyght in rose water in Sūmer but in Wynter in white Wine and rose water mingled togeather and when the Rhabarb hath lost his colour in the water then dreane that water awaye and put freshe too and thus shall you doo vntyll the Rhabarb coulour the water no more then take those couloured waters and boyle them to the one halfe ouer a good fire for temperate heate then put vnto this liquour Sugar or Honye and boyle it againe vnto the consistence of a Syrupe perfectly boiled and then put the slices of Rhabarb

vomite For the corrupt humours which the Antimonie hath drawne into the capacitie of the stomack wyl be without any trouble cast foorth with the breath For vomiting vpon an empty stomack is painful But they that haue not Antimonie in aredines let them take one or two of the inner kernels of the straūge Indian Nut which is as pleasaunt vnto the mouth as the Filbeard or Walnut but it prouoketh vomit very strōgly a medicine truely not to be despised for it néedeth no preparation and may alwayes be at hand in areadines The effecte of this Medicine I learned at And warpe of an Italian Surgeō whē I trauailed that waye out of England into Germanie At the last Nauigation out of Hispania noua the Admirall of the fléete brought great stoare of these into Normandy the Trée whereon they grow as he told is al the stemme ouer full of sharpe prickles lyke the hip trée and as big as our plum trées full of boughes growing streight foorth at the top whereof the fruite groweth like a Chestnut wherin are cōtayned fower or fiue nuts blackishe somewhat long round and lyke filbeards These whē the prickly huske gapeth with ripenes many times fall downe alone But because no man shal thinke that I father some glorious lye in sight of the world vpon these rare Merchaundize which are brought out of India the stéede and vertues of this Nut maye bee supplied by fine kernels or séedes of the hearbe called Palma Christi or commonly Ricinum for they purge the bellye and there withal prouoke vomite peraduēture as well as Matthiolus his Antimonie doth But good héede must be takē least being delighted with the swéetnesse of the meate there be too many eaten of them for then they wyll cause a superpurgation the profe whereof I found of late in a certaine noble man who I being not priuie thereof deuoured fiftéene kernels and with sieging vomitting had almost purged out his life I my selfe a fewe yéeres since béeing in England ministred twoo ounces of the hearb Erisinum with the waters of Buglosse Scabious Carduus benedictus to prouoke vomit with so good successe that at one time the pacientes vomited and draue out their sores Some geue the distylled water of wild Sorrell mingled with vineger and a lytle Uitrioll to prouoke vomit Take Bolearmoniack prepared Cinamom of eche a dram an halfe the roote of Dittamnie Tormentill Pimpernell Gentian of eche twoo drams the séeds of the Citron and of Sorrell of eche a dram an halfe of al kindes of Saunders Zedoarie Angelica Scordium shauinges of Iuorie of eche one dram of the horne of a young heart shaued neare vnto the head halfe a dram make thereof a pouder with thrise so muche Sugar The quantitye to be ministred is one dram or fower scruples in the water of Buglosse Scabious or in the sirupe of Limons Aboue fiftéene yéere agoe I knewe a Surgeon at the Citie of Roan an old man who was found maintayned by the common charge of the Citie to the intēt he should goe vnto all the Citizens y were sicke in time of Pestilēce He vsed at the first assault of the sicknesse to let them blood as I wyl afterward declare and afterward he gaue them prepared Calcanthum as he termed it to prouoke them to vomite with good successe The same also vsed Antimonic before that Matthiolus had set forth his commentaries vpō Dioscorides and this is the maner of preparing the Calcanthum Take vitriol romane aud drie it very diligently then dissolue it in water clense the water cléerely from the residence then Euaporate this cleered water awaye you shall haue your vitrioll in the bottome like salt which you may vse with conserue of roses of the flowers of rosemarye or Borage water twoo scruples or one dram of y salt at a time touching this matter séeke more in Guainerius Fumanellus and Amatus Lusitanus In smaller diseases I haue cōmonly vsed to geue a vomit of the séede of Arrage Radish Walwort Broome the roote of Assarabacca the diligent Readers maye seeke for the lyke receites in the bookes of practicioners alwayes remembring this that in this diseasey as strongest must bée vsed that the humorie may not be stirred only but expelled also And when the pacient hath made an ende of vomiting he must be comforted with such things as nourish much spedely as is the water of fleshe whose discription foloweth Cut a Pertridge capon or any other kind of flesh into thin broad slices seeth thē ouer the fire with the pouder of Diamargariton frigidum conserue of Marygold flowers buglosse of rosemary flowers vntyll they be resolued into lycour this water shall you dreane from the groundes geue it the pacient to drinke To the same purpose maye be made strengthning broathes suppinges of fleshe pouned and wrong in a presse called collyces and such lyke then afterwarde to amende the harme whiche the stomacke hath taken by the recourse of euyll humours vnto it it were verye wholsome to minister some of the substaunce of a Quince with a little of a Citron condite that by diligence wee maye restore as much as the vomite hath weakened The. 12. Chap. THey which haue no lyking to vomit at the beginning of the sicknes or whē they haue done vomiting let them if it be possible sweat abundantly For those medicines which prouoke sweate do not only helpe to the driuing forth of botches but also expell the verye séede ground of the pestilent putrifaction with the thinnest part of the blood through the smal passages of the skin The profe herof is cléere if we take a president from the cure of the French pocks for as no man wyl graūt that they be perfectly healed vnles the sores be cured by bringing thē vnto suppuratiō by sundry often times sweating or by any other means wherby the poisoned humour which possessed the principall part be drawen forth so likewise neyther can the pestilēt disease or plague be remedied vnlesse the néerest chéefest cause together with the bumor whereon it feedeth are by nature voided into the proper issue or some other conuenient place Now therefore must we doo our best in describing the most fit soueraine medicines to prouoke sweat And among the residue that are deuised by the expert in the secretes of Philosophy as principall are commended the salt made of wormwood of Scabious being such as being ministred in very litle quātity do not onely prouoke sweat verye abundantlye but also withstand this sicknes mightely And no maruaile since Hippocrates said that salt cureth the iaūdice For salt by cutting making thin dischargeth the stopping of the intrailes by the vertue which it hath to drie it resisteth putrifactiō which many times is ioyned with the iaundice and the pestilence If these properties be common to the salt which we eate with our meate much more is it peculiar vnto this kinde of salt