the cure in this place because divers have written largely of it and the maledy being Chronicled it wil require a long time to perfect I will onely give you some cautions to preserve from the infection if you be infected before it be confirmed to expell it The infection of this evill commeth cheifly 4 wayes but seldome or never by eating and drinking with the diseased as many think the most dangerous way of catching this Maledie is by a clean body carnally acting with an unclean body the next way of taking it is man and man or woman and woman lying in bed the one cleane the other uncleane the heate of their bodies do as it were participate of each others Itch Scab Pox or Pestilence The third way of taking this Infection is by approaching so near the diseased party as to draw in its corrupt breath as in the Pestilence The fourth way is Infants sucking an unclean woman Signes how to know this disease if it be newly taken not so easily discerned if of long continuance the face of some will be wan and pale the eies hollow and blew some scabs about the nose sometime Vlcers sometimes no Ulcers a full paine in the head great paines in the joynts especially in the night the Shin bones continually pained the Vvula and neck swoln the Spade bone and sinewes in pain Lazy and Lumpish Gonorrhea swelling in the Arme-pits little Knobs or Ulcers about the privy Members and Fundament sometimes Scabs over all the body with many more 12 For cure hereof newly taken and not confirmed FIrst of all you shal observe a good dyet that is eate Veale Mutton rosted Birds of the Mountaine Hens Chickings Partridges or Phesants and such like All salt meat is hurtful al fish but Cra-fish Garlicke Onyons Salt Pepper Swines-flesh and White-meates and Venus is forbidden sometimes the Patient may use Burrage Lettis White beets in Rice broth when he is wearyed with meat dry rosted The second intention is to digest the corrupt Matter with surrup of Violets surrup of Fumotary of each halfe an ounce water of Endiffe and Maiden haire a spoonfull of Vineger let this be taken over night the next morning give him this potion take a handfull of Burrage Flowers a handfull of Mary-goldes 40 Raysons of the sun stoned boile them in a quart of water to a pinte then take a dram of Rubarh and insuse in it all night in that pinte of liquor dissolve of Diacatholicon and Diaphenicon of each half an ounce in the same liquor and take it fasting and fast two houres in the interim provide some thin Broth to drinke as he Purgeth after purging give some Cordial surrups with Diascordium the second day Purge againe the fourth day Sweat 4 hours the sixth day Sweat 4 houres and the eight day sweat 4 houres in this interim provide this drink take of Lignum vite li. j. of the Barke of the said wood li ss. Raisons of the Sun stoned li. j. Chinaroot â„¥ij Sassafras â„¥vj Salsaperilla â„¥ix Cardus Benedictus and Maiden-haire Mj. of Liquorish and Annyseeds li ss. of each and 16 pintes of water put all these in a pot very close stopped and let it stand upon the coales 24 hours to infuse then let it boyl 24 houres gently in the boiling put in of white wine quart scum it and save the scum to apply to the scabby or soate places strein this liquor and keep it in a vessel close stopped drink this drink and no other 40 dayes except at meate a little small drink may be permitted thus havel cured many at the first before the evil be confirmed also this drink wil cure al diseases of the Liver as the Dropsie c. if rightly used Further if the party be Scabby or Itchy make this Bath following Rec. of the Roots and Leaves of Docks Chick-weed Fumoterry of each a little bundle Lentils and Lupins four handfuls bruised Elicampane Roots Walwort or the roots instead of Walwort Elder li ij Black helibor â„¥iiij. Kneeholme li ij Brimstone li ij boyle all these in so much water as will bath a man when the third part is wasted then let the diseased Bath and sweat in it two or three times in a week after Bathing let the patient go to bed and keepe warme and drinke the aforesaid drinke this hath cured many but if the Scab be more inveterate use this unction Rec. of Quick-silver killed with fasting spittle â„¥j in a readinesse then take the Oyle of Bayes and Masticke of each an ounce and of the liquor of the Bath aforenamed a pinte of fresh Butter and Swines grease â„¥iij. of each seeth all these until the liquor be wasted then adde clear Turpentine â„¥j. of Storax liquidam â„¥ ss. White wax â„¥iiij. iiij Rock Allum burnt â„¥j. Litarge of gold and silver â„¥ij. ij of each of Myrrh and Frankensence ana â„¥ij. juyce of Lemons â„¥iij. commixe all these together with the Quick-silver quenched and annoynt the Scabs this will cure if you annoynt and sweat untill the Flux be moved but if this evill be confirmed and ulcerated it will require a longer discourse which you may have hereafter if time permit thus briefly I thought good to direct the Souldier and others to prevent the danger thereof I have read that Charles the eighth King of France comming to Rome and Naples with his Souldiers they brought this Disease into France the Spaniard instead of Silver and Gold brought it from the Indies but I hope better of our Country-men and rest c. 13. Of the Flux of bloud in wounds and the remedies thereof IF the Flux be little it is the easier restrained but if it flow out abundantly there must be speedy remedy for bloud is the treasure of life sometimes it chanceth in the inward parts sometimes outwardly inwardly by violent moving and such like may breake a veine outwardly by Swords Guns Pikes and other Instruments also it doth happen by venomous medicines applyed to wounds corrupting the veines which cause a Flux if the Flux happen in the inward parts as in the Liver Lungs Reines and Bladder it is of hard curation yet it must not be neglected for which purpose all stipticke and conglutinating things must be used as Cumfrey roots knot-grasse roots Gum Dragagante Terra Lemnia Bolearmoniacke Rice Quinces Lentils Pomgranats and such other cooling drinkes are best and broths made with the above-named simples may help forward the cure but this Medicine following I have proved Rec. Pomgranat Rindes â„¥j. Pulveris. Bolearmonack â„¥ ss. Terra Sigillata â„¥ij. Knot-grasse and Cumphrey roots pounded and the juyce pressed out Gum Dragagante â„¥ ss. intused in that juyce make the said Powders into Pills like little Bullets with this infusion and give the sick six of them in a day three fasting in the morning and three of them last at night continuing this ten dayes and it will make you whole 14 The Flux in outward wounds ARe chiefly two if it flow from the
both cure and defend him from it or you may give this Medicine following Rec Methridatum ℈ j. Theriaca Londinensis ℈ ij Bolearmonack prepared ℈ jss waters of Buglosse and Scabius as much as is sufficient to make it into an Electuary give to the sick the quantity of a dram and lay him in a warme bed and cover him with clothes that he may sweat four hours then let him be cooled gentlely by taking off the clothes one after another this being done use the same the second day and by Gods blessing it may drive the venome from the heart unto the extreame parts which I wil direct for the cure thereof hereafter you may also take Electuarium de ovo the quantity of a dram or a scruple according to the strength of the party it is commended above all by some Physitians but Bolarmonick or Terra lemnia I have proved them the quantity of a nut given in posset-drink or in surrup of Gilloflowers and 3 grains of Saffron powder this will drive out the venome into Botches like Carbunckles when other Medicines be wanting so the party hath recovered it is also good to drive out the Measels and the Pox remember in the time of sweating you must not let the party sleep nor in six houres after you may give him Julips made with waters of Scabius Sorrel Endive and Succory surrup of Gilloflowers of Wood sorrel Lemons Violets and such like for his meate you may boile a Chick with Sorrel the juice of Lemons and Burrage-flowers or Marigold-flowers are very good also you may dissolve a little Saffron in his Vineger to dip his meat in it but let the Saffron be very finely poudered or tyed in a linnen cloth as Saffron is a Cordinal so if much be taken it hurteth Many other cordial things may be used wood of Aloes and n grated into his beere is commended 6 The Cure of the swelling or Plague sore in the extream parts IF the swelling wil not break it selfe you may apply that plaister called Diachylon compositum or Galbanum spread upon Leather and applyed to the place or an Onyon cut off the top and dig out the middle and put in London Treacle and three or foure leaves of Rue put this to the fire and roste it when it is wel rosted lay it warm to the Botch or swelling if it break put in a Tent and let it run what it wil when the corruption is out Diachilon wil heale it up againe also you may use this Rec. great Raisons halfe an ounce Bay saltʒj Figs 6 Oyle of Cammomell and hony as much as wil make this into a Playster mahearbs ny other medicines might be set downe but these wil easily be gotten if you desire further repaire to your learned Physitian 7 Of the Calenture and spotted Feavor THese Feavors are very near unto the Pestilence which doth often happen unto Mariners at sea by feeding upon salt Beefe Bacon salt Fish and evil water pulse and worm-eaten bread which cannot be avoided at Sea this Feavor is known by feeling the outward mēbers cold those within as the Pestilence sleepy and heavie the pulse very low This Feavor bringeth death in 24 hours many times if not speedily prevented furthermore you shal perceive the Patient as it were distracted ready to leap into the Sea sometimes vomit the tongue white underneath and black at the top cold sweats cramps with many other accidents like as in the pestilence For the cure thereof if the patient be able to endure Flebothomy open a vein in the arme if he complain most in the head cut the veine called Cephalia if at the chest the Basilicke vein remove the sick into a fresh room make a fire in it first then put out the fire and refresh the room with sweet waters or what else may be had at the Sea if at Land cast Rushes in the Roome and green Boughs if the Aire be hot misty and moist shut the windowes if clear and pure let in the fresh Aire to comfort the heart At the first you must not let the sick sleep overmuch that will draw the venome to the heart until it is defended by giving cordials such as is prescribed before in the chapter of the Pestilence his dyet must be Broth made with cordial Flowers and a little Saffron tyed in a cloth after the third day you may give crums of Bread in his Broth for the cure if time wil permit give him a Glister before letting blood in this manner make your decoction with cordial flowers after boyling dissolve into it Diascordium surrup of Violets Roses and such like after Phlebothomy give him a cordial and lay the party to sweat as is taught in the chapter of the Plague After sweating and Phlebothomy the sick may drinke Barly-water made with coole Raisons of the Sun stoned and a scruple of Saffron tyed in a cloath and boyled in the water Lemons boyld in Milke both rinde and pulpe untill it is turned to Curds and Whay drinke the Whay continually as you thirst I have proved it of good effect And when he hath recovered a little strength and the venome expelled from the heart let him be purged with this Potion Rec. a quart of running water or more a handfull of cordiall Flowers a little Cardus Benedictus a root of Tormentil a legg of a Poultry these being boyled take a pint of that liquor or thereabout dissolve in it of Diaphenicon ʒj Diacatholiconʒj ss. electuary of Roses ʒij give the sick this to purge the dregs of the Feaver as you shal see cause adding some cordial surrups after purging made with Diascordium Amber Beaser surrup of Violets and surrup of Lemmons waters of Buglosse Burrage and Wood Sorrell to drinke at night so by the blessing of God the sick may recover health againe 8. Of the Scurvie THere is the sea Scurvie and the land Scurvie both of these are a putrifaction of bloud which commeth by the neglect of exercising the body and eating rotten meates and corrupt drinke or water as is shewed in the former Chapter the obstructions of the Spleen doe increase this evill and the Morphew and blacke soult the simptoms are these the gums swell the teeth loose the leggs wil swell and have spots about the anckles some will have many tawny spots about their breast other some have complained with a great paine in the head with a sorenesse all over the head I cured a Tanner that laboured with this evill seven yeares chiefly in the Springe and at the fall of the Leafe by his owne relation in his youth he was laborious but after he had gained a competent estate he took ease and eate much but of grosse meat his drinke was made of standing water which as he supposed made the strongest drinke his bread was made with Barme or Yeast but in his youth he eate leavened bread so from this and such other of the same I have observed that evill water and unleavened bread
Mastick ana â„¥ j. of the meale of Fenny Greeke and Barley Ê’j Sanguis Dragonis BalaustiaÊ’ss Bolatmonicke â„¥ j. acaliaÊ’ij as much wax and Rosen as is sufficient and make a Plaister spread it upon leather and apply it to the Navill over the neather Ventrick where the party complaineth most Much more might be spoken but I leave it to the ingenious practitioner and wish all men to be temperate for intemperance is the cause of this and many other incurable diseases 4 Of the Pestilence or Plague THe Pestilence is a Fevor in the highest degree which may bee taken severall waies by living amongst sick people by a corrupted Aire by rotten and corrupt Dyet which filleth the body with rotten and corrupt humors but some bodies are stronger then others some are more temperate in eating and drinking then others in them rotten humours abound not and the infection fasteneth not so strongly upon them but nature expelleth it this is the reason that some people never catcheth the Pestilence though all be in a roome together sometimes the infection happeneth by living with the sick and lodging in bed with them drawing the breath that commeth from the sick party if they approach near to them as the office of the Lunges is to draw in fresh Aire to comfort the heart instead thereof it drawes in a venomous breath which may be the destruction of the heart the cause of a corrupted Aire is by standing Ponds or Marshes in the heat of Sumer rotten Coleworts rotten Roots and fruits many people continuing in a close room many dead Bodies unburied which may happen in the time of War dead Carrion and such like immoderate heate of the Aire and moisture in Summer time thick Mists especially about Autumn that in a morning it may be smelt The cause of corrupt humors in the body is by eating corrupt meates and drinks as flesh long unsalted rotten fruits Cole-worts and rotten Cabbig and roots and corrupt water or wine or beer made with evill water breeds rotten humors in the body which I wish al men to have respect unto and the best means to preserve their bodies from the Pestilence that is is not to continue in a pestilent Aire make fires often burne Rosemary Sage Juniper-wood and Berryes Frankinsence Myrrh Pitch and such like what you eate let it be wholesome gluttonizing doth corrupt the blood produce dangerous diseases as the Measles the Pox which are the fore-runners of the Plague alwaies eate with your meate sharp things as Vineger Vargis Oringes Lemons let your pot-hearbs be Sage Isope Balme Buglosse and Burrage drinke no wine but alay it with good water eate Terra Lemnia or fine Bolarmonack as before is shewed carry in your Knap-sack a Box of Diascordium and Methridate a handfull of Rue the root of Setwall in shops Zedoary and Elicampane roots take either of these it may preserve from the Infection but above all if you come into a house or place that you doubt you have taken the Infection go presently and dig a hole in the fresh earth put in your mouth and nose and breath into it a quarter of an hour then remove from that place and dig another hole and do likewise this you may do three or four times and by Gods blessing the fresh earth will draw the venome from your heart which I have proved also if a man be in a sound or choked in a roome where a multitude of people are it will as it were fetch life againe Further if you go into a roome which is infected hold a turffe of fresh earth to your mouth and nostrills it will preserve you from the contagion as I have proved you must avoid Bathing Venus and violent exercise which openeth the Pores then the venomous Aire will have no entrance into the body to destroy it to be Costive is hurtfull for prevention thereof you may â—ive a soft Glister or Purge with â—iludie Rufi also it is good for young people to be let blood but remember to use a good dyed after it and keep in untill the blood be settled again and avoid all perturbations of the minde as wrath melancholly and such like Many more remedies might be showed which for brevity I omit only this antidote you may cause to be made at any Apothecaries to carry in your Knap-sack and for the Country man to keep in his house to use if occasion be Rec of SaffronÊ’ss of Alloes Epaticke of MirrhÊ’ij Mastick ℈ i. BolearmonackeÊ’j Terra LemniaÊ’ij harts-horne burnt Ê’j ss. the bone of the Harts-heart red Corrall ana ℈ j. Walnuts in number 20. Figs 13. Bay saltÊ’j of Rue a little handfull Roots of Scabius Aristolochia RotundaÊ’ij Tormentil and Pimper-nell ana Ê’v BitanyÊ’j ZedoaryÊ’j Seeds of Sorrell and Seeds of Purslain ana Ê’ss and make all these into an Electuary with clarified hony or with Syrrup of Gillyflowers and Marygolds take every morning upon the poynt of a knife the quantity of a Nut it wil preserve from the infection in like manner you may take it at any time when you come among infected persons thus farre I have shewed you how the Pestilence happeneth and how to prevent it Now I will shew you briefly the simptomes and signes of it and proceed to the cure When the wind is often in the South and West the Aire much altered specially in Autumn many pimples rising the Measles and Pox in divers places increasing are the signes of the Pestilence ensuing the simptomes are the extreame parts of the sick person wil be cold and the inward parts very hot heavinesse lazy and sleepy with a great pain in the head sometimes sadnesse sometimes raving vomiting purging losse of appetite great thirst the Pulse frequent low and deep the tongue red at first growing black the Urine thick and troubled but sometimes like the Urine of a healthy man therefore I wish you to observe other signes most specially if there be any risings behind the eares armepits or groine these are cheifly to be observed And now I proceed to the cure 5 The Cure of the Plague IF you come to the sicke party the first or second day of falling sicke the common use hath been to open a veine in that fide that the Botch appeareth or that side he complaineth of for if you let blood in the contrary side you draw venome over the heart and destroy the body also if the greife be above the shoulders cut the Cefallick veine if below the shoulders cut Basilica so if it be below the neather Ventrick cut the vein in the Ham or the Anckle but the practice of some is not to bleed you may apply cupping-glasses if the Pestilence should seize upon a man at dinner or Supper give him a vomit If it happen other times you may give the party of the Antedote before written the quantity of a Nut in some Scabius water and cover him very warm to sweat an hour and cool him gentlely it will
doe breed this and many other dangerous diseases for drink made of such water the venome doth purge by the Barme and is in it of which bread is made and he that eateth such bread especially in Cities and Townes may have the Scurvie and Feavers of all sorts for if there be any venome in the drinke it will be in the Barme therefore I wish all men to eate leavened bread if he can have it and drinke made of cleare water ten dayes old at least 9 For the Cure of the Scurvie THe first intention is to keep a good dyet and exercise the body moderately his meat must be meates of the best nourishment as Birds of the Field Mutton or Veale Rabbets and Chickings broath made with Agremony Avins Scabius or Bitony and such like all salt meats must be avoyded the first three dayes let him take a draught of Oximell in the morning fasting and last at night which is to be made in this manner Rec. a quart of cleane water a root or two of Fennell three or foure roots of Parsley a sprigge of Rosemary a little Fumotery if it be to be had Fennell-seeds and Parsley-seeds of each a Dram three spoonfuls of the best Honey let this boyle gently and scum it and in the boyling put into it two spoonfuls of Vinegar after this hath been taken three dayes take of Rubarbe 3ij of Sena 3j 40 Raysons of the Sun stoned a race of Ginger sliced sweet Fennel-seeds Annis-seeds of each 3j let these be infused all night upon Coales the next morning take halfe a pint of this and dissolve in it a Dram of Diacatholicon take this three mornings after this let Bloud if need require the body being thus prepared make your Scurvye-grasse Drinke in this manner Take a peck of Scurviegrasse and a gallon of Water-cresses and a gallon of Brook-limes one handfull of Egremony one handfull of Tamariske or the buds or barke of the Ashe Raysons of the Sunne stoned a pound of Licorish halfe a pound concused Fennell roots peethed and Parsley roots Annis-seeds and Fennell seeds a quarter of a pound put all these into a thin Bagge in five gallons of Beere or Ale put the Bagge into the Barrell when the drinke is ready to be tunned with a stone in the bottome of the Bagge let it hang within three or foure inches of the bottome of the Barrell let this drinke worke with these ingredients in it then stop it close and at eight or ten dayes drinke of it and none other except a little at meate untill the Party be well most especially in the morning drinke a pint and exercise untill the party is ready to sweat and keep him warme after it the spoon-wort is good for the land Scurvie used as before is directed and taken forty dayes together 10 Of the Flux called the Plague in the Guts THis Flux in England which is called by many the Plague in the Guts is contagious as I conceive a venomous matter cleaving to the neather or great Guts for the most part some seeme to have no Feavor other some have a Feavour and complaine most in the middle Ventricle in briefe I suppose the Cure is accomplished by giving Cordials and sweating and by Glisters if the Flux appeare to be bloudy or like scraping of Guts without a Feavour you may proceed as I directed before in the Chapter of the Flux Dysenteria at the first comming of this Flux take a quart of Milke boyle in it a handfull of Marigold Flowers Sage and Rosemary Bryer leaves and knot grasse this being boyled take one pint of this put into it surrup of Slowes surrup of Gilly-flowers anna ℥j. the yolke of an egge and a dram of Diascordium give this bloud warme the next day if strength permit give the other pint of Milke in a Glister as before is directed but after the first Glister hath done working give a Cordiall thus prepared take of the water fo Burrage Scabius and Marygolds ana ℥j. Diascordium ℥j. Confectio Alcermis ℈j. Mithridates ℈ ss. surrup of Violets surrup of Gillo-flowers ana ℥j. commix all this together and drinke it warme presently after let the sick be covered warme to sweat two houres if strength permit in sweating drinke Posset wherein Saffron is boyled this being used three times may cure it for it hath recovered many of the above named Flux keeping a good dyet without flesh thus briefly of the Pestilence which destroyeth many if meanes be not used to prevent it in time 11. The cure of the Itch and Lice FOr cure thereof Methodically is first to observe a good dyet that is to say you must eate and drinke such things that breed good bloud and to avoyd all things that breeds evill and rotten humours as you may see in the Chapters before going then purge the body with pilule de fumo terrae or pilule Inde haly which you may have at any Apothecaries the second day let bloud in the Basiliske veine then make this water following Rec. A gallon of running water or the water that Smiths use and quench in it a gad of steele red hot untill halfe the water be wasted then boyle in it a quarter of a pound of leafe Tobacco of Dock roots Willow leaves and leaves of the Birch of each a handfull of Brimstone tyed in a Cloath 3 ij wash the sore places twice in the day and you shall be cured except the Itch be incorrigible which with long continuance doth bring it to passe also if you make so much of this water as will wet your shirt twice in the weeke the shirt being cleane washed and dryed then dipped in this liquor and dry it againe it will both kill the Itch and destroy the Lyce that are about you I have read a story of some Souldiers that would boyle Saffron Pepper and Graines in running water and in that liquor dip their shirts twice in the weeke it will make the shirt yellow but it destroyed Lice and Itch others of the inferiour sort would boyle Staveacre and Tobacco in water and dip their shirts in it and cure both Itch and Lice Many more Medicines for the Itch have been used as Brimstone pounded to Powder with Ginger and tyed in a cloath and infused in fallet Oyle nine dayes in the Sun annoynt the sore places with this oyle and be whole but this will smell also Mercury sublimate ℥ ss. beaten to powder and put into a quart of Running water three or four dayes then with a little cloth wet the sore places it may cure the Itch but it is dangerous and must not be used unto raw places for it may poyson the blood therefore I wish that none would use it without the advice of his Chyrurgion So I come to speake of the incorrigible Scab called by some the Naopolitan disease which happen and hardly found out the first cure as Vigo saith of this foul disease is called Morbus Gallicus I wil speak little of