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A58209	The meanes of preventing, and preserving from, and curing of the most contagious disease, called the plague with the pestilential feaver, and the fearfull symptomes, and accidents, incident thereunto. Also some prayers, and meditations upon death.	M. R.	1665 (1665)	Wing R45; ESTC R217714	13,667	27

over twice to make the cure absolute drink with it Posset Drink or Veal Broth as in other courses of Physick Now as touching signs and accidents of this Disease No man can speak of any terrible symptome sign of any Disease whatsoever that hath befallen any man but the like hath been seen in some one person or other sick of the Plague and therefore it is called the sickness as comprehending all other sickness in it self Accidental signes which presage Death As namely when the Patient is possessed with soundings and faintings and cold and clammy sweats often changing the countenance vomiting of slimy sharp and ill-coloured flegme either greenish yellowish blackish or blood-coloured Saines or voiding of excrements disordered and discoloured either fatty blackish unctious or unnaturally stinking Convulsions contractions of the Nerves grovelling and piddling with the fingers as plucking the Bed-cloaths We shall speak something of the three great out ward signs of the Plague Imprimis First the Bubo these Buboes Boyles or Pestilential Botches commonly happen in the Emunctories Sinkes or cleansing parts of the Body at the Artist terms them and seldome elsewhere if they be Pestilential Namely they come in the glandulous parts under or behinde the ears if the brain bee oppressed which is the place by which the brain if Nature bee able driveth out the Venome or Poysonous Infection which would kill the whole Body In the second place it cometh under the Arm holes where are certain small Glandules or Kernels and to that part the heart sendeth out the venomous vapours or offending matter which suddenly groweth there to an Imposthume Botch or Boyle The third and last place where the Bubo Pestilential cometh is in the Groin where when the Liver is oppressed and Nature strong she sendeth forth the Disease or botch thither and this is the third part where the botch appeareth The second outward sign of the Plague is the fierce burning Carbunckle called the burning Cole which happeneth in every part of mans body without Order Rule or Controule within the body as well as without it does appear first inflamed hard in the midst thereof with a burning pain afflicting the sick like the burning fire and itching much which if scratched will come forth a redish yellowish dusky coloured Icour and sometimes the pain is so great the Patient will grow mad The shape of this Disease is somewhat round and the colour uncertaine sometimes it is pale sometimes reddish sometimes black or purple or greenish and the two last colours are most fearful and therefore in the beginning of this Disease sweat the Patient well if it appear greenish the Party commonly dyeth Thus much of the Second principal signe of the Plague The third signe of this Disease is the Blaine whereof some infected have many and some againe not one and this Disease is a painful angry Push somewhat like the small Pox but in colour more red or cloudy seldome transparent as a small Pock usually is but farre more painful some have them big and some have them little with a small head of an angry blew or redish colour sometimes of a lead colour hard or fleshy growing upon a large root or stool this Disease is found in every part of the body but this Blain seldome killeth or hindreth the cure of the disease So much for the third signe the Blaine The fourth signe of the Plague is the Mark or Spots called Gods Tokens but not alwaies certaine signs of the Plague nor of death to the Patient as some ignorant Nurses nay most Nurses imagine for many have Spots of several forms and colours when venomous Feaversreigne and yet not the Plague againe many have suspicious and fearful Spots which the Vulgar terme Gods Tokens and recover and live many years after to Gods glory these Spots are upon some bodies like Flea-bitings in others larger in some as bigge as a penny their kindes in some like Freckles sometimes found upon the Breast sometimes upon the Back the Armes and Leggs of the Patient they are in colour blewish and of a sad red sometimes of a lead colour and of a purple colour they are without paine but many times the very sight of them to the Patient causeth fear but let me desire the Patient to fear his sins more and use the means and by the help of God you may doe well By the way some Doctors will give this advice to fly from the place visited and that quickly and that farre and tarry long from the danger the infected are in where it reigneth I deny not but they are good Rules but remember our God is every where now let him that flieth fly from sin from all sin by true repentance and this is the safest way the best way to cast anchor in Christ and depend upon Christ Things to be avoyded in time of Plague 1 Every fulness is uneasie for Nature to digest and may prove vicious in contagious times beware of raw Fruites of Oysters Muskles new Wines or the like novelties as Milions Musk-milions 2 Beware of being abroad too early or too late in times of contagion observe a good custome with your owne Bodies doe not suffer the body to be too costive or over-much bound neither is it safe to keep a mans body daily in purging no nor in daily looseness for it is not good nor safe neither Bleed but by good advice if it may be had no not before nor after Sickness for fearful effects doe ensue often by unadvised bleeding and purging in contagious times now Preservatives are put before Curative Medicines in the disease of the Plague by most Learned men the reason is as well concerning the Sick as also their friends and attendants therefore it is not amiss to begin with things that preserve from the infection and one is to correct the Evil Ayre in houses A Remedy against the Infection Take a handful of Rue and put it in a Gallon of Vinegar and drink three spoonfuls in a morning in half a pint of worm-wood-Wine or dip a peice of Bread in the Vinegar only and and eate it take Figgs and steep them in Rue-vinegar all night eate two or three in the morning fasting A Remedy if you are infected Take a penny-worth of Venice Treacle and mixe it in two or three spoonfuls of Dragon-water and drink it off and sweat For the prevention of the infection of the Plague by John Jones Gentleman Apothecary to his Majesties Houshold Take two quarts of the purest White-wine Vinegar and sleep in it Juniper Berries four ounces bruised and half a handful of Angelica stalkes after twelve houres infusion adde to it a quart of the purest rose-Rose-water then straine it power it upon half a handful of red Poppy-flowers and half an ounce of Coacheneal and half a pound of the best double refined Suger dip a peice of bread in this every morning and eate it fasting for prevention Doctor Mirons Receipt against the Plague Take one handful

of Wood-sorrel half an ounce of Pomcitron-seed bruised half a quarter of an ounce of Harts-horn and a few Marigold flowers boyl all in three pints of Posset-drink a little while over a gentle fire and then take them off the fire and let them stand until they bee almost cold then straine out the Posset-drink and then let the Patient drink thereof bloud-warme half a pint in two or three hours or oftner if the Patient desire it the Patient is not to eate or drink any thing else during this distemper other than Water-grewel without any bread butter or sugar in it this by known experience hath recovered those which have been raving mad Another for the prevention of the Infection Take every morning the quantity of a Nutmeg and at night when you goe to bed of this Electuary Take Conserve of Woodsorrel one pound which will cost 2 s. 0.d Cytron Bark beaten small four ounces 2 s. 8. Juyce of Kermes half an ounce 0. 3. Diascordiam one ounce 0. 6. London Treacle one ounce and half 0. 6.   5. 11. Beat this into an Electuary with six ounces of the sirrup of the juyce of Cytrons and take it as above mentioned Another when any is infected Take half a quarter of a pint of Canary half a spoonful of Rue-vinegar a quarter of an ounce of London-Treacle mix it together and drink it hot every six hours and continue so until the violent distemper be over Drink clear Posset-drink made of one gill of Vinegar half a Pinte of Canary which will make a posset of a Pottle of Milk To prevent the Infection If a house bee Infected to dissipate the Infection keep the house alwaies armed with the fume of this mixture following   0 s. d. Take six pound of Salt-peter 0 6 0 Three pound of Brimstone 0 1 0 Assafaetida one pound 0 4 0 Camphry six ounces 0 6 0 Myrrhe four ounces 0 2 8 Frankincense four pound 0 2 0 Pitch six pound 0 1 0 Fine Benjamin two pound the smallest is best 0 6 0   1 8 0 Beat all these dry substances aforesaid into a powder then melt your Pitch and when it beginneth to cool put in the powders and stir the powders with the Pitch very well pouring in as you stir them about a quart of the best Vinegar and when they are cold crumble them into powder and put them in pots Burn a small quantity of this morning and evening to prevent Infection but to cure keep the house alwaies in the fumes of this mixture For to make the Nosegay Antidote Take Storax in powder one ounce and a half Juniper Berries one ounce and a half Angelica roots one ounce and a half Gum Tragacanth one penny-worth steeped in a quarter of a Pint of Rue Vinegar six hours then mix that with the Ingredients aforesaid and beat it in a Morter into a paste Adding thereunto a quarter of an ounce of the oyle of worm-wood as you finde occasion Then Role them up into small balls and put them into little Ivory Boxes or sarcenet Baggs keep them to smell to For a nosegay Antidote Camphris one ounce is good A Preservative for the poor and a good Cordial Take Bay-Berries the weight of nine pence and throw away the husks and grate them to a powder or beat them to a powther and take the same in stale Beer or Ale or in VVhite Wine and goe to bed and strive to sweat therewith and that fully it provoketh sweat well and thereby cureth the Diseases and may be taken three or four times if occasion be for it is a Cordial against the Plague Againe Also Beer of the infusion of Wormwood and Rue is very good and to eate of the Herb Sorrel or of Wormwood is good to preserve from the Plague and used insauce is a very good Cordial Again The outlandish Angelica-roots are very good chewed in the mouth and so keep in the mouth a small root thereof for the preserving from the Plague Outward Medicines to bee used to Cure the Plague and draw forward the Disease First when the Bubo or Carbunkle appears take a Cock or a Hen or a Pidgeon or a Chicken or a live Pullet bare about the rump and vent then strew a little salt thin upon the Botch then binde the birds leggs and wings as easily as may bee and let her sit upon the Botch until she dye burn her and take another and use her as the former and do this so long till they live for as long as the Venome is in the Carbuncle they will dye and when out they will live Now you must apply remedies to draw and Hors-leeches are very good to apply to the place If the Leeches take it is a sign of health and to make them take the better wet the place with fair water and sugar warmed and gently wiped off again they will take the better Also Pidgeons dung warmed with swines fat or Hens dung and turpentine mixed very warm applyed warm twice a day like to a poultis A good Emplaister to ripen and break the Sores First take the hearb Crows-foot make it into a poultis by bruising it soft with a Pestil in a cloath This will draw it and blister the skin Secondly again Mustard-seed and Pidgeons-dung well beaten together with a little Swines fat mixed and applyed warm do much draw forward a Botch or Carbunkle Thirdly Take Plantain leaves or roots for want of leaves a good quantity and shred them small then bruise them well and strain out the juyce with crums of bread houshold leavened bread boiled in the fore-said juyce or in the juyce of Sorrel is as good Make a poultesse of this and apply it adding in the boyling some Barrows grease apply it very warm shift it three or four times a day It asswageth the pain draweth the venom out Another Remedy Take of the greater Cumsrey hacked and beaten boiled in Milk with crums of bread then add a little Butter and a few Prunes boiled therein take out the stones Thus applyed doth digest and suppurate the Bubo Another Medicine to ripen a Botch Take a great Onion make a hole in the top of it and take part of the Onion out fill it up with Mithridate or Treacle and roste it in embers and apply it very warm to the Botch This is an excellent Antidote to take away the great pain and to draw forth the venomous humours and doth utterly quench the maligne power thereof And thus I conclude and begg a blessing upon all those that shall use the means and if any there bee that shall receive benefit and recovery by these Directions first let him thank almighty God that hath created Medicines of the earth to heal his people and secondly pray for mee a sinner the Writer of this little Treatise for to that intent I took the pains And now fellow Creature who ever thou art if it bee thy chance to meet with this Book let mee desire thee to