Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	pint_n	put_v	sugar_n	3,511	5	10.3779	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22687	Orders, thought meete by Her Maiestie, and her Priuie Counsell to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same : also, an aduise set dovvne vpon Her Maiesties expresse commaundement, by the best learned in physicke within this realme, containing sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswell for the preseruation of her good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shall be infected.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.; England and Wales. Privy Council.	1593 (1593)	STC 9200.3; ESTC S811	9,923	12

shall appeare they are both to bee forborne the next is to vse all meanes to expell the poyson and to defend the heart by Cordials 3. Medicament expulsiue THe poyson is expelled best by sweatings prouoked by posset Ale made with Fenel and Marigolds in Winter and with Sorrell Buglosse and Borage in Sommer with the which in both times they must mixe the triacle of Diatessaroum the weight of ix d. and so to lay them selues with all quietnes to sweate one halfe houre or an houre if they be strong For they that bee neither full of humours nor corrupt in humours neede neyther purging nor letting of blood but at the first plunge may mooue themselues to sweate with Cordiall things mixt with such things as moue sweat and are before declared VVhat is to be done when there is any rising or swelling in any part THen if by these three meanes the poyson be expelled outward by botches carbuncles or markes called Gods markes according as nature doth expell so must the further proceedings bee prouiding still that they continue still in the vse of the cordiall and moderate sweating now and then all the time that the sores be in healing which must by the Surgion be handled with great discretion Medicine to be vsed in ordinarie dyet IT is thought that the powder of harts horne hath a speciall prerogatiue to be vsed all the time of their sickenesse in their broths and supping which in Sommer must euer haue Sorrell Borage Buglosse and in winter Betony and Scabious or Morsus Diaboli and if their habilities doe not serue let them vse it with Aleburies made with a litle Nutmegge or one Cloue or with Cawdelles in like maner made with Cloues Maces Nutmegges Sanders or such like Both to preserue and cure the sickenesse TAke an egge and make a hole in the toppe of it take out the white and yelke fill the shell with the weight of two french crownes of Saffron rost the said egge thus filled with Saffron vnder the embres vntill the shell begin to ware yelow then take it from the fire and beate the shell and Saffron in a mortar together with halfe a spoonefull of Mustard seede take of this powder a french crowne weight and as soone as you suspect your selfe infected dissolue it into ten spoonefuls of posset ale and drinke it luke warme then goe to bedde and prouoke yourselfe to sweating To be vsed in the first time of the Sickenesse ANother is to take fiue or fixe handefull of Sorell that groweth in the field or a greater quantitie according as you will distill more or lesse of the water thereof and let it lie infrised or steeped in good Vineger the space of foure and twentie houres then take it off and drie it with a linen cloth put into a Limbecke and distill the water thereof And as assoone as you finde your selfe touched with the sickenesse drinke foure spoonefuls of the said water with a litle sugar and if you be hable walke vpon it vntill you do sweat if not keepe your bed and being well couered prouoke your selfe to sweating and the next day to take as much againe of it a litle before supper Item to prouoke vomit with two ounces of ranke oyle or walnutte oyle a spoonefull of the iuice of Celendine and halfe a spoonefull of the iuice of radice roote so that the partie infected doe walke and not sleepe is better then any letting of blood or any purging For the disease neither can suffer agitation of humors nor when one is infected hath no time to bleede or to purge Outward medicines for to be applied to the sore The first TAke of Scabiouse two handefuls stampe it in a stone morter with a pestel of stone if you can get any such then put vnto it of olde swines grease salted two ounces and the yelke of an egge stampe them well together and lay parte of this warme to the sore The second TAke of the leaues of Mallowes of Camomill flowers of either of them an handefull of Lineseede beaten into pouder two ounces boyle the Mallowe leaues first cut and the flowers of the Camomil in faire water standing aboue a fingers breadth boyle all them together vntill all the water almost be spent then put thereunto the Lineseede of Wheate flower halfe an handeful of swines grease the skinnes taken away three ounces of oyle of Roses two ounces stirre them still with a sticke and let them all boyle together on a soft fire without smoke vntill the water be vtterly spent beate them all together in a morter vntill they be well encorporated together in feeling smooth and not rough then make part thereof hotte in a dish set vpon a chasindish of coales and lay it thicke vpon a linnen cloth applying it to the sore Another excellent medicine to ripen and bring out the sore TAke a white Onion cut in pieces of fresh butter iii. ounces of Leven the weight of xii d. of Mallowes one handful of Scabious of 〈…〉 one handfull of Cloues of garlike the weight of xx d. boyle them on the fire in sufficient water and make a pultesse of it and lay it warme to the sore Another TO the sore it selfe doe thus Take two handfull of Valerian three rootes of Danewort a handfull of Smalledge or Louage if you can get it seeth them all in butter and water and a fewe crummes of bread and make a pultesse thereof and lay it watme to the sore vntill it breake Another for the same IF you cannot haue these herbes it is good to lay a loafe of bread to it hot as it commeth out of the ouen which afterward shall be burnt or buried in the earth or the leaues of Scabious or Sorrell rosted or two or three Lillie rootes rosted vnder embers beaten and applied A generall medicine for all sortes of people taken with the plague to be had without cost TAke of the roote of butter burre otherwise called pestilēt wort one ounce of the roote of great Valerian a quarter of an ounce of Sorrell an handful boyle all these in a quart of water to a pint then straine it and put thereto two spoonefuls of Vineger two ounces of good Sugar boyle all these together vntill they be well mingled let the infected drinke of this so hotte as he may suffer it a good draught and if he chaunce to cast it vp againe let him take the same quantitie straight way vpon it and prouoke himselfe to seate and he shall find great helpe Time of continuance apart from common assemblies SVch as haue bene infected should keepe their house without being conuersant with the whole vntill the sores shall haue left running and bee perfectly whole and sound which in sanguine and cholericke persons will be healed sooner then in melancholike and slegmatike complexions SVch persons may not wel be conuersant with them which are not infected for the space of one moneth Infected clothes THe Contagion suspected to remaine in clothes either wollen or linnen cannot well be auoyded by better meanes then by fire and water by often washing and airing the same in srostes and sunne shine with good discretion and burning the clothes of small value FINIS