Good Councell against the plague / Shewing sundry present preseruatiues for the same, by wholsome fumes, drinks, vomits, and other inward receits: as also, the perfect cure (by implaysture) of any that are therewith infected. Now necessary to be obserued of euery housholder, to auoyde the infection, lately begun in some places of this cittie.

by Learned phisition

An other speciall preseruatiue.

Take an Egge, make a hole in the top of it, take out the white & the yolke, and fill the shell only with Saffron, rost the shell and Saffron together, in embers of Charcoales, vntill the shell waxe yellowe: then beat shell and all together in a Morter, with halfe a spoonefull of Mustard-seede: nowe so soone as any suspicion is had of infection, dissolue the weight of a french Crowne, in ten spoonfuls of posset-ale, drink it luke warme, & sweat vpon it in your naked bed.