“If he would drink, give him a thin beverage, which should be a little warm; and he ought not to be given more than two spoonfuls at a time.
“Item. On the patient’s head should be placed a linen night-cap, and a woollen one over it.
“Item. A warm towel should be taken, and with it the sweat wiped from the face.
“Item. Whoever is attacked in the day-time must be put to bed: if it be a man, in his stockings and breeches; if a woman, in her clothes; and let them be covered over with not more than two thin coverings; and, above all things, no feather bed; and then treat them as above written.
“Item. The disease attacks most people from great dread and from irregular living, from which a man should guard himself with great pains.
“Once for all, the patient must not have his own way; what he would have you do for him, that must not be done.
“Item. With respect to those whom it attacks in the night, and who lie naked, if they will not lie still, let them be sewn up in the sheets, and let the sheets be sewn to the bed, so that no air can come from beneath; and then cover them as before.
“Summa. Whoever can thus endure for twenty-four hours, by the blessing of God, will be cured of the sickness, and get well.
“If a man has held out for twenty-four hours, let him be taken up, and wrapped in a warm sheet lest he become cold, and throw something over his feet, and bring him to the fire; and above all things, let him not go into the air for four days, and let him avoid much and cold drink.
“If he would sleep, provided twenty-four hours have been passed, let him sleep freely; and may God preserve him!