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

Put into the pap of an Apple, a sixpenny weight of Alloes, and so take it: or the pyls of Rufus.

A very wholesome water to be distilled.

Steepe Sorrell in Vineger, xxiiij. howers, then take it out, & dry it with a linnen cloth, then still it in a Limbecke, drinke foure spoonefuls, with a little Sugar: then walke vppon it till you sweat, if you may: if not, keepe your bed and sweat vpon it. Use this before supper on any euening.

If the pacient happen to bee troubled with any swellings, botches, Carbuncles, or Gods tokens: let him sweat moderatly now and then.

Outward Medicines to rypen the sore.

Take the roote of a white Lylly, rost it in a good handful of Sorrell, stampe it and apply it thereto very hot. Let it lye xxiiij. howers, and it will breake the sore.

An other.

Take olde Swynes grease salted, two ounces, with the yolke of an egge, and two handfuls of Scabias, stampe them together, and lay it warme to the sore.

An other.

Take a small quantitie of Leuen, a handfull of Mallowes, a little quantitie of Scabias, cut a white Oynion into peeces, with halfe a dozen heades of Garlicke: boyle these together in running Water, make a Poultus of it, and then lay it hot to the sore.