If you eat before meals a Walnut or two, two dry Figs, and ſome leaves of Garden Rue with a corn of Salt, it will be a great and good preſervative againſt the Plague, and againſt all poyſon that a man eateth, the ſame being ſtamped and laid to the byting of a mad Dog it healeth it, ſo do Nutmukes work the like effect.
CHAP. 31.
An approved compoſition as well to preſerve as to heal, very good in the time of a contagious Plague.
Take an Ounce of the beſt Triacle, half an Ounce of the juce of Lemons, a Scruple of Saforne, a little of the two ſorts of Pearls, Red Corall and Sorrell ſeed, of each half a dram, two grains of Camphere, mingle all theſe together very well with two or three drops of Odeferious white wine, and make thereof an ointment, ſpread a quantity thereof upon a piece of Crimſon ſilke lay this hot upon the patients heart and remove it morning and evening.
[CHAP. 32.]
Another moſt excellent Compoſition, and a very good preſervative againſt the Peſtilence often tried and experienced.
Take a Pimpernell dried an ounce and a half of Sordii Veti, ſome Roots of Gentian, Imparatory, Zedoariæ, of each ſix drams, Calamint Apiaſtrum, or Citraginie, Enuly Campanie Roots Tormentille, which is a kind of Cinkfoile, Bay berries the ſeed of Cardus Benedictus, which is one of the kinds of the herb called Atriactilie, with an Oringe of Citron, Oxiladis, which is a kind of Sorrell, bole Armoniack prepared of each three Drachmes Lickoriſh ſcraped, Clycaniſie Seminis the ſeeds of Scatiola, which is Mubus Sativa, of the kinds of Endive and Succory, Cinamonie, exquiſitie, of each two drams Gilli-flowers, Red Roſes and Coriander, prepared, the ſeed of Baſill, Cortiſis Citrie Fixie, Santuly luteie vel raboi Agalochi, that is Xilaloe Ligni Aloes, the ſcraping of Ivory and red Coral, Pearls of each a dram and a half, and two Scruples of Saforne beat all theſe very ſmall mingle them with Sugar of equall quantity, or elſe with Oxemelite, or Sirupo aceratoe, or Oxyfacchata, or rather the ſirrup of Lemons, but for weak ſtomacks make like to Lickquid confection, either, Opiate vel Maſſee, or elſe let there be an Electuary pertabellas of a dram weight, or four ſcruples, then adde unto every ounce or Suger, a dram of the ſaid powder, then take thereof two or three hours before your meals, if it be in powder take a dram or half a dram at the leaſt, with ſome convenient liquor of thoſe which are now named if it be opiate, the quantity or a Cheſtnut or a Walnut if it be in form of a maſs and thick make two or three pills or more very ſoft for to take at one time drinking after the ſame ſum of the Liquors already mentioned when it is in little tablits you may take one or two or more at your diſcretion.
CHAP. 33.
Another compoſition in powder, but in another manner for the ſame purpoſe.
Take the Roots of Angilica, Gentian, Zedoaria, of the roots of Tormentille the ſeeds of Coxalidas Citrie Mallie, Cinamon, elect with a kind of Caſia of yellow or red Sandal or Sanders Cardus Benedictus of each two drams, a dram and a half of Oringe Pills, one dram of the ſcrapings of Ivory, half a dram of red Corrall the like weight of fine Sugar, put to all theſe things as the powder ſhall ſeem pleaſant and good, or if you will ſeek another way as is ſpoken of in the firſt preſervative, as concerning the quantity of this compoſition, at every time, and the time of uſing it let it be as the other before, but if you will have them both let them not be of a like ſort, but the one being in powder in tablits the other in Opiat, or maſs, with pills.