Take Pennirial with Suger Ruſſet, make an Electuary, eat the bigneſs of a Cheſnut at breakfaſt this hath been proved and found good.
CHAP. 15.
Another moſt excellent Medicine good againſt the Plague.
Take Walnuts that are green tender and good to Confecture, or Preſerves, put them in Vineger the ſpace of eight days, then take them out again, and break them in pieces, then put them into the Limbeck, without Vineger, and ſtill the water of them; the patient ſhall drink every day a ſmall half glaſs full and after drinking of this potion, let him ſweat well in his bed.
CHAP. 16.
A rare and perfect ſecret againſt the Plague.
Take an Ounce of Aloes Epaticum, half an Ounce of Mirrhe, half an Ounce of Saforne beaten into powder, ſift the Aloes and Mirrhe together, then ſteep and ſoake the Saforne, or waſh it with White wine that is very ſtrong, ſo that it be like ſauce, put then the other powder to it, and mixe all well together, if need require you may put more Wine to it ſo make thereof a paſte, and ſo make pills of the ſame, but if you will have it very ſtrong put to every Ounce half an Ounce of Diagridum and half an Ounce of Camphire, Mr. Francis Albert took three eight parts of the ſaid pills without Diagridum, ſoaking them in good Wine and gave them to his patient as ſoon as he could and cauſed him to ſweat much in his bed and by ſweating diſolved the venome.