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Medicine against e Plague
Take 3 pints of malmesay & a handfull of red sage
one handfull of rue Mittle werme shred m & put m into
e malmesey & set m on e fire & let m boyle untill
one pint be boyl'd away then strain it and Take long
pep er, Ginger, Nutmege, of all one beaten to fine
powder & put itt into e malmesey & let it boyl
A pritty while & then take it of and put into it an
an Ounce of e best Methridate an of venice
Treakle, or 2 ounces of e best other Treackle
and when it is cold put into A 1/4 of A pint of
e best Aqua=vitae and half A quart. of A pint of
Angelico water; drink of itt luke warme & take of
it ever morneing A spoonfull of 2 in e morneing
fasting, Thrice or oftner in A week if you please
but if e party be sick take 4 spoonfulls att any
Time in e day and cast e party into A sweet &
let him drink & let him drink but hott possit drink boyled
w th sage & in any case take heed of takeing cold
And if A sore Arise be not hasty to draw it
To an head but let it Arise of it selfe & when
itt is come to and head take some sorrill leaves
and bake m between Two Tiles and square 2 or 3
figgs amongst m and apply it To ye sore or else
take white Lilly roots.
Probatum est
An excellent medicine against ye winde
W: ch proceeds from e Mother w ch many
times causeth great pains both in the
Liver & e Spleen
Take A great fell Onion commonly call'd S tt Thomas
Onion & cut of e top as you doe of an Apple & take
out some of e Onion being sure e bottome be not
medled with and n. haue some rue very small
shred & some honney & some gross pepper mix all
Together & fill up e hollow of e Onion w th it then
put on e. Top again & wrap it up in A wett pap r
and set it upon e Embers roasting itt like A ward in
Sokingly & when it is soe done take it out of e
paper & putt of e top then mix yt yw. put in & e
Onion Together saveing e bottome still whole
Then as hott as you can endure itt lay e soft side
upon e navill & e curst upwards laying A warme
Cloath upon it, To keep in e warmness as long as
you can if you find any ease by itt, it were
good to haue another riddy To lay on when e other
is cold; t if you Lay one on when you goe to bed
in e morneing you may apply another.
For A Consumption
Take 2 sheeps hearts hot from e sheep pare of e fatt & e
deafe ear'[..] and slitt m. of one side and shake out e blood
then put m. in A clean pipkin & cover m. all over w th
red rose wat r. all night, then weigh To either heart
2 of fine Sugar, beat e sugar very fine and Thraw it
upon e hearts n Stick 3 cloves in each heart n.
Take A clean pipkin & put theirin soe many rosemary
Sticks leafes scrap'd very clean as will lay cross in e midst of
of e pipkin n. lay e hearts upon e rosemary Sticks t. e.
Goice of e hearts may distill downe n cover it ov r. w th. past
close & bake it w th. w.t bread, Take every morneing warm'd for A child one
spoonfull for an old body 2 spoonfulls.
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