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Medicine against ye Plague
Take 3 pints of malmesay & a handfull of red sage
one handfull of rue Mittle werme shred yem & put yem into
ye malmesey & set yem on ye fire & let yem boyle untill
one pint be boyl'd away then strain it and Take long
pepper, Ginger, Nutmege, of all one 3 beaten to fine
powder & put itt intoo ye malmesey & let it boyl
A pritty while & then take it of and put into it an
an Ounce of ye best Methridate an 3 of venice
Treakle, or 23 ounces of ye best other Treackle
and when it is cold put into A 1/4 of A pint of
ye 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 ye morneing
fasting, Thrice or oftner in A week if you please
but if ye party be sick take 4 spoonfulls att any
Time in ye day and cast ye party into A sweet &
let him drink & let him drink but ^{hott possit} drink boyled
with sage & in any case take heed of takeing cole
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 yem between Two Tiles and square 2 or 3
figgs amongst yem and apply it To ye sore or else
take white Lilly roots.
Probatum est

An excellent medicine against ye winde
W:hich proceeds from ye Mother which many
times causeth great pains both in the
Liver & ye Spleen
Take A great fell Onion commonly call'd Saintt Thomas
Onion & cut of ye top as you doe of an Apple & take
out some of ye Onion being sure ye bottome be not
medled with and yhen. haue some rue very small
shred & some honny & some gross pepper mix all
Together & fill up ye hollow of ye Onion with it then

Medicine against ye Plague
Take 3 pints of malmesay & a handfull of red sage
one handfull of rue Mittle werme shred yem & put yem into
ye malmesey & set yem on ye fire & let yem boyle untill
one pint be boyl'd away then strain it and Take long
pepper, Ginger, Nutmege, of all one 3 beaten to fine
powder & put itt intoo ye malmesey & let it boyl
A pritty while & then take it of and put into it an
an Ounce of ye best Methridate an 3 of venice
Treakle, or 23 ounces of ye best other Treackle
and when it is cold put into A 1/4 of A pint of
ye 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 ye morneing
fasting, Thrice or oftner in A week if you please
but if ye party be sick take 4 spoonfulls att any
Time in ye day and cast ye party into A sweet &
let him drink & let him drink but ^{hott possit} drink boyled
with sage & in any case take heed of takeing cole
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 yem between Two Tiles and square 2 or 3
figgs amongst yem and apply it To ye sore or else
take white Lilly roots.
Probatum est