Certaine statutes especially selected, and commanded by his Maiestie to be carefully put in execution by all iustices, and other officers of the peace throughout the realme with his Maiesties proclamation for further direction for executing the same. Also certaine orders thought meete by his Maiestie and his Priuie Counsell, to bee put in execution, together with sundry good rules, preseruatiues, and medicines against the infection of the plague, set downe by the Colledge of the Physicians vpon his Maiesties speciall command: as also a decree of the Starre-Chamber, concerning buildings and in-mates.

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Certaine statutes especially selected, and commanded by his Maiestie to be carefully put in execution by all iustices, and other officers of the peace throughout the realme with his Maiesties proclamation for further direction for executing the same. Also certaine orders thought meete by his Maiestie and his Priuie Counsell, to bee put in execution, together with sundry good rules, preseruatiues, and medicines against the infection of the plague, set downe by the Colledge of the Physicians vpon his Maiesties speciall command: as also a decree of the Starre-Chamber, concerning buildings and in-mates.
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England and Wales.
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London :: Printed by Robert Barker and Iohn Bill, printers to Kings [sic] most excellent Maiestie,
Anno Dom. M.DC.XXX. [1630]
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Plague -- Great Britain -- 17th century.
Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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"Certaine statutes especially selected, and commanded by his Maiestie to be carefully put in execution by all iustices, and other officers of the peace throughout the realme with his Maiesties proclamation for further direction for executing the same. Also certaine orders thought meete by his Maiestie and his Priuie Counsell, to bee put in execution, together with sundry good rules, preseruatiues, and medicines against the infection of the plague, set downe by the Colledge of the Physicians vpon his Maiesties speciall command: as also a decree of the Starre-Chamber, concerning buildings and in-mates." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A22844.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 10, 2024.

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TAke Leauen halfe an ounce, Radish rootes, the bigger the better, an ounce and a halfe, Mustard seed two drammes; Onions and Garlicke rosted, of each two drammes and a halfe, Venice Treacle or Mithridatum, three drammes, mixe these in a morter, applie it hote thrice a day to the Sore.

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But these Sores cannot be well ordered and cured, without the personall care of a discreete Surgeon.

Take of Scabious two handfuls, stampe it in a stone morter with a pestell of stone if you can get any such, then put vnto it of old Swines grease salted two ounces, and the yelke of an Egge, stampe them well together, and lay part of this warme to the Sore.

Take of the leaues of Mallowes, of Ca∣momill flowers, of either of them a hand∣full, of Lieseed beaten into powder two ounces, boyl the Mallow leaues first cut, and the flowers of Camomill in faire wa∣ter standing aboue a fingers breadth, boile all them together, vntill all the water be almost spent, then put thereunto the Line∣seede, of wheate flower halfe a handfull, of Swines grease, the skins taken away, three ounces, of oyle of Roses two ounces, stirre them still with a sticke, and let them all boyle together on a soft fire without smoake, vntill the water bee vtterly spent, beate them all together in a morter vntill they bee well incorporated, and in feeling smooth and not rough; then make part thereof hot in a dish set vpon a Chafen∣dish of coales, and lay it thicke vpon a lin∣nen cloth, applying it to the Sore.

Take a white Onion cut in pieces, of

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fresh Butter three ounces, of Leauen the weight of twelue pence, of Mallowes one handfull, of Scabious, if it may bee had, one handfull, of cloues of Garlicke the weight of twenty pence; boyle them on the fire insufficient water, and make a P••••tesse of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and lay it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the Sore.

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